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History of White County, Illinois
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. W. Armstrong was born in Indian Creek Township, White Co., Ill., Dec. 24, 1824. He was a son of Abraham L. Armstrong, and grandson of Lancelot Armstrong, who was one of the earliest settlers of North Carolina, and who served through the war of the Revolution, being in the service seven years. He was held in captivity by the Indians two years. Mr. Armstrong's father was a native of White County, Va. He emigrated to Kentucky, from there to Tennessee, and then to White County, Ill., in 1819. He was a journeyman hatter and worked at his trade a number of years in the vicinity of New Haven. He married Mary Lamb, daughter of John Lamb, a Revolutionary patriot. He was Justice of the Peace twenty-eight years with an interim of but one term. He served in the war of 1812 under General Jackson. J. W. Armstrong was married in 1855 to Margaret S. Blackard. They have a family of seven sons and three daughters, all living in this vicinity.
Submitted by Linda Roberts
[Author unknown] 1883. History of White County, Illinois. 960-961.
Note: Although this biography is from the History of White County, it is from the section on New Haven Township, across the county line to the south in Gallatin County.
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