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| Name: JOHN M ARMSTRONG |
| Death Date: OCT/26/1904 |
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Birth Date: MAR/31/1838 |
| Age at Death: 66y |
Cause of Death:
CATARRH OF THE STOMACH |
| Location at Death:
St Joseph, Missouri |
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| Sex: M |
Nativity: AMERICAN |
Ethnicity: CAUCASIAN |
| Occupation:ARMSTRONG BROTHERS MERCANTILE COMPANY |
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| Child of: Samuel Armstrong |
| Spouse of: 1st Amelia Espey, 2nd Jennie Milton |
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| Father of: Thomas E Armstrong, Robert Armstrong, Beattie Armstrong, Fannie Armstrong |
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| Brief Biography: Biographical Sketch of John M. Armstrong, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO; From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph; Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
Armstrong Brothers, the live and spicy business men of St. Joseph, justly merit the rank they occupy. In the browning of coffee, manufacture of baking powder and spices, their trade has grown from a small beginning until it stands among the prominent industries of the city.
J. M. Armstrong was born in Centerville, Bucks Co PA, on March 31, 1838. His father, Samuel, was a native of New York, and removed to Jerseyville, Illinois, with his family
in 1849. The subject of this sketch was raised to manhood, spending his time when not attending the common schools, in tilling the soil in Jersey County.
In September, 1861, he tendered his services to the Union cause in Illinois, but as the call on that state had been filled, was not accepted; consequently he came to Missouri and enlisted in Company A, Second Missouri Cavalry. He was mustered in as a private, and by regular promotion, in May, 1862, he made First Lieutenant of Company G, serving faithfully his allotted time, and was honorably discharged in 1864. At Little Rock he raised the Union flag to its position on the State House.
Came to St. Joseph, and engaged as clerk in the Patee House, and soon became one of the proprietors, the firm being Espy & Armstrong. After continuing in the hotel business for a time, he branched out into other pursuits, eventually becoming a clerk in the grocery of W. H. Floyd. In 1867,
he engaged in the grocery trade in company with George B., which continued until 1881, when the present business was established.
He has been twice married, first to Miss Amelia Espy, in 1864. By this union, they had two children, one of whom, Thomas, is living, and Robert, deceased. Mrs. Armstrong died a few years later. He was again married, in 1871, to Miss Jennie Milton, of New York. They have two children, Beattie and Fannie. |
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| Other Relatives in Plot: Child of Mr Armstrong |
| Lot Owner: BEATIEARMSTRONG |
| Lot Location: 3 |
| Block Location: 19 |
| Section/Range Location: 5 |
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John Armstrong
Courtesy Of:Doris Miller on Find a Grave
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