Elzie Doyle ARMSTRONG b. 14 Dec 1920 Wells, Cherokee, Texas, USA d. 7 Mar 1994 Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA: An Armstrong & A Heffernan

1920 - 1994 (73 years)

Name	Elzie Doyle ARMSTRONG [1, 2]
Born	14 Dec 1920	Wells, Cherokee, Texas, USA [3, 4]
Gender	Male
Name	Tooter Armstrong [5]
Occupation	1940	, Rusk, Texas, USA
	common laborer on the WPA Road Project
Military	7 Jan 1941	Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA [6]
	US Army
Occupation	Aft 1960
	farmer
Died	7 Mar 1994	Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA [7]
Buried	9 Mar 1994	Minden, Rusk, Texas, USA
	Address: Maple Grove Cemetery Rusk County Rusk County, Texas
		Armstrong, Elzie Doyle "Tooter"
Person ID	I27	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
Last Modified	27 Oct 2022

Father	Ruben ARMSTRONG, b. 13 Jul 1895, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA , d. 24 Jun 1969, Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA (Age 73 years)
Mother	Neeley Neana MILLS, b. 30 Aug 1896, Linn Flat, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA , d. 17 Jun 1983, Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)
Married	2 Jun 1916	, Rusk, Texas, USA [8, 9]
	Gregg Co, Texas Marriage Book, book N page 379. (Two marriage licenses?) Grandma and Grandpa were separated even when I was a child in the late 50s, each one living with a different child.
		Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley Mills wedding day!
Photos		Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley's family Standing: Pete, George, Perkin, Irene, Nettie Mae, Elzie, Robert. Sitting: Neeley, Ruben. I remember this photo being made at Robert's house but I'm unsure of the exact year, maybe 1965ish.
Photos		Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley's family Irene, George (back), Ruben, Nettie, Neeley, Elzie, Robert, Perkin. this would have been in the early 60s.
Family ID	F7	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Mattie Margaret FIFER, b. 28 Dec 1921, , , Oklahoma, USA , d. 21 Jan 2017, , , Florida, USA (Age 95 years)

Married Abt 1941

Children

	1. Roy Dean ARMSTRONG, b. 10 Aug 1942, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA , d. 7 Jul 1944, Dumas, Moore, Texas, USA (Age 1 years)
	2. Living

Last Modified 6 Dec 2008

Family ID F36 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Gladys June JACKSON, b. 1 Jun 1920, , Rusk, Texas, USA , d. 3 Jan 2020, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA (Age 99 years)

Married Abt 1943

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living
	3. James Doyle ARMSTRONG, b. 23 Oct 1950, , Dallas, Texas, USA , d. 23 Dec 2019 (Age 69 years)

Last Modified 22 Jun 2022

Family ID F38 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 3	Carmen Loyce FREEMAN, b. 18 Oct 1928, Cedar Hill, Dallas, Texas, USA , d. 12 Feb 1995, , Dallas, Texas, USA (Age 66 years)
Married	4 Oct 1951	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA [10, 11]
Last Modified	27 Oct 2022
Family ID	F37	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 4 Lena Allene WHITTEN, b. 26 Oct 1928, Appleby, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA , d. 4 Apr 1992, Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA (Age 63 years)

Married 24 Sep 1954 Houston, Harris, Texas, USA [12]

Marriage 20 Feb 1979 , Rusk, Texas, USA

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living

Last Modified 22 Apr 2021

Family ID F39 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos » Slide Show		Armstrong kids Robert, Tooter, and Nettie Mae About 1924
		Armstrong, Elzie and Mattie I believe this is Mattie but it may be June.
		Armstrong Family I believe the older seated couple are Mary and Lawrence with Tooter. Standing are Robert, Perkin, George and Irene.
		Armstrong, Elzie and Carmen Freeman
		Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley's family Irene, George (back), Ruben, Nettie, Neeley, Elzie, Robert, Perkin. this would have been in the early 60s.

Notes

Elzie married Carmen twice but I haven't found marriage records for any of them.

In a postcard from Tooter to Neeley - no date
This is a picture of the hospital. I'm tired of being in the hospital. I'm sending some more pictures.

In a letter from Tooter to Neeley dated 10/24/42
Tooter was in El Paso, Neeley in Mt. Enterprise.
Robert is now in Australia and Tooter doesn't like it. He wants to know how his friend, Jack Woodward, died. Tooter is now in the Quartermasters (cook). Roy Dean weighs 12-1/2 pounds.

An empty envelope from Tooter to Ruben dated 1/26/43
Fort Bliss to Mt. Enterprise

An empty envelope from Tooter to Ruben dated 4/14/43
Fort Bliss to Mt. Enterprise

Another empty envelope from Tooter to Neeley dated 7/27/43
San Francisco to Mt. Enterprise

Another letter from Tooter to Neeley dated 10/27/43
California to Mt. Enterprise
He went to see Mattie and Roy Dean was sick (getting better). He wants to send Mattie to Texas when he leaves (he's going overseas to fight). He hasn't heard from Robert and is worried.

A letter to Nettie Mae dated 9/4/44
APO San Francisco to ?
He is breaking up with Mattie, he should have married June. If he ever marries again, it will be to June after he has a business of his own. He asks her what she is going to do about Mike Warnash (his best friend), he thought she was going to marry Mike, Mike is crazy about her. And what about little Pete Green? June needs a place to stay. She won't be trouble like Mattie was. June writes him everyday and she gave him an expensive fountain pen. Tooter has been a sergeant for almost a month and didn't know it until a week ago. He got 43 letters in one day. June's sister, Louise, writes from Dallas.

A letter to Neeley dated 1/15/45
Philipines to Mt. Enterprise
He cannot say where he is, somewhere in the Philipines. He likes it better than New Guinea. He saw Robert in New Guinea. June sent two packages at Christmas, Mattie sent 2 packages, and he got 4 or 5 more packages. He thinks Robert has been overseas long enough. He's waiting for a Filipino to bring him a roasted chicken.

Another letter dated 3/3/49
From Albuquerque, New Mexico to Mt. Enterprise
He got a job driving a truck and has been all over the place: Farmington, New Mexico, Arlington (Harlingen?), Texas, Raymondsville, Texas.

Another letter dated 5/18/50
From Dallas to Mt. Enterprise
Are you still living at the B.A. place? Did you find some of our clothes? Donald's and mine? Is Pete still working at the mill? Page went to see Jerry. Page? has 5 kids now - 3 boys and two girls, oldest 6 or 7 - with Jerry that makes 6 kids. Signed from Elzie, June and boys.

Sources

[S767] Obituary, Henderson Daily News, 18 June 1983, Neeley Armstrong.
Elzie D Armstrong
[S1841] 1930 Rusk TX, ED 23, pg 9B.
Elzie D Armstrong
[S528] SSDI, (FamilySearch.org), 454-24-8071.
[S1841] 1930 Rusk TX, ED 23, pg 9B.
age 9, Texas
[S1247] Heffernan, Gina Armstrong, ((me)), Tooter Armstrong.
I think I heard Grandma call him Elzie a few times, the way an annoyed parent lets a child know he is being annoying (he was quite the practical joker); otherwise, everyone called him Tooter except Allene who called him Pa.
[S1729] WWII Army Enlistees, Rusk, TX, Heffernan, Gina, (database, USGenWeb Project Archives, Rusk County, Texas (http://files.usgwarchives.net/)), Enlistees, A-B.
18034981 ARMSTRONG ELZIE D Tyler, TX 1-7-1941 Infantry TX 1920 White, Citizen Single, no Dependents.
http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/rusk/military/wwii/enlstmab.txt
[S217] Cemetery, Maple Grove, Rusk, TX, Armstrong, Elzie D.
[S217] Cemetery, Maple Grove, Rusk, TX, Ruben Armstrong.
2 June 1916
[S1249] Texas Marriages, 1837-1973, (FamilySearch.org), Armstrong, Rueben.
to Neeley Mills, 2 Jun 1916, Rusk County, Texas
[S131] Armstrong, George A, Elzie Armstrong.
Carmen and Tooter actually married twice - they're cousins.
[S399] Marriage Certificate, Armstrong, Elzie Doyle.
to Miss Carmen Loyce Freeman, 4 Oct 1951, Dallas County, Texas, by Rev. R F Eby, Evangelistic Tabernacle on So. Fitzhugh
[S559] Texas State Divorce Records, Armstrong, Elzie D.
Lena A Armstrong, married 24 Sep 1954, divorced 5 Oct 1973, Rusk County
They remarried on 20 Feb 1979, Rusk County.