Elijah William ARMSTRONG

1824 - 1907  (82 years)

• Name	Elijah William ARMSTRONG  [1, 2]
  Born	1 Dec 1824	, Callaway, Missouri, USA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Dec 1850	, Benton, Arkansas, USA
  pg 84, hh# 520
  Sugar Creek Township Elijah Armstrong 27 M none Mo Darcus 27 F Il Amanda 7 F Ark Wm 5 M Ark He was living next to George and Mary Ford, probably the parents of his son-in-law, Benjamin. Amanda and William Huckaby are Darcus' children.
  Census	12 Jun 1860	, Benton, Arkansas, USA
  pg 22, hh# 143
  Osage Township, Bentonville PO Elijah Armstrong 35 M Farmer 400 300 MO he cannot read or write Adorcus 38 F IL William 14 M AR attended school this year Amanda 17 F AR Jackson 10 M AR Sallie 7 F AR Solomon 6 M MO Benjamin 3 M AR Ann 9M F AR William and Amanda HUCKABY
  Census	6 Aug 1870	, Benton, Arkansas, USA
  pg 136, hh# 890
  Osage Township, Bentonville PO Armstrong, Eliga 50 M W Farmer MO Darkus 50 M W Keep House IL Jackson 19 M W At Home AR Sarah 17 F W At Home AR Solomon 15 M W AR Benjamin 14 M W Ann 12 F W Nancy 10 F W Rumley Houston 9 M W [not a son] Armstrong, Solomon 84 M W At Home KY
  Property	14 Nov 1870	, Benton, Arkansas, USA
  (sold to Alex Ford)
  ARMSTRONG, E to FORD, ALEXANDER NOV 14, 1870 H 555 2 ARMSTRONG, Wm W & W to WALKER, LEVI C MAR 8, 1861 E 444 1
  Property	24 Jun 1878	, Benton, Arkansas, USA
  AR2450__.470
  ARMSTRONG ELIJAH 3 19N 29W 79.52 1878/06/24 ARMSTRONG ELIJAH 3 19N 29W 0.0 1878/06/24 "South West fractional quarter of the North East fractional quarter and the North West quarter of the South East quarter of Section three, in Township nineteen North, of Range twenty nine West, in the district of lands subject to sale at Harrison, Arkansas, containing seventy nine acres and fifty two hundredths of an acre"
  	Armstrong, Elijah 79.52 acres in Arkansas
  Census	1880	, Benton, Arkansas, USA
  ED 13, pg 28 (430C)
  Brightwater Township ARMSTRONG Elijah Self M M W 55 MO Farmer KY KY ARMSTRONG Nancy Wife M F W 44 IL Keeping House VA IN ARMSTRONG Solomon Son S M W 24 MO Farmer MO IL ARMSTRONG Lou Bessie Dau S F W 1 AR MO IL BLANCET John Other W M W 24 AL Laborer AL AL
  Census	22 Jun 1900	, Benton, Arkansas, USA
  ED 10, pg 13A
  Esculapia Township 319/322 Armstrong, Elijah head W M Dec 1824 75 M 12 Missouri KY KY Farmer Owns Mary J wife W F Oct 1846 53 M 12 Tennessee TN TN Hannah dau W F Jun 1892 8 S Arkansas MO TN
  	1900 Federal Census, Arkansas, Benton Esculapia Township, ED 10, Sh 13
  Died	10 Aug 1907	, Benton, Arkansas, USA
  	Address: War Eagle Township Benton County Benton County, Arkansas
  Buried	11 Aug 1907	, Benton, Arkansas, USA
  	Address: Grimes Cemetery Benton County Benton County, Arkansas
  Obituary	14 Aug 1907	Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA
  The Rogers Democrat
  Person ID	I8	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Solomon William ARMSTRONG,   b. 1790,   d. 26 Jul 1879, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Ann DOSS,   b. 1793, , , Kentucky, USA ,   d. Bef 1871, Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1814	, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Elizabeth MORGAN,   b. 6 Mar 1830,   d. 1844, , Benton, Arkansas, USA  (Age 13 years)
  Married	Abt 1841
  Children	1. Samuel W ARMSTRONG,   b. Abt 1844,   d. 1848, , , Missouri, USA  (Age ~ 4 years)
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2008
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Adorcas MAHURIN,   b. 1822, , , Illinois, USA ,   d. Aft 1869  (Age 48 years)
  Married	Abt 1850	, Benton, Arkansas, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Jackson Calvin ARMSTRONG,   b. 6 Aug 1851, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 6 Dec 1930, Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, USA  (Age 79 years)   2. Sarah ARMSTRONG,   b. 1853, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA ,   d. Abt 1882  (Age 29 years)   3. Horace ARMSTRONG,   b. 1855, , Benton, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 1860, , Benton, Arkansas, USA  (Age 5 years)   4. Solomon ARMSTRONG,   b. 27 Jan 1855, , , Missouri, USA ,   d. 20 Jun 1946, , Navarro, Texas, USA  (Age 91 years)   5. Benjamin Franklin ARMSTRONG,   b. 7 Apr 1857, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 20 Aug 1941, Laneville, Rusk, Texas, USA  (Age 84 years)   6. Anna ARMSTRONG,   b. 15 Jan 1860, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 19 Aug 1948, Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA  (Age 88 years)   7. Nancy Jane ARMSTRONG,   b. 1 Jan 1862, , Benton, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 27 Mar 1927, Nowata, Nowata, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 65 years)   8. Washie ARMSTRONG,   b. Abt 1864, , , Arkansas, USA ,   d. Deceased, , , Arkansas, USA
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Nancy Ann MORGAN,   b. 29 Jan 1836, , , Illinois, USA ,   d. Deceased
  Married	28 Oct 1875	, Benton, Arkansas, USA   [6]
  Children	1. Melinda Lou Elizabeth ARMSTRONG,   b. Jan 1879, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 23 Apr 1929, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2016
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Mary Jane MCQUISTION,   b. 1 Oct 1846, , , Tennessee, USA ,   d. 1923, , Benton, Arkansas, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1888	, Benton, Arkansas, USA   [7, 8]
  Children	1. Hannah Sinkley ARMSTRONG,   b. 17 Jun 1892, , Benton, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 5 Apr 1949, , Benton, Arkansas, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Photos		Armstrong, Elijah and Mary? Elijah William Armstrong and Mary Jane McQuistion We believe this is his 4th wife but it may be the 3rd, Nancy Ann Morgan.
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2016
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Elijah's property, a perfect square, encompassed most of what is now Prairie Creek Park (the southern part up to about the campground and including part of the marina) and the northeast portion of the community of Prairie Creek. The northwest corner was along Summers Road just north of Grace Lane and the southern end of South Old Dutch Road points toward the southeast corner behind the lots in the cul de sac - this corner is still defined by present-day properties. The northwest corner is not as clearly defined now but included all the properties on the north side of Grace Lane. I believe Summers Road has claimed the tip of the corner. Remember that this lake wasn't present during Elijah's lifetime; the dam was constructed in 1960-1966. There are also patents for Jackson, Solomon (the younger?) and William (not Warfield?) in this township. Jackson's land (1889) includes Elijah's original homestead and the quarter just east of it (now mostly under water). Solomon's patent (1894) is the same as Elijah's original homestead. William's place (1875) was west of Bentonville along the western edge of the airport. Elijah operated a cable ferry at the War Eagle Mill in Benton Co, Arkansas. He homesteaded 160 acres that is now partially covered by a man made lake just east of Rogers, AR. Per the Rogers Democrat of August 14, 1907, Elijah died at 6 am on a Saturday. Elijah is buried in the Grimes family cemetary with his father, Solomon, in Benton Co. Elijah was married 4 times. He homesteaded 180 acres of land at Rogers, AR, where he raised four families. After his death, his last wife stayed on with her daughter and raised vegetables for sale. After Nancy died, the daughter married Elbert Williams. Their son Wateman Williams built a fine brick home and he and his wife lived there. A Betty Armstrong lived on the property at the time of this report. Elijah, his last 3 wives and children - Homer [Horace?] and Washie - are buried in the Grimes Cemetery near Rogers, AR. Source-war records, family Bibles, court records, and descendents. (Mildred Armstrong Gilman.) The Rumby/Rumley Houston listed on the 1870 census is NOT son. He's listed on the 1880 with Anna and William Gibson as Houston Rumley age 17. Elijah's cousin, Martha Tuck, was married to a Robert Rumley in 1866. Robert had a brother named Houston so perhaps this is a connection to the boy. (Research):Check Ozark Cemetery, McReynolds Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] 1880 Benton, AR, ED 13, pg 28 (430C). Elijah Armstrong [S132] Armstrong, Harold P. Jr., Elijah William Armstrong. [S837] 1900 Benton, AR, ED 10, pg 13A. age 75, Dec 1824, Missouri [S57] 1880 Benton, AR, ED 13, pg 28 (430C). age 55, Missouri [S391] Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Records. [S144] Benton Co, Arkansas Marriage Book, book A, page 472. Elijah Armstrong to Nancy A Morgan, 28 Oct 1875, married by Jasper Dunagin, filed by John Black, County Clerk see copy [S837] 1900 Benton, AR, ED 10, pg 13A. married 12 years [S144] Benton Co, Arkansas Marriage Book, pg 156. E Armstrong to Mary J McCuistion, 1 Apr 1888, by Alex Mathes