Thomas Haynes Armstrong (1839 - 1921)

Born 6 Mar 1839 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Cathrine (Vaughan) Armstrong — married about 1866 in Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Jun 1921 at age 82 in Kiowa, Oklahoma

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Biography

Name

Name: Thomas Haynes Armstrong

Given Name: Thomas Haynes

Surname: Armstrong^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Name: Tommy

Given Name: Tommy:Surname: ^[9]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Thomas Haynes Armstrong.

Birth

Date: 6 Mar 1839

Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States^{[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}

Census

Date: 23 Sep 1850

Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States^[18]

Date: 2 Jun 1860

Place: Rutledge, McDonald, Missouri, United States^[19]

Date: Jul 1870

Place: Brush Creek, Washington, Arkansas, United States

Note: He was a farmer.^[20]

Date: 21 Jun 1880

Place: , Jones County, Texas, United States

Note: His occupation was stock-raiser.^[21]

Date: 15 Apr 1910

Place: Kiowa, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, United States^[22]

Date: 30 Jan 1920

Place: Kiowa, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, United States^[23]

Event

Enlisted in the Army of the Confederacy

Type: Military Service

Date: 1 Aug 1862

Place: McDonald County, Missouri, United States

Note: Tommy served with Companies G and K of the 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment, attaining the rank of corporal. He was surrendered at New Orleans, Louisiana on 26 May 1865 and was parolled on June 7, the same year, in Alexandria, Louisiana. On August 4, 1915, Tommy applied for and received a pension from the state of Oklahoma for his service.^[24]

Marriage

Husband: Thomas Haynes Armstrong

Wife: Nancy Catherine Vaughan

Date: Abt 1866

Place: Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States^{[25][26][27][28]}

Child: James W. Armstrong^[29][30][31]

Child: Andrew Jackson Armstrong^{[32][33][34][35][36]}

Child: Mary A. Armstrong^[37][38]

Child: Emma Orlena Armstrong^[39]

Child: Otah Lafayette Armstrong^[40][41][42]

Child: William R. Armstrong^[43]

Child: Motah Meed Armstrong^[44]

Husband: James Madison Armstrong

Wife: Celinda Baker

Date: 14 Jun 1838

Place: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States^{[45][46][47][48]}

Child: Thomas Haynes Armstrong^{[49][50][51] [52]}

Child: Sarah Armstrong^[53]

Child: Joseph Baker Armstrong^{[54][55][56][57] [58]}

Child: Mary J. Armstrong^[59][60][61]

Child: Annis Armstrong^{[62][63] [64]}

Child: Hugh L. Armstrong^[65][66][67]

Child: John E. Armstrong^[68][69][70]

Child: Ollivia A. Armstrong^{[71][72] [73]}

Child: James Madison Armstrong^{[74][75][76] [77]}

Child: Susan Elizabeth Armstrong^{[78][79][80] [81]}

Child: William M. Armstrong^[82][83]

Death

Date: 30 Jun 1921

Place: Kiowa, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, United States^[84][85]

Burial

Date: 1 Jul 1921

Place: Hammon, Roger Mills, Oklahoma, United States^[86][87]

Name: Red Hill Cemetery

Sources

1. ↑ Source:#S2 Page: 38.
2. ↑ Source:#S248 T625, Kiowa, enumeration district (ED) 157, sheet 3B, dwelling 44, family 45, Thomas H. Armstrong, accessed 13 Dec 2010 1920 Roger Mills Co.,OK U.S. Census for TH & AJ Armstrong family & Moads Date: 30 Jan 1920
3. ↑ Source:#S69 Carrollton Township, p. 26B, dwelling 79, family 79, Thomas H. Armstrong; NARA microfilm publication M432.Date: 4 Jan 2010 Enumerated 23 Sep 1850; J.M. Arnstrong, 39, M, b. TN; Salinda, 32, F, VA; Louisiana, 14, F, TN; Thomas H., 11, M, TN; Sarah, 9, F, TN; Joseph B., 8, M, TN; Mary J., 6, F, TN; Annis, 4, F, TN; Hugh L., 1, M, AR 1850 Carroll Co., AR U.S. Census for JM Armstrong Family Date: 1850
4. ↑ Source:#S71 ED 187, p. 10, dwelling 88, family 91, Thomas H. Armstrong; NARA microfilm publication T9. Date: 4 Jan 2010 Enumerated 21 Jun 1880; Thomas H., 40, Stock raiser, b. TN, father b TN, mother b TN; Nancy C, 38, wife, keeping house, b AR, f TN, m MO; James W., 13, son, at home, b AR, f TN, m AR; Mary A, 11, daughter, b AR, f TN, m AR; Andrew J., 9, son, b AR, f TN, m AR; Emma A., 7, daughter, b. AR, f Tn, m AR; Otah L., 5, son, b TX, f TN, m AR; William R., 3, son, b TX, f TN, m AR; Motah M., 1, daughter, b TX, f TN, m AR; George A. Spindle, 21, stepson, stock herder, b AR, f MO, m AR; Margaret C. Spindle, 18, stepdaughter, at home, b AR, f MO, m AR 1880 Jones Co., TX U.S. Census for TH Armstrong family Date: 1880
5. ↑ Source:#S169 M593, Brush Creek, p. 17, dwelling 114, family 118, Thomas H. Armstrong, accessed 22 Nov 2010 Note: G.A. and M.C. surnames are Spindle. They are Nancy's children by her first husband Thomas Spindle who died in the Civil War. The 1880 Anson County, Texas U.S. census properly identifies them as Spindles. Enumerated July 1870; T.H. Armstrong, 31, farmer, real property value $1500, personal property value $600, born TN; Nancy, 29, keeps home, b AR; G.A, 12 b AR; M.C., 8, b AR; J.W., 3, b AR; A.J., 1, b AR 1870 Washington Co., AR U.S. Census for TH Armstrong Family Date: 1970
6. ↑ Source:#S501 death certificate (1921), Thomas H. Armstrong Note: DOB should read 1839; informant is deceased's son. Place of death:Kiowa, Roger Mills County; Name:Thomas H. Armstrong; Sex:male; Color:White; Marital status:widowed; DOB:6 Mar 1835; Occ:farming; BP:Tenn.; Name of father:Mat Armstrong; BP of father:don't know; Maiden name of mother:don't know; BP of mother:Tenn; Informant:A.J. Armstrong, Hammon, OK; Date of death:30 Jun 1921; I attended deceased from June 28 to June 30, 1921; death occurred at 5 pm; cause of death arteriosclerosis, signed W.B. McDaniel, M.D.; Place of burial or removal:Red Hill Cmtry, Hammon; date of burial July 1, 1921. Death Cert for Thomas H. Armstrong Date: 1921
7. ↑ Source:#S247 T624, Kiowa, enumeration district (ED) 240, sheet 1B, dwelling 12, family 12, Thomas Armstrong, accessed 13 Dec 2010 Enumeration date 15 Apr 1910; Armstrong, Andrew J., head, male, white, married 12 yrs, b. AR, f b. U.S., m b. U.S., farmer, general farm industry, owns farm free of mortgage; Edna M., wife, female, white, 31, married 12 yrs, 3 children born, 3 alive, b. TX, f b. KY, m b. IA, no occupation; Walter B., son, male, white, 11, single, b. OK, f b. AR, m b. TX; Bessie M., daughter, female, white, 6, single, b. OK, f b. AR, m. b. TX; J.T., son, male, white, 3, single, b. OK, f b. AR, m b. TX; Thomas, father, male, white 71, widowed, b. U.S., parents b. U.S., no occupation 1910 Roger Mills Co., OK U.S. Census for AJ Armstrong Fam & TH Armstrong Date: 15 Apr 1910
8. ↑ Source:#S728 M653, Rutledge, p. 4, dwelling 22, family 22, Thomas H. Armstrong, accessed 9 May 2013 Enumerated 2 Jun 1860; J.M. Armstrong, 49, M, Farmer, value of estate $310, b. TN; Selinda, 41, F, VA; Louisiana, 23, F, TN; Thomas H., 21, M, TN; Joseph B., 19, M. TN; Mary J., 15, F, TN; Annis, 13, F, TN; Hugh L., 11, M, AR; John E., 9, M, AR; Ollivia, 7, F, MO; J.M., 5, M, MO; Susan, 3, F, MO 1860 McDonald Co., Mo U.S. Census Date: 2 Jun 1860
9. ↑ Source:#S109 My grandfather, Tommy Armstrong was married in Bentonville, Arkansas to lady named Vaughan. She had been married before to a fellow named Spinnell or Spindle who never came back from the war (Civil War). She was left a widow with two kids, George and a girl. I don't remember the name. My grandfather became father to those two. George later went to Arizona and was a rancher I think. My grandfather's wife died while they were still in Anson (Texas). He never got over losing her. Soon after that, he came to Oklahoma to this area (Roger Mills County). I once heard that he left Anson because he had killed a man, but don't know any more about that. He later did some mining in New Mexico. He received a military pension for being in the War. He died sometime in the 20's (1920's). What do you remember about his siblings, your great aunts and uncles? Tommy's brothers Jim and Joe ran cattle down in Granite (Greer County, Oklahoma) and died there. The rest of them I don't know about. I do remember Tommy saying something about Hugh, but I don't remember any more. I do have a picture of two of his sisters taken when they were teens. He carried that picture through the War. How about your dad Andrew Jackson Armstrong? Dad went by Jack. He was born in Arkansas. When my mother, Edna Mae Woods, died, he later married Cordelia Creach. Dad was a rancher. He and his brothers used to drive cattle up north on the Chisholm Trail. One time, while driving a herd of longhorns he saw lightning jumping from one animal to the other through their horns without harming the animals. That really impressed me. Dad's brother Oat (Otah) married a lady named Katherine and went to Montana, but before that he worked a time with George Spindle in Arizona. I think he died in Montana. Aunt Emma married Walter Breeding, Aunt Motah married Dolph Pickelsimer. Mary, your great grandmother, married Ed Winkler. He was a barber and a gambler. Mary died when I was only a child, but I vaguely remember a funeral, so I'm thinking she probably died and was buried around these parts. When she died, the kids (Cora, Lora, Mary) lived with us for awhile. Then they went to live with their dad and his new wife. Cora didn't get along too well with her, so she would show up here from time to time. You know my dad's family was farming in the Texas Panhandle in the second decade of this (20th) century. Do you remember contact with them? Oh yes. They were burned out sometime just after the war (WWI) ended. George and Cora and the kids stayed with us for a short time until they could go north.
10. ↑ Source:#S2
11. ↑ Source:#S248
12. ↑ Source:#S69
13. ↑ Source:#S71
14. ↑ Source:#S169
15. ↑ Source:#S501
16. ↑ Source:#S247
17. ↑ Source:#S728
18. ↑ Source:#S69
19. ↑ Source:#S728
20. ↑ Source:#S169
21. ↑ Source:#S71
22. ↑ Source:#S247
23. ↑ Source:#S248
24. ↑ Source:#S83 p. 2163, Applicant Thomas H. Armstrong documents; FHL microfilm. Date: 6 Jan 2010 Note: These four items are:A statement from the War Department giving Thomas's service record, the request for such information from the board of Pension Commissioners, and statements from two witnesses for Thomas, his brothers James M (Mat) and J.B. Armstrong. Dated 4 August 1915. War Department:The records show that one Thomas _ Armstrong (also borne as T.H. Armstrong), corporal, companies H & A 8th Reg't Missouri Infantry, C.S.A., enlisted August 1, 1863 in McDonald County, Missouri and that he was surrendered at New Orleans, La. May 26, 1865 and was paroled at Alexandria, La. June 7, 1865. Pension request for Confederate Army service for TH Armstrong Date: 1915
25. ↑ Source:#S2
26. ↑ Source:#S109
27. ↑ Source:#S71
28. ↑ Source:#S169
29. ↑ Source:#S422 Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 (FHL Film # 2114277)," death certificate 17298 (1927), James W. Armstrong, accessed 16 Jul 2011. Note: The county of death should be Lubbock. The informant was husband of the deceased's daughter Jesse. James W. Armstrong, residence was blank; length of residence in city of death:10 days; white, single, male; born 1967 (year only given), Arkansas; occupation:farmer and rancher; father:Tom Armstrong, birthplace not entered; mother's name and birthplace not entered; died in Slaton, Lyon County, Texas; cause of death not entered. "No physician was at (illegible)."; buried 17 May in Slaton; informant was Paul Fincher of Slaton. Death Cert for James W. Armstrong Date: 15 May 1927
30. ↑ Source:#S71
31. ↑ Source:#S169
32. ↑ Source:#S109
33. ↑ Source:#S71
34. ↑ Source:#S169
35. ↑ Source:#S247
36. ↑ Source:#S248
37. ↑ Source:#S71
38. ↑ Source:#S109
39. ↑ Source:#S71
40. ↑ Source:#S109
41. ↑ Source:#S404 "Death Takes Former Gardener Near Here," 4 Aug 1937, p. 5, col. 3. Otah L. Armstrong, 62, former truck gardener west of the city and resident of this area for nearly 20 years, died of Bright's disease at the county farm at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. He was born in Texas March 1, 1875, the sone of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Armstrong. he was married several years ago but had separated from his wife. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Katherine Armstrong, and two daughters in Toppenish, Wash. The body is at Settergren's funeral home.
42. ↑ Source:#S71
43. ↑ Source:#S71
44. ↑ Source:#S71
45. ↑ Source:#S84 Armstrong-Baker, 1838 Date: 9 Jan 2010 Note: License was issued in Athens, Tennessee, June 13th. May have been married in another location. This is to certify that the rites of matrimony were celebrated...June 14th, 1838 between James M. Armstrong and Celinda Baker. Marriage Register for James Armstrong and Celinda Baker Date: 14 Jun 1838
46. ↑ Source:#S69
47. ↑ Source:#S134 Precinct 1, ED 73, p. 51, dwelling 455, family 475, J.M. Armstrong; NARA microfilm publication T9, 1255314. Enumerated 28 Jun 1880; J.M. Armstrong, 68, farmer, born TN, ather VA, moher TN; elinda, 62, wife, b. VA, parents VA; Jas M. Jr, 24, son, works on farm, b. MO, f TN, m VA; susan, 22, daughter, b MO, f TN, m VA; William, 20, son, works on farm, b Mo, f TN, m VA 1880 Lamar Co., TX U.S. Census for JM Armstrong Family Date: 1880
48. ↑ Source:#S184 M593, Beat 1/Paris P.O., p. 55, dwelling 377, family 429, J.M Armstrong, accessed 25 Nov 2010 Enumeration date 30 Aug 1870; Armstrong, J.M., 58, male, white, farmer, real value 00, personal property value 0; b. TN; Salinda, 52, female, white, keeps house, b. VA; J.B., 28, male, white, works on farm, real value 0, personal property value 0, b. TN; H.L., 21, male, white, works on farm, b. AR; Olivia, 17, female, white, b. MO; J.M., 13, male, white, b MO; Susan, 11, female, white, b. MO; Jno E., 19, male, white, b. AR. 1870 Lamar Co., TX U.S. Census for JM Armstrong Family Date: 25 Nov 2010
49. ↑ Source:#S69
50. ↑ Source:#S501 death certificate (1921), Thomas H. Armstrong Note: DOB should read 1839; informant is deceased's son. Place of death:Kiowa, Roger Mills County; Name:Thomas H. Armstrong; Sex:male; Color:White; Marital status:widowed; DOB:6 Mar 1835; Occ:farming; BP:Tenn.; Name of father:Mat Armstrong; BP of father:don't know; Maiden name of mother:don't know; BP of mother:Tenn; Informant:A.J. Armstrong, Hammon, OK; Date of death:30 Jun 1921; I attended deceased from June 28 to June 30, 1921; death occurred at 5 pm; cause of death arteriosclerosis, signed W.B. McDaniel, M.D.; Place of burial or removal:Red Hill Cmtry, Hammon; date of burial July 1, 1921. Death Cert for Thomas H. Armstrong Date: 1921
51. ↑ Source:#S728
52. ↑ Source:#S513 Case 531, Celinda Armstrong; microfilm 52< Note: The initiation of probate so many years after her death was evidently meant to clear up some question regarding the property she owned at the time of her death. This record is also available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah (film#1906253) and the Greer County Probate Office at the County Courthouse in Mangum, Oklahoma. In the County Court, Greer County, State of Oklahoma. In the matter of the estate of Celinda Armstrong, deceased. Now, on June 10, 1919 comes duly and regularly on for hearing the petition of Joseph B. Armstrong for letters of administration to be issued upon the estate of Celinda Armstrong, deceased...finds that Celinda Armstrong died intestate on or about May 1, 1995, near Granite, in Greer County, Oklahoma; and at the time of her death she was a resident of said county and state...that Joseph B. Armstrong, John E. Armstrong, Oliva Armstrong, James M. Armstrong, Thomas H. Armstrong, Annie Lane, Susan E. Evans, are sons and daughters of said Celinda Armstrong, deceased, and Dosea Marshall, a daughter in law, and W.J. Mullins, a grandson, and that the above and foregoing named persons are the sole and heirs at law of said deceased, and that Celinda Armstrong left no husband surviving her...It is therefore ordered by the court that the following persons, to wit:Joseph B. Armstrong; John E. Armstrong; Oliva Armstrong Nixon, also known as Ollivia Nixon; James M. Armstrong; Thomas H. Armstrong; Annis Lane, also known as Annie Lane; Susan E. Evans; Dosea Marshall, also known as Dosia Marshall; and W.J. Mullins, are the sole and only heirs at law of Celinda Armstrong, deceased, at the time of her death. It is further ordered by the court that, there being no residue of said estate, no order of distribution is necessary. Witness, my hand and the seal of said court this, the 21st day of September, A.D. 1943.
53. ↑ Source:#S69
54. ↑ Source:#S69
55. ↑ Source:#S501
56. ↑ Source:#S184 M593, Beat 1/Paris P.O., p. 55, dwelling 377, family 429, J.B. Armstrong, accessed 25 Nov 2010 Enumeration date 30 Aug 1870; Armstrong, J.M., 58, male, white, farmer, real value 00, personal property value 0; b. TN; Salinda, 52, female, white, keeps house, b. VA; J.B., 28, male, white, works on farm, real value 0, personal property value 0, b. TN; H.L., 21, male, white, works on farm, b. AR; Olivia, 17, female, white, b. MO; J.M., 13, male, white, b MO; Susan, 11, female, white, b. MO; Jno E., 19, male, white, b. AR. 1870 Lamar Co., TX U.S. Census for JM Armstrong Family Date: 25 Nov 2010
57. ↑ Source:#S728
58. ↑ Source:#S513
59. ↑ Source:#S69
60. ↑ Source:#S728
61. ↑ Source:#S513
62. ↑ Source:#S69
63. ↑ Source:#S728
64. ↑ Source:#S513
65. ↑ Source:#S69
66. ↑ Source:#S184
67. ↑ Source:#S728
68. ↑ Source:#S184
69. ↑ Source:#S728
70. ↑ Source:#S513
71. ↑ Source:#S184
72. ↑ Source:#S728
73. ↑ Source:#S513
74. ↑ Source:#S134 Precinct 1, ED 73, p. 51, dwelling 455, family 475, Jas M. Armstrong, Jr; NARA microfilm publication T9, 1255314. Enumerated 28 Jun 1880; J.M. Armstrong, 68, farmer, born TN, ather VA, moher TN; elinda, 62, wife, b. VA, parents VA; Jas M. Jr, 24, son, works on farm, b. MO, f TN, m VA; susan, 22, daughter, b MO, f TN, m VA; William, 20, son, works on farm, b Mo, f TN, m VA 1880 Lamar Co., TX U.S. Census for JM Armstrong Family Date: 1880
75. ↑ Source:#S184
76. ↑ Source:#S728
77. ↑ Source:#S513
78. ↑ Source:#S134
79. ↑ Source:#S184
80. ↑ Source:#S728
81. ↑ Source:#S513
82. ↑ Source:#S134
83. ↑ Source:#S513
84. ↑ Source:#S501 death certificate (1921), Thomas H. Armstrong Note: DOB should read 1839; informant is deceased's son. Place of death:Kiowa, Roger Mills County; Name:Thomas H. Armstrong; Sex:male; Color:White; Marital status:widowed; DOB:6 Mar 1835; Occ:farming; BP:Tenn.; Name of father:Mat Armstrong; BP of father:don't know; Maiden name of mother:don't know; BP of mother:Tenn; Informant:A.J. Armstrong, Hammon, OK; Date of death:30 Jun 1921; I attended deceased from June 28 to June 30, 1921; death occurred at 5 pm; cause of death arteriosclerosis, signed W.B. McDaniel, M.D.; Place of burial or removal:Red Hill Cmtry, Hammon; date of burial July 1, 1921. Death Cert for Thomas H. Armstrong Date: 1921
85. ↑ Source:#S433 accessed 11 Jan 2012), Thomas H. Armstrong obituary; citing The Elk City News-Democrat, 7 July 1921, page 3, col 3. DIED-Thomas H. Armstrong, two miles northwest of Carpenter, died last Friday, age 82 years. Funeral services were onducted on Saturday, Grubitz and Sons being in charge of the interment.
86. ↑ Source:#S501
87. ↑ Source:#S433accessed 11 Jan 2012), Thomas H. Armstrong obituary; citing The Elk City News-Democrat, 7 July 1921, page 3, col 3. DIED-Thomas H. Armstrong, two miles northwest of Carpenter, died last Friday, age 82 years. Funeral services were onducted on Saturday, Grubitz and Sons being in charge of the interment.

• Source:S109Armstrong, Walter. Elk City, Oklahoma. Interview by Jim Protz, abt 1990. Transcript. .
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• Source:S2 Vaughan Pioneers Author: Lewis E. Vaughan Publication: Baltimore, Maryland:Gateway Press, Inc, 1979. Text: Subtitled:William and Fereby Vaughan of Russell County, Virginia and their Descendants
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• Source:S433 "Obits from Elk City Newspapers," database, Rootsweb, Oklahoma, Beckham County USGenWeb Project   Author: UsGenWeb Project Publication: (www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb :13 Aug 2009)
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• Source:S691850 U.S. census Author: Arkansas, Carroll Publication: Washington D.C.:National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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• Source:S83 "Application of Indigent Soldier or Sailor of the Confederacy for Pension." National Archives, Washington Author: Oklahoma. Washita. Proof of Service for TH Armstrong Date: 9 Aug 1915

Notes

Note NI213Tommy was the first child born to Jim and Celinda. Early in the Civil War, he served in the Missouri Militia (Union), but in August of 1862 joined Company H (Captain John Carroll's company), 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate). As a side note, although Missouri elected to join the Union forces, there was, among the populace, considerable sympathy for the southern cause, and Confederate military units were formed from these sympathizers. This is pure speculation, but perhaps he was called to serve in the Militia as was his father, but switched sides when the Confederate units were formed. The 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment was formed in McDonald County and in addition to Tommy and his brother Joe, contain several of their Painter and Click cousins. He served until the war's end and participated in the battles of Shiloh, Tennessee; Mansfield, Louisiana; and Pea Ridge, Arkansas. among others. He was captured at Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. in 1864. At the end of the war, his unit was surrendered at New Orleans and was paroled at Alexandria, Louisiana. in June of 1865.

Soon afterwards, Tommy met and married Nancy Catherine Spindle, a war widow (Her husband, Thomas Spindle, never returned from the war and was presumed dead). By 1870, they were residing in Brush Creek in Washington, County, and in 1874 they moved to Anson, Texas, where they raised cattle. At this time they had four children of their own in addition to two children from Nancy's previous marriage, George and Margaret (Maggie) Spindle.

Nancy died in 1881. In 1886, Tommy and the children moved to Greer County, Texas (Greer County, Texas became part of Oklahoma Territory in 1896). His granddaughter Bessie recalls hearing that he had killed a man in Texas and that occasioned his move to Oklahoma Territory.

They farmed wheat and would freight it to Quanah, Texas across the Red River at Doan's Crossing. He, along with his son A.J. "Jack" Armstrong also worked at the Fort Sill U. S. Army post during that first winter. Tommy and his brothers, Joe and Mat, recorded their brands with Greer County in 1887, the first year that brands were recorded there. According to Walter Armstrong, Tommy lost much of his ambition when his wife died. He did, however, participate in some mining ventures in Oklahoma and New Mexico. Tommy later lived with his son Jack on the latter's homestead eleven miles north of Elk City, Oklahoma. He died there in 1921.

Armstrong-4119 was created by Jim Protz through the import of GED for WIKI.ged on Mar 14, 2014.