Horace Bowling Armstrong was born about 1839 in Menard, Illinois, United States, son of Pleasant Armstrong (~1798–~1856) and Delilah Potter (~1806–~1861).
In the 1850 census H B Armstrong (age 8) was in Menard, Illinois, USA.[1]
In the 1860 census Horace Armstrong (21), Farm Laborer, was in Township 19 Range 7, Menard, Illinois.[2]
Bowling Armstrong was enumerated in a non-population schedule on 29 Jun 1860 in Township 19 Range 7, Menard, Illinois, USA.[3]
Horace Armstrong was in a military record. They were in the 85th Illinois Infantry.[4]
Horrace B Armstrong married Jane Clary on 15 Sep 1864 in Menard, Illinois, USA.[5]
Sources
↑1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Menard, Illinois; Roll: 120; Page: 316a; Line Number: 23 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #16447193 (accessed 10 March 2024)
H B Armstrong (8) in Menard, Illinois, USA. Born in Illinois.
↑1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census" The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 19 Range 7, Menard, Illinois; Roll: M653_205; Page: 808; Family History Library Film: 803205. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #37377672 (accessed 10 March 2024) Horace Armstrong, Farm Laborer, in Township 19 Range 7, Menard, Illinois. Born in Illinois.
↑1860 Non-population Census:
"U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880"
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Illinois, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; OS Page: 17; Line Number: 34 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1276 #4075070 (accessed 10 March 2024)
Name: Bowling Armstrong; Enumeration Date: 29 Jun 1860; Place: Township 19 Range 7, Menard, Illinois, USA; Schedule Type: Agriculture.
↑Military: "Web: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995" Original data: Databases of Illinois Veterans. Illinois State Archive. https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/home.html: accessed 5 August 2014; URL: https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/datcivil.html. Ancestry Record 9759 #89506 (accessed 10 March 2024) Name: Horace Armstrong; Rank: Private; Military Age: 22; Service Entry Age: 23; Muster In Age: 23; Birth Date: abt 1839; War Years: 1861-1865; War: Civil War; Company: E; Unit: 85th Illinois Infantry; Period: 3 Yrs; Service Entry Date: 17 Jul 1862; Service Entry Place: Petersburg, Illinois; Joined By Whom: Cpt Scott; Muster In Date: 27 Aug 1862; Muster In Place: Peoria, Illinois; Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls.
↑Marriage: "Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920" Original data: Illinois State Marriage Records. Online index. Illinois State Public Record Offices. Ancestry Record 60984 #768401 (accessed 10 March 2024). Horrace B Armstrong marriage to Jane Clary on 15 Sep 1864 in Menard, Illinois, USA.
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