Betty Jane (Oswald) Armstrong (1921 - 2011)

Born 23 Nov 1921 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 Aug 2011 at age 89 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States

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Biography

Betty (Oswald) Armstrong was a Michigander.

Betty Jane Oswald was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1921.^[1][2] She was the daughter of William and Ida Oswald.^[1] Betty married Donald Armstrong about 1945.^[2] They had 3 children.^[2]

Betty died in San Diego, California on August 24, 2011.^[3][4] Her ashes were scattered.^[2] There is a cenotaph at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego.^[4]

Census Notes

1930 Census: Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York^[1]

William Oswald Head M 45 New York First married at 33, Waiter, private club

Ida Oswald Wife F 36 Pennsylvania First married at 26, Seamstress, general practice

Betty Jane Oswald Daughter F 8 Michigan

Gertrude Brink Boarder F 26 Pennsylvania Divorce, None

Irene Hess Boarder F 11 Pennsylvania

1940 Census: Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York ^[5] Last residence was same house

Oscar Willwerth Head W M 54 New York Married, Finished 6th grade, Line fore., Lighting co. Gave census info

Irene Willwerth Wife W F 54 New York, Married, Finished 8th grade

Elizabeth J Oswald Niece W F 17 Pennsylvania single, Finished H2

1950 Census: Norfolk, Virginia^[6]

Donald E Armstrong Head W M 33 Michigan Married Armed services

Betty J Armstrong Wife W F 28 Michigan Married

Lynda L Armstrong Daughter W F 1 Pennsylvania

Nancy L Armstrong Daughter W F Jan 1950 Virginia

See also: : 1950 Census: Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York ^[7]

William Oswald Head W M 62 New York Widowed Bartender, Hotel

Betty Armstrong Daughter W F 28 Michigan Married

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch 1930 Census. Betty Jane Oswald in household of William Oswald, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 13B, line 69, family 393, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1626; FHL microfilm 2,341,360.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Personal knowledge of K Zipperer
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch SSDI, Betty Jane Armstrong, 24 Aug 2011; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). Birth date: 23 November 1921.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Find a Grave, database and images : accessed 19 July 2022, memorial page for Betty Jane Oswald Armstrong (23 Nov 1921–24 Aug 2011), Find A Grave: Memorial #82770340, citing Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch 1940 Census, Entry for Oscar Willwerth and Irene Willwerth, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, 1940.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch 1950 Census, Entry for Donald E Armstrong and Betty J Armstrong, 10 April 1950, Norfolk, Virginia.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch 1950 Census, Entry for William Oswald and Betty Armstrong, 12 April 1950.