Cora Lee (Smith) Armstrong (1875 - 1965)

Born 7 Apr 1875 in Brownington, Henry, Missouri

Ancestors

Wife of Frank Vernon Armstrong — married 28 Jan 1889 in Osceola, Missouri

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1965 at age 90 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa

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Biography

Cora was born in 1876 in Missouri.

In 1880, Cora was 5 years old, living with her parents S. J., 50, and Paulina Smith, 36, and five other children in Jackson, St. Clair, Missouri.^[1]

Frank Armstrong and Cora Smith had at least the following children:

• Madge Armstrong, b. 19 Nov 1891at Grand River, Benton Co., Missouri; m. -- Baldwin; d. 17 May 1964.
• Eva J. (Evelyn) Armstrong Britt, b. ca. 1895; d. after April 1965
• Katie L Armstrong Richwine, b. ca. 1898; d. after April 1965
• Alvin E. Armstrong b. OK 1903, m. Ellen Maxine Hayden at Council Bluffs on 23 Aug 1923.^[2]
• Louise Armstrong, b. Browington, Missouri 1905, m. Floyd H. Stevens at Council Bluffs on 04 Apr 1925^[3]; d. after April 1965
• Lora Armstrong, b. ca. 1905 (Louise?)
• Flora Armstrong Myers, b. ca. 1905; d. after April 1965
• Liza Armstrong, b. ca. 1905 (Louise?)
• Edra Armstrong McAlexander? (Mrs. Walter Alexander), b. ca. 1910 Missouri
• Frank Armstrong, b. ca. 1912; d. after April 1965

In 1910, Frank and Cora Armstrong were living in Osage, Henry, Missouri, with six children. Frank is a farmer. Frank and Cora have been married for 16 years. Cora has had 7 children, 6 of whom are living.^[4]

In 1920, Frank Armstrong, 54 b. Michigan, worked as a freight trucker. He lived in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, with his wife, Cora, and five children.^[5]

In 1930 Frank and Cora Armstrong, were living in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa.^[6]

On the 1940 US Census, Cora, 64 b. MO, is a widowed mother-in-law living with Walter and Edra McAlexander in Council Bluffs.

Cora died on 14 April 1965 at Council Bluffs and is buried at the Memorial Park Cemetery Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Plot: eastlawn section, lot 004.09, grave 3.^[7] You can see a picture of Cora and Frank and their gravestone at FindAGrave.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FZ-DLK : accessed 18 July 2015), Cora Smith in household of S J Smith, Jackson, St. Clair, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district 233, sheet 357C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0714; FHL microfilm 1,254,714.

   S. J. Smith, 50 b. Kentucky; Paulina Smith, 36 b. Alabama; and five children b. Missouri: Richard, 13; Mideon, 12; Genetta, 10; Cora, 5; James W., 3.

2. ↑ "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJYX-8V5 : accessed 16 July 2015), Frank Vernon Armstrong in entry for Alvin E Armstrong and Ellen Maxine Hayden, 23 Aug 1923; citing Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, reference 2:3HJZFLQ; FHL microfilm 1,476,881.
3. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC44-KZ4 : accessed 16 July 2015), Frank Armstrong in entry for Floyd H. Stevens and Louise Armstrong, 04 Apr 1925; citing Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, county courthouses, Iowa.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2Y7-R2C : accessed 16 July 2015), Frank Armstrong, Osage, Henry, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 6B, family 123, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,796.

   Frank Armstrong, 43; Cora L Armstrong, 36; Eva J Armstrong, 15; Katie L Armstrong, 12; Alvin E Armstrong, 7; Lora Armstrong, 5; Liza Armstrong, 5; and Edrie Armstrong, 0. All were born in Missouri except Frank, who was born in Michigan.

5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDMZ-XJS : accessed 17 July 2015), Frank V Armstrong, Council Bluffs Ward 5, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 11A, family 252, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,510.

   Frank V Armstrong, 54 b. Michigan; Cora L Armstrong, 45 b. Missouri; Alvin E. Armstrong, 17 b. Oklahoma; Flora Armstrong, 15 b. Oklahoma; Leza Armstrong, 12 b. Missouri; Edra Armstrong, 11 b. Missouri; Frank Armstrong, 7.

6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMV5-KCG : accessed 17 July 2015), Frank V Armstrong, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0027, sheet 4B, family 98, line 91, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 679; FHL microfilm 2,340,414.

   Frank V Armstrong, 63 b. Michigan; Cora L Armstrong, 56 b. Missouri; son-in-law Paul R. Stranathan, 26 b. Iowa; Edra Z Stranathan, 20 b. Missouri; Frank Armstrong Jr., 18 b. Missouri.

7. ↑ www.FindAGrave.com; Created by: cindy hall; Record added: Jun 22, 2012; Find A Grave Memorial# 92361625