Harry Bland Armistead (1875 - 1953)

Born 26 Oct 1875 in New Point, Mathews County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nora Belle (Burroughs) Armistead — married 24 Dec 1899 in Mathews, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Jul 1953 at age 77 in New Point, Mathews County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Genealogically Defined

Birth

Harry was born on September 20th 1875 to Josephus Armistead and Susan Jarvis.^[1]

Marriage

Harry married Nora Burroughs on December 24, 1899 in Mathews County, Virginia. The groom's parents, Joseph C. and Susan E. Armistead are listed on the record as well the Bride's parents, George W. and Maggie Burroughs (cited as Barroughs)^[2] Harry and Nora had four children who were all born in Mathews, Virginia.

• Dorothy b. 7 Apr 1902 (married Rufus Hudgins)^[3]
• Alton b. 30 Jan 1904^[4]
• Harry b. 13 Sep 1905^[5]
• Mae b. 15 Dec 1909 (married Hubert Hudgins^[6]

Captain of the A. Brooke Taylor

"Headin' Out" (Dawn in the Chesapeake Bay with choppy seas and full speed in search of menhaden)

Harry worked at the Taft Fish Factory near Whitestone, Virginia owned by B.O. Colonna and W.W. Colonna. He was the Captain of one of their fishing vessels named the "A. Brooke Taylor" which is depicted in the above painting. ^[7][8]

The A. Brooke Taylor is described by Casey Holtzinger as being built of wood construction in 1913 in Wilmington, DE.

• Length: 146.0 ft.
• Breadth: 23.3 ft.
• Depth: 11 ft.
• Gross Tonage: 605
• Net Tonage: 159

It could hold a crew of 32 and was powered by a 500 horse power triple expansion steam engine that used coal as fuel.^[7]

Taft Beach Fish Factory

1932 Menhaden Fish Factory

In the Colonna Shipyard's Historical papers collection, on the information page for the painting of the "A. Brooke Taylor", Harry Armistead is described, "He was average height but a little stocky. Considered a gentleman and one of the top fisherman on the Chesapeake Bay."^[7][8]

The families that were visiting would stay at the Potomac Pilot House on the grounds of the factory. W.W. Colonna, Jr., recounts his visits to the Taft Beach Fish Factory as a young boy. Specifically a visit where he was got to go fishing on the A. Brooke Taylor with Capt. Harry Armistead. He recalled the entire menhaden fishing operation in great detail.

Potomac Pilot House.

"Some of my most vivid memories are going out on the fish boat and I only remember going out on the A. Brooke Taylor, the largest boat of the fleet of five." He goes on to say, "I can remember walking down to the pier at night with Mother and Dad and how excited this young boy was at the thought of getting aboard that beautifully lighted up boat and going fishing with Captain Harry Armistead, the boat's Captain, and all of the thrilling things that I was going to experience the next day and boy was that true."^[8]

U.S. Census Records

Harry is enumerated in Mathews County, Virginia in 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930.^{[9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Death

Harry died on 12 Jul 1953 in Mathews, VA.^[15]

Obituary

MATHEWS - Capt. Harry B. Armistead, 77, passed away in a Newport News hospital on Saturday.

"Capt. Armistead, who was a retired waterman, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Hudgins Armistead; two daughters, Mrs. Rufus B. Hudgins and Mrs. Hubert W. Hudgins, both of Mathews; two sons, Harry B. Armistead, Jr., of Mathews, and Alton G. Armistead, of Washington; four sisters, Mrs. Maggie Benser and Mrs. Velma Allbright, both of Baltimore, Mrs. Joseph Gayle and Mrs. Lemuel Burroughs, both of Mathews; one brother, Capt. John A. Armistead, of Mathews; one step-daughter, Mrs. Milton Jones, of Yorktown; three step-sons, Vernon Hudgins, Jr., Eugene Hudgins, and Robert Roland Hudgins, all of Mathews; four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held on Monday at Beulah M. E. Church at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. R. H. Shapland, pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. Mason Armistead and Rev. E. J. Nottingham, III."^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5XW-BX8 : 5 December 2014), Harry Bland Armistead, 20 Sep 1875; citing , reference p 48; FHL microfilm 2,046,952.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5BH-HQT : 5 December 2014), Harry B. Armistead and Nora B. Barroughs, 24 Dec 1899; citing Mathews County, Virginia, reference ln42; FHL microfilm 2,048,461.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2ZX-PY4 : 20 May 2014), Dorothy Hudgins, Aug 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 August 2017), entry for Altan G. Armistead, 2011, SS no. 577-12-4583.
5. ↑ Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 August 2017), entry for Harry Armistead, 2011, SS no. 222-10-8444.
6. ↑ Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 August 2017), entry for Mae A. Hudgins, 2011, SS no. 227-46-3859.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Holtzinger, Casey. Collect Paintings at CaseyHolzinger.com. online PDF. Menhaden F/V A. Brooke Taylor 1930s Ship Detail Accessed 21 Aug 2017
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Colonna, Willoughby W., Colonna, Benjamin O., Paxson, Nicholas W. Menhaden Fishing on the Chesapeake Bay in the 1930's. online PDF. July, 1988. Colonna Papers Vol. 1 p. 35 - 37. Accessed 21 Aug 2017
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC5V-W55 : 15 July 2017), Harry Armistead in household of Joe Armistead, Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 46, sheet 456A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1377; FHL microfilm 1,255,377.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMNG-5NS : accessed 21 August 2017), Harry Armistead in household of Jos Armistead, Chesapeake District, Mathews, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 24A, family 477, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,717.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPW-76J : accessed 21 August 2017), Harry B Armistead, Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 62, sheet 14A, family 203, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1634; FHL microfilm 1,375,647.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJFZ-93T : accessed 21 August 2017), Harry Armistead, Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, United States; citing ED 72, sheet 6B, line 57, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1897; FHL microfilm 1,821,897.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CXVT-53Z : accessed 21 August 2017), Harry B Armistead, Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 1B, line 51, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2450; FHL microfilm 2,342,184.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRBX-86V : accessed 21 August 2017), Harry Armistead, Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 58-3, sheet 8A, line 35, family 161, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4275.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} “Harry Bland Armistead Obituary.” Gloucester-Mathews Gazette Journal, Thurs, Jul 16, 1953, p.7, c.6

See Also:

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5BC-HB4 : 5 December 2014), Harry B. Armistead in entry for Alton Geo. Armistead and Eva Eliz. White, 08 Mar 1927; citing Mathews Co., Virginia, reference ln4; FHL microfilm 2,048,461.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5BC-XM7 : 5 December 2014), Harry B. Armistead in entry for Harry B. Armistead and Myrle V. Ripley, 15 Jul 1933; citing Alexandria, Va., reference ln27; FHL microfilm 2,048,461.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK9-4VW4 : 13 December 2015), Harry Bland Armistead, 1953; Burial, Susan, Mathews, Virginia, United States of America, Friendship Cemetery; citing record ID 28194512, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Notes

Artist's portrait of the A. Brooke Taylor release info.