Armstrong Family from Tennessee, Arkansas and California

Jacob Armstrong was born December 1, 1816 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, and died July 1879 in Telegraph City, Calaveras County, California.

I believe that Jacob was married about 1840 and lived in Illinois for a while. His first wife must have died because he appeared in Washington County, Arkansas with several children, including an infant, John Lafayette Armstrong who was born in January of 1853. He married Nancy J. Angeline Eddlemon on May 15, 1853 in Washington Co, Arkansas, daughter of Daniel Eddlemon and Nancy Roseberry.(See Eddlemon) Nancy was born about 1830 in Tennessee, and died November 28, 1892 in Lodi, San Joaquin County California.

Family of Jacob Armstrong and Nancy Eddlemon are:

1. Samuel Sylvester Armstrong, born December 1, 1842 in Illinois; died July 12, 1924 in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. He married Narcissa (Nancy) Eddlemon 1865 in Washington County, Arkansas, daughter of Daniel Eddlemon and Nancy Roseberry. She was born March 22, 1842 in Washington County, Arkansas, and died October 26, 1927 in Albany, Linn County, Oregon.
   
   
2. James Marion Armstrong, born August 20, 1848 in Arkansas.
   
   
3. William P. Armstrong, born November 19, 1850 in Illinois, or Arkansas.
   
   
4. John Lafayette Armstrong, born January 12, 1853 in Washington County, Arkansas; died October 31, 1888 in Murphys, Calaveras County, California. He married Wilhelmine (Minnie) Jesse Gable February 23, 1887 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, daughter of William Gabel and Maria Stemm. She was born March 28, 1866 in Two Mile Bar (near Knights Ferry) Stanislaus County, California, and died February 28, 1937 in San Francisco, California.
   
   
5. Matilda C. Armstrong, born March 7, 1854; died before 1860 in Arkansas (does not appear on the 1860 census with the family and is not found after that).
   
   
6. George W. Armstrong, born August 25, 1855 in Washington County, Arkansas.
   
   
7. Elvira Adaline Armstrong, born October 4, 1857 ; died March 19, 1945 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California. She married (1) William Thomas Anderson August 31, 1875 in San Joaquin County, California. He was born 1848 in Scotland, and died April 8, 1897 in Anderson, Shasta County, California. She married (2) George P. Stafford about 1919 in California; he was born 1854 in West Virginia, and died in 1934.
   
   
8. James Abner (Budd) Armstrong, born February 21, 1860 in Boonsborough, Washington Co., Arkansas; died September 2, 1907 in San Francisco, California. He married Julia Catherine Troy October 17, 1884 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, daughter of Patrick Troy and Margaret Ryan. Julia was born June 11, 1867 in Rosecrea, Tipperary, Ireland, and died July 13, 1954 in San Mateo County, California.
   
   
9. Jacob Preston Armstrong, born June 11, 1862 in Arkansas; died May 7, 1911 in Shelton, Mason County, Washington. He married Anna M. Sullivan May 28, 1883 in San Joaquin County, California, daughter of James Sullivan and Nancy Larkin. Anna was born July 14, 1867 in Boston, Massachusetts, and died February 12, 1940 in Seattle, Washington.
   
   
10. Dock (given name unknown) Armstrong, born February 7, 1864 in Arkansas.
    
    
11. Amanda May Armstrong, born January 20, 1867 in Washington Co., Arkansas; died March 29, 1931 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California. She married (1) Edwin Lincoln Flower November 28, 1885 in Copperopolis, Calaveras County, California, son of Nathan and Mary Flower. He was born 1863 in California, and died April 9, 1933 in San Joaquin County, California. She married (2) T. L. Landers about 1916 in Stanislaus County, California. He died before March, 1931.
    
    
12. Sarah Rena Armstrong, born February 22, 1869 in Washington County, Arkansas; died June 27, 1946 in San Joaquin County, California. She married (1) Frank Benedict Boone February 23, 1887 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, son of Tobias Boone and Caroline Blackwell. He was born February 9, 1865 in Tuolumne County, California, and died 1937. She married (2) William Hislop about 1938 in California. He was born November 1, 1871 in Scotland, and died June 22, 1945 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California.