Armstrong, Marshall Allen
Birth
Marshall Allen Armstrong was born in Knox on October, 25, 1878, the son of Seymour W. Armstrong (8/23/1855 - 12/25/1909) and Augusta Olivia Allen (8/5/1851 - 2/5/1937).
Occupation
Marshall was a baker in Kingston, NY, and later ran a bakery on Central Ave. in Albany, NY. After contracting blood poisoning, he closed the bakery and bought a farm on Rte. 20 in Altamont.
Marriage & Children
On December 6, 1906, Marshall married Louise Ruth Tegler (9/7/1885 - 7/30/1952), the daughter of Frederick Paul Tegler and Bertha L. Feger]], in Albany. Their children were:
- Robert Allen Armstrong (b. 11/8/1908, Kingston, d. 11/19/1983, Schenectady, m. 9/17/1955 Leda Smith of Schenectady)
- Evelyn Bertha Armstrong (b. 1/24/1912, Albany - 8/14/1989, m. Donald VG Wiedeman of Ilion, 8/17/1940)
- Beatrice Marion Armstrong (5/18/1913 - 8/26/1946)
- Jane Augusta Armstrong (8/31/1916 - 2/18/1988, m. Melvin Morgan)
- Frederick Paul Armstrong (b. 3/6/1921, m. Edith Van Zandt in 1945)
Death
Marshall died June 21, 1950, and was buried in Knox Cemetery.
Obituary
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Died
ARMSTRONG—Altamont, R. D. 1, July 24, Louise Ruth Teglar, wife of the late Marshall A. Armstrong; mother of Robert A. Armstrong of Altamont, RD 1, Evelyn Weidman of Guilderland, Jane Morgan of Schenectady, and the late Marion Beatrice Armstrong; sister of Mrs. Anna Siebert of Ohio, Mrs. Marie Wiedeman of Glenmont, Miss Anita Tegler and Harry Tegler, both of Albany, Cora C. Paton of Altamont, RD 1, Esther Bailey of Elsmere and the late Fred Tegler. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from the Fredendall Funeral Home, Altamont.
- Altamont Enterprise - August 1, 1952
Louise Ruth Teglar (Tegler) Armstrong Obituary - Altamont Enterprise - August 1, 1952
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