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'Special happy birthday May 8 to a dear friend of mine and our Ostrander family. Way back when I
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Dad claimed a s idistant cousins.
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Erakine and Liixie Armstrong
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hadtwosons. inland, the younger,
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was near my age. Barton was 17
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with his piayerpianq. Barton had
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bright blue eyes like my beloved
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'''Leland E. Armstrong'''
 
'''Leland E. Armstrong'''
  

Revision as of 21:37, 1 November 2012

Birth

Charles Armstrong was born in Knox on August 5, 1826, the youngest son of John Armstrong Jr. (1784-1879) and Tahpenes Williams (1788-1859).

Marriage & Children

Charles married Eliza Wolford (4/20/1830 - 1/3/1875) and they had one child

  • Erskine Wolford Armstrong (9/16/1858 - 1939), m. Elizabeth Barton in 1891. She was born 5/12/1873.
    • They had two children: Barton (5/8/1895 - 5/18/1988) and Leland (3/8/1912 - 5/11/2005)

Death

Charles died on October 27, 1872, and is buried with his wife Eliza, in Gallupville Rural Cemetery in nearby Schoharie County.

Obituary

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'Special happy birthday May 8 to a dear friend of mine and our Ostrander family. Way back when I wasa kid. That's a while a s I'm 71. Papa usedtotakeourfamuy riding on Sunday afternoon .over iDelanson- way to see great-uncle Jim Ostranderand Aunt Ida. Or to visit other relatives and friends not too far away. We had attended TASTEE TREAT [Mac*fHHen's Are B*ckA Open Sat. & Sun, Only morning church services,, and had to be back in Crallupville for .evening services. Sometimes we would visit the Armstrongs,, whom Dad claimed a s idistant cousins. Erakine and Liixie Armstrong hadtwosons. inland, the younger, was near my age. Barton was 17 years older. As long as I can remember, I admired Barton's piano-playing, l i e used to invite us kids into the parlor and amuse us with his piayerpianq. Barton had bright blue eyes like my beloved •father. The player-piano, blue eyes like Papa's, and Barton's kindness made hima favorite young man to sister Francesandme.Sofriend of my lifetime. Barton Armstrong, special Iellow, happy 89th birthday, May «. FranPattonenclosedanotewith

Leland E. Armstrong

WRIGHT — Leland E. Armstrong, formerly of Knox Road, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at the Guilderland Center Nursing Home where he had resided since 2002. He was 93.

Mr. Armstrong was born March 8,1912 in the town of Wright, a sonof Erskine and Elizabeth (Barton) Armstrong. He was a lifelong resident of the town of Wright in Schoharie County. He was educated in the town of Wright one-room schoolhouse.

Mr. Armstrong was the owner and operator of the Armstrong family farm on Knox Road for all of his adult life. He was a member of the Gallupville United Methodist Church and the Dairyman's League.

His brother, Barton Armstrong, died on May 19, 1988.

He is survived by many friends and neighbors in the area.

A funeral service was held on Saturday, May 14 from the Langan Funeral Home in Schoharie. Burial was in the Armstrong family lot in the Gallupville Rural Cemetery in Gallupville. Reverend Jay Francis, Pastor of the Rock Road Chapel Ministries, officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gallupville United Methodist Church, Post Office Box 22, Gallupville, NY 12073.

Barton Armstrong: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Barton Armstrong
State of Issue: New York
Date of Birth: Wednesday May 08, 1895
Date of Death: May 1988
Est. Age at Death: 93 years

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