Military: Veteran Rev War; 72y Where born: Ireland; mar Elizabeth Martin* 1789 NC; KY to TN to IL (1815); originally buried in Fox Cemetery on the Old Hite Fox farm - stone later moved to Armstrong Cem Children: - Abner (NC 30 Jun 1790) -
James Martin (4 Mar 1792 TN) -
Ephraim D (9 Mar 1794) -
Jane (23 Dec 1796) -
Lewis Thomas* (1799) -
Levi (15 Oct 1801) -
Nancy (5 Jul 1804) -
Cynthia* (TN 16 Jun 1806; m: John Payne*) -
Thomas Jefferson* (13 Nov 1808 TN)
* indicates buried with John Armstrong in Armstrong Cemetery.
About Armstrong Cemetery:
Armstrong Cemetery was used for burials prior to the advent of Allendale Cemetery in Allendale, Wabash County IL. One of the earliest cemeteries in Wabash county. On County Road 2040N. Burials: 167 Location: About one mile southeast of Allendale, Illinois - Wabash County (Wabash township)
