Please turn that music up, grannies ears are still asleep. No "salsa" untill after 12 PM, but maybe some marching music with the Lattes ! That ought to get us moving. mema ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anna Claxton" <akclaxton@hexadrome.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 6:29 AM Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] PARTY > Hi Armstrongs > > Well, it is party time again. I am awake earlier than I wished due to my > dear Three year old. So while everyone else wakes up, I will have some > coffee (much needed) and peanut butter on toast. I am glad this party is > informal as I still have my pajamas on! > > As for our menu, I think I need some coffee but for a party maybe spruce > it up and have Lattes. Perhaps later I will make some Chicken and Black > Beab Burritos and since I live up here in Scandanavian country I will > bring some Lefse for all to try with Lingonberry preserves. > > Now I am hungry, so off for more breakfast. Let me know when the dancing > starts! > > Anna >

I've been up since about 4 (9:45 now), Anna. My almost 3 year old coughed and the Mommy Radar kicked in. I'm going to have an amaretto cappuccino myself and get to work on fixing some breakfast burritos for the kiddies. I'm sure there will be plenty left for the sleepyheads. Judy in Indiana Anna Claxton wrote: > Hi Armstrongs > > Well, it is party time again. I am awake earlier than I wished due to my > dear Three year old. So while everyone else wakes up, I will have some > coffee (much needed) and peanut butter on toast. I am glad this party is > informal as I still have my pajamas on! > > As for our menu, I think I need some coffee but for a party maybe spruce > it up and have Lattes. Perhaps later I will make some Chicken and Black > Beab Burritos and since I live up here in Scandanavian country I will > bring some Lefse for all to try with Lingonberry preserves. > > Now I am hungry, so off for more breakfast. Let me know when the dancing > starts! > > Anna

Go ahead and get started... we had a little wind up here in the Matanuska Valley the last couple days.. the control tower at Anchorage international airport recorded winds at 109MPH after which the FAA folks abandoned the control tower for 9 hours....!! Semi's got blown over, roofs got ripped off, trees got blown over.... but thankfully no one got killed.. A couple fire fighters did get seriously injured, but are recuperating in the hospital now.. My son and I have to replace a couple shingles on the roof of the house in Anchorage he hopefully has sold, and by the time we get that chore done, hopefully Cousin Fount will have the BBQ fired up and a rack of ribs and a few other assorted goodies about ready for sampling.. Did that case of King Crab show up yet... I had it shipped fresh off the boat in Kodiak to Founts place..! Sincerely, John D snowless in Alaska

Wake up cousins! This old timer is popping up out of the shadows where I've been lurking and ready to party. It wouldn't be a family get together if I didn't brag on at least one of the kids. This morning's victim is Ashley, DD#3 of 5. Our eighth graders make a yearly trip to Washington, DC, and the winners of an essay contest get to take part in the Wreath Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Ashley won the right to lay a wreath at the Tomb. Naturally, I've brought along a copy of her essay for you all to pass around. I know that you'll all be as proud of her words as I am. It was done in Word Perfect and my Netscape email tends to butcher the formatting and punctuation on anything copied from WP, but you'll get the idea. Oh, and I also have to mention that DD#1 has been accepted into the School of Engineering at Purdue. Naturally they get their brains from their mom. ;) No, I haven't grown from my 4' 9 1/2", I'm just walking about a foot off the ground. :) Judy in Indiana Ashley's essay: > I’ve never been to the Indy 500 race. In fact, I sleep through > Indianapolis every time my family passes through on Memorial Day > weekend. Ever since before I was born, my family has traveled to > Madison, Indiana on Memorial Day weekend to decorate the graves of > family, friends and others. > Graves of the recently dead were always bedecked with flowers, but many > of the graveyards we visited were old and all but forgotten, lacking any > sign that its inhabitants had ever mattered to anyone. After my mother > decorated the graves of her deceased relatives, my sisters and I were > assigned the task of finding the graves of veterans. > We always stopped at Wal-mart on the way to Madison to pick up as many > miniature flags as we could afford. We used these to place at the > tombstones of the forgotten veterans. My mother explained each year > about the sacrifices these brave men had made for our freedom. This > very small way of honoring them, of telling them “Thank You,” could > never honor all of them. There were never enough flags to go around. > It seemed (and still seems) so unfair that the grave of any person who > fought for our country would be undecorated. > It even got to the point that if we passed through Lafayette without > stopping at Wal-mart, I’d ask my parents, “Aren’t we going to get flags > for the vets this year?” It became so important to me. I thoroughly > enjoyed doing this minuscule thing for the defenders of the country. > We stopped at many graveyards, decorating the veterans’ graves at each > one. Actually, we did more than decorate their graves. We stopped at > each individual grave, called out to the rest of the family their name, > their dates of birth and death, and the service they provided in which > war. > I didn’t realize it then, but those hours spent with my family in old, > moldy graveyards would have a very big impact on the rest of my life. > For all of my remaining days, I would have a strong sense of pride > towards anyone that ever joined a branch of the military. I was proud to > know anyone who would volunteer to make a sacrifice for our country. > I also developed a high respect for any person who had fought, was > injured, or had died in a position of defending their country and their > beliefs. That is why I believe I should place the wreath on The Tomb of > The Unknown Soldier, the symbol of every American veteran’s sacrifice. > "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God," the > inscription says. Three figures carved into the marble represent peace, > victory, and valor. But, in reality, they represent more than that. They > represent the millions of service men and women that fight so that this > nation will prosper. > I find it amazing that the grave of just a few soldiers can emphasize > the struggles and obstacles that every single soldier in any battle has > gone through. Not only that, but it is a symbol of the bravery that they > must have had to go into battle knowing that they might not be returning > back to camp alive, knowing that they might never see their family > again, knowing that their life could quite literally be thrown away with > the trash. > Every soldier has at least a little bit of that bravery. That’s why all > of those veterans’ graves are so special. There’s more to them than a > slab of limestone or an old mossy marble rock. They were people, very > brave people. > If I was chosen to be a part of the ceremony, it would be like adorning > a million more flags on all of the graves I could never get to. It would > be like I was thanking every single American soldier that ever walked on > this country’s land. It would be like I was personally handing a flag to > those soldiers that no one ever remembered. > If chosen, I’d walk up to the tomb, proud of my heritage, proud of my > country, and proud that I have the privilege of being the same thing > those courageous soldiers were. I am an American.

> I live and teach in Vader, a small (pop. fewer than 800) ghost town > in SW > Washington state (we're in books about ghost towns of the west). > We're > about halfway between Seattle and Portland (a little closer to > Portland, > though). To be anywhere, we have to drive about 30 min. north or > south on > I-5. > > In the 1920s, Vader was the biggest city between Tacoma, WA and > Portland, OR due to a huge brick factory, logging, and some mining. > There > was a hospital, several hotels and restaurants, and all the other > businesses supported by such industry in that time. > > When a fire wiped out the brick factory, there followed a > mysterious > spate of house fires and subsequent exodus with insurance money... > which, > I'm told, led to insurance companies omitting coverage for arson > fires. > Now, there's the historic jail, the post office, K-6 school, the > Little > Crane Cafe and store; the Mt. St. Helens Grocery/Gas/Deli; and > Brook's > Nook, a restaurant/bar. > > PARTY INFO: > When you come, wear jeans and boots, cuz I'm inviting you out to the > barn > to ogle our quarter horses. One will be about 9 mos. old when you're > here > and I think you'll enjoy him. DOES THIS LIST SUPPORT ATTACHED > PHOTOS??? > > As you come down the driveway, go slowly. There may be deer grazing > around the yard, and I get cranky when people scare them. One doe > has > come around for years. You'll recognize her by her front leg which > doesn't extend. She limps along and can still clear a fence with > ease. > And don't mind the cat- in the past year, he decided that being a > wild > barn cat wasn't for him and he's become tame enough to pick up if > you > want to. > > Ignore the condition in the house; we LIVE here. Be comfortable; > make > yourself at home! I must admit to being no lover of cooking, but I > will > bake cookies, the recipe which I begged from my maternal Grandma > Fahlstrom (whose mother was an Armstrong). They are Divinity > Cookies, but > are nothing at all like divinity candy. (I'll give you the recipe > before > you leave.) I'll also attempt to fry some chicken Marshallese > style: > shoyu (soy sauce) put into the skillet while the chicken is frying. > Mmmmm! I'd offer some Swedish lefse, but mine was a brutal failure. > The > beverage will be plenty of sweet, cold well water and raspberry tea, > hot > and cold. > > After we eat, there are several choices of activities: 1) We'll be > playing authentic cowboy music by Ian Tyson, Michael Martin Murphy, > and > Don Edwards, and I think you'll enjoy dancing the Poop Scoopin' > Boogie > (don't worry- I'll teach you!); I'll even provide the carts and > manure > forks! > > 2) You can visit Mount St. Helens Nat. Volcanic Monument if the > roads are > clear by then. It's beautiful and there are about 5 interpretive > centers, > 3 of which are Forest Service operated. You'll have a chance to be > within > 3 miles of the crater; it's truly AWEsome. > > 3) You can go to Portland, OR and visit Powell's Bookstore. It's > the > largest privately owned bookstore in the U.S. The 3 story main > store > takes up an entire city block. In addition, there are a number of > specialty stores (travel, technology) and satellite sites. If you > love > books, you love Powell's! It's always worth a pilgrimage. > > 4) If you're unfamiliar with horses, but are willing to learn, I'll > give > you some 'lessons' on my gentle mare, Tia. It'll be in the round pen > and > I'll be on the controlling end of her lead rope, so you won't have > to > worry. And before you know it, you'll be able to pick up her feet, > move > her any direction you want from the ground, and guide her from in > the > saddle. You'll be surprised at how quickly you'll learn- in about > an > hour! I taught my very fearful, almost 79 yr. old mom last summer! > She > glowed over that for weeks!! > > If you can stay into the night, we'll sit around a camp fire, steam > oysters to dip in melted butter, and share our genealogy stories > and > anything else that comes to mind. Who knows where the crackle of a > good > fire will take us! And because we're out in the country, we can > enjoy a > very black sky filled with stars!- that's if it doesn't rain, of > course. > We ARE in Washington! :-) > > I'm already looking forward to your visit! When will you arrive????? __________________ "Gypsy gold does not chink and glitter. It gleams in the sun and neighs in the dark." Gypsy saying

Hi Armstrongs Well, it is party time again. I am awake earlier than I wished due to my dear Three year old. So while everyone else wakes up, I will have some coffee (much needed) and peanut butter on toast. I am glad this party is informal as I still have my pajamas on! As for our menu, I think I need some coffee but for a party maybe spruce it up and have Lattes. Perhaps later I will make some Chicken and Black Beab Burritos and since I live up here in Scandanavian country I will bring some Lefse for all to try with Lingonberry preserves. Now I am hungry, so off for more breakfast. Let me know when the dancing starts! Anna

One thing about being the first one at the party...it sure is lonely. Wake up! Edie has everything ready and nobody is here! Marilyn Marilyn Armstrong Otterson Semper ubi sub ubi Researching: Armstrong, Milligan, Field, McCoy, Reid, Goff, Drake, Eaton, Norton, Gilbert, Roberts, Robbins, Flint, Haley, Whitten, Chadbourne, Bates, Walker, Goodwin, Gardner, Neal

Hey is today the day? Be back at noon. Patti ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@attbi.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 2:07 PM Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Is everybody ready to party? > HEY! HEY! HEY! > > Is everybody ready to party???? > > Who's going to Edie's with me to start the fun? > > It would be nice for everyone who is going to participate to write in again > tomorrow to tell what activities we'll take part in and what we'll have to > eat and drink at your place! > > Mary has a bunch of recipes.....we can always use more, so send those, too, > if you like! > > Cousin Marilyn > > > > > Marilyn Armstrong Otterson > Semper ubi sub ubi > Researching: Armstrong, Milligan, Field, McCoy, Reid, Goff, Drake, Eaton, > Norton, Gilbert, Roberts, Robbins, Flint, Haley, Whitten, Chadbourne, Bates, > Walker, Goodwin, Gardner, Neal > >

TENNESSEE CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATIONS : SOLDIERS AND WIDOWS http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/pension.htm NAME: Armstrong, A.C. PENSION #: S3282 COUNTY: McNairy UNIT: 9th Inf. NAME: Armstrong, Ezekiel Jessie. WIDOW: Armstrong, Mattie Matilda PENSION #: W9674 COUNTY: Gibson NAME: Armstrong, George W. WIDOW: Armstrong, Lucy PENSION #: W1696 COUNTY: Montgomery NAME: Armstrong, H. PENSION #: S15528 COUNTY: Hardin UNIT: 30th Ala. Inf. NAME: Armstrong, J.B.G. WIDOW: Armstrong, Elizabeth Josephine PENSION #: W8671 COUNTY: Marshall NAME: Armstrong, James G. WIDOW: Armstrong, Martha M. PENSION #: W1232 COUNTY: Hawkins NAME: Armstrong, John James. WIDOW: Armstrong, Catharine PENSION #: W859 COUNTY: Rutherford NAME: Armstrong, John William. WIDOW: Armstrong, Martha J. PENSION #: W6297 COUNTY: Hamilton NAME: Armstrong, John. WIDOW: Armstrong, Lizzie PENSION #: W3280 COUNTY: Shelby NAME: Armstrong, Joseph Benton PENSION #: S13424 COUNTY: Marshall UNIT: l7th Inf. NAME: Armstrong, M.V. PENSION #: S7096 COUNTY: Meigs UNIT: 5th (McKenzie's) Cav. NAME: Armstrong, M.V. WIDOW: Armstrong, Attie PENSION #: W4541 COUNTY: Hamilton NAME: Armstrong, N.N. PENSION #: S209 COUNTY: Robertson UNIT: 30th Inf. NAME: Armstrong, Samuel M. PENSION #: S11948 COUNTY: Weakley UNIT: 12th Ky. Cav. NAME: Armstrong, W.R. PENSION #: S5133 COUNTY: Polk UNIT: 29th Inf. NAME: Armstrong, William PENSION #: S4088 COUNTY: Marshall UNIT: l7th Inf. NAME: Armstrong, William B. PENSION #: S1287 COUNTY: Polk UNIT: 29th Inf. NAME: Armstrong, William James. WIDOW: Armstrong, Louisa Charlott PENSION #: W5449 COUNTY: Shelby ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Blessings,Ben STREET Sessions GG G'Son of Solomon & Mary Armstrong STREET ===== ******************************************* Benjamin Street Sessions BenSessions@yahoo.com ******************************************* __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com

Pat, thank you for your letter. I understand very well about the uncertainty of life today...for one thing, I'm a native New Yorker, and my grandparents lived about 6 or 7 blocks from where the WTC later was built. Trinity Church is built on land that one of my Huguenot families once owned a large portion of, and several are buried in the church's cemetery. We've had ancestors in New York since before it was even New Amsterdam, and on both sides of my family, they helped to build it, and they fought to defend it from the British (one Cleveland (my maiden name) was in the Revolutionary War from the age of 12 until he was 15, when the war was over. I'm sure his family didn't want him to go, but, unfortunately, in every war, it's the young who defend the old, and in some cases, the "old" go and do it again (I'm thinking now of my father and grandfather). I understand very well that you worry about your daughter and her family. You wouldn't be human if you didn't. Have they been there long? If they wan ted, could they send the children back to the States? Like you, the same thread seems to go back with nearly every generation. One ancestor was thought to be the youngest soldier in King Philip's War, in the mid-to-late 1600's. I HATE the idea of going to war again, but the alternative is even worse. I think that Saddam wouldn't hestitate for a second to literally "do his worst", using everything he has, and unfortunately, he appears to have a lot. In a way, I guess it's our own fault: we've allowed him to ignore all the orders (and his false agreements) to disarm, and we've done this for twelve long years. One of my sons-in-law was in the Gulf War, and also has some undefined problems now. But he stayed in for 27 years, and I'm grateful for people like him. Even when we weren't officially at war with anyone, he pretty much put his life on the line many times, due to the particular line he was in. I have eight chlldren, and I want their children and their grandchildren to grow up in the same kind of America that I did (yes, I know it can't/won't be exactly the same), but at least I hope it will be free of fear of terrorists, without having to wonder if your home or your work place, or the daycare where your children are, or the school, will be hit by a bomb or a grenade, or just a nut with a handgun. Our ancestors fought too hard, and gave up too much, for us to allow all they they bought for us with their own blood, to be destroyed, or even threatened. I've rambled on 'way too long! And I apologize. I get carried away sometimes, as you've just discovered!! I hope you'll keep us posted on how things are going for your daughter and family. Regards, Barb in MO

HEY! HEY! HEY! Is everybody ready to party???? Who's going to Edie's with me to start the fun? It would be nice for everyone who is going to participate to write in again tomorrow to tell what activities we'll take part in and what we'll have to eat and drink at your place! Mary has a bunch of recipes.....we can always use more, so send those, too, if you like! Cousin Marilyn Marilyn Armstrong Otterson Semper ubi sub ubi Researching: Armstrong, Milligan, Field, McCoy, Reid, Goff, Drake, Eaton, Norton, Gilbert, Roberts, Robbins, Flint, Haley, Whitten, Chadbourne, Bates, Walker, Goodwin, Gardner, Neal

I am a banjo picker, but I don't think I can make the party - wish I could. I descend through William Riley Armstrong and Martha Elizabeth Armstrong of Christian County Kentucky. Ron Barnett -----Original Message----- From: Fount Armstrong [mailto:farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com] Sent: 14 March 2003 11:34 To: ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic Patti, It's close to pure. It runs about 180 proof but with my special aging, it tastes like a nice liqure and will slip up on you in a minute! Fount ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Armstrong" <bucyrus1@earthlink.net> To: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com>; <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > Fount > Is that moonshine all alcohol --- my Dad used to distill the wine when it > was undrinkable and he often had "other" stuff in there. Talk about > depleating the brain cells. That did it for sure. > Patti > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > To: "Patti Armstrong" <bucyrus1@earthlink.net>; <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 7:42 AM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > Patti, > > I have a recipe for a moonshine drink I'll submit during the cyber party > > that the ladies love and it's 180 proof too! > > Fount > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Patti Armstrong" <bucyrus1@earthlink.net> > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:38 AM > > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > you got to like Dew before this taste any good. I think I will stick to > > the > > > straight stuff. Better still, drink red wine. > > > Patti > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 10:34 AM > > > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > > > > Don't knock the Diet Dew if you never tried it! # :-)) > > > > I also put lime juice in it! > > > > I drank my CC straight every day since I was a child but in my later > > > years, > > > > my stomach demanded I thin it down a bit and thanks to my step son, I > > > tried > > > > the Diet Dew and only wish I had a bigger container so I could jump in > > and > > > > drink it from the bottom up! > > > > Fount > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Patti Armstrong" <bucyrus1@earthlink.net> > > > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 7:44 AM > > > > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > > > > > > > Skip the diet Mt. Dew--why ruin a great whiskey. > > > > > > > > > > The first of April has been tossed around as a date for a party but > I > > > want > > > > > to remind you it is also Election Day in the US. I am one of those > > > white > > > > > haired ladies who does the election judge thing. Takes about 13 > hours > > > and > > > > I > > > > > am crabby when I get home. > > > > > Patti > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > > > > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 3:16 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cousin Marilyn and Group, > > > > > > > > > > > > Just getting time to get back on line. > > > > > > Our banjo picker passed away and we have been busy getting him put > > > away > > > > in > > > > > a > > > > > > proper manner. > > > > > > It was a nice funeral with a minature banjo and a minature NASCAR > # > > 9 > > > > Bill > > > > > > Elliot car and blue grass playing. After the funeral, we all went > to > > > his > > > > > > house and ate and had a drink in his honor and listened to some > blue > > > > grass > > > > > > records he was on years ago. > > > > > > I would hope I would have such a nice crossing over honor. > > > > > > > > > > > > Cousin Marilyn was our cyber party cordinator and while she was > > gone, > > > > > things > > > > > > kind of slowed down. > > > > > > > > > > > > I am playing for a dance tonight but if there is a cyber party > going > > > on, > > > > I > > > > > > will drag what's left of me and my bass on line and go to where > ever > > > the > > > > > > party is when I get through!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a whole passel of good hot seasoned crawfish I could bring > > and > > > > some > > > > > > Canadian Club with Diet Mountain Dew to wash them down with! > > > > > > > > > > > > Fount > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@attbi.com> > > > > > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 12:12 PM > > > > > > Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So, OK, Cousin Marilyn left for a couple of weeks and when she > > gets > > > > back > > > > > > the > > > > > > > party seems to have fizzled. Is it still on for March 1st, or > has > > > it > > > > > gone > > > > > > > bye-bye? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fount, Mary, where are you? Did any recipes come in? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's so quiet out there that I'm starting to think the party's > > over > > > > and > > > > > I > > > > > > > missed it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anybody? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cousin Marilyn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Patti, It's close to pure. It runs about 180 proof but with my special aging, it tastes like a nice liqure and will slip up on you in a minute! Fount ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Armstrong" <bucyrus1@earthlink.net> To: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com>; <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > Fount > Is that moonshine all alcohol --- my Dad used to distill the wine when it > was undrinkable and he often had "other" stuff in there. Talk about > depleating the brain cells. That did it for sure. > Patti > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > To: "Patti Armstrong" <bucyrus1@earthlink.net>; <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 7:42 AM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > Patti, > > I have a recipe for a moonshine drink I'll submit during the cyber party > > that the ladies love and it's 180 proof too! > > Fount > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Patti Armstrong" <bucyrus1@earthlink.net> > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:38 AM > > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > you got to like Dew before this taste any good. I think I will stick to > > the > > > straight stuff. Better still, drink red wine. > > > Patti > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 10:34 AM > > > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > > > > Don't knock the Diet Dew if you never tried it! # :-)) > > > > I also put lime juice in it! > > > > I drank my CC straight every day since I was a child but in my later > > > years, > > > > my stomach demanded I thin it down a bit and thanks to my step son, I > > > tried > > > > the Diet Dew and only wish I had a bigger container so I could jump in > > and > > > > drink it from the bottom up! > > > > Fount > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Patti Armstrong" <bucyrus1@earthlink.net> > > > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 7:44 AM > > > > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > > > > > > > Skip the diet Mt. Dew--why ruin a great whiskey. > > > > > > > > > > The first of April has been tossed around as a date for a party but > I > > > want > > > > > to remind you it is also Election Day in the US. I am one of those > > > white > > > > > haired ladies who does the election judge thing. Takes about 13 > hours > > > and > > > > I > > > > > am crabby when I get home. > > > > > Patti > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > > > > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 3:16 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cousin Marilyn and Group, > > > > > > > > > > > > Just getting time to get back on line. > > > > > > Our banjo picker passed away and we have been busy getting him put > > > away > > > > in > > > > > a > > > > > > proper manner. > > > > > > It was a nice funeral with a minature banjo and a minature NASCAR > # > > 9 > > > > Bill > > > > > > Elliot car and blue grass playing. After the funeral, we all went > to > > > his > > > > > > house and ate and had a drink in his honor and listened to some > blue > > > > grass > > > > > > records he was on years ago. > > > > > > I would hope I would have such a nice crossing over honor. > > > > > > > > > > > > Cousin Marilyn was our cyber party cordinator and while she was > > gone, > > > > > things > > > > > > kind of slowed down. > > > > > > > > > > > > I am playing for a dance tonight but if there is a cyber party > going > > > on, > > > > I > > > > > > will drag what's left of me and my bass on line and go to where > ever > > > the > > > > > > party is when I get through!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a whole passel of good hot seasoned crawfish I could bring > > and > > > > some > > > > > > Canadian Club with Diet Mountain Dew to wash them down with! > > > > > > > > > > > > Fount > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@attbi.com> > > > > > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 12:12 PM > > > > > > Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So, OK, Cousin Marilyn left for a couple of weeks and when she > > gets > > > > back > > > > > > the > > > > > > > party seems to have fizzled. Is it still on for March 1st, or > has > > > it > > > > > gone > > > > > > > bye-bye? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fount, Mary, where are you? Did any recipes come in? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's so quiet out there that I'm starting to think the party's > > over > > > > and > > > > > I > > > > > > > missed it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anybody? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cousin Marilyn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Armstrong, Dickey, McHenry, Vastine Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kQB.2ACIB/2610 Message Board Post: I am hoping to find more information about these Armstrongs. I have their ancestry, now I would like to find their descendants. If you connect please contact me. Thanks for taking the time to look it over. Carolynn in CA Generation No. 1 1. Andrew Armstrong was born Abt. 1730 in Brookboro, Fermanagh, Ireland, and died 1806 in Bedminster, Bucks, PA. He married Abigail Vastine Bet. 1755 - 1760 in Bucks, [?] PA. She was born in Germantown, [?] Philadelphia, PA, and died 1778 in Bucks, PA. Children of Andrew Armstrong and Abigail Vastine are: 2 i. Ruth Armstrong, born in Bucks, PA; died Aft. 1816. She married Alexander Moore. 3 ii. Ann Armstrong, born in Bucks, PA; died Aft. 1816. She married Jacob Showecker Aft. 1797. 4 iii. Dau. Armstrong, born in Bucks, PA. 5 iv. William Armstrong, born in Bucks, PA; died in Bucks, PA. 6 v. Abraham Armstrong, born in Bucks, PA. 7 vi. Mary Armstrong, born 1750 in Bucks, PA; died 31 May 1829 in Bucks, PA. She married Rev. Francis Wilson 23 Apr 1772. 8 vii. James A. Armstrong, born Abt. 1750 in Bucks, PA; died Abt. 1819 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA. He married Annie Stewart. 9 viii. Thomas Armstrong, born 1756 in Bucks, PA. He married Henrietta Maroches. 10 ix. Elizabeth Armstrong, born Abt. 1758 in Bucks, PA; died 16 Oct 1820 in Bucks, PA. 11 x. Andrew Armstrong, born Abt. 1765 in Bucks, PA; died 1 Apr 1807 in Pennsylvania. He married Martha Grier. 12 xi. John Armstrong, born Dec 1772 in Bucks, PA; died 24 Apr 1814 in Montgomery, [?] PA. Generation No. 2 12. John Armstrong was born Dec 1772 in Bucks, PA, and died 24 Apr 1814 in Montgomery, [?] PA. He married Margaret McHenry Bet. 1786 - 1791 in Bucks, PA. She was born Abt. 1765, and died 1 Apr 1807 in Bucks, [?] PA. Children of John Armstrong and Margaret McHenry are: 13 i. Maria Armstrong, born in Bucks, PA; died Bef. Mar 1879. She married James McKissick. 14 ii. Margaret Armstrong, born in Bucks, PA; died Bef. 1871. She married John W. Watt, Jr.. 15 iii. Ann Armstrong, born Abt. 1786 in Bucks, PA; died Bef. Mar 1879. She married Thomas Coates. 16 iv. Andrew Armstrong II, born 10 Sep 1794 in Bucks, PA; died 1 Jun 1872 in L. Oxford Twp., Chester Co., PA. 17 v. James S. Armstrong, born Bet. 1798 - 1799 in Bucks, PA; died 5 Jul 1877 in Chester, PA. He married Jane Hayes; born 1808 in Pennsylvania. Generation No. 3 16. Andrew Armstrong II was born 10 Sep 1794 in Bucks, PA, and died 1 Jun 1872 in L. Oxford Twp., Chester Co., PA. He married Maria Thomas 23 Dec 1823 in L. Oxford, Chester Co., PA. She was born 29 Aug 1801, and died 17 Apr 1878 in L. Oxford Twp., Chester Co., PA. Children of Andrew Armstrong and Maria Thomas are: 18 i. Elizabeth F.32 Armstrong, born 1823 in L. Oxford Twp., Chester Co., PA; died Aft. 1872. She married James R. Crosby. 19 ii. Rev. John D. Armstrong, born 11 Mar 1825 in L. Oxford Twp., Chester Co., PA; died 12 Aug 1879 in Fairfield, Jefferson, IA. He married Margaret Unknown, [Armstrong]. 20 iii. David Thomas Armstrong, born 30 Mar 1827 in L. Oxford Twp., Chester Co., PA; died 13 Sep 1854 in Chester, [?] PA. He married Mary Murdagh. 21 iv. Andrew Jackson Armstrong, born 30 Oct 1829 in Of Oxford, Chester Co., PA; died 18 Aug 1860 in Chester, PA. He married Mary J. Dickey 21 Jan 1857. 22 v. James Benton Armstrong, born 27 Feb 1832 in L. Oxford Twp., Chester Co., PA; died 20 Mar 1907. He married Elizabeth Jane Bounds. 23 vi. Edwin Armstrong, born 22 Dec 1834 in L. Oxford Twp., Chester Co., PA; died 17 Jun 1906 in Turner, Wyandotte Co., KS. He married Margaret "Maggie" Dickey 12 Feb 1862 in Oxford Twp., Chester Co., PA; born 5 Dec 1834 in Oxford Twp., Chester Co., PA; died 19 Mar 1891 in Valley Falls, Jefferson Co., KS. 24 vii. Anna Mary Armstrong, born Bet. 1839 - 1842 in L. Oxford Twp., Chester Co., PA; died 1924.

Hey Barbara in MO, this is from your old friend Carolynn in CA, All us moms, grandmas, wives, sisters and aunts have bragging rights. I am glad you shared. My son, Stephen, is on the USS Abraham Lincoln. He's been in the Navy for 2 years and has been in the Persian Gulf since last Sept. They were on their way home in Jan. when Pres. Bush sent them back. He will be celebrating his 21st birthday on the 24th of this month. Inside Edition has been doing a piece on the Lincoln this past week and I got to see my kid in the background. That carrier is huge and there are 7,000 people on there, so it was a miracle I got to see him at all. Stephen is a combat photographer, just like his dad was for the Army in Vietnam. My other son is Army, 82nd airborne, and running around on the ground over there. His wife is an Army MP and she is in Bosnia. My uncle was career Navy, dad was Army and we had/have about 20 other family members in the Navy. Our family has serviced in WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. I proudly wear my sons Navy and Army Airborne lapel pins, along with the American Flag. Always good to hear from you Barbara, your friend, Carolynn in CA

Do you know where in KY. Harley was born? I have a David Armstrong b. abt 1870 in Lincoln CO. TN. who went to Paducah, KY (do not know when) worked for the Rail Road there and was married to a Josie. The had at least 2 daughters Katie and Evelyn. This is from the 1920 Paducah, KY census. Cannot find them in the 1930 Paducah, KY census. David was my grandmother Willie Etta Armstrong Wright's brother. My grandparents James Franklin Wright and Willie Etta moved to Paducah, KY from Lincoln CO. TN around 1906 Julia

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kQB.2ACIB/2609 Message Board Post: Found a book entitled History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois: centennial record (1876) that has information on the following Armstrongs: John, born 1814, Chester Cty, PA married Chloe Abel - 8 children: William P., Robert R., Lucy E., Henry R., Charles A., Edward R. Thomas born Jan 27, 1785, married Jane Burgess, 7 children. Mary W, Sarah J, Thomas D, Nancy, Caroline A, Angeline, John B. Let me know if this will help anyone. There's more information. Nancy

Barbara, You can boast all you want. This is an uncertain time for us all. My middle daughter and her husband are both Navy stationed in Naples Italy. I haven't heard much from either one of them since this wait until we go to war has started. Becca is a first class working for the admiral of the submarine fleet there and Larry a second class works for another. I not sure what he does. Between workinggggggg and taking care of their three baby boys they have little time for anything else. Although I worried about them I try to keep my watching of the news reports limited, that way I don't dwell on the situation. We can all be proud of our young men and women as we are proud of those that served before. The roll call of service to our country from my family in is a daughter and her husband now, my son in Dessert Storm, my husband in Nam Mother, Father, both Father-in-laws,and two uncles in WWII. I could go but as genealogy goes it just keeps adding up. Forever may we be proud and may be never loose the pride. Pat Armtrong Tatom

Hello, all Sherman cousins! I had to write and tell you that life is a little bit safer for us all now, as there's now another Sherman descendant in the Marine Corps. One of my grandsons, 19 years old, just finished Marine Corps boot camp, and is home on leave for a little while. I did worry about him a little, because although he's about 6'5" or 6'6", he's a beanpole. So I'd worry about him for a whlle until I'd remember that he throws a baseball at 95 mph. He's been clocked many times with that speed or very close to it. He seems really happier than I've seen him for a long time. Not that he was unhappy, but he's talked about joining the Marines since he was a junior in high school. He went to college for a little over a year, to please his parents, but then I think he just decided to start to do what he wanted with his life. When my son called to tell me he'd enlisted, I asked him how he felt about it. He said he was 100% behind him. I asked how Therese, his wife, felt about it and he said, "100 % against it, but she doesn't tell him that". I know that wasn't easy for her, and I can sure understand it, especially in this day and age. I am now officially the daughter of a Marine (my father was in the Army in WWI, and in the Marine Corps in WWII (volunteered both times). I'm also the mother-in-law of a career Marine (27 years), who retired about two years ago, and now the grandmother of a Marine. (And Ed was career Navy!!) Now at least, I can put one of my Marine Corps stickers on the car, and also the neat one I was recently sent by the Navy Retirement folks. I just had to boast a little...I'm really proud of the kid. He'll be 20 in May. (When we moved from the house we'd lived in since Ed retired from the Navy, we came across a small ledger type book in the basement. I'd never seen it before, and I think Ed had forgotten it. He'd apparently started to use it to keep track of promotions of the men under him, and he used from about the middle of the book as a kind of journel. He used a date stamp, and would write, on most days, just what they'd done that day (he was in the Pacific theater on a carrier, the USS Randolph), and listed the damage they'd done (how many planes shot done, etc., and the damage they'd sustained. They were among all the ships that laid down a heavy, heavy barrage on Iwo Jima before the Marines went it. Then, a little later, they were off the island of Ulithi, and early one Sunday morning, they were hit by a Kamikaze. After that, most of what he wrote, was about the damage to the ship, and the repair ship that came and was working with them, etc. I think it was on the 17th day after they were hit, they found a lot more bodies, that had not been reachable until then. He lost a lot of friends on that day they were hit, and a lot of families got visits or telegrams. (I'm so glad that I didn't even know him then...) On the page dated 25 April, 1945, he'd listed all damage on both sides, and then at the very bottom, was written: "Today my 21 birthday." Well, I just had to boast a little about him...please to forgive! Barbara in MO (but originally from NYC)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Armstrong, Cornwell Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kQB.2ACIB/2606 Message Board Post: Note: I have a copy of this page of the marriage register for only one set of the names on it. However, I hated to see the rest of the information “go to waste,” so I’m posting it out here in the event that it may prove useful to someone else. Marriage Register, New Castle county, Delaware 1909-page 69 Register Entry #: 47491 Groom: Frank T. Armstrong Age: 29 Nation/state: Pa. Residence: 2303 Collins, Phila. Pa. Occupation: Iron wkr. Bride: Emma Cornwell Age: 20 Nation/state: Pa. Residence: 804 E. Livingston, Phila. Pa. Groom’s parents: Sam’l S. Armstrong/Emma Cannon Bride’s parents: Chas. Cornwell/Lillian Condon Date of marriage: June 30, 1908 Person solemnizing marriage: G. L. Wolfe Date of registration: Sept. 30, 1909