This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Armstrong Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kQB.2ACIB/2603.1 Message Board Post: Laura, I can't help with your immediate problem but possibly further back. About 1800 one of my Armstrong ancestors married a girl named Harley Braswell. Harley is an unusual name, so there may be a connection. IF you get back a few generations and into NC, drop me a line. Tommy

ROLOL !!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm still laughing outloud and I've had a terrible day. Guess that ol' gal just couldn't resist a good joke on an Armstrong...gentleman. LOL Alma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 5:45 AM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > Don't make me more nervous than I already am! > > Got mixed up in the x ray room one day last week. Was supposed to have a > chest x ray and the girl said to drop my pants and lay down. She proceeded > to take a picture of my privates and then said thanks Mr Williams, we got a > good picture. I said my name is Armstrong and she said she was supposed to > do a chest x ray of me and I said I just though my chest had fallen. She > said put my pants on and take off my shirt! > I'm about to get cold feet on all my tests. > Fount > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alma Luper" <alluper@fastdata.net> > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 9:37 AM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > Hey Fount Ray - My hubby had a prostrate exam by a young doctor who was > > little horizontally challenged. Ron relayed his nervousness at the exam > > and the doctor told him he didn't need to worry unless he felt to hands > > on his shoulders...Didn't have that problem did ya??????? LOL > > > > Your in my prayers. > > > > Love to all the Armstrongs, > > Alma > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 9:12 AM > > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > Sweet Cousin Marilyn! > > > > > > I have been in and out so much lately with Dr's appointments and such, > > I > > > haven't had time to do my e mailing! > > > The Dr's are standing in line waiting for me! One is tring to find a > > > blockage in my heart and one is trying to find prostrate cancer. > > > I just want to play my bass and drink my drink! > > > > > > The banjo picker was a new member of our band. He was a wonderful Blue > > Grass > > > style picker. > > > He had played with the group, "Tall Timber". > > > > > > I still would enjoy trying to have our party. I will bring my electric > > bass, > > > crawfish and CC with Diet Dew. > > > > > > Make a list of all the mixen's for the A list. > > > > > > Sounds like your trip was quite an adventure! We go on a cruse in Dec. > > to a > > > bunch of islands. > > > > > > Fount > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@attbi.com> > > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 5:18 PM > > > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > > > > Well, Mr. Fount Ray Armstrong, > > > > THERE you are! > > > > > > > > We knew we couldn't have the party without YOU! > > > > > > > > Hardly anybody seems to be about these last few days and I think it > > may > > > have > > > > something to do with the MSN problems with e-mail. Anyway, there > > were so > > > > few of us ready to party that we have about decided to postpone this > > > year's > > > > do for a little bit and maybe vote on a new date, so go ahead to > > your > > > dance > > > > tonight and play and sing for the folks. We will catch up with you > > for > > > the > > > > party later! > > > > > > > > I was getting worried about you. I'm so sorry about your banjo > > picker. > > > Is > > > > he the one with you on the CD? Gee, that's too bad, but glad he had > > a > > > nice > > > > send-off. Bet he knew and was pleased, and I know you'll all > > remember him > > > > when you play together. > > > > > > > > Hope you and Mrs. FR are well...we had a good trip and learned a > > lot. Ate > > > > strange fruit I'd never seen or heard of before, and lots of rice > > and > > > beans. > > > > It's big beef country down there, and they also eat lots of fresh > > fish, > > > > chicken and pork. The food is not hot like Mexican food, but it is > > spicy > > > > and tasty. > > > > > > > > The most foolish thing we did was to get hitched up in a thing like > > a > > > > harness that went around your waist and under your thighs and hang > > from > > > and > > > > ride cables from big tree to big tree in the forest, about 100 feet > > in the > > > > air, landing on a little platform on a big tree, then getting hooked > > onto > > > > another cable and doing it again. My, my, I was glad when that one > > was > > > > over. I did 7 cables and Bernie did 10 because he liked it. > > Personally, > > > I > > > > think it is the Costa Rican way to scare people to death! > > > > > > > > We also went river rafting and got peed on by howler monkeys (they > > don't > > > > like people very well and I understand often do worse than #1), saw > > lots > > > > crocodiles and lots of gorgeous birds like macaws, parrots, and > > toucans, > > > and > > > > animals like coati-mundis and sloths. It's a beautiful country. > > One > > > thing > > > > I liked really well was all the exotic fruit. There were things we > > know > > > > like fresh pineapple, mango, passion fruit, guava, berries, citrus, > > > > papaya...but then there was fruit I never saw before. They make > > fruit > > > drinks > > > > out of all these fruits...really juices, and one I like a lot was > > called > > > > "guanabana fruit." > > > > > > > > I am going to be writing about eating in Costa Rica for my column. > > > > Meanwhile I have been catching up on laundry, looking out at the > > snow and > > > > wondering why there's no breakfast buffet here in my house! > > > > > > > > Let us know what you think about when to reschedule the party, OK? > > > > > > > > Hi to Mrs. FR.....Cousin Marilyn > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > > > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 4:16 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

I have a group of friend and they never alow anyone to go to the hospital alone. They always have someone with them, even if they have to stay overnite and the "group" always knows what is SUPPOSED to be done. The fondly call it checks and balances. Patti ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 7:45 AM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > Don't make me more nervous than I already am! > > Got mixed up in the x ray room one day last week. Was supposed to have a > chest x ray and the girl said to drop my pants and lay down. She proceeded > to take a picture of my privates and then said thanks Mr Williams, we got a > good picture. I said my name is Armstrong and she said she was supposed to > do a chest x ray of me and I said I just though my chest had fallen. She > said put my pants on and take off my shirt! > I'm about to get cold feet on all my tests. > Fount > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alma Luper" <alluper@fastdata.net> > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 9:37 AM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > Hey Fount Ray - My hubby had a prostrate exam by a young doctor who was > > little horizontally challenged. Ron relayed his nervousness at the exam > > and the doctor told him he didn't need to worry unless he felt to hands > > on his shoulders...Didn't have that problem did ya??????? LOL > > > > Your in my prayers. > > > > Love to all the Armstrongs, > > Alma > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 9:12 AM > > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > Sweet Cousin Marilyn! > > > > > > I have been in and out so much lately with Dr's appointments and such, > > I > > > haven't had time to do my e mailing! > > > The Dr's are standing in line waiting for me! One is tring to find a > > > blockage in my heart and one is trying to find prostrate cancer. > > > I just want to play my bass and drink my drink! > > > > > > The banjo picker was a new member of our band. He was a wonderful Blue > > Grass > > > style picker. > > > He had played with the group, "Tall Timber". > > > > > > I still would enjoy trying to have our party. I will bring my electric > > bass, > > > crawfish and CC with Diet Dew. > > > > > > Make a list of all the mixen's for the A list. > > > > > > Sounds like your trip was quite an adventure! We go on a cruse in Dec. > > to a > > > bunch of islands. > > > > > > Fount > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@attbi.com> > > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 5:18 PM > > > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > > > > Well, Mr. Fount Ray Armstrong, > > > > THERE you are! > > > > > > > > We knew we couldn't have the party without YOU! > > > > > > > > Hardly anybody seems to be about these last few days and I think it > > may > > > have > > > > something to do with the MSN problems with e-mail. Anyway, there > > were so > > > > few of us ready to party that we have about decided to postpone this > > > year's > > > > do for a little bit and maybe vote on a new date, so go ahead to > > your > > > dance > > > > tonight and play and sing for the folks. We will catch up with you > > for > > > the > > > > party later! > > > > > > > > I was getting worried about you. I'm so sorry about your banjo > > picker. > > > Is > > > > he the one with you on the CD? Gee, that's too bad, but glad he had > > a > > > nice > > > > send-off. Bet he knew and was pleased, and I know you'll all > > remember him > > > > when you play together. > > > > > > > > Hope you and Mrs. FR are well...we had a good trip and learned a > > lot. Ate > > > > strange fruit I'd never seen or heard of before, and lots of rice > > and > > > beans. > > > > It's big beef country down there, and they also eat lots of fresh > > fish, > > > > chicken and pork. The food is not hot like Mexican food, but it is > > spicy > > > > and tasty. > > > > > > > > The most foolish thing we did was to get hitched up in a thing like > > a > > > > harness that went around your waist and under your thighs and hang > > from > > > and > > > > ride cables from big tree to big tree in the forest, about 100 feet > > in the > > > > air, landing on a little platform on a big tree, then getting hooked > > onto > > > > another cable and doing it again. My, my, I was glad when that one > > was > > > > over. I did 7 cables and Bernie did 10 because he liked it. > > Personally, > > > I > > > > think it is the Costa Rican way to scare people to death! > > > > > > > > We also went river rafting and got peed on by howler monkeys (they > > don't > > > > like people very well and I understand often do worse than #1), saw > > lots > > > > crocodiles and lots of gorgeous birds like macaws, parrots, and > > toucans, > > > and > > > > animals like coati-mundis and sloths. It's a beautiful country. > > One > > > thing > > > > I liked really well was all the exotic fruit. There were things we > > know > > > > like fresh pineapple, mango, passion fruit, guava, berries, citrus, > > > > papaya...but then there was fruit I never saw before. They make > > fruit > > > drinks > > > > out of all these fruits...really juices, and one I like a lot was > > called > > > > "guanabana fruit." > > > > > > > > I am going to be writing about eating in Costa Rica for my column. > > > > Meanwhile I have been catching up on laundry, looking out at the > > snow and > > > > wondering why there's no breakfast buffet here in my house! > > > > > > > > Let us know what you think about when to reschedule the party, OK? > > > > > > > > Hi to Mrs. FR.....Cousin Marilyn > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > > > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 4:16 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Hello! I got this from the Johnston, NC list, & thought I would pass it on. It is a commercial site - they're trying to sell copies of wills, but they do list 214 Armstrongs (including where they lived & profession). The wills supposedly cover the years 1500-1875, soon to be 1901. Anyway, here's the URL: www.scottishdocuments.com/content/default.asp. Roxanne

Cemeteries: New London Presbyterian Church Cemetery: Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Robin L. W. Petersen. ARMSTRONG, Anna M. died 14 Jul 1902, aged 92 years. ARMSTRONG, G. D., M.D., died 19 May 1911, aged 96 years.

Stone Graveyard Burials (1872), Lewisville, Chester Co., PA Copyright(c) 2003 by Stanley W. Cowan (swcowan@frontiernet.net) http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ******************************************************** Source: History of the Rock Presbyterian Church by Rev. J. H. Johns (1872) PERSONS BURIED IN THE STONE GRAVEYARD, LEWISVILLE, CHESTER CO., PA. NAME DATE OF DEATH AGE Susanna Armstrong, February 19th, 1818, 64 y. James Armstrong, October 4th, 1823, 55 y. William Armstrong, January 20th, 1826, 72 y. William Armstrong, April 24th, 1826, 21 y. John K. Armstrong, April 20th, 1827, 23 d. Susan J. Armstrong, April 22d, 1828, 14 y. 1 m. 25 d. Amelia Armstrong, March 24th, 1831, 6 y. 5 m. 20 d. William Armstrong, June 29th, 1837, 46 y. 7 d. Hannah Armstrong, October 29th, 1846, M. Adelaide Armstrong, April 4th, 1853, 1 y. 10 m. 11 d. John Armstrong, August 31, 1851, 32 y. 6 m. 12 d. Carrie M. Armstrong, August 23d, 1858, 9 m. 15 d. Agnes Armstrong, May 9th, 1861, 11 d. Mary Armstrong, January 1st, 1871, 95 y. Anna D. Armstrong, April 5th, 1872, 81 y. 1 m. 14 d.

Don't make me more nervous than I already am! Got mixed up in the x ray room one day last week. Was supposed to have a chest x ray and the girl said to drop my pants and lay down. She proceeded to take a picture of my privates and then said thanks Mr Williams, we got a good picture. I said my name is Armstrong and she said she was supposed to do a chest x ray of me and I said I just though my chest had fallen. She said put my pants on and take off my shirt! I'm about to get cold feet on all my tests. Fount ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alma Luper" <alluper@fastdata.net> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 9:37 AM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > Hey Fount Ray - My hubby had a prostrate exam by a young doctor who was > little horizontally challenged. Ron relayed his nervousness at the exam > and the doctor told him he didn't need to worry unless he felt to hands > on his shoulders...Didn't have that problem did ya??????? LOL > > Your in my prayers. > > Love to all the Armstrongs, > Alma > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 9:12 AM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > Sweet Cousin Marilyn! > > > > I have been in and out so much lately with Dr's appointments and such, > I > > haven't had time to do my e mailing! > > The Dr's are standing in line waiting for me! One is tring to find a > > blockage in my heart and one is trying to find prostrate cancer. > > I just want to play my bass and drink my drink! > > > > The banjo picker was a new member of our band. He was a wonderful Blue > Grass > > style picker. > > He had played with the group, "Tall Timber". > > > > I still would enjoy trying to have our party. I will bring my electric > bass, > > crawfish and CC with Diet Dew. > > > > Make a list of all the mixen's for the A list. > > > > Sounds like your trip was quite an adventure! We go on a cruse in Dec. > to a > > bunch of islands. > > > > Fount > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@attbi.com> > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 5:18 PM > > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > Well, Mr. Fount Ray Armstrong, > > > THERE you are! > > > > > > We knew we couldn't have the party without YOU! > > > > > > Hardly anybody seems to be about these last few days and I think it > may > > have > > > something to do with the MSN problems with e-mail. Anyway, there > were so > > > few of us ready to party that we have about decided to postpone this > > year's > > > do for a little bit and maybe vote on a new date, so go ahead to > your > > dance > > > tonight and play and sing for the folks. We will catch up with you > for > > the > > > party later! > > > > > > I was getting worried about you. I'm so sorry about your banjo > picker. > > Is > > > he the one with you on the CD? Gee, that's too bad, but glad he had > a > > nice > > > send-off. Bet he knew and was pleased, and I know you'll all > remember him > > > when you play together. > > > > > > Hope you and Mrs. FR are well...we had a good trip and learned a > lot. Ate > > > strange fruit I'd never seen or heard of before, and lots of rice > and > > beans. > > > It's big beef country down there, and they also eat lots of fresh > fish, > > > chicken and pork. The food is not hot like Mexican food, but it is > spicy > > > and tasty. > > > > > > The most foolish thing we did was to get hitched up in a thing like > a > > > harness that went around your waist and under your thighs and hang > from > > and > > > ride cables from big tree to big tree in the forest, about 100 feet > in the > > > air, landing on a little platform on a big tree, then getting hooked > onto > > > another cable and doing it again. My, my, I was glad when that one > was > > > over. I did 7 cables and Bernie did 10 because he liked it. > Personally, > > I > > > think it is the Costa Rican way to scare people to death! > > > > > > We also went river rafting and got peed on by howler monkeys (they > don't > > > like people very well and I understand often do worse than #1), saw > lots > > > crocodiles and lots of gorgeous birds like macaws, parrots, and > toucans, > > and > > > animals like coati-mundis and sloths. It's a beautiful country. > One > > thing > > > I liked really well was all the exotic fruit. There were things we > know > > > like fresh pineapple, mango, passion fruit, guava, berries, citrus, > > > papaya...but then there was fruit I never saw before. They make > fruit > > drinks > > > out of all these fruits...really juices, and one I like a lot was > called > > > "guanabana fruit." > > > > > > I am going to be writing about eating in Costa Rica for my column. > > > Meanwhile I have been catching up on laundry, looking out at the > snow and > > > wondering why there's no breakfast buffet here in my house! > > > > > > Let us know what you think about when to reschedule the party, OK? > > > > > > Hi to Mrs. FR.....Cousin Marilyn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 4:16 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, 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Hey Fount Ray - My hubby had a prostrate exam by a young doctor who was little horizontally challenged. Ron relayed his nervousness at the exam and the doctor told him he didn't need to worry unless he felt to hands on his shoulders...Didn't have that problem did ya??????? LOL Your in my prayers. Love to all the Armstrongs, Alma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 9:12 AM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > Sweet Cousin Marilyn! > > I have been in and out so much lately with Dr's appointments and such, I > haven't had time to do my e mailing! > The Dr's are standing in line waiting for me! One is tring to find a > blockage in my heart and one is trying to find prostrate cancer. > I just want to play my bass and drink my drink! > > The banjo picker was a new member of our band. He was a wonderful Blue Grass > style picker. > He had played with the group, "Tall Timber". > > I still would enjoy trying to have our party. I will bring my electric bass, > crawfish and CC with Diet Dew. > > Make a list of all the mixen's for the A list. > > Sounds like your trip was quite an adventure! We go on a cruse in Dec. to a > bunch of islands. > > Fount > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@attbi.com> > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 5:18 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > Well, Mr. Fount Ray Armstrong, > > THERE you are! > > > > We knew we couldn't have the party without YOU! > > > > Hardly anybody seems to be about these last few days and I think it may > have > > something to do with the MSN problems with e-mail. Anyway, there were so > > few of us ready to party that we have about decided to postpone this > year's > > do for a little bit and maybe vote on a new date, so go ahead to your > dance > > tonight and play and sing for the folks. We will catch up with you for > the > > party later! > > > > I was getting worried about you. I'm so sorry about your banjo picker. > Is > > he the one with you on the CD? Gee, that's too bad, but glad he had a > nice > > send-off. Bet he knew and was pleased, and I know you'll all remember him > > when you play together. > > > > Hope you and Mrs. FR are well...we had a good trip and learned a lot. Ate > > strange fruit I'd never seen or heard of before, and lots of rice and > beans. > > It's big beef country down there, and they also eat lots of fresh fish, > > chicken and pork. The food is not hot like Mexican food, but it is spicy > > and tasty. > > > > The most foolish thing we did was to get hitched up in a thing like a > > harness that went around your waist and under your thighs and hang from > and > > ride cables from big tree to big tree in the forest, about 100 feet in the > > air, landing on a little platform on a big tree, then getting hooked onto > > another cable and doing it again. My, my, I was glad when that one was > > over. I did 7 cables and Bernie did 10 because he liked it. Personally, > I > > think it is the Costa Rican way to scare people to death! > > > > We also went river rafting and got peed on by howler monkeys (they don't > > like people very well and I understand often do worse than #1), saw lots > > crocodiles and lots of gorgeous birds like macaws, parrots, and toucans, > and > > animals like coati-mundis and sloths. It's a beautiful country. One > thing > > I liked really well was all the exotic fruit. There were things we know > > like fresh pineapple, mango, passion fruit, guava, berries, citrus, > > papaya...but then there was fruit I never saw before. They make fruit > drinks > > out of all these fruits...really juices, and one I like a lot was called > > "guanabana fruit." > > > > I am going to be writing about eating in Costa Rica for my column. > > Meanwhile I have been catching up on laundry, looking out at the snow and > > wondering why there's no breakfast buffet here in my house! > > > > Let us know what you think about when to reschedule the party, OK? > > > > Hi to Mrs. FR.....Cousin Marilyn > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 4:16 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kQB.2ACIB/2605 Message Board Post: Hi. I am searching for the unknown father of my ARMSTRONG line. The information I have is from the 1880 census for Lawrence Twp., Lawrence Co., ILL: Isaac MANSFIELD Head age:31 b.KY Mary D. MANSFIELD Wife age:30 b.OH(second marriage for her...she was married to the unknown ARMSTRONG first). Cora MANSFIELD Dau age:9months b.ILL Dolly ARMSTRONG Step-Dau age:10 b.ILL(she was also known as Haley Mae) Thomas ARMSTRONG Step-Son age:8 b.ILL Clinton MINARD Other age:13 b.ILL(brother of Mary D.) Robert H. MINARD Father-In-Law age:61 b.OH(father of Mary D.) The unknown ARMSTRONG is born in OHIO or TENNESSEE according to 1880 and 1900 census information. I looked at the actual image of the 1880 census and Robert H. MINARD'S last name could be something else. It was quite hard to decipher. Thank you to anyone who may be able to steer me in the right direction. Margaret

Greetings, Members of the Armstrong List. Please let me introduce myself. I'm Dave Strong, and have been a long time member of the Strong List. I have just subscribed to the Armstrong List in order to encourage an exchange of information. There is a hypothesis that the names Strang and/or Strong may in some instances be a variant of the name Armstrong. I am interested in attempting to prove or disprove this hypothesis. Now we have a new tool which may prove or disprove relationships, and aid us in persuing the most likely research which will prove the connection.... a DNA Study. I have established a webpage initiating the LeStrange-Strange-Strang-Stronge-Strong DNA Study. See: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/dnastudy.htm The webpage is fully operational, and we are engaged in testing various other hypotheses. As the coordinator of the DNA Study, I am hoping that there will be some Armstrongs who are interested in DNA Studies generally, and who would be willing to join our study on a experimental basis. I suggest that if we do show either positive or negative results re the hypothesis that there is a relationship in some cases between Armstrong and Strong or Strang lineages, we will all have learned something. Further, if there is some interested researcher of the Armstrong lineages who would be willing to take on the responsibility of coordinating a DNA study limited to Armstrongs, this is an opportunity to learn about DNA studies and get some ideas as to how to set one up. I would be willing to help spin off the Armstrong results into a separate study group when it seems appropriate. You are invited to visit the webpage, and if possible, join the study. See the procedures for joining the study at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/dnastudy.htm#members You must be a male Armstrong to participate in the testing for the study, but if you are a female or descendant of a female Armstrong you can work with your male Armstrong relatives to have them tested. We have obtained a reasonably good group rate for the testing, competitive with other rates available on the market, to the best of my knowledge, and this is an opportunity to take advantage of the research possibilities presented. This study is for the benefit of everyone.... if possible, please consider joining even if you are certain you have traced your lineage as far back as it is possible to go. We are interested particularily in participants who can trace their lineages to Scotland and or Ireland, but will welcome anyone who wishes to join the study. By establishing a prototype of the Armstrong "haplotype(s)" in the DNA Study, you will provide researchers of un-linked lineages with a possibility of matching that DNA haplotype... proving or disproving a relationship link. For an idea of how the results are presented, see: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/dnaresults.htm Interested researchers will not be able to find out the name of their missing link... but they may well be able to establish whether they are on the right track, and gain some prediction of how many generations back they will have to go in order to establish a "Most Recent Common Ancestor". The same can be said for many lines being researched around the world. The webpage outlines some of the goals of the study which may be useful to every person researching one of the variant surnames in the study. I suspect there may be additional goals which may be of particular interest to you as Armstrong researchers. Please feel free to suggest any such goal which might usefully be made a part of this study. The DNA Study has certain limitations dictated by the technology involved. Not everyone will be able to join the study, but perhaps they will have a male Armstrong relative who can join the study. Please try to enlist volunteers from any of these lines in the study. One can join the study directly from the website, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/dnastudy.htm#members and get the advantage of a reduced rate for the test provided to us by Family Tree DNA, a genetic testing company whose services are being used by well over 250 "one-name" family surname studies. The company has an established reputation, and is providing us with a service which may prove invaluable. If you have any questions after reviewing the webpage, please let me know. This is a cooperative research effort involving the efforts of everyone who joins the study. There is no proprietarial interest in the results of the study. It's benefits are intended to be available to all. I invite any and all interested researchers of the various lineages out there to jump in and suggest possible benefits of this study for their particular lines. Volunteers are needed. Please consider joining the study! Regards Dave Strong ... DNA Study Coordinator & webmaster: Book I: RESEARCHING STRONG(E) AND STRANG(E) IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/contents.htm Database and manuscript. See especially Chap. 13, entitled "Lineages"; and Chapt. 15, "DNA Study" http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/dnastudy.htm & Book II: THE DONEGAL STRONG PUZZLE: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/indxdrft.htm Research and study of Counties Donegal and Fermanagh Strongs and related families. ==============================================================

Herma, Sorry, afraid I never heard of Paul Howard. I didn't know any Blue Grass pickers, being from MS. Now, I could name a lot of Blues singers and Red Neck Country pickers. # :-)) Fount ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herma R Armstrong" <hrarmstrong@juno.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 10:07 AM Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] bluegrass picker Paul Howard > Hi Fount, > May I offer my condolences on the loss of your banjo picker. > > Your reference to bluegrass records that this fellow played on "years > ago" caught my eye. My cousin and I have been trying to find out what > happened to a bluegrass performer named Paul Howard and I was wondering > if you have ever heard of him and could help us. Paul Howard had a band > called the Cottonpickers back in the late 40's and early 50's. They > travelled all over the place but he met our cousin Rosella Dean in > Portsmouth OH - that's southern OH, on the OH River - and married her > when she was only 15. I have a photo of them together - it looks like > one of those "8 x 10 glossies" in which Paul is wearing his cowboy hat > and shirt with a bolo and Rosella is cheek to cheek with him - and it > looks like he was at least 30 or 35 yrs. old. I was told that my aunt > signed permission for them to get married because she was afraid Rosella > would run away anyway. > > Rosella travelled around with Paul and the Cottonpickers and - get this > - a pet pig. This was way before the pot-bellied variety was brought > over from SE Asia, so we're talking about an ordinary porker. Well, I > guess you couldn't exactly call a pet pig who stayed in motels and > traveled by car "ordinary," could you? Paul and Rosella didn't stay > together long. She went on to marry a few more times, including once to > a DJ at WLS in Chicago named Jim Runyon. I see his name mentioned from > time to time. I don't know if Rosella actually sang with Paul or not, > but she became a nightclub singer. Her daughter has letters that she > wrote to this cousin of mine about Julius LaRosa sending her flowers and > wanting to date her and hanging out with Patti Page, meeting Ella > Fitzgerald, and the like. I used to love playing dress-up with her fancy, > sparkly clothes that I would find in my aunt's attic. Rosella died at > age 43 of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1977. But I digress - as usual. > > Back to Paul Howard, the bluegrass man, which is why I wrote. My cousin > and I have been unable to find out anything about him. My cousin has gone > to some bluegrass sites on the Internet and placed queries but got no > responses. I have placed queries on some KY genealogy lists I used to be > on but no one had heard of him. He did put out some records back in the > late 40's or early 50's - the cousin remembers our family playing them - > so that's why I decided to take a stab at asking you about him. My > cousin thinks Paul Howard was from Alabama originally but maybe he just > thinks that because his band was named the Cottonpickers. > > Herma Armsrong > near Buffalo, NY > hrarmstrong@juno.com >

Sweet Cousin Marilyn! I have been in and out so much lately with Dr's appointments and such, I haven't had time to do my e mailing! The Dr's are standing in line waiting for me! One is tring to find a blockage in my heart and one is trying to find prostrate cancer. I just want to play my bass and drink my drink! The banjo picker was a new member of our band. He was a wonderful Blue Grass style picker. He had played with the group, "Tall Timber". I still would enjoy trying to have our party. I will bring my electric bass, crawfish and CC with Diet Dew. Make a list of all the mixen's for the A list. Sounds like your trip was quite an adventure! We go on a cruse in Dec. to a bunch of islands. Fount ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@attbi.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 5:18 PM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > Well, Mr. Fount Ray Armstrong, > THERE you are! > > We knew we couldn't have the party without YOU! > > Hardly anybody seems to be about these last few days and I think it may have > something to do with the MSN problems with e-mail. Anyway, there were so > few of us ready to party that we have about decided to postpone this year's > do for a little bit and maybe vote on a new date, so go ahead to your dance > tonight and play and sing for the folks. We will catch up with you for the > party later! > > I was getting worried about you. I'm so sorry about your banjo picker. Is > he the one with you on the CD? Gee, that's too bad, but glad he had a nice > send-off. Bet he knew and was pleased, and I know you'll all remember him > when you play together. > > Hope you and Mrs. FR are well...we had a good trip and learned a lot. Ate > strange fruit I'd never seen or heard of before, and lots of rice and beans. > It's big beef country down there, and they also eat lots of fresh fish, > chicken and pork. The food is not hot like Mexican food, but it is spicy > and tasty. > > The most foolish thing we did was to get hitched up in a thing like a > harness that went around your waist and under your thighs and hang from and > ride cables from big tree to big tree in the forest, about 100 feet in the > air, landing on a little platform on a big tree, then getting hooked onto > another cable and doing it again. My, my, I was glad when that one was > over. I did 7 cables and Bernie did 10 because he liked it. Personally, I > think it is the Costa Rican way to scare people to death! > > We also went river rafting and got peed on by howler monkeys (they don't > like people very well and I understand often do worse than #1), saw lots > crocodiles and lots of gorgeous birds like macaws, parrots, and toucans, and > animals like coati-mundis and sloths. It's a beautiful country. One thing > I liked really well was all the exotic fruit. There were things we know > like fresh pineapple, mango, passion fruit, guava, berries, citrus, > papaya...but then there was fruit I never saw before. They make fruit drinks > out of all these fruits...really juices, and one I like a lot was called > "guanabana fruit." > > I am going to be writing about eating in Costa Rica for my column. > Meanwhile I have been catching up on laundry, looking out at the snow and > wondering why there's no breakfast buffet here in my house! > > Let us know what you think about when to reschedule the party, OK? > > Hi to Mrs. FR.....Cousin Marilyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 4:16 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

From: http://www.rootsweb.com/~indian/index.htm?sourceid=00224688806748123187 Armstrong Family ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: History of the Early Settlement & Indian Wars of West Virginia by Wills De Hass. A Mr. ARMSTRONG, one of the early settlers at Belpre, having secured some land on the VA side, built a mill & cabin near the head of Blannerhasset's Island, & in the spring of 1794 moved over his family, consisting of his wife & 5 children. Shortly after their change of residence, a party of Indians concealed themselves on the river hill immediately back of ARMSTRONG's house & in full view of the stockade at Belpre. At early dawn, Mr. ARMSTRONG heard that so often fatal decoy, the turkey-call, & taking his dog & gun, sallied forth to secure a shot before they should leave the roost. One of the sons, taken prisoner, & now living near Columbus, Ohio, relates what followed. " After proceeding a short distance, either from the dog or some other circumstance, ARMSTRONG became alarmed, retreated to the house & barred the door. The Indians pursued & endeavored to get it open but failing on the first attempt they took a rail to effect their purpose. While they were endeavoring to gain entrance, Mr. ARMSTRONG snapped his gun, in an attempt to shoot, but it did not go off; he then ascended the loft, & removing some of the roof, escaped through the opening, while the Indians were breaking down the door. The alarm was given to the stockade in upper Belpre & a party went over. They met Mr. ARMSTRONG & the 2 oldest sons who had been in the mill. Mrs. ARMSTRONG they found dead on the outside of the cabin. It appeared as if she had attempted to escape from the roof as her husband did, but being a heavy woman, had probably fallen & broken her leg. Two children were dead & a little girl still alive but insensible, though when disturbed, she would say, " What's that?" Mrs. ARMSTRONG & 2 children were scalped; one child about 2 years old was not. Two sons who were in the cabin were taken prisoners & carried to their towns, where they remained until the close of the war, when their elder brothers brought them from the Indian country.

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ARMSTRONG Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kQB.2ACIB/1975.2039.2 Message Board Post: My gggrandmother was Alice Armstrong b.? in ? who m. David Wilson Patterson b. 1818 in either Fayette Co. or Westmoreland Co. PA. Their first child was Francis Marion ("Frank") Patterson b. 1840 in Rostraver Twp Westmoreland Co PA. I'm wondering if this Alice Armstrong could be the dau. of Samuel Armstrong and either his 1st wife Anna Wilton or his 2nd wife Elizabeth Cope. Does anyone know this Alice's place of birth, birth date and/or spouse? The person who posted this original message cannot now be reached; her e-mail is undeliverable. So I hope I hear from somebody!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kQB.2ACIB/2604 Message Board Post: she lived in jasper alabama and was born there i'm pretty sure of that. i want to know what ethnicity that is. what country is armstrong name and how do i found out what her maiden name was?