I have JAMES ARMSTRONG in: 1870 census: Series: M593 Roll: 277 Page: 87 SHELBY CO., FLAT BRANCH TWP ARMSTRONG J 15 M W IL IL living with the Charly Elmer family #14 Elmer , Charly 40 farmer b: KY Mary 30 house keep b: KY Alice (F) 18 b: ILL Catherine (F) 11 b: ILL Unknown (F) 10 b: ILL Unknown (F) 9 b: ILL Unknown (F) 8 b: ILL Thomas (m) ? b: ILL William (M) ? b: ILL Armstrong, James (M) 15 b:ILL Also, I still am looking to find James Willis Armstrong with his parents and siblings. Perhaps in the 1860 Flatbranch, Shelby Co., ILL census. * * * * Marriages of Franklin County, Kansas, 1858-1895 Armstrong, James 30-Nov-1882 Carter, Katie I am searching for the parents and (siblings, if any) for CATHERINE (KATE/KATIE) CARTER b: IN about 1840-1865. Her children have her born in IN. m: 1882 KS. to JAMES WILLIS ARMSTRONG b: 1854 they had three children 1. Elizabeth "Lizzy" b:? (possible in Rantoul, Franklin Co., KS) 2. Nora Bessie b: 13 Oct 1886 Franklin Co., KS 3. Charles b:11 Aug 1889 Catherine Carter Armstrong died about eight years after her oldest child was born. James Willis Armstrong remarried 2nd wife named "Rose". * * * And here is what I think will turn out to be CATHERINE (KATIE) CARTER ARMSTRONG'S Obituary > Index to Pomona Annals, 1884 to 1906. > Pomona, Kansas had a newspaper almost continuously from 1884 to 1928. > Interesting tidbits from those newspapers have been extracted and placed in a notebook at the Ottawa Library. The following index refers to the name found, and the date of the newspaper. Armstrong, Kate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Apr 1890 > I think that perhaps the newspaper is an Obituary for Kate. > Gads, how I would like to get my hands on that!!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T.S CARTER family listed in the 1895 Agri. census Franklin Co., Pottawatomie Twp., Lane P.O. [Kansas] Family 183-183 T.S. CARTER 49 M IN (to KS from IN) b: c.1846 M. CARTER 37 F OH (to KS from Wisc) b: c. 1858 G. CARTER 18 M KS b: c. 1877 W.M. CARTER 15 M KS b: c. 1880 NORA CARTER 10 F KS b: c. 1884-5 HANNAH CARTER 8 F KS b: c. 1886 ARMSTRONG, L. 11 F KS b: c. 1884-5 ARMSTRONG, NORA 8 F KS b: 13 Oct 1886 ARMSTRONG, CHARLEY 6 M KS b:c.1889 L. ARMSTRONG is Elizabeth (Lizzy). NORA ARMSTRONG is my grandmother, she and her two siblings are listed here in the household of her mother's relative?? (Brother, I believe). T.S. Carter's first name is Thomphon. I found him in the 1900 Census, Franklin County Kansas. 1900 Census June 9, 1900 Kansas Franklin County Pottawatomie Surname Name Age Sex b. date b. self b. father b. mother Occupation Carter Thomphon Head 48 M Apr 1862 IN Ireland Scotland Farmer Carter Margret Wife 42 F Mar 1857 OH OH OH Carter George Son 23 M Feb 1877 KS IN OH Carter William Son 20 M Jun 1880 KS IN OH Carter Lenora P Daughter 16 F Feb 1884 KS IN OH Carter Hannah Daughter 14 F Mar 1886 KS IN OH Palmer Henry Border 24 M 1875 NE NE ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You will notice that the Lane Post Office In Franklin County is where my T.S. Carter family is listed in my posting cc above. And I see that there is a CARTER family is also listed with all their children born in that Lane, Franklin Co: Name: Henry Nathaniel CARTER Birth: Nov. 17, 1858 in Polk Co. IO Death: Sep. 21, 1942 in Syracuse, Hamilton Co. KS Burial: Syracuse Cemetery Syracuse, Hamilton Co. KS Father: Henry CARTER b: April 25, 1818 in Clay Co. KY Mother: Barbara Ellen CARMAN b: Feb 14, 1823 in Shelby Co. KY Marriage 1 Annie P. PYLE b: May 03, 1859 in Hancock Co. KY Married: Dec. 12, 1879 in Osawatomie, Miami Co. KS, by C.S. Adair, in John Brown's Cabin then the Adair home. Children Benjamin (Floyd) CARTER b: Apr. 27, 1881 in Lane, Franklin Co. KS Barbara Ellen (Nelle) CARTER b: Aug. 05, 1883 in Lane, Franklin Co. KS Francis Murry (F.M.) CARTER b: Jan. 14, 1886 in Lane, Franklin Co. KS Hetty Shields CARTER b: Dec. 12, 1888 in Rural Lane, Franklin Co. KS Florence Poe CARTER b: Jan. 07, 1891 in Franklin Co. KS Dwight Henry CARTER b: Aug. 29, 1897 in Franklin Co. KS Cecil Jean CARTER b: Aug. 04, 1900 in Franklin Co. KS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` I lastly, I have JAMES ARMSTRONG in the 1900 census widow w/ only Charles and Nora. A kind soul sent me this in the 1900 census in Allen Co. Iola ? twp. ED 11 sheet 14 line 46 FHL Armstrong, James W., 45, b:1854, b. IL/father b: IL/ mother b: IL ....widow, laborer-cement Nora, dgt.,13 Oct 1886, KS? IL? IN, at school (my paternal grandmother) Charles, son, 11 Aug 1899, KS? IL? IN, at school (typo should be 1889)? Elizabeth must have moved out of her parents home by 1900 , and Catherine (Kate) had passed on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any ideas or suggestions are always welcome mema