Hi! I am new to the list. I have been looking for a Thomas R.(Rufus,I think this is his middle name) Armstrong. He was born in the late 1790s in North Carolina. He married Elizabeth ??. They were in Tennessee in 1819. They were in Lincoln County, Missouri next. Thomas, jr. was born in Missouri in 1828. He married Sarah Elvira Kimball. Plooma was born in 1851. Thomas,jr. remarried after Sarah, died three months after Plooma was born. Both Thomas snr. and jnr. moved to Montgomery in 1850 or 1851. Thomas,jr moved to Hill County, TX in about 1856. Thomas,snr. was a minister in Missouri and Texas(moved about 1856 and preached in several counties). I do not know if he was a preacher before Missouri. Thomas, jr. died while serving in the Civil War. Thomas and Elizabeth's children's names were William Burrage, Sarah, John Nelson, Thomas, David, Rebecca, and Martha A. Does any of this info fit in with your Armstrong research? I found 3 marriages in a listing for Orange County, NC. 1)Thomas Armstrong married Susannah Pratt on 1-22-1793 2)Thomas Armstrong married Fannie Anderson in 1794 3)Thomas Armstrong married Elizabeth Anderson on 4-26-1819. The first two could possibly be the same person. The third could be a son. If you are related to any of these 3 couples please e-mail me. Cathy _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com