Alameda County CA Archives Biographies.....Armstrong, John 1842 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

JOHN ARMSTRONG, a general farmer of Livermore Valley, dates his birth September
26, 1842, in County Tyrone, Ireland, where he was reared on a farm, the son of
Robert and Ann (Mills) Armstrong, also natives of the same county, who emigrated
to America in 1863, locating at Nilestown, Ohio, where the father died, July 16,
1881; the mother is still living in that State. Mr. Armstrong, the subject of
this paragraph, came to America in 1860, locating the next year in the town of
Mexico, in the northeastern part of Missouri, and was engaged in agriculture
there until 1870, when he moved with his family by rail to California, locating
at Mt. Eden, Alameda County, for one year, and then upon his present farm four
and a half miles northwest of Livermore, where he owns and cultivates 160 acres
of fine land, raising stock and grain. He is one of those jovial, whole-souled
sons of Erin so characteristic of the truly American character as to be a most
welcome immigrant. He was naturalized in Missouri, in 1864.

  He was united in matrimony to Miss Matilda Bell, in his native country, and
they have now eight children: Annie B., Joseph D., John J., Martha J., Robert
L., Newton W., William G, and Ora J. Mr. Armstrong is a member of Mosaic Lodge,
No. 218, F. & A. M., and of Vesper Lodge, No. 62, A. O. U. W., of Livermore.
Annie B. Armstrong was married June 20, 1886, to Samuel McKelvey, and now
resides in San Francisco. Joseph D. Armstrong was married to Miss Sara McMullin
the 1st day of July, 1890, and resides in San Lorenzo, where he is occupied as
principal of the San Lorenzo public school.


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Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.


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