Carroll-Wayne County IN Archives Biographies.....Armstrong, Franklin G. 1822 - 1903 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 16, 2006, 10:43 pm Author: John C. Odell (1916) FRANKLIN G. ARMSTRONG. M. D. Dr. Franklin G. Armstrong was born in Wayne county, Indiana, June 20, 1822. His father, William Armstrong, was a native of Virginia and one of the pioneers of Wayne county, Indiana. His mother was a native of Ohio and her maiden name was Rachael Bright. She, with her mother, moved to Wayne county, Indiana, where she and William Armstrong were married. Doctor Armstrong, with his father's family, came to Carroll county, Indiana, in October, 1829, and located on a farm east of Camden. He obtained his early education in the log school house and later attended school in Delphi. At the age of twenty years he engaged in teaching school. At the age of twenty-two years he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. J. M. Justice, in Camden. In 1846 and 1847 he attended the Ohio Medical College in Cincinnati. He then entered into active practice oŁ his profession in the town of Camden. Doctor Armstrong was married to Henrietta Robeson, September 3, 1850, and to this union was born one daughter, Henrietta. His wife died on July 11, 1851. He was married, secondly, to Mary J. Tenney, of Ohio, August 24, 1854, and to this union were born seven children, three of whom survived him. His wife died in July, 1893. Doctor Armstrong represented the counties of Carroll and Clinton in the state Senate in 1866. He united with the Camden Baptist church, in Camden, in 1841. He was an active and consistent member of this church during his life. He died on June 23, 1903, leaving surviving four children, Mrs. Henrietta Dillen, Carrie Bright, Grace and William E.; and two brothers, Alfred and William M. Armstrong; and two grandchildren. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS BY JOHN C ODELL With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families ILLUSTRATED 1916 B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana CHAPTER IX. BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF DECEASED PIONEERS OF CARROLL COUNTY. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/carroll/bios/armstron7bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/infiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb