BIO: ARMSTRONG, James W., s/o John & Elizabeth (Eslinger) Armstrong Submitted by: Diana Flynn ARMSTRONG, ESLINGER, CROMER "HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, INDIANA" GOODSPEED BROS. 1884 POSEY TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY, INDIANA PAGE 885 JAMES W. ARMSTRONG is a native of the township and county of which he is now a resident. He is the fourth of five children born to John and Elizabeth (Eslinger) Armstrong, who were natives respectively of Kentucky and Virginia, the former of Irish, the latter of German descent. He was born September 5, 1846, and has always resided on the old homestead. His father died in 1851, and his mother March 21, 1877. December 16, 1874, his marriage with Josephine Cromer was solemnized, and to their union two children have been born: Walter L. and Alonzo W. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a Republican. He is a prominent and enterprising young farmer, and in that occupation has been very successful. He now owns 240 acres of land, most of which are well improved. He also raises stock quite extensively. ************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.