Biography of William Armstrong, 1902, Grant Co., Oregon
Surnames: Armstrong, Stonehouse

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 An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub.
1902 by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 460

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG

In 1830, in the mother country, he first saw the light and for twenty-nine he
labored and studied in his native country and then led by an adventurous
spirit he migrated to the new land, settling first in Grant county, Wisconsin,
where he remained for a few years, then came direct to Oregon, arriving in
Canyon City as early as 1864. He attention was turned to mining here until
1870, when he purchased the old military road ranch, where he is now living,
two miles north from Mount Vernon, at the Mount Vernon warm springs. Here he
gave himself to stock raising and the improvement of his property, and the
success that has attended his efforts has given him a good competence and a
comfortable home. His is a well kept ranch, bearing evidence of thrift and
industry in every particular. His improvements are tasty and substantial and
he has been satisfied to take a medium sized ranch and improve it well rather
than to have a great quantity of land that is half cultivated.

The marriage of Mr. Armstrong and Miss Hannah Stonehouse, a native of England,
was solemnized in 1862 and to them have been born three children: Robert E.,
Lizzie, deceased, and William C.