Edgefield County ScArchives Biographies.....Armstrong, David C. 1841 - 
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Author: “Memorial Record of Alabama,” Volume 2, published by Brant & Fuller in Madison, WI (1893), pages 447-448

D. C. Armstrong, the leading merchant of Notasulga, Macon county, Ala., was 
born in 1841, in Walker county, Ga., and is a son of H. H. and E. L. (Sloan) 
Armstrong, born respectively in Wilkes county, Ga., in 1810, and Edgefield 
district, S.C., in 1812.  These parents were married in Walker county, Ga., and 
in 1843 came to Alabama, located in Macon county, and died in 1886, and 1888, 
members of the Missionary Baptist church.  H. H. Armstrong was a gentleman of 
considerable ability, was at one time a member of the Georgia legislature from 
Wilkes county, was an advanced Mason, and a successful business man.  His 
father, James Armstrong, was a native of Scotland, and was a young man when he 
came to the United States, where he married, and held charge of a Baptist 
church at Savannah, Ga., during the war of 1812, sought refuge in Wilkes 
county, where he died many years ago.  The maternal grandfather of D. C. 
Armstrong was Adam Sloan, who died in South Carolina.  The children of H. H. 
and E. L. (Sloan) Armstrong are nine in number and are named as follows:  Mrs. 
T. P. Harvey, of Rome, GA.; James, of Main City, Mo.; Col. H. Clay, a prominent 
citizen of Auburn, Ala.  During the late war he was on Gen. Ross’s staff, later 
was state superintendent of education, was once a member of the state house of 
representatives, and under President Cleveland was United States consul to Rio 
Janeiro; he is also one of the leading Masons of the state, being past grand 
master of the grand lodge, and past grand high priest of the chapter.  D. C. 
Armstrong is the fourth born in the family; the fifth is Mrs. E. Dellridge; the 
sixth, A. S., deceased, was with Gen. Ross during the war; the seventh is also 
deceased, and was named R. D.’ the eighth is Mrs. Corrie Reese, of Rome, Ga., 
and the ninth and youngest is R. T. of the same city.  D. C. Armstrong was 
educated at Notasulga, at Ervin college, Tenn., and at Rome, Ga.  In 1861 he 
joined company B, Sixth Alabama reserves, in which he remained until after the 
first battle of Manassas; he then went to the front and took part in the fight 
of Seven Pines, and following this, in nearly all the engagements of the 
Virginia campaign, including Antietam and Gettysburg.  At the last-named place 
he was severely wounded and captured, and for three months was unable to turn 
over.  After being confined in Baltimore for a time, he was released, and went 
to Texas, where he passed four years in the hide and wool business.  He then 
returned to Alabama, and engaged in merchandising at Loachapoka, in Lee county, 
for a few years, and thence went to Florida, where he passed four years and 
finally settled in Notasulga, his present place of residence, w here he is 
doing a successful business, and also has considerable farming interests.  His 
nuptials took place in 1872 with Miss Susie R., daughter of Maj. H. E. J. 
Harris, now a resident of Georgia.  Mrs. Armstrong is a native of Stewart 
county, Ga., and in religion is a Methodist.  Mr. Armstrong is a member of 
Loachapoka lodge, F. &. A.M., and has served as its worshipful master.

Additional Comments:
David and Susie are found in the 1880 US Census, Lee County, Alabama with no 
children.  His parents, H. H. & Elizabeth L. Sloan Armstrong are in Notasulga, 
Macon, AL in 1880.

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