Roane County, West Virginia         BIO: ARMSTRONG Family

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History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927
William H. Bishop, Esq.
p 436

ARMSTRONG:
Hon. Matthias Benson Armstrong, born in Lewis County, western Virginia,
February 10, 1820, a son of John J. P. and Margaret (Jones) Armstrong, who
settled in this part of Reedy country in the year 1843. Matthias B.
Armstrong's name is seen conected with much of the earlier business of the
village later becoming the City of Spencer. He appears to have been a
resident of the villages New California and Reedyville; when the County of
Roane was formed; the first county court convened in his residence; he was
thrice married, the second wife died childless; the names of the children of
Matthias B. and first wife, Nancy (Rader), in order of their births, are
William H., 1844; next Newton B., John Wesley Chapman, lawyer, mentioned in
the chapter of this work:
History of the City of Spencer, in list of lawyers of the town; and Florence
M. Armstrong.  For his third wife Matthias B. married Louisa, daughter of
Elijah and Nancy (Lewis) Flesher, formerly of Lewis County, but of Jackson
County at time of marriage of Matthias B. and Louisa; he held the office of
county surveyor of Roane County, four years, and served one term, year 1872,
as State Senator for Fifth Senatorial District, at which time his residence
was Reedyville.
Newton B., son of Matthias B. Armstrong, married Miss Almeda McCarty,
November 2, 1869; Newton B. Armstrong was prominent in the county for some
fifteen years, 1875 to 1890; dealt in timber; served as assessor of. the
county one term. To Newton B. and Almeda, his wife, were born and reared one
son, Chapman and several daughters, whose names we do not know.