Benjamin Christopher Columbus Armstrong & Mary Boon Marriage 3 November 1859

Bride: Mary Boon
Groom: Columbus Armstrong
Bond Date: 02 Nov 1859
County: Edgecombe
Record #: 01 006
Bondsman: Wm G Billips
Witness: J H Dozier
Bond #: 000042697
Marriage Date: 03 Nov 1859
Performed By: Hilliard S Taylor ABMG

Thank you Debbie [] for providing this information, which was obtained from: Armstrong North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868. I found Debbie and the information she posted on Rootsweb.com.

Micajah Armstrong & Treacy Wilkinson Marriage 16 March 1835

Bride: Treacy Wilkinson
Groom: Micajah Armstrong
Bond Date: 16 Mar 1835
County: Edgecombe
Record #: 03 001
Bondsman: Gray Armstrong
Witness: T. C. Hearn
Bond #: 000045791

Thank you Debbie [] for providing this information, which was obtained from: Armstrong North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868. I found Debbie and the information she posted on Rootsweb.com.

Gray Armstrong 1850 US Census

Image shows: Gray Armstrong 65, Amos I. 23, B.C. 12, J.B. 10, W.H. 8.

All are living in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, household number 153. Gray is a farmer with an estate worth 15,000. He cannot read or write.

Amos I. is Gray's son. B.C. (Benjamin Christopher Columbus), J.B. (Jolly Bunn) and W.H. (William H.) are Gray's son Micajah's sons. I have been told the three boys were living with their grandfather while their father, Micajah, served in the war. I am still looking for information on Micajah serving in the war and will post it when I find more information.

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Gray Armstrong 1860 US Census

Image shows: Gray Armstrong 75, Wm H. H. 18, Aneliza (Ann Eliza) Worsley 35 (insane daughter), Aquitto? Worsley 12.

The family is living in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, family number 442. Gray is Micajah E. Armstrong's father and Benjamin Christopher Columbus Armstrong's grandfather. Wm H. H. is probably Micajah's son, William H., who was born in about 1842. Aneliza Worsley [Redding Worsley's wife], age 35 labeled "insane" lives in household of wealthy ($30,000) farmer, Gray Armstrong [her father].

1867 - Included in will of Gray Armstrong, "I have this day entered into a contract with Carter Pope to provide for my daughter Ann Eliza Worsley during her lifetime, and I am to pay $175 per annum and he is to receive her share of my estate upon my death." [Ann Eliza Armstrong had married Redding Worsley and was "labeled insane"] Edgecombe County Will Abstracts 1858-1910.

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Benjamin C. Columbus Armstrong 1860 US Census

Image shows: Columbus Armstrong 22, Mary 15.

The census was taken on 18 June 1860. The couple was married within the year and are living in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, family number 388. Columbus Armstrong is a Farm Laborer. The value of his personal estate is 50.

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Benjamin C. Columbus Armstrong - American Civil War Soldier

American Civil War Soldiers - about Benjamin Armstrong

Name: Benjamin Armstrong, Residence: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Occupation: Farmer, Enlistment Date: 5 May 1861, Enlistment Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Side Served: Confederacy, State Served: North Carolina, Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 5 May 1861 at the age of 23. Enlisted in Company K, 15th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 5 May 1861. Surrendered Company K, 15th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 9 Apr 1865.

Sources: 16,124. Ancestry.com.

Benjamin Christopher Columbus Armstrong 1870 US Census

Image shows: Benjamin Armstrong 32, Mary 24, Sarah F 9, Mary E. 6, Teresa 4, Easter A. O. 2, Henrietta 5/12.

The census was taken on 19 July 1870. All are living in Rocky Mount Township, Edgecombe, North Carolina, family number 39. Benjamin Armstrong is a Farm Laborer.

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Benjamin Christopher Columbus Armstrong 1880 US Census

Image shows: Columbus Armstrong 43, Mary 35, Treesi? (Teresa) 14, Beda 12, Henrietta 10, Maggie 8.

All are living in Rocky Mount No. 12 Township, Edgecombe, North Carolina, family number 94.

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