Andrew Armstrong 2,47,125
- Born: March 10, 1783, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Married: December 20, 1805, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Died: August 1, 1855, Columbiana County, Ohio
General Notes:
A Short History of Andrew Armstrong
Born Mar. 10, 1783. Died Aug. 1, 1855
He came with his parents from Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, when they settled in Columbiana County, Ohio. He had three brothers and two sisters as far as now known. Thomas settled near Wooster, Ohio, and Alfred, somewhere in the state of Michigan. One brother was killed in a stone quarry near Pittsburgh. Location of the sisters, unknown.
About 1799, he squatted on Section 26, in Middleton township where he was married and followed farming until about 1815, when he entered the South West quarter of Section 22, in Elk Run township of the above county. He received a deed for this land from President Monroe, March 7, 1818. This deed is still well preserved. He served in the war of 1812 and helped Gen. Harrison cut a wagon road from the Ohio river to the Maumee. He was with Gen. Croggan in the defense of Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
His first house was a two story log building that stood about five rods from where the brick house now stands.
In later years, it was used by one Perry Moore, for a store room, but was torn down in 1870. The present brick building was erected in 1830-31. The brick were made by hand in a field near the west line, on the north side of the public road. Both of these buildings were used as tavern stands for the traveling public. It is now owned and used by Frank S. Armstrong, Elkton, Ohio.
-- (Complete Genealogy of the Armstrong Family, 1740-1920, Compiled by Geo. W. Armstrong, Lisbon, Ohio)
Annotated by Catherine Parkins, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1978. Included in Mary Mabel (Foulks) Schmidt papers.
Marriage Information:
Andrew married Hannah Shaw on December 20, 1805 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. (Hannah Shaw was born on April 21, 1787 and died on September 10, 1857 in Columbiana County, Ohio.)
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