Ball and Autrey Ancestry and Related Names
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Jesse ARMSTRONG
11820 Illinois State Census Jesse Armstrong Born 1818. "Illinois Census, 1810-90
about Jesse Armstrong
Name: Jesse Armstrong
State: IL
County: Madison County
Township: August, 1820
Year: 1820
Record Type: State or colonial census
Page: 165
Database: IL 1820 State Census Index."
2Will,Letter from Deanna Kleider on Jesse Armstrong.. "! MARRIED A VIRGINIA. JESSE WAS ADMINISTRATOR OF HIS FATHERS ESTATE. ON JULY 31ST 1869 OR 1865?? CANT MAKE THESE DATES OUT TO WELL. GEORGE ARMSTRONG DIED INTESTATE IN 1860. NO MENTION IS MADE IN ESTATE OF SARA "ELIZABETH" WHO MUST HAVE DIED AND LEFT NO CHILDREN BEFORE 1865 AS EMILY AND ANNA DIED BEFORE THEIR FATHER, BUT THEIR CHILDREN NAMED AS HEIRS." "MEANS NAME KNOWN BY, THESE MAY NOT BE IN EXACT ORDER AND DTHERE MAY HAVE BEEN MORE?? NOTHING FOUND ON JOE, ASSUME HE IS SON UNDER 10 IN CEN. OF MUHLENBURGE CO. KY. 1810. THE FIRST CHILD????
!THE ABOVE NOTES WERE COPIED FROM A FAMILY GROUP SHEET SENT TO ME DONNA AUTREY BY DEANNA KLEIDER OF SPRINGFIELD NEB MY 5 TH COUSIN.
From Nancy Harkins:1850 Census Manchester, Scott, Ill."
31840 Census Gallatin County, Illinois, Cave In Rock Precint. "1840 Census for Illinois, Gallatin County, Cave In Rock Precint.
Jesse Armstrong and Family: Shows One Male age Between 20-30years and One Female Between 20-30. I believe this is Jesse and Virginia. Possibley they got married here.
Jesse would have been age 22."
41850 Census for Scott County, Illinois No Township listed Jesse Armstrong and Wife Virginia. . "1850 Scott County, Illinios, No Township listed. Dwelling Number 780
Jesse Armstrong Male Plaster Born in Illinois Age 32 born about 1818,
Virginia A. Age 20 Female born in MO.
Sarah E. age 5 Female born Illinois
George age 2 Male born MO."
51860 Census Miller, Marion County, MO. "6. Censur 1860 Miller, Marion, Missouri for Jesse Armstrong Family. "6.Census 1860 Miller, Marion, Missouri for Jesse Armstrong Family. "1860 United States Federal Census Record Jesse Armstrong, Name Jesse Armstrong Age in 1860 41 Birthplace, Illinois Home in 1860, Miller, Marion, Missouri Gender Male Head of Household, Jesse Armstrong Post Office Hannibal , Jesse Armstrong Miller, Marion, MO 41 1818 Illinois Male , Virginia A Armstrong Miller, Marion, MO 39 1820 Missouri Female , Sarah E Armstrong Miller, Marion, MO 14 1845 Illinois Female George W Armstrong Miller, Marion, MO 12 1847 Missouri Male William Armstrong Miller, Marion, MO 8 1851 Illinois Male Saml M Armstrong Miller, Marion, MO 5 1854 Illinois Male."
61880 Census for Jesse Armstrong and Family Miller Township, Marion county, Missouri. "1880 Census Miller township, Marion County, Missouri
Jesse Armstrong age 62 born abt 1818 in Illinois,,( Father and Mother Born KY) something other than direct relationship to John Hendron age 62..
Household members
John Hendron age 63 born Virginia
Mary Armstrong age 38 Housekeeper Born Kentucky, Parents both KY
Joseph age 15 male Hired Farm Labor born Missouri Parents both KY
Elizabeth Female age 12 At Home born Missouri, Parents both KY
Ida Female age 8 At Home born Missouri,Parents both KY
Bummer (Jesse J.) Male age 5 Born Missiouri, Parents both KY."
7Civil War Pension Records for Jesse Armstrong (1818-1888). "From the Pension Records obtained by Deanna Klieder in Springfield, Nebraska Jesse died January 14, 1888 in Miller, Marion County, Missouri address Hannibal. Cause of death was pneumonia and chronic diarrhea it says."
Virginia Ann DAUGHERTY
1Census, 1860 Miller, Marion, Missouri for Jesse Armstrong Family. "1860 Census PO Hannibal,Miller,Marion, Missouri, Virginia A. Armstrong was age 39 Born in Missouri."
2Daughtery, Virginia Ann. "----- Original Message -----
From: Kleiderd@aol.com
To: autrey@c-zone.net
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 7:14 PM
Subject: Doughtery
Hi Donna-Doughtery or Daughtery? Could be either. You found it on IGI LDS church site It was on the marriage of William Armstrong to Mattie Hayes at Saint Stephens Indian Creek, Monroe Co., MO. Batch No: M520471 Dates: 1835-1885 Source Call No.: 1019606 Type: Film Printout Call No.: NONE Type: Sheet OO. The marriage was 14 Sept. 1875. You had put it down as Doughtery and that could be right. I suspect that the name was Daughtery because there was a Samuel M. Daughtery who is buried in the Rush Cemetery and he was 70 plus. A Samuel Daughtery is in Miller Township, Marion County, MO in 1880 and I always wondered if he wasn't a younger brother to Virginia Ann because she and Jesse named one of their sons Samuel M. However that info was taken off of a census and a death record and it is possible that both times it should have been spelled with an o instead of an a. Whichever, that is where you got your initial information. Also a Pat Hendrick gave you the information. He must have been in Monroe Co. He gave you date-Groom-William Armstrong (non-baptizatis) Groom's father-Jesse Armstrong, Groom's mother-Anni Doughtery, Bride-Mattie Hayes, her father-Wilford Hayes, her mother, Ann Janes, Pat was a secretary for St. Stephen. Virginia is the name on the census, but since her middle name was Ann they may have called her Anni. My nickname is Annie. Bye-Deanna."
William STRAIT
1David Helms, History of Strait, William Born 1816 and died 1854. "This information comes from David Helms, Lucinda's offspring. David writes,
William Strait was killed in a hunting accident when young George Armstrong, Lucinda's brother, mistook William for an animal and shot him. The following deed records indicate that William died in 1857 or earlier. and surely in Scott County, Illinois. This has to do with Lucinda allowing the railroad to pass through her farm. David got the shooting information from his Great Uncle Junius Helm. As an old man, Junius Helm, wrote in a letter that Lucinda's younger brother, George, had shot William in the chips yard. I believe they had been hunting and it happened after they came home. Lucinda said to her brother, George, look what you have done. You have left me a widow with all of these children to raise. Junius said that no one in the family heard from him again.
1880 Census for Laura Strait daugher says father born in Indiana."
2Illinois Marriage Index for Lucinda Armstrong . "Lucinda Armstrong married to William Strait 20 Oct 1837 Morgan County, Illinois: Illinolis Statewide Marriage Index."
Lucinda ARMSTRONG
1Nancy Harkins, Researcher in Bose, Idaho, History of Armstrong, Lucinda Strait, Author also David Helm on History. "MARRIED WILLIAM STRAIT ON 20 OCT 1837 MORGAN CO. ILL
Notes from Nancy Harkins:1850 Census Manchester, Scott, Ill. 1880 Census Roodhouse, Greene, Ill. Was widowed and living in household of her daughter Laura Sawyer and her husband James and their children. 1900 Census, white Hall, Greene, Ill. was widow living with widowed daughter Mary E. Helm. Shows Lucinda and had 9 children with 4 living."
2Illinois Death Index for Lucinda Armstrong Strait.. "Died 31 Dec 1901 in Whitehall, Greene, Illinois at 81 years old. Volume 1 Page 120 Certificate No. 1540."
31900 Census for Helm, Mary E. and mother Lucinda Armstrong, Strait. "1900 United States Federal Census Mary E Helm
Name: Mary E Helm
Home in 1900: White Hall, Greene, Illinois
Age: 61
Estimated birth year: abt 1839
Birthplace: Illinois
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Mother's name: Lucinda (Armstrong, Strait)
Race: White
Occupation:
Household Members: Name Age
Mary E Helm 61
Lucinda Strait 80 Mother."
4Obituary for Armstrong, Lucinda, Strait. "Taken from the Roadhouse Record: (from David Helm)
Died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Helm, in the south part of the city, January 1, 1902, at about 12:05 a.m., Mrs. Lucinda Strait, aged eighty-one years, eleven months and three days. Lucinda Armstrong was born in Madison County, this state, January 28, 1820.
In 1837 she was united in marriage with Wm. Strait, who preceded her to the grave several years ago. To this union were born nine children, four of who are still living. They are John Strait, of Missouri, Preston Strait, of Whitehall Township; Mrs. Mary Helm and Mrs. James Sawyer, of this city. She also leaves thirteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Deceased had resided in this county many years and was well respected by all who knew her. Funeral services were held at ten o'clock today at the residence conducted by Rev. W. P. Clark and burial in the Thompson Cemetery, Barrow."
5Illinois Marriage Index for Lucinda Armstrong . "Lucinda Armstrong married to William Strait 20 Oct 1837 Morgan County, Illinois: Illinolis Statewide Marriage Index."
William A. LONG
1Captain William A. Long in the Battle of Lone Jack, Missiour..
2The St. Louis Republican August 1885 , "The St. Louis Republican August 1885 . "The Battle of Lone Jack, Missouri
"Captain Long at this time was ordered up from the left center of the line.
He fought hard all morning and had been wounded more then once. His coat
had been thrown aside and his shirt, open at the collar, exposed his breast
bathed in blood and powder stained. He had a strange light in his eye, and
his parted lips showed his teeth set sharply together. I asked him if he
could go with me to retake the guns. He said: "I would go with you to
hell!" He had in his hand an empty revolver. He was superb and had with
him sixty men of the same metal." This is from the St. Louis Republican 1
August 1885.
Captain Long and his detachment fought in the battle of Lone Jack (August
16, 1862) and Long was shot three times. One of his legs was amputated. He
lived three days and died on 8/19/62.". "The Battle of Lone Jack, Missouri
"Captain Long at this time was ordered up from the left center of the line.
He fought hard all morning and had been wounded more then once. His coat
had been thrown aside and his shirt, open at the collar, exposed his breast
bathed in blood and powder stained. He had a strange light in his eye, and
his parted lips showed his teeth set sharply together. I asked him if he
could go with me to retake the guns. He said: "I would go with you to
hell!" He had in his hand an empty revolver. He was superb and had with
him sixty men of the same metal." This is from the St. Louis Republican 1
August 1885.
Captain Long and his detachment fought in the battle of Lone Jack (August
16, 1862) and Long was shot three times. One of his legs was amputated. He
lived three days and died on 8/19/62."
3The Battle of Lone Jack, Missouri on Captian William A. Long.. "The Battle of Lone Jack, Missouri on Captian William A. Long.
Writing an article for "North and South" magazine on the Battle of Lone Jack, Missouri on William Captain Long."
Margaret Matilda ARMSTRONG
1nimcclellan@hotmail.com, Letter email from Nina Mcclellan.
Gideon ARMSTRONG
1From Nina McClellan. "Information from Direct Descendent Nina Mcclellan at nimcclellan@hotmail.com Aug 2000 email.
Gideon Armstrong was a deputy warden of Leavenworth from 1870-1871. She has pictures.".
2Obituary for Armstrong, Gideon. "November 1894
HIS CAREER ENDED. OBITUARY FOR GIDEON ARMSTRONG: Leavenworth, Kansas
Captain Gideon Armstrong Dies at St.Johns.
The Funeral Tomorrow:
As foretold to the STANDARD yesterday, Capt. Gideon Armstrong has died. He passed away a few minutes after 1 o'clock this morning at St. John's Hospital after a lingering illness. After hours of unconsciousness he revived a short time before the end and with his dying breath remembered his friends. His trusty revolver he asked to be delivered to Joseph A. Cranston, chief of police, and one of his warm friends.
Capt. Armstrong began to fail in health last spring while doing duty as night toll collector at the new Missouri river bridge. In April he was forced to give up the place and from that time on had not been able to do a day's work. He made his home at the residence of Fred U. Waite on Osage Street. His condition became very bad and seven weeks ago today he was removed to St. John's Hospital. There he was given every care and attention, but it was all along plain that he could never recover. After being tapped the last time, his disease being dropsy, he never rallied and all day yesterday lay in an unconscious condition.
Gideon Armstrong was in his 60th year and was a native of Illinois. Many hardships and ill health made him look more aged. He came to Leavenworth in 1858 and was therefore claimed with the pioneers. Early in the sixties he took the first prisoners, nine in number to the Kansas penitentiary which was then a penitentiary only in name. These and others he guarded in stockades till a cell house was built. Practically speaking he was the first warden of the penitentiary. Capt. Armstrong was connected with the prison eight years and a more faithful and nervy officer never handled men dressed in stripes. His last at the pen was under Warden Hopkins. For six years he was in the railway mall service. In recent years he had been policeman and guard at the jail.
Capt. Armstrong left no relatives in this part of the country. He has a sister Mrs. M. M. Long, living at San Pedro, California, and also several nephews and nieces. These he had helped to educate out of his scanty means and that is one reason why he died without a dollar. Another relative, Thomas Gideon Akers, lives in the state of Nevada and is a railroad superintendent.
The career of Capt. Armstrong was checkered, yet he was seldom cast down. His disposition was cheerful, he had a generous heart and a courageous disposition. For over twenty-five years he had been an Odd Fellow and wore the quarter century badge of the order. He was a Mason also and members of the order did everything to make his last days peaceful.
The funeral will be held tomorrow from the home of F. C. Waite at 200 Osage Street. Leavenworth lodge No. 2, A. F. & A. M., will meet this evening to make final arrangements for attending the funeral."
Reverend James RENFRO Jr.
1Reverend James Renfro Jr. Baptist Minister. "!In 1810 James Renfro Jr and his wife and family came to live in Madison County, but they resided in Warren Co. Ky awhile after leaving Woodford County, before eventually winding up in Madison Co. Ill.
Religion: !Baptist: James Jr was a Baptist minister, and died in 1814 on a trip back to Kentucky. James's Wife later married a Jesse Conway in Madison County, Ill.
! Marriage Records are noted in the Church records in The Forks of The Elkhorn Baptist Church. It is believed a Francis Jackson was perhaps a brother to Margaret. In Jacksons pension papers, he states that he came to The Forks of The Elkhorn during the 1780's, he was a professor. In later years James oldest daughter who married a Stice was widowed, and this Francis Jackson was named as one of the guardians of her children. (note: the Stice name also shows up in our Armstrong line, all these families are tied together and intermarried).
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!10. JAMES3 RENFRO (JAMES2, WILLIAM1) (Source: Roz Dina, according to Roz, James's father was John Renfrew, John Renfrew was born in the County of Renfrewshire Scotlan. He married in Scotland and came to North America between 1760-1765 setting in Virginia Colony. This is where James Renfrew was born. His name was misspelled to Renfro in a land transaction in Illinois. He had his name changed to Renfro.) was born 1768 in Lincoln Co, Ky (Source: Roz Dina, according to Roz James was born in VA and served in the Revolutionary War.), and died 1814 in Lincoln Co, Ky. He married MARGARET JACKSON 31 December 1790 in Woodford Co, Ky (Source: Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, Marriage Index: KY,NC,TN,VA,WV #229, shows his name as James Rentifro and Margaret Jackson .). She died Unknown.
Source for Marriage between James Renfro Jr and Margaret Jackson "Forks of Elkhorn Church" Baptist in Woodford County, Kentucky and"Dr. D. O. Manshardt, M.D. Research Documents"
!More About JAMES RENFRO:
Event 2: 1775, DOB per one source
Fact 3: Bet. 1765 - 1814, per Donald Manshardt
Occupation: Baptist Minister
Probate: January 20, 1815, Madison Co, IL, Margaret, Adm
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2Reverend James Renfro Jr. Baptist Minister. "Religion: !Baptist: James Jr was a Baptist minister, and died in 1814 on a trip back to Kentucky. James's Wife later married a Jesse Conway in Madison County, Ill."
Margaret JACKSON
1History on Margaret Jackson Conway. "In 1855 Margaret Jackson Renfro Conway, was a widow again, and she came from Green county to Madison county Illinois, where she put in for a widows pension on her husband, Jesse Conway, which she received, the same amount Jesse had received while he lived, her pension was sent to N. A. Hurd of Jerseyville, Illinois, just who Hurd was, I dont know, perhaps kin, perhaps a lawyer or such as the that."
2Renfro, Margaret Jackson Court Records of Madison County, Illinois 1813-1818. "Showing Parentage for Hannah, Creath, Silas & Absolom Renfro Margaret Renfro being appointed Guardian/.". "MADISON COUNTY ILLINOIS
RECORDS AND INDENTURES, 1813-1818
Margaret Renfro administratrix of the Estate of James Renfro, dec’d. who was administrator of the estate of William ONeal dec’d. produced in Court Receipt from John Harpole which was ordered to be filed.
Margaret Renfro, Administratrix of the Estate of James Renfro, dec’d. produced in Court exhibits No. 12,14,15 & 16 to the amount of $121.00 against said estate and the said Margaret produced also her acknowledgement to the amount of $40.00 against her to be added to the amount of the estate of said Renfro deceased.
Ordered that Margaret Renfro be appointed Guardian of the persons & estates of Hannah, Creath, Silas & Absolom Renfro, orphans of James Renfro, dec’d on her entering into bond with Joshua Renfro her security as the Law Directs.
Margaret Renfro administratrix as above is allowed the sum of $180.00 paid upon Land entered for the Benefit of the said Estate and that there is Due on the said Land #320.00 which when paid by the said Administratrix she is to have created for the same.
Anna Dunnagan administratrix of Josiah Dunagan deceased received eight dollars which is charged to her account and she is to have credit for Fourteen dollars and fifty cents as per exhibits filed.
On application of Francis Colens to keep a tavern at the House formerly occupied by Samuel Jacaway in the County. It is ordered that License be Granted him for that prupose on his paying $5.00 tax to the county and one dollar to the Clerk, and his entering into bond with Isom Gillham his security as the Law directs in the sum of $100.
Thomas Cox, Administrator of the Estate of A. Cox, deceased produced in Court an additional account of said estate of $70.08 ½ as appears from Exhibit marked No. 1.
Exhibit No. 2 Allowed Adminis. $70.09 ½
Ditto No. 3 2.00
Ditto No. 4 4.50
Ditto No 5 for Tax 1.00
Ditto No 6 2.50
John Hunt }
Against } Affidavit filed & continued at the Defendants Costs.
James Reynolds}."
Henry REAVIS
1Revoluntary War. "Rev.War: !In the year of 1832 at the age of 80, while yet a resident of Madison County, Illinois he applied for a pension for his Revolutionary War Service, and was granted a pension, from this record is learned he enlisted from Surry Co., NC, which is in western NC to which place he had moved a few years before the revolution, and that his enlistment was for 4 successive periods of three months each, the first in 1775, from this record is also learned the date of his birth etc. Following the war and probably earlier Henry was settled as a farmer in the Deep Creek area of Surrey Co., NC.
Rev.War: !Pension: Henry's pension application reveals that after the Revolution, moved to Rutherford Co. NC that in 1808 or 09 he moved into Kentucky, and that in 1811 he finally settled in Madison Co."
2Land Records. "Deed records show that in 1786 he purchased 640 acres in the area of Deep Creek of Surrey Co.NC. The witnesses to the deed were two other Reavises."
31790 Henry Reavis is listed in Iredell County NC. "Census:In the first of 1790 Henry Reavis is listed in Iredell County NC. (Iredell was cut from Rowan in 1788, as was Surrey in 1770. His family then consisted of two sons under 16 and a wife, and three daughters, have been able to trace only one son and three daughters, quite possible the other son died young."
4Death of Henry Reavis. "DEATH: Henry died at past 85 years of age on 21 April 1837 in Madison County Illinois. His grave is appropriately marked as that of a Rev. War soldier. Letters of administration were issued to Isham Reavis, Henry's only living son, who then resided in Bond County, Illinois and his widow Polly signed a relinquishment of her right to administer the estate. Verification of the fact that Henry Reavis left a son and three daughters, his heirs is to be found in deed books in Edwardsville, Madison Co. Ill which records set forth the facts. The three sisters and spouses, deeded each a quarter interest in certain land to their brother Isham, and he in turn deed the whole, reciting in his instrument of fact of inheritance, the date was Oct. 22 1839."
5Illinois Marriage Index for Henry Reavis and Polly Bickerstaff. "Marriage Date 12/20/1827, Volume A Page 115 Bond County, Illinois.State Marriage Index."
Polly BICKERSTAFF
1Illinois Marriage Index for Henry Reavis and Polly Bickerstaff. "Marriage Date 12/20/1827, Volume A Page 115 Bond County, Illinois.State Marriage Index."
August Franz SCHAAL
1Phyllis Schaal Lynch, Schaal HIstory Immanuel Daniel August Schahl (Schaal). "Immigration:Immanuel Daniel August Schaal 1827 Baltimore, Maryland from Wartenburg, Germany.". "http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=limulus29&id=I14463 Home Page.
Title: Schaal Author: Phyllis Schall Lynch, 142 Rosewood Lane, Arroyo Grande, Ca 93420 schaal1@hotmail.com Page: 1
Emigration: Spring 1827 Baltimore, MD, USA from Wartenburg, Germany Note: Sprint, 1827, Brought the Schaal family to America, from Wartengburg Germany. The family consisted of August and Maria Agnes, with their 3 children, August ("Gus"), Frederica, and Caroline. The Schaal's, after landing in Baltimore, wentto Youk Co., Pa., and there Daniel and Charles (Karl) were born. Around 1831, they moved to Muskingum Co., Ohio, and there Mary and Emmanuel were born. Around 1837, they moved to that part of Hocking Co., Ohio, which is now Vinton Co., and there Adam, Peter, and 2 other children who died young were born. Some of the Schaal's moved to Washington Co., IL. Around 1852-3. However, some of the children stayed in Ohio, and others moved on west from IL. August and Maria died of typhus fever in Oct. of 1868 or '69, she on the 10th, and he on the 17th, presumably in Washington Co., IL."