Armstrong, Peter E.

Posted By: Jane Barr Torres
Date: 16 March 2002

Source: THE HISTORY OF DARKE COUNTY, OHIO; Chicago : W.H. Beers & Co., 1880. p. 751

PETER E. ARMSTRONG, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 10; P. 0. Hill Grove; was born in Greenville Township, Darke Co., Ohio, Nov. 21, 1831, and is the son of John and Jane (Elston) Armstrong; at the age of 18, he was living in Jackson Township, this county ; about that time the first church edifice was built there--a little log house, by the Methodists ; his early education was obtained in a very poor log hut of small dimensions, but from his father he obtained good sound knowledge, as he was an educated gentleman before he emigrated into the wilderness; he was an attorney at law, and in this county was Associate Judge of the Common Pleas a number of years, and Justice of the Peace twenty-four years, he was one of the most highly respected and prominent men of the county during his lifetime. The subject of this sketch, Peter E., is Treasurer of this township ; has assessed the chattel property of this township five years ; a Trustee, etc. ; is a strong Union man, and a Republican. He married Catherine Henning July 25, 1854 ; she was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, Nov. 22, 1830, and came to Darke Co. in her youth, with her parents, Jacob and Rebecca (Stiner)[Barbara Staver] Henning ; they have four children, viz.: David, born Aug. 11, 1855; Sarah Jane, born Nov. 23, 1856 ; she married Andrew C. Bickel ; Hugh Lincoln, born June 15, 1860, and Mary Isabelle, born Nov. 29, 1867. Mr. Armstrong owns 148 acres, where he has resided twenty-four years; this he has procured by his own unaided efforts and self-reliance ; himself and wife are members of the German Baptist Church.

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