"History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Co.'s, Indiana"
Goodspeed Bros. and Co., 1884



HORACE N. ARMSTRONG was born October 8, 1852, a son of W. S. and Clementine
(Boone) Armstrong. He is a native of Indian Creek Township, this county,
the eldest living in a family of six children, and is of Scotch-Irish
descent. He was reared to manhood on his parents' farm, secured a good
common school education in youth, and has taught both in the district
schools and vocal music. In 1873 he located where he now lives, and where
he owns 200 acres of good farming and grazing land. To his marriage with
Miss Martha E. Tincher, which occurred in 1872, one child was born, named
Opal. The mother dying in August, 1876, Mr. Armstrong married Miss Matilda
Hermon, a native of Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1877. To his marriage two
children have been born--Edgar and Wesley C. Mr. Armstrong and wife are
members of the Christian Church, and he is a Republican in politics.


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