Alta Myrtle Armstrong

Brief Life History of Alta Myrtle

When Alta Myrtle Armstrong was born on 16 August 1875, in Warsaw, Benton, Missouri, United States, her father, Thomas J Armstrong, was 35 and her mother, Adelaide Louise Murray, was 33. She married James Patrick Humphrey on 27 March 1892, in Schuyler, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico, United States in 1930 and Clay Township, Adair, Missouri, United States in 1940. She died on 28 April 1946, in Elm Grove Township, Louisa, Iowa, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Willmathsville, Adair, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Patrick Humphrey
1866–1962
Alta Myrtle Armstrong
1875–1946
Marriage: 27 March 1892
Grace Leona Humphrey
1892–1970
John Emett Humphrey
1909–1987
Clinton Lacy Humphrey
1895–1976
Clarence Carl Humphrey
1898–1991
Clifford Carl Humphrey
1901–1903
Thomas Beverly Humphrey
1904–1924
Mary Agnes Humphrey
1917–1987

Sources (15)

  • Alta Humphrey, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Alta Myrtle Armstrong Humphrey, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Alta M Humphrey in entry for Lacy Humphrey, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1889

Historical Boundaries: 1891: Eddy, New Mexico Territory, United States 1912: Eddy, New Mexcio, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish (mainly Northumberland and the Scottish Borders): nickname from Middle English arm + strang, for someone who was ‘strong in the arm’.

Irish (Ulster): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Labhradha Tréan ‘strong O'Lavery’ or Mac Thréinfhir, literally ‘son of the strong man’.

History: This surname was brought to PA, NJ, and NH in the 18th century by several different families of northern Irish and northern English Protestants. One such was James Armstrong, who emigrated from Fermanagh to Cumberland County, PA, in 1745; another was John Armstrong (1720–95), who settled in Carlisle, PA, c. 1748.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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