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