Brief Life History of Mabel Florence
When Mabel Florence Armstrong was born about 1908, in Illinois, United States, her father, Sebastian B. Armstrong, was 50 and her mother, Minnie A Goddard, was 44. She married James E Thompson on 19 May 1934, in Warren, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Floyd Township, Warren, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, United States in 1930. She died on 20 October 1937, in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Silent Home Cemetery, Cameron, Warren, Illinois, United States.
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- M*E F Armstrong in household of Margaret R Clark, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mabel Florence Armstrong - Government record: Census record: birth: about 1908; Illinois, United States
- Florence Armstrong, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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about 1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
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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