Brief Life History of Curtis Smith
When Curtis Smith Armstrong was born on 27 January 1893, in Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, United States, his father, David Armstrong, was 26 and his mother, Virginia Evelina Powers, was 20. He married Maude Elizabeth Clise on 8 October 1924, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Robin, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1950. He died on 17 June 1971, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Robin Cemetery, Bannock, Idaho, United States.
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- Curtis S Armstrong, "United States 1950 Census"
- Curtis Smith Armstrong, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Curtis Smith Armstrong, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1899
Historical Boundaries 1899: Bannock, Idaho, United States
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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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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