Carroll County, Indiana - 1916 History
Dr. Franklin G. Armstrong
Dr. Franklin G. Armstrong was born in Wayne county, Indiana, June 20, 1822.
His father, William Armstrong, was a native of Virginia and one of the pioneers
of Wayne county, Indiana. His mother was a native of Ohio and her maiden name
was Rachael Bright. She, with her mother, moved to Wayne county, Indiana, where
she and William Armstrong were married.
Doctor Armstrong, with his father's family, came to Carroll county, Indiana,
in October, 1829, and located on a farm east of Camden. He obtained his early
education in the log school house and later attended school in Delphi. At the
age of twenty years he engaged in teaching school. At the age of twenty-two
years he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. J. M. Justice, in Camden. In
1846 and 1847 he attended the Ohio Medical College in Cincinnati. He then
entered into active practice oŁ his profession in the town of Camden.
Doctor Armstrong was married to Henrietta Robeson, September 3, 1850, and to
this union was born one daughter, Henrietta. His wife died on July 11, 1851. He
was married, secondly, to Mary J. Tenney, of Ohio, August 24, 1854, and to this
union were born seven children, three of whom survived him. His wife died in
July, 1893.
Doctor Armstrong represented the counties of Carroll and Clinton in the state
Senate in 1866. He united with the Camden Baptist church, in Camden, in 1841. He
was an active and consistent member of this church during his life. He died on
June 23, 1903, leaving surviving four children, Mrs. Henrietta Dillen, Carrie
Bright, Grace and William E.; and two brothers, Alfred and William M. Armstrong;
and two grandchildren.
CHAPTER IX. BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF DECEASED PIONEERS OF CARROLL COUNTY.
History Of Carroll County Indiana, Its People, Industries and Instititions by John C O'Dell -
With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the
Old Families - Illustrated (1916 - B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. - Indianapolis, Indiana)
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