Elizabeth BROCKMAN

1. She had a son, Clayton H. Armstrong, who died 24 May 1857 at

the age of 3m 21d; he was buried in the Brown Cemetery,

Montgomery co., IL.

2. In 1880 she and her children were residing with Wallace Armstrong,

her deceased husbands brother.

2. Thank you to Lila Fugate for the obituary information from the

Hillsboro, Journal.

"Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong

Mrs Elizabeth Armstrong died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank

J. Hammach, two miles east of Hillsboro at sunset on Saturday,

September 7, at the age of 75 years 4 months and 14 days. Mrs

Armstrong had been enjoying good health and attended the Old Settlers

reunion in this city on the Thursday before her death. The funeral was

held at the Hammack home Monday morning. Rev. R.H. Wilson, pastor

of the Hillsboro Presbyterian church, officiating. Interment was made at

the McCord cemetery east of this city.

Elizabeth Armstrong was born on Dec. 23, 1836, two and one half

miles northeast of what is now Coffeen, being the second daughter of

Samuel and Charlotte Brockman.

She was married to James L. Armstrong January 10, 1856. To this

union seven children were born of whom three died in infancy. Her

husband died Nov. 24, 1872, and a son, James L. died February 25,

1884, at about the age of 20 years.

She is survived by two sons and one daughter, John Armstrong of

near Irving, Edward M. of Hillsboro, and Mrs. Frank Hammack, living

east of Hillsboro, with whom she made her home. She is also survived

by twelve grand children, one sister, Mrs. Artimicia Joyce of Coffeen,

and a brother, William Brockman of Yale, Oklahoma. She made a

profession of religion soon after her marriage, and united with the

Cumberland Presbyterian church at McDavid's Point. Upon her removal

to a farm near Hillsboro she, with her husband, united by letter with the

Hillsboro Presbyterian church, of which church she was a consistant

member until her death."

SOURCES INCLUDE:

1880 East Fork Twp., Montgomery co., IL census [ED 144, page 199].

Hillsboro Journal, 13 Sep 1912, page 3.

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