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Myrta Armstrong

Female 1857 - 1935  (78 years)


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  • Name Myrta Armstrong 
    Born 4 Jul 1857  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 22 Nov 1935  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Mt Olive Cemetery, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Myrta Ball
      Sex: Female
      Death Date: 22 Nov 1935
      Death Place: Spencer, Curtis, Roane, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 78y4m15d
      Burial Date: 24 Nov 1935
      Cemetery: Mt. Olive Cemetery
      Birth Date: 07 Jul 1857
      Birth Place: Spencer
      Marital Status: W
      Spouse: Samuel Benton Ball, dec'd
      Residence: Spencer, Roane County, West Viriginia
      Mother: Mary/Wolfe
      Mother's Birth Place: Jackson Co
      Father: L. C./Armstrong
      Father's Birth Place: Lewis Co
      Informant: son, Brooks Ball, Spencer
    Person ID I90363  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 2 May 2011 

    Father Lenox C Armstrong,   b. Abt 1826, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary Wolfe,   b. Oct 1820, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1904  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Married 9 Oct 1849  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • 1850 Jackson, Va # 426-430
      Armstrong Lennox 24 M Farmer Va
      Armstrong Mary 26 F Va
      Armstrong Victoria 2 F Va
      Armstrong Millard Filmore 1 M Va

      1860 Spencer, Roane, WV all born VA
      L C Armstrong 37 merchant
      Mary 38
      Victoria 12
      MF 11 male
      Lora 9 m
      Floy 7 m
      Nebraska 6 f
      Elizabeth Graham 22 domestic PA

      1870 Curtis, Roane, WV
      Armstrong, Mary 48 WV Dec
      Victoria 22 WV Apr
      Fillmore 21 WV May

      1870 Spencer, Roane, WV all born VA
      Smith, CC 26 merchant Feb
      Margaret A 27 Feb
      Sarah A 1 Mar
      Smith, EC 17 m clerk in store Jan
      Armstrong, L 20 f house keeper Oct

      1880 Spencer, Roane, WV
      Armstrong, Mary 53 WVWVWV

      1880 Curtis, Roane, WV
      Armstrong, Mathias 61 merchant WVWVWV
      Myrta 23 niece teacher WVWVWV
      Gordon, Jesse B 17 boarder PAPAPA

      1900 Curtis, Roane, WV all WVWVWV
      Ball, Bent 1/1840 m 11y
      Myrtie 7/1857 m 11y 4-4 children
      Minnie da 4/1877 23 s
      Frank son 7/1880 19
      Ida da 6/1884 15
      Bula da 8/1890 9
      Brooks son 1/1892 8
      Euginne da 7/1894 5
      Nina da 10/1896 3
      Armstrong, Mary mil 11/1821 78 wd 6-3 children

      Myrta and Nebraska may be the same child, but she had 6. In 1900, the 3 living must have been Myrta, Lora and probably Millard.
    Family ID F3560  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Samuel Benton Ball,   b. Jan 1840, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1908  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 4 Oct 1888  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 10/4/1888
      Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States
      S B Ball, 47, wid, Harrison, Roane
      Myrtle Armstrong, 30, Roane, Roane

      1900 Curtis, Roane, WV all WVWVWV
      Ball, Bent 1/1840 m 11y
      Myrtie 7/1857 m 11y 4-4 children
      Minnie da 4/1877 23 s
      Frank son 7/1880 19
      Ida da 6/1884 15
      Bula da 8/1890 9
      Brooks son 1/1892 8
      Euginne da 7/1894 5
      Nina da 10/1896 3
      Armstrong, Mary mil 11/1821 78 wd 6-3 children

      1910 Curtis, Roane, WV all WVWVWV #78
      Ball, Mrs SB 51 wd 4-4 children
      Brooks son 18
      Jean son 16?
      Nina da 14

      1920 Curtis, Roane, WV
      Ball, Brooks, 28 s
      Myrtle mother 63 wd
      Minnie sis 42 [can't tell marital status]
      Bulah sis 30 s
      Nina sis 24 s

      1930 Spencer, Roane, WV
      Ball, Myrta 74 wd
      Minnie da 53 s
      Lukeus, Nina B da 32 md age 28
      1930 Curtis, Roane, WV 4/17/1930 all WVWVWV
      Ball, Brooks 38 S
      Myrta mother 73 wd md age 30
      Lukens, Paul bil 31
      Nina sis 32
    Children 
     1. Beulah A Ball,   b. 30 Aug 1889, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1967  (Age 77 years)
     2. Brooks Ball,   b. 5 Jan 1892, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1968  (Age 76 years)
     3. Eugene Ball,   b. Jul 1893, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1919  (Age ~ 25 years)
     4. Nina Elizabeth Ball,   b. 24 Oct 1895, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950  (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F23314  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    2. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.