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Sarah T. Boyd ~ William N. Armstrong
Tipton County, Tennessee

 

William N. Armstrong, a substantial citizen, and farmer of Tipton County, was born in Gaston County, N. C., September 26, 1845, and is a son of Andrew J. and Mary J. (Robinson) Armstrong. The father is a farmer, and was born in North Carolina, December 11, 1819, and is still living; the mother was born in South Carolina, July 4, 1815, and moved to Tipton County in 1852, settling near old Portersville, ten miles south of Covington. The father was a Democrat, and both parents strict members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. William N. was the oldest of four children; after completing his education, he commenced farming; he was but seven years old when his parents moved to Tipton County, and has since then made it his home, excepting one year,1867, that he spent in Arkansas. November 5, 1867, he married Miss Sarah T. Boyd, who was born in South Carolina, May 22, 1845; her parents moved to Tipton County when she was a child and settled ten miles south of Covington. Three children have been born to this marriage; Erastus O., born August 18, 1870; William L., died in infancy and Vera C., September 19, 1884. Mr. Armstrong has always been a Democrat; in August, 1882, he was elected magistrate in his district and still fills the office. In 1871 he bought a farm, placed good improvements on it and moved to it the same year; he owns 280 acres of fertile land. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Armstrong belong to any church, but prefer and attend the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is a man of fine principles, and well liked by all.

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