Marcus DeLafray Armstrong^[1]

1912 - 1980  (68 years)

• Name	Marcus DeLafray Armstrong
  Nickname	M. D.
  Birth	5 Feb 1912	Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	26 Jan 1920	Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [4]
  Census	9 Apr 1930	Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [5]
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [6]
  Census	23 Apr 1940	Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [6]
  Military	16 Oct 1940	Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [3]
  	registered for WWII draft
  _AMTID	162485314310:1030:191555462
  _UID	8D5661A0D6CB4199915936B9BD1A146B8EA1
  Death	23 Nov 1980	Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [2, 7]
  Burial	Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [2]
  	Address: Harmony Cemetery
  	FINDAGRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=153406667
  Person ID	I495	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Rev. Marcus DeLafray Armstrong,   b. 9 Aug 1853, Arkansas, United States d. 3 Mar 1923 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Portia C. Almand,   b. 12 Dec 1872, Nevada, Arkansas, United States d. 13 Mar 1949, Laneburg, Nevada, Arkansas, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage License	12 Apr 1906	Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [8]
  Marriage	15 Apr 1906	Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [8]
  	Where in the world would I have gotten that she married M D Armstrong on 7 Oct 1896?
  Family ID	F373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Wren,   b. 2 Jun 1917, Sutton, Nevada, Arkansas, United States d. 24 Feb 1994, Hope, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	30 Jul 1938	Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [3, 9]
  Children	1. Nancy Armstrong + 2. Mark Armstrong,   b. 20 Feb 1944, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States d. 24 Apr 2022, Laneburg, Nevada, Arkansas, United States (Age 78 years)   3. Mack Armstrong   4. Jim Armstrong
  Family ID	F311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Feb 1912 - Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Census - 26 Jan 1920 - Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Census - 9 Apr 1930 - Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Residence - 1 Apr 1935 - Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Marriage - 30 Jul 1938 - Nevada, Arkansas, United States Census - 23 Apr 1940 - Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Military - registered for WWII draft - 16 Oct 1940 - Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Death - 23 Nov 1980 - Nevada, Arkansas, United States Burial - Address: Harmony Cemetery - - Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  On his draft registration card, he noted that he only had initials (M.D.) rather than a regular name. His father was Marcus DeLafray and it looks like he was really a Jr., called M.D.

  
  

• Sources

  [S182] Family Record of Edgar Wren, Mildred Wren Whitten,. [S641] Find A Grave, 25 March 2017; M.D. Armstrong; M.D. Armstrong; 153406667; Joe Herring. [S1073] Ancestry, U.S., World Ward II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, 25 March 2017; M.D. (Initial only) Armstrong, Arkansas. [S570] 1920 US Federal Census, Nevada Co, AR, Emmett Township; ED 127; Sheet 7-A; Dwelling 91, Family 93; Marcus D Armstrong. [S939] 1930 US Federal Census, Nevada Co, AR, Emmett Township; ED 50-8; Sheet 3-A; Dwelling 45, Family 46; Portia Armstrong. [S611] 1940 US Federal Census, Nevada Co., AR, Albany Twp; ED 50-2; Sheet 9B; Household 159; M.D. Armstrong; 17 March 2017. [S604] SSDI - Ancestry, 25 March 2017; M. Armstrong; 429-22-7931; Arkansas (Before 1951). [S606] Arkansas County Marriages Index - 1837-1957, 28 May 2017; Portia Purtle to M D Armstrong, Nevada Co., 15 Apr 1906. [S606] Arkansas County Marriages Index - 1837-1957, 17 March 2017; M.D. Anderson to Mary Wren, 30 Jul 1938, Nevada County.