Harold Perkin ARMSTRONG

Harold Perkin ARMSTRONG

Male 1927 - 2001  (74 years)

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  • Name Harold Perkin ARMSTRONG  [1, 2
    Born 19 Nov 1927  Bethel, Rusk, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Name Perkin Armstrong  [4
    Military Abt 1943  , , Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    US Navy 
    • Yeoman, Harold retired from the US Navy in 1966 with 20 years service.
    Occupation Abt 1965 
    truck driver 
    Died 31 Dec 2001  , , Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried 2 Jan 2002  Minden, Rusk, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Maple Grove Cemetery
    Rusk County
    Rusk County, Texas 
    Armstrong, Harold Perkin
    Armstrong, Harold Perkin
    Armstrong, Harold Perkin
    Armstrong, Harold Perkin
    Military Memorial
    Person ID I3  An Armstrong & A Heffernan
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2019 

    Father Ruben ARMSTRONG,   b. 13 Jul 1895, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1969, Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Neeley Neana MILLS,   b. 30 Aug 1896, Linn Flat, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1983, Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1916  , Rusk, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    • Gregg Co, Texas Marriage Book, book N page 379. (Two marriage licenses?) Grandma and Grandpa were separated even when I was a child in the late 50s, each one living with a different child.
    Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley Mills
    Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley Mills
    wedding day!
    Photos
    Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley's family
    Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley's family
    Standing: Pete, George, Perkin, Irene, Nettie Mae, Elzie, Robert. Sitting: Neeley, Ruben.

    I remember this photo being made at Robert's house but I'm unsure of the exact year, maybe 1965ish.
    Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley's family
    Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley's family
    Irene, George (back), Ruben, Nettie, Neeley, Elzie, Robert, Perkin. this would have been in the early 60s.
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Carmela Delores FERRARO,   b. 29 Mar 1929, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1999, Conroe, Montgomery, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 13 Apr 1946  San Diego, San Diego, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Harold Perkins ARMSTRONG,   b. 22 Apr 1948, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 2015  (Age 66 years)
     2. Carmela Delores ARMSTRONG,   b. 2 May 1951, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 2022, Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Robert Michael ARMSTRONG,   b. 8 Nov 1955, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1990, New Waverly, Walker, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Armstrong Family
    Armstrong Family
    I believe the older seated couple are Mary and Lawrence with Tooter. Standing are Robert, Perkin, George and Irene.
    Armstrong, Perkin
    Armstrong, Perkin
    Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley's family
    Armstrong, Ruben and Neeley's family
    Irene, George (back), Ruben, Nettie, Neeley, Elzie, Robert, Perkin. this would have been in the early 60s.

  • Notes 
    • Harold retired from the US Navy in 1966 with 20 years service.

      He very emphatically told me that his middle name is NOT Perkins, it has no S. I was doing some typing for him and put the S on his name because that's what everyone in East Texas called him. I felt dumb because I have always called him Uncle Perkin and Dad always called him Perkin.

      In a letter from Perkin to Neeley with no date
      From the USS Bataan to Mt. Enterprise
      I went to Kyushu - boy was it hot! (as in enemy activity). Then went to Leyte in Philipines and got full of beer. Then went to Tokyo wasn't there long before they "released the atomic bomb and 'flash, flash' the war ended." HAPPY BIRTHDAY (her birthday is Aug 30). Tell June and kids hello.

      In a letter from Perkin to Neeley dated 9/28/45
      From the USS Bataan to Mt. Enterprise
      They will be in NY on 10/16/45. They will be going through the Panama Canal on 10/8. They left Pearl Harbor on 9/25.

  • Sources 
    1. [S767] Obituary, Henderson Daily News, 18 June 1983, Neeley Armstrong.
      Harold P Armstrong

    2. [S1841] 1930 Rusk TX, ED 23, pg 9B.
      Perkins Armstrong

    3. [S1841] 1930 Rusk TX, ED 23, pg 9B.
      age 2 7/12, Texas

    4. [S1247] Heffernan, Gina Armstrong, ((me)), Armstrong, Perkin.
      We've never called him anything besides Uncle Perkin and he emphatically told me there is no S on the end.

    5. [S528] SSDI, (FamilySearch.org), Armstrong, Harold.

    6. [S217] Cemetery, Maple Grove, Rusk, TX, Ruben Armstrong.
      2 June 1916

    7. [S1249] Texas Marriages, 1837-1973, (FamilySearch.org), Armstrong, Rueben.
      to Neeley Mills, 2 Jun 1916, Rusk County, Texas

    8. [S1253] Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2010, (FamilySearch.org), Armstrong, Harold Perkin.
      Carmela Delores Armstrong, married 13 Apr 1946, divorced 16 Oct 1968, Harris County


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