Thomas Morton Armstrong and Martha Jane Porter

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Husband Thomas Morton Armstrong ¹

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           Born: 16 Apr 1836 - New York City, NY 1
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           Died: 9 May 1908 2
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         Father: William Armstrong (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Nancy [Unk] (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 11 Oct 1860 1

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Wife Martha Jane Porter ³

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           Born: 4 Sep 1836 - West Deer Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 1
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           Died: 5 May 1921 2
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         Father: William Porter (1802-1875) 4
         Mother: Mary Wallace Crawford (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 M Charles Dickey Armstrong ²

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           Born: 12 Oct 1861 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Gertrude Virginia Ludden (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 19 Nov 1885 5

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2 F Mary Crawford Armstrong ²

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         Spouse: Dr. Stewart Newell Pool (      -1923) 6
           Marr: 6 Jun 1907 6

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3 F Nannie Eva Armstrong ²

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         Spouse: Grant Dibert (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 22 Oct 1896 6

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4 F Martha Jane Armstrong ²

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           Born: 22 Nov 1871 7
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           Died: 15 Mar 1923 7
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         Spouse: William Henry Robinson (1867-      ) 7
           Marr: 16 Apr 1896 7

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5 F Sadie Ewing Armstrong ²

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           Born: 7 Jun 1876 8
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           Died: 28 Mar 1897 8
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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Morton Armstrong

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He was born in New York City and came with his parents when four years old to Butler County, Pennsylvania, and from there to Pittsburgh, where he very early became interested in the cork industry. In 1860 he formed a partnership with John D. Glass and thus laid the foundation for the greatest cork manufacturing plant in America. After the death of Mr. Glass the company was reorganized under the firm name of Armstrong Bros. and Company and in 1891 it was merged into the combination and corporation of the Armstrong Cork Company of which he was president until his death.
He was one of the founders of the firm of Armstrong, Fawcett and McKelvy, manufacturers of white lead. The firm name was changed to Armstrong & McKelvy, and his association with that firm continued until the business was merged into that of the National Lead Company.
Mr. Armstrong was a patron of art and a great lover of orchids, of which he had a large variety in his private conservatories at "Penrose," his Penn Ave. residence.
Mr. Thomas M. Armstrong was a director of the Union National Bank. He was also interested as a stockholder and director in the Hidalgo Mining Company and the Parral and Durango Railroad Company. He was a member of the Duquesne Club and the Sixth United Presbyterian Church and was an active member of its Board of Trustees for many years. He was a director of the Western Pennsylvania Hospital and a trustee of the Homewood Cemetery.

1 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 92.

2 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 93.

3 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 89.

4 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 80.

5 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 94.

6 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 96.

7 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 97.

8 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 98.