Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-02-21
OBITUARY.
DIR. Edward Buckingham Armstrong.

DIR. Edward Buckingham Armstrong.
On Saturday last our community was
both surprised and shocked to learn OF
the Death of our fellow townsman, DR..
L. Armstrong, which occurred about
o clock thatmorning. The Doctor wac
one OF the ancient landmarks of this
town; he had almost reached his 82d
year, but was a remarkably well pre-
served old man; and attended to bust
ness as usual up to the very end of a
very long, busy, useful life. He was
on the street and at his office every day
of last week up to Friday night, and
that night he retired and it seems slept
as usual until about 4 O'Clock next
morning when he began coughing, and
after a little time quietly breathed his
last without any apparent pain or suf-
fering.
He was born in this county February
26, 1912; and August II, 1886, he was
married to Mrs. Harriet Parrot Harris.
By this marriage seven children were
born to them, all of whom died when
young. His wife died July IA. 1S49.
He married his second wife, Miss
Margaret Cordelia Price, March 10,
1850, and to them ten children were
born, six OF whom are still living. His
second wife died December 81, 1892.
The Doctor was a self made man, and
obtained his education in the ''old
field" schools of the county-such as
1ourished before the war, and at Wash
ington College. He also read medicine
and was a graduate of the jefferson
Medical College at Philadelphia. He
practiced medicine for manv years
prior to the war; varying the exercises,
as we might say, with that of school
teaching and office holding; for, as he
was always extremely popular with,
what Mr.. Lincoln was wont to term the
plain people, he held almost every
office in the county; County Register,
County Court Clerk, Trustee, Circuit
Court Clerk and Coroner, and by virtue
of this office, he performed the duties
of Sheriff for a short time. Some years
since he was also a member of the
Board of Pension Examiners for this
county, associated with Drs. Wheeler
and Gibson.
In 1875 he was quite a prominent
candidate for the Legislature, but with
drew in favor of DR.. Mahoney.
For the last twelve years perhaps he
has been a member of the County Court,
an Office he held at the time of his
death. He was q member of the NJ. E.
Church.
Prior to the beginning of the late
wal the Doctor was a Democrat of the
Jackson school, during the war a
staunch Unionist and sincethe close of
the war an ardent Republican.
A few years after the close of the
late war DR.. Armstrong made a trip to
the city of Philadelphia, and while
there II of his friends introduced him
to a gentleman with the query whom
do you think he resembles?" With a
glance at the Doctors physiognomy,
the gentleman replied, Abraham Lin
coln!n
Funeral services were conducted at
the Baptist Church Sunday evening by
Rev. j. d. Hickson assisted by Rev. j.
Howell, in the presence of a large as
sembiy, and the remains were inferred
in the cid grave yard.
To the bereaved children and rela-
tives this entire community extends
heartfelt sympathy.
Died, January 20, 1894, near Harmony
Church, Washington County, Tenn,
Mary Sherfey, more Familiarity known
as AUNT Polly" widow of Daniel Ster.
fey, ST., aged SO years. This mother of