Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-25

kll communications for this depart
mnnt should be addressed 90 Mrs. susa
Young Gates. president OF Daughters OF
the Pioneers, $40 north First West
street, Sal. lake city Utah.
ARMSTRONG.
In a letter to this department from
Elder William d Armstrong OF salt
lake city. $50 north Third West street.
he states that he has over 1000 nunr,s
Of the clan Of Armstrong and theft
connections In his possession. Some
work has been done for the most OF
these names, in the Manu and Salt
Lake temples Elder Armstrong visited
the home OF his ancestors In 1901, ana
gathered some Information at this visit,
since that time a Judge G.. G., Arm
strong put him IN the way to purchase
a book called "The Cronicles OF tho
Armstrong;. Compiled and Edited by
.Iamcs Lewis Armstrong, NJ. d.. Of New
York This work Is drawn from many
antiquarian sources, among the lines
heing that OF the Lunholm clan, beine
ON the borderland between England
and Scotland There were 10 success
sivo lords OF Mangerton. all connected
with the Armstrong;. AT one time, this
clan could mount over 5000 hDrsemen.
Tho name originated in one Of those in
terestiug incidents of the olden days:
Siward the Earl Of northumberland
which at that time extended from tho
Humber to the Tweed in YORKSHIRE
WAS IN a furious battle where Duncan,
king of Scotland, was endorsed, Siward
Eraspcd him by the thigh. and lifted
Duncan upon his own horse, and thus
the two fought their way through the
battle. This gave to Seward his name
OF strong Arm" Siward died in 1854,
and was buried i'm the cloisters of the
Cathedral of St. Mary. which he had
built. Waltheof, the son of his old age.
had no male issue The Armstrong;
are descended from another son named
OSBORN who was slain In the battle
which defeated Macbeth and placed
Malcolm, the son of Duncan, upon the
throne of Scotland. The Armstrong;
were a fierce race, living on that bloody
borderland between two contendinS
kingdoms. The district of bunholm is
that from which sprang the progeni-
tors of Elder William ARMSTRONG; his
great great grandfather coming from
that district Elder Armstrong wishes
10 call the attention of all In the Church
who are of this name and possible line-
age. to unite in one organization for the
furtheTance Of the work which lies at
the heart of every true IAtter-day
Saint. He suggests that a little pamph-
let could be issued yearly, containing
information of the family in all it's
widely scattered branches. Would
those interested please communicate
with Elder Armstrong at the address
given?
RICH FAMILY.
Elder Charles Rich OF Taylorsville
writes that he has been instrumental
In securing all the Rich names obtain
able from the registry offices IN Scot
land and the orkney Islands. The
name is spelled variouby-Ritch and
Rich. His father told him that the
letter "t' was introduced by some MEM
hers of the family 10 distinguish the
name from the verb rich"
HOPKINS
Elder p. J. Hopkins of Clawson, Ida.
wishes some information in regard to
the work done and doing for this FAM
lily lire. He states that a Mr.. Timothy
Hopkins OF San Francisco cal, was
engaged in writing the Hopkins fam
lily history, prior to the great earth
quake, but during the fire his data was
an destroyed. He has therefore aban-
doned the work Who is engaged in
this family work? Would all such
communicates with this brother? His
father was Robert Gravatt Hopkins,
grandfather. Ezekiel Hopkins; great
grandfather, Daniel Hopkins. The fam
lily came from England to America
ard therefore information of both Eng
fish and Amercsan branches are de-
sired by Elder Hopkins.
ARMSTRONG.
VIII Joseph H. Armstrong kindly
communicate with Joseph L. Graham,
800 west Fifth South. Provo. Utah in