Anthony Armistead (abt. 1859 - 1909)

Born about 1859 in Richmond, Virginia, United States

Husband of Martha (Ewell) Armistead — married 20 Jan 1880 in Richmond, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1909 at about age 50 in Richmond, Virginia, United States

Biography

Anthony Armistead is a part of US Black heritage.

Tony Armistead, son of Tony and Catherine Armistead, was born about 1859 in Virginia. Just before his marriage, in 1880, he was listed as working in a tobacco factory and was living with his parents and siblings in Richmond, Virginia.^[1]

He married Martha Lawson aka Ewell on 20 January 1880 in Richmond, Virginia.^[2]

He died on 20 January 1909 in Richmond, about 45/50 years old. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC58-PZ1 : 20 February 2021), Tony Armstead in household of A Armstead, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 94, sheet 439D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,372.
2. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:84JJ-1GW2 : 13 July 2020), Tony Armistead, 20 Jan 1880; citing Marriage Registration, Richmond, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
3. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDN3-633Z : 27 October 2020), Anthony Armstead in entry for Tony Armstead, 1909.