Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameJudge George Grant ARMSTRONG 
Birth16 Jul 1868, Boscobel, Grant, Wisconsin [752]
Removalabt 1893, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah [8476] Age: 24
Death24 Jan 1944, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah [744] Age: 75
Burial27 Jan 1944, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah [752]
OccupationJudge, 3rd District Court [745]
Education1BA, University of Wisconsin, 1891 [8476]
FatherLeroy Grant ARMSTRONG M.D. (1834-1919)
MotherSarah Della BOND (1834-1894)
Individual Notes
• George C. is an attorney, and at the present time [1901] represents Bradstreet’s Commercial Agency at Salt Lake City. [7222]
• [excerpts] George G. Armstrong, 75, 951 Ninth East street, former Third district court judge, died in a Salt Lake hospital at 6:30 a.m. of a cerebral hemorrhage.
He came to Salt Lake City shortly after gaining his law degree. In 1900 Judge Armstrong was appointed deputy county clerk and four years later he was elected to the bench as Third district judge which position he held until 1916.
A member of Sigma Chi fraternity, Mr. Armstrong was feted by the Beta Epsilon chapter in 1937 after having been affiliated with he fraternity 50 years.
Mr. Armstrong is survived by his widow, Mrs. Marion M. Overback [sic], whom he married in Denver.
George is a brother of our good friend Dr. C. A. Armstrong for years a practicing physician in Prairie du Chien and now living in Dousman, Wis. and of Archie in Milwaukee. [8476]
• [excerpts] George G. Armstrong, 75, 951 Ninth East street, former Third district court judge, died in a Salt Lake hospital at 6:30 a.m. of a cerebral hemorrhage.
He came to Salt Lake City shortly after gaining his law degree. In 1900 Judge Armstrong was appointed deputy county clerk and four years later he was elected to the bench as Third district judge which position he held until 1916.
A member of Sigma Chi fraternity, Mr. Armstrong was feted by the Beta Epsilon chapter in 1937 after having been affiliated with he fraternity 50 years.
Mr. Armstrong is survived by his widow, Mrs. Marion M. Overback [sic], whom he married in Denver.
George is a brother of our good friend Dr. C. A. Armstrong for years a practicing physician in Prairie du Chien and now living in Dousman, Wis. and of Archie in Milwaukee. [8476]
Census
• 1880 Census: Boscobel, Grant, Wisconsin. Age 11, b WI. Father b NY; mother b PA. [240]
• 1900 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 30, b Jul 1869, WI. Solicitor. Parents b NY. Living adjacent to Isaac and Rebecca “Bessie” Eckart. [1719]
• 1930 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 59, b WI. Lawyer, own office. Father b NY; mother b PA. [7221]
• 1940 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 69, b WI. Attorney, own office. Resided 1935, same place. [8478]
• 1900 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 30, b Jul 1869, WI. Solicitor. Parents b NY. Living adjacent to Isaac and Rebecca “Bessie” Eckart. [1719]
• 1930 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 59, b WI. Lawyer, own office. Father b NY; mother b PA. [7221]
• 1940 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 69, b WI. Attorney, own office. Resided 1935, same place. [8478]
Directories
• Armstrong, Geo G. judge 3d dist Court, 254 C & C Bldg. r K vivian Apts. [745, p 102]
Spouses
Birth14 Mar 1872, Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa [750], [7275, p 8; date only]
Burial18 May 1938, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah [751]
Residence1400 Butler Avenue, Salt Lake City (Mar 1918) [8, p G15]
FatherIsaac Roberts ECKART (1837-1905)
MotherRebecca C. WHITE (1840-1909)
Individual Notes
• Cause of death: “accidental fall from ladder” which caused cerebral hemorrhage. [750]
• Mrs. Mae Armstrong
Final rites for Mrs. Mae Eckart Armstrong, prominent clubwoman and wife of George G. Armstrong, former Third District Court judge, will be conducted at 574 East First South Street, Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. by the Right Reverend Arthur W. M__?___, Episcopal bishop of Utah. Mrs. Armstrong died in a local hospital yesterday of a cerebral hemorrhage. She was born in Oskaloosa, Ia. March 14, 1872, a daughter of Isaac R. and Rebecca White Eckart, and had lived in Salt Lake since her marriage to Mr. Armstrong Dec. 22, 189-. Residence at the time of her death was 951 Ninth East Street. Survivors are her husband; a sister, Mrs. Nina Kerrick, and a niece, Virginia E. Kerrick, all of Salt Lake. Members of Sigma Chi Fraternity, of which her husband is a member, will be pallbearers. Burial will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery. [751]
• Mrs. Mae Armstrong
Final rites for Mrs. Mae Eckart Armstrong, prominent clubwoman and wife of George G. Armstrong, former Third District Court judge, will be conducted at 574 East First South Street, Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. by the Right Reverend Arthur W. M__?___, Episcopal bishop of Utah. Mrs. Armstrong died in a local hospital yesterday of a cerebral hemorrhage. She was born in Oskaloosa, Ia. March 14, 1872, a daughter of Isaac R. and Rebecca White Eckart, and had lived in Salt Lake since her marriage to Mr. Armstrong Dec. 22, 189-. Residence at the time of her death was 951 Ninth East Street. Survivors are her husband; a sister, Mrs. Nina Kerrick, and a niece, Virginia E. Kerrick, all of Salt Lake. Members of Sigma Chi Fraternity, of which her husband is a member, will be pallbearers. Burial will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery. [751]
Census
• 1880 Census: Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa. Age 8, b IA. [1698]
• 1900 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 25, b Mar 1875, IA. Parents b OH. [1719]
• 1930 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 54, b IA. Parents b OH. [7221]
• 1900 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 25, b Mar 1875, IA. Parents b OH. [1719]
• 1930 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 54, b IA. Parents b OH. [7221]
Marriage22 Dec 1897, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah [8, p G15; marriage only], [751, difficult to read], [8474]
Marriage Notes
• Married two years in 1900. [1719]
• A number of weddings occurred during the week. Chief among them was the marriage of Miss May Eckart and Mr. George G. Armstrong, which took place at the home of the bride’s father.
The young couple are both well known in Salt Lake. The groom is a prominent young lawyer. [8475]
• A number of weddings occurred during the week. Chief among them was the marriage of Miss May Eckart and Mr. George G. Armstrong, which took place at the home of the bride’s father.
The young couple are both well known in Salt Lake. The groom is a prominent young lawyer. [8475]
No Children
Individual Notes
• Mr. Armstrong is survived by his widow, Mrs. Marion M. Overback [sic], whom he married in Denver. [8476]
• Mrs. Marion M. Overbeck has just returned to her home in this city [Salt Lake] after spending the winter in Beverly Hills, with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmar Evans. [8482]
• Mrs. Marion M. Overbeck has just returned to her home in this city [Salt Lake] after spending the winter in Beverly Hills, with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmar Evans. [8482]
Census
• 1900 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 31, b Nov 1868, IA. Father b England; mother b WV. Head of household. Married 15 years. Mother of one living child. Husband not present. Hair dresser. [8485]
• 1910 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 42, b IA. 1st marriage; married 4 years; mother of no children. Father b VA; mother b MA. [8496]
• 1930 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 58, b IA. Father b NY; mother b WV. Age 36 at 1st marriage. [8480]
• 1940 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 68, b IA. 1935 residing in Beverly Hills, California. [8478]
• 1950 Census: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California. Age 84, b IA. Widow. Mother-in-law in household of Wilmar Evans. [8491]
• 1910 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 42, b IA. 1st marriage; married 4 years; mother of no children. Father b VA; mother b MA. [8496]
• 1930 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 58, b IA. Father b NY; mother b WV. Age 36 at 1st marriage. [8480]
• 1940 Census: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 68, b IA. 1935 residing in Beverly Hills, California. [8478]
• 1950 Census: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California. Age 84, b IA. Widow. Mother-in-law in household of Wilmar Evans. [8491]
Research
• Needs further confirmation. [8492]
Marriage1 Jul 1939, Denver, Denver, Colorado [8477]