Doc "Buddie", son of James E. Armstrong & Sarah Ann Childers, was born May 20, 1889 Whitewright, Grayson Co TX, died Mar 12, 1949 Paducah, Cottle Co TX & buried Mar 14 at Garden of Memories Cemetery, Cottle Co TX.
Occupation: Drayman, Retail Store Clerk, RR Station Baggage Master, Groceryman
Cause of Death: Natural causes, probably Coronary Thrombosis
Married: Martha "Mattie" Criswell Sep 23, 1906 Hunt Co TX. She is the daughter of Davis P. Criswell & Martha Jane Campbell & was born Feb 6, 1887 TX, died Sep 24, 1955 Lubbock, Lubbock Co TX & buried at Garden of Memories Cemetery, Cottle Co TX.
Occupation: Clerk & Housewife
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage

Children of Dock & Mattie:
1. Flodelle born July 20, 1907 McAlester, Pittsburg Co OK, died Dec 8, 1986 Paducah, Cottle Co TX.
Married: John Fred Becker. He was born 1906 TX.
Children: Glen R.
2. Sybil born Feb 14, 1911 McAlester, Pittsburg Co OK, died Mar 5, 1913 OK.
3. Dock Lavelle born Mar 16, 1914 McAlester, Pittsburg Co OK, died Dec 22, 2003 Childress, Childress Co TX.
Married: Juanita Joy Hough Jan 7, 1939. She was born in Plum Valley CO.
4. Katherine born Jan 1, 1918 McAlester, Pittsburg Co OK, died unknown.
Married: William Joe Hall Dec 12, 1940.

Notes:
1. June 23, 1900 Hunt Co TX census record shows Doc age 11 living with his mother/siblings on their farm in Precinct 6 East of Willow Oak Creek. Doc was born May 1889. (pg 166b, #316)
2. Sep 23, 1906 Doc Armstrong & Mattie Criswell married in Hunt Co TX. (Marriage Bk N, pg 110)
3. Apr 20, 1910 Taylor Co TX census record shows Doc Armstrong age 22, Mattie age 22 & Flodelle age 3 living in Precinct 6. Doc's occupation was drayman. (pg 261a, #109)
4. June 5, 1917 WWI Draft registration card describes Doc Armstrong to be of medium height, stout, brown eyes, dark hair working as a station baggage master for the Rock Island Railroad in McAlester OK.
5. Apr 4, 1930 Cottle Co TX census record shows Doc Armstrong age 43, Mattie age 43, Lavelle age 16 & Katherine age 12 living in Precinct 1, south part. Dock is a retail grocery clerk. (pg 236a, #58)
6. Apr 12, 1930 Cottle Co TX census record shows John F. Becker age 23, Flodell age 22 & Glen R. age 1 living in Paducah town, Precinct 1. His occupation is Bank Bookkeeper. All were born in Texas. (pg 213b, #446)
7. Mar 12, 1949 Doc Armstrong died in Paducah, Cottle Co TX due to Coronary Thrombosis. His residence was Box 275, Paducah TX. Burial was to be in Paducah Cem, Cottle Co TX. His burial is most likely in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Mattie Armstrong was the informant. (TX Death Cert)
8. Sep 24, 1955 Mattie Armstrong died at the Methodist Hospital in Lubbock, Lubbock Co TX due to a Cerebral Hemmorhage. Her residence was Paducah, Cottle Co TX. She was buried at the Garden of Memories Cemetery, Cottle Co TX. George Criswell is the informant. (TX Death Cert)
9. Dec 1986 Flodelle Becker died in Paducah, Cottle Co TX. Last residence was Paducah TX. The ssn was issued in Texas. (SSDI)
10. Dec 22, 2003 Dock Lavelle Armstrong died in Childress, Childress Co TX. Last residence was Childress TX. The ssn was issued in Texas. (SSDI)
11. Doc Armstrong is my 2C2R.

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