from Selected Death Notices of Jackson County, Kansas, Vol. IX; compiled by Dan Fenton:
The Holton Recorder, November 20, 1913:
Tuesdays Capital. A shaft and gearing weighing 1,000 pounds crushed out the life of H. S. Armstrong yesterday morning at the plant of the Perfection Metal Silo company at Tenth and Jefferson street. Mr. Armstrong came to Topeka six months ago from Holton and had been in the employ of the company since that time. He lived at 1003 East Eighth street with his wife. Mr. Armstrong and other employees were installing the shaft and gear in a large piece of machinery when the shaft slipped from the block and tackle striking Mr. Armstrong, pinning him to the floor. He died fifteen minutes later .... Word was received in Holton of Harmon Armstrong's death Tuesday morning. Mrs. Williams, Ross Francis, Mr. Reboul and other relatives went to Topeka on the morning train. The body was brought to Holton Wednesday morning and the services will be held at the C. H. Williams home ... Mr. Armstrong leaves a widow, formerly Miss Nellie Reboul.
The Holton Recorder, November 27, 1913:
Harmon S. Armstrong was born in Sumner County, Kansas, January 15, 1880. While Harmon was quite young his parents moved to Jackson County, Kansas, where he completed his common school education. During the years 1898 and 1900 he attended the Kansas State Agricultural College, completing a short course in Mechanical engineering. The following year he accepted a position with a Mechanical Engineering company at Pittsburg, Pa., where he worked for two years. He returned to Holton and engaged in the hardware business, working for Williams & Wenner. On the 7th day of October, 1905, he was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Myrtle Reboul, of Holton, where the young couple resided until the fall of 1912, when they located in Topeka in order to accept a position secured by Mr. Armstrong, and at which employment he met his death on the morning of November 18, 1913. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, Mrs. Nellie Myrtle Armstrong; his mother, Mrs. C. H. Williams; two half brothers, Fred Armstrong and Frank Armstrong, of Atchison, Kansas; three full brothers and sisters, as follows: Arthur Armstrong, of Mykawa, Texas; Mrs. Katherine Francis, of Holton, Kansas; Oliver Armstrong, of Seattle, Washington; Miss Eva Armstrong, one of the teachers in the public schools at Belleville, Kansas; Clarence Armstrong, of Seattle, Washington, and Miss Edith Armstrong, of Holton, Kansas ....
Among the relatives and friends who came from a distance to attend the funeral of Harmon Armstrong were Dr. Anna Schooley, Mrs. Sophia Conner, Mrs. Walter Kramer and daughter, Miriam, of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reboul, of Green; Mrs. Henry Green, of Waterville; Mrs. Reben Kelly, Mrs. Mary Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gideon and Miss Babe Peyrouse, of Onaga; Frank and Fred Armstrong, of Atchison; Miss Eva Armstrong, of Belleville; Mrs. Chas. Spangler, of Havensville; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Melenson and Mrs. Joe Burns, of Hoyt; Mr. and Mrs. Percy Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Will Dyal and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Crawfhitte, of Topeka ....
The Holton Recorder, November 20, 1913:
Tuesdays Capital. A shaft and gearing weighing 1,000 pounds crushed out the life of H. S. Armstrong yesterday morning at the plant of the Perfection Metal Silo company at Tenth and Jefferson street. Mr. Armstrong came to Topeka six months ago from Holton and had been in the employ of the company since that time. He lived at 1003 East Eighth street with his wife. Mr. Armstrong and other employees were installing the shaft and gear in a large piece of machinery when the shaft slipped from the block and tackle striking Mr. Armstrong, pinning him to the floor. He died fifteen minutes later .... Word was received in Holton of Harmon Armstrong's death Tuesday morning. Mrs. Williams, Ross Francis, Mr. Reboul and other relatives went to Topeka on the morning train. The body was brought to Holton Wednesday morning and the services will be held at the C. H. Williams home ... Mr. Armstrong leaves a widow, formerly Miss Nellie Reboul.
The Holton Recorder, November 27, 1913:
Harmon S. Armstrong was born in Sumner County, Kansas, January 15, 1880. While Harmon was quite young his parents moved to Jackson County, Kansas, where he completed his common school education. During the years 1898 and 1900 he attended the Kansas State Agricultural College, completing a short course in Mechanical engineering. The following year he accepted a position with a Mechanical Engineering company at Pittsburg, Pa., where he worked for two years. He returned to Holton and engaged in the hardware business, working for Williams & Wenner. On the 7th day of October, 1905, he was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Myrtle Reboul, of Holton, where the young couple resided until the fall of 1912, when they located in Topeka in order to accept a position secured by Mr. Armstrong, and at which employment he met his death on the morning of November 18, 1913. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, Mrs. Nellie Myrtle Armstrong; his mother, Mrs. C. H. Williams; two half brothers, Fred Armstrong and Frank Armstrong, of Atchison, Kansas; three full brothers and sisters, as follows: Arthur Armstrong, of Mykawa, Texas; Mrs. Katherine Francis, of Holton, Kansas; Oliver Armstrong, of Seattle, Washington; Miss Eva Armstrong, one of the teachers in the public schools at Belleville, Kansas; Clarence Armstrong, of Seattle, Washington, and Miss Edith Armstrong, of Holton, Kansas ....
Among the relatives and friends who came from a distance to attend the funeral of Harmon Armstrong were Dr. Anna Schooley, Mrs. Sophia Conner, Mrs. Walter Kramer and daughter, Miriam, of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reboul, of Green; Mrs. Henry Green, of Waterville; Mrs. Reben Kelly, Mrs. Mary Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gideon and Miss Babe Peyrouse, of Onaga; Frank and Fred Armstrong, of Atchison; Miss Eva Armstrong, of Belleville; Mrs. Chas. Spangler, of Havensville; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Melenson and Mrs. Joe Burns, of Hoyt; Mr. and Mrs. Percy Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Will Dyal and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Crawfhitte, of Topeka ....
from Selected Death Notices of Jackson County, Kansas, Vol. IX; compiled by Dan Fenton:
The Holton Recorder, November 20, 1913:
Tuesdays Capital. A shaft and gearing weighing 1,000 pounds crushed out the life of H. S. Armstrong yesterday morning at the plant of the Perfection Metal Silo company at Tenth and Jefferson street. Mr. Armstrong came to Topeka six months ago from Holton and had been in the employ of the company since that time. He lived at 1003 East Eighth street with his wife. Mr. Armstrong and other employees were installing the shaft and gear in a large piece of machinery when the shaft slipped from the block and tackle striking Mr. Armstrong, pinning him to the floor. He died fifteen minutes later .... Word was received in Holton of Harmon Armstrong's death Tuesday morning. Mrs. Williams, Ross Francis, Mr. Reboul and other relatives went to Topeka on the morning train. The body was brought to Holton Wednesday morning and the services will be held at the C. H. Williams home ... Mr. Armstrong leaves a widow, formerly Miss Nellie Reboul.
The Holton Recorder, November 27, 1913:
Harmon S. Armstrong was born in Sumner County, Kansas, January 15, 1880. While Harmon was quite young his parents moved to Jackson County, Kansas, where he completed his common school education. During the years 1898 and 1900 he attended the Kansas State Agricultural College, completing a short course in Mechanical engineering. The following year he accepted a position with a Mechanical Engineering company at Pittsburg, Pa., where he worked for two years. He returned to Holton and engaged in the hardware business, working for Williams & Wenner. On the 7th day of October, 1905, he was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Myrtle Reboul, of Holton, where the young couple resided until the fall of 1912, when they located in Topeka in order to accept a position secured by Mr. Armstrong, and at which employment he met his death on the morning of November 18, 1913. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, Mrs. Nellie Myrtle Armstrong; his mother, Mrs. C. H. Williams; two half brothers, Fred Armstrong and Frank Armstrong, of Atchison, Kansas; three full brothers and sisters, as follows: Arthur Armstrong, of Mykawa, Texas; Mrs. Katherine Francis, of Holton, Kansas; Oliver Armstrong, of Seattle, Washington; Miss Eva Armstrong, one of the teachers in the public schools at Belleville, Kansas; Clarence Armstrong, of Seattle, Washington, and Miss Edith Armstrong, of Holton, Kansas ....
Among the relatives and friends who came from a distance to attend the funeral of Harmon Armstrong were Dr. Anna Schooley, Mrs. Sophia Conner, Mrs. Walter Kramer and daughter, Miriam, of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reboul, of Green; Mrs. Henry Green, of Waterville; Mrs. Reben Kelly, Mrs. Mary Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gideon and Miss Babe Peyrouse, of Onaga; Frank and Fred Armstrong, of Atchison; Miss Eva Armstrong, of Belleville; Mrs. Chas. Spangler, of Havensville; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Melenson and Mrs. Joe Burns, of Hoyt; Mr. and Mrs. Percy Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Will Dyal and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Crawfhitte, of Topeka ....
The Holton Recorder, November 20, 1913:
Tuesdays Capital. A shaft and gearing weighing 1,000 pounds crushed out the life of H. S. Armstrong yesterday morning at the plant of the Perfection Metal Silo company at Tenth and Jefferson street. Mr. Armstrong came to Topeka six months ago from Holton and had been in the employ of the company since that time. He lived at 1003 East Eighth street with his wife. Mr. Armstrong and other employees were installing the shaft and gear in a large piece of machinery when the shaft slipped from the block and tackle striking Mr. Armstrong, pinning him to the floor. He died fifteen minutes later .... Word was received in Holton of Harmon Armstrong's death Tuesday morning. Mrs. Williams, Ross Francis, Mr. Reboul and other relatives went to Topeka on the morning train. The body was brought to Holton Wednesday morning and the services will be held at the C. H. Williams home ... Mr. Armstrong leaves a widow, formerly Miss Nellie Reboul.
The Holton Recorder, November 27, 1913:
Harmon S. Armstrong was born in Sumner County, Kansas, January 15, 1880. While Harmon was quite young his parents moved to Jackson County, Kansas, where he completed his common school education. During the years 1898 and 1900 he attended the Kansas State Agricultural College, completing a short course in Mechanical engineering. The following year he accepted a position with a Mechanical Engineering company at Pittsburg, Pa., where he worked for two years. He returned to Holton and engaged in the hardware business, working for Williams & Wenner. On the 7th day of October, 1905, he was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Myrtle Reboul, of Holton, where the young couple resided until the fall of 1912, when they located in Topeka in order to accept a position secured by Mr. Armstrong, and at which employment he met his death on the morning of November 18, 1913. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, Mrs. Nellie Myrtle Armstrong; his mother, Mrs. C. H. Williams; two half brothers, Fred Armstrong and Frank Armstrong, of Atchison, Kansas; three full brothers and sisters, as follows: Arthur Armstrong, of Mykawa, Texas; Mrs. Katherine Francis, of Holton, Kansas; Oliver Armstrong, of Seattle, Washington; Miss Eva Armstrong, one of the teachers in the public schools at Belleville, Kansas; Clarence Armstrong, of Seattle, Washington, and Miss Edith Armstrong, of Holton, Kansas ....
Among the relatives and friends who came from a distance to attend the funeral of Harmon Armstrong were Dr. Anna Schooley, Mrs. Sophia Conner, Mrs. Walter Kramer and daughter, Miriam, of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reboul, of Green; Mrs. Henry Green, of Waterville; Mrs. Reben Kelly, Mrs. Mary Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gideon and Miss Babe Peyrouse, of Onaga; Frank and Fred Armstrong, of Atchison; Miss Eva Armstrong, of Belleville; Mrs. Chas. Spangler, of Havensville; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Melenson and Mrs. Joe Burns, of Hoyt; Mr. and Mrs. Percy Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Will Dyal and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Crawfhitte, of Topeka ....
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