Jemima Armstrong, daughter of Mary Ann (née Ward) and James A. Armstrong, was born in Longtown, Arthuret Parish, Cumberland, England. Along with her parents and siblings, she immigrated to the United States, arriving on 23 May 1870 in New York on the S. S. Europa. The Armstrong family settled quickly on a farm in Bellflower Township, McLean County, Illinois. Jemima was 12 when er father died in 1877. Her mother remarried the following year. Jemima in 1880 was not enumerated in her mother and step-father's household, and may have been employed as a domestic, as were two of her sisters.
In 1885, Jemima Armstrong was living with her mother and step-father John Nichol in Seward County, Nebraska. Miss "Jemimah" Armstrong and Charles R. Hite were married on 31 December 1890 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. The bride, age 24, was the daughter of James Armstrong and Mary A. Ward; the groom, age 29, the son of Eli Hite and Lizzie Runner. The couple had two daughters: Ethel Bell and Hazel Adele.
Jemima and Charles Hite were enumerated from 1900 through 1930 in Gage County, Nebraska. He died in 1931. Jemima was enumerated in 1940 with her daughter Hazel and her family in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Notes
1870 U.S. Census, Bellflower Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 46, family 46, lines 26-34, p. 32 (printed), p. 7 (written), 9 Aug 1870.
26. Armstrong, James, 60, farmer ($1,200; $500), Scotland.
27. ----- Mary A., 44, keeping house, England.
28. ----- Mary I., 11, England.
29. ----- Margaret, 10, England.
30. ----- Richard, 8, England.
31. ----- Jane, 7, England.
32. ----- Jemima, 5, England.
33. ----- John, 3, England.
34. ----- James, 7/12, England, born the previous October.
• Mary, Margaret, Richard, and Jane had attended school within the year.
1880 U.S. Census: not found. Not enumerated with mother and step-father in Bellflower Twp.
1885 Nebraska state census, E.D. 728, Seward, Seward Co., Nebraska; dwelling 142, family 142, lines 42-45, p. 13 (written), 2 Jun 1885.
42. Nicol, John, 56, farmer; self and parents born in Scotland.
43. ----- Mary A., wife, 48, keeps house; self and parents born in England.
44. ----- Annie, daughter, 6; born in Illinois, father in Scot., mother in Eng.
45. Armstrong, Jemima, 20, step-daughter; self and parents born in England.
"Miss Jemima Armstrong, of Seward, Neb., is visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity." ("Foosland," Champaign County Herald, Urbana, Illinois, 15 Feb 1888, p. 5.)
"Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Z8-VCV : 11 March 2018), Charles R. Hite and Jemimah Armstrong, 31 Dec 1890; citing , Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, various county courthouses, Idaho; FHL microfilm. Bride reportedly age 24; groom age 29.
• Lincoln Co. borders Seward Co.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 65, Ward 1, Wymore City, Wymore Twp., Gage Co., Nebraska; dwelling 323, family 324, lines 17-20, p. 314 (printed), p. 15 (written), 19 Jun 1900.
17. Hite, Charles R., head, Feb 1862, 38, married 9 years; born in Iowa, father in Ohio, mother in Pennsylvania; telegraph operator.
18. ----- "Mima," wife, May 1866, 34, married 9 years, 2 children (both living); self and parents born in England.
19. ----- Ethel, daughter, Mar 1892, 8, Nebraska.
20. ----- Hazel, daughter, Jul 1894, 5, Nebraska.
"—Mrs. T. R. Hite of Nebraska, and Mrs. Mary Painter of Foosland, were calling on friends here the first of the week. Mrs. Hite came back with the body of her mother, Mrs. Nichols, for burial here." ("Bellflower," The Weekly Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, 6 Jun 1913, p. 6.)
• "T. R." an error for C. R. (Charles R.) Hite.
1920 U.S. Census, E.D. 47, Ward 2, Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska; dwelling 82, family 116, lines 43-46, p. 63 (printed), p. 4A (written), 10 Jan 1920.
43. Hite, Charles R., head, 57; born in Iowa, father in Ohio, mother in Virginia; wholesale grocer.
44. ----- Jemima, wife, 53, immigrated 1870, naturalized 1913; self and parents born in Scotland; no occupation.
45. ----- Ethel, daughter, 25, single, Nebraska, bookkeeper, wholesale house.
46. ----- Hazel, daughter, 23, single, Nebraska, no occupation.
1930 U.S. Census: same location as in 1920.
Bio. of Charles R. Hite in: Hugh J. Dobbs, History of Gage County, Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918), pp. 388-89.
Reviewed 28 November 2023.
In 1885, Jemima Armstrong was living with her mother and step-father John Nichol in Seward County, Nebraska. Miss "Jemimah" Armstrong and Charles R. Hite were married on 31 December 1890 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. The bride, age 24, was the daughter of James Armstrong and Mary A. Ward; the groom, age 29, the son of Eli Hite and Lizzie Runner. The couple had two daughters: Ethel Bell and Hazel Adele.
Jemima and Charles Hite were enumerated from 1900 through 1930 in Gage County, Nebraska. He died in 1931. Jemima was enumerated in 1940 with her daughter Hazel and her family in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Notes
1870 U.S. Census, Bellflower Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 46, family 46, lines 26-34, p. 32 (printed), p. 7 (written), 9 Aug 1870.
26. Armstrong, James, 60, farmer ($1,200; $500), Scotland.
27. ----- Mary A., 44, keeping house, England.
28. ----- Mary I., 11, England.
29. ----- Margaret, 10, England.
30. ----- Richard, 8, England.
31. ----- Jane, 7, England.
32. ----- Jemima, 5, England.
33. ----- John, 3, England.
34. ----- James, 7/12, England, born the previous October.
• Mary, Margaret, Richard, and Jane had attended school within the year.
1880 U.S. Census: not found. Not enumerated with mother and step-father in Bellflower Twp.
1885 Nebraska state census, E.D. 728, Seward, Seward Co., Nebraska; dwelling 142, family 142, lines 42-45, p. 13 (written), 2 Jun 1885.
42. Nicol, John, 56, farmer; self and parents born in Scotland.
43. ----- Mary A., wife, 48, keeps house; self and parents born in England.
44. ----- Annie, daughter, 6; born in Illinois, father in Scot., mother in Eng.
45. Armstrong, Jemima, 20, step-daughter; self and parents born in England.
"Miss Jemima Armstrong, of Seward, Neb., is visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity." ("Foosland," Champaign County Herald, Urbana, Illinois, 15 Feb 1888, p. 5.)
"Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Z8-VCV : 11 March 2018), Charles R. Hite and Jemimah Armstrong, 31 Dec 1890; citing , Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, various county courthouses, Idaho; FHL microfilm. Bride reportedly age 24; groom age 29.
• Lincoln Co. borders Seward Co.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 65, Ward 1, Wymore City, Wymore Twp., Gage Co., Nebraska; dwelling 323, family 324, lines 17-20, p. 314 (printed), p. 15 (written), 19 Jun 1900.
17. Hite, Charles R., head, Feb 1862, 38, married 9 years; born in Iowa, father in Ohio, mother in Pennsylvania; telegraph operator.
18. ----- "Mima," wife, May 1866, 34, married 9 years, 2 children (both living); self and parents born in England.
19. ----- Ethel, daughter, Mar 1892, 8, Nebraska.
20. ----- Hazel, daughter, Jul 1894, 5, Nebraska.
"—Mrs. T. R. Hite of Nebraska, and Mrs. Mary Painter of Foosland, were calling on friends here the first of the week. Mrs. Hite came back with the body of her mother, Mrs. Nichols, for burial here." ("Bellflower," The Weekly Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, 6 Jun 1913, p. 6.)
• "T. R." an error for C. R. (Charles R.) Hite.
1920 U.S. Census, E.D. 47, Ward 2, Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska; dwelling 82, family 116, lines 43-46, p. 63 (printed), p. 4A (written), 10 Jan 1920.
43. Hite, Charles R., head, 57; born in Iowa, father in Ohio, mother in Virginia; wholesale grocer.
44. ----- Jemima, wife, 53, immigrated 1870, naturalized 1913; self and parents born in Scotland; no occupation.
45. ----- Ethel, daughter, 25, single, Nebraska, bookkeeper, wholesale house.
46. ----- Hazel, daughter, 23, single, Nebraska, no occupation.
1930 U.S. Census: same location as in 1920.
Bio. of Charles R. Hite in: Hugh J. Dobbs, History of Gage County, Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918), pp. 388-89.
Reviewed 28 November 2023.
Jemima Armstrong, daughter of Mary Ann (née Ward) and James A. Armstrong, was born in Longtown, Arthuret Parish, Cumberland, England. Along with her parents and siblings, she immigrated to the United States, arriving on 23 May 1870 in New York on the S. S. Europa. The Armstrong family settled quickly on a farm in Bellflower Township, McLean County, Illinois. Jemima was 12 when er father died in 1877. Her mother remarried the following year. Jemima in 1880 was not enumerated in her mother and step-father's household, and may have been employed as a domestic, as were two of her sisters.
In 1885, Jemima Armstrong was living with her mother and step-father John Nichol in Seward County, Nebraska. Miss "Jemimah" Armstrong and Charles R. Hite were married on 31 December 1890 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. The bride, age 24, was the daughter of James Armstrong and Mary A. Ward; the groom, age 29, the son of Eli Hite and Lizzie Runner. The couple had two daughters: Ethel Bell and Hazel Adele.
Jemima and Charles Hite were enumerated from 1900 through 1930 in Gage County, Nebraska. He died in 1931. Jemima was enumerated in 1940 with her daughter Hazel and her family in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Notes
1870 U.S. Census, Bellflower Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 46, family 46, lines 26-34, p. 32 (printed), p. 7 (written), 9 Aug 1870.
26. Armstrong, James, 60, farmer ($1,200; $500), Scotland.
27. ----- Mary A., 44, keeping house, England.
28. ----- Mary I., 11, England.
29. ----- Margaret, 10, England.
30. ----- Richard, 8, England.
31. ----- Jane, 7, England.
32. ----- Jemima, 5, England.
33. ----- John, 3, England.
34. ----- James, 7/12, England, born the previous October.
• Mary, Margaret, Richard, and Jane had attended school within the year.
1880 U.S. Census: not found. Not enumerated with mother and step-father in Bellflower Twp.
1885 Nebraska state census, E.D. 728, Seward, Seward Co., Nebraska; dwelling 142, family 142, lines 42-45, p. 13 (written), 2 Jun 1885.
42. Nicol, John, 56, farmer; self and parents born in Scotland.
43. ----- Mary A., wife, 48, keeps house; self and parents born in England.
44. ----- Annie, daughter, 6; born in Illinois, father in Scot., mother in Eng.
45. Armstrong, Jemima, 20, step-daughter; self and parents born in England.
"Miss Jemima Armstrong, of Seward, Neb., is visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity." ("Foosland," Champaign County Herald, Urbana, Illinois, 15 Feb 1888, p. 5.)
"Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Z8-VCV : 11 March 2018), Charles R. Hite and Jemimah Armstrong, 31 Dec 1890; citing , Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, various county courthouses, Idaho; FHL microfilm. Bride reportedly age 24; groom age 29.
• Lincoln Co. borders Seward Co.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 65, Ward 1, Wymore City, Wymore Twp., Gage Co., Nebraska; dwelling 323, family 324, lines 17-20, p. 314 (printed), p. 15 (written), 19 Jun 1900.
17. Hite, Charles R., head, Feb 1862, 38, married 9 years; born in Iowa, father in Ohio, mother in Pennsylvania; telegraph operator.
18. ----- "Mima," wife, May 1866, 34, married 9 years, 2 children (both living); self and parents born in England.
19. ----- Ethel, daughter, Mar 1892, 8, Nebraska.
20. ----- Hazel, daughter, Jul 1894, 5, Nebraska.
"—Mrs. T. R. Hite of Nebraska, and Mrs. Mary Painter of Foosland, were calling on friends here the first of the week. Mrs. Hite came back with the body of her mother, Mrs. Nichols, for burial here." ("Bellflower," The Weekly Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, 6 Jun 1913, p. 6.)
• "T. R." an error for C. R. (Charles R.) Hite.
1920 U.S. Census, E.D. 47, Ward 2, Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska; dwelling 82, family 116, lines 43-46, p. 63 (printed), p. 4A (written), 10 Jan 1920.
43. Hite, Charles R., head, 57; born in Iowa, father in Ohio, mother in Virginia; wholesale grocer.
44. ----- Jemima, wife, 53, immigrated 1870, naturalized 1913; self and parents born in Scotland; no occupation.
45. ----- Ethel, daughter, 25, single, Nebraska, bookkeeper, wholesale house.
46. ----- Hazel, daughter, 23, single, Nebraska, no occupation.
1930 U.S. Census: same location as in 1920.
Bio. of Charles R. Hite in: Hugh J. Dobbs, History of Gage County, Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918), pp. 388-89.
Reviewed 28 November 2023.
In 1885, Jemima Armstrong was living with her mother and step-father John Nichol in Seward County, Nebraska. Miss "Jemimah" Armstrong and Charles R. Hite were married on 31 December 1890 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. The bride, age 24, was the daughter of James Armstrong and Mary A. Ward; the groom, age 29, the son of Eli Hite and Lizzie Runner. The couple had two daughters: Ethel Bell and Hazel Adele.
Jemima and Charles Hite were enumerated from 1900 through 1930 in Gage County, Nebraska. He died in 1931. Jemima was enumerated in 1940 with her daughter Hazel and her family in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Notes
1870 U.S. Census, Bellflower Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 46, family 46, lines 26-34, p. 32 (printed), p. 7 (written), 9 Aug 1870.
26. Armstrong, James, 60, farmer ($1,200; $500), Scotland.
27. ----- Mary A., 44, keeping house, England.
28. ----- Mary I., 11, England.
29. ----- Margaret, 10, England.
30. ----- Richard, 8, England.
31. ----- Jane, 7, England.
32. ----- Jemima, 5, England.
33. ----- John, 3, England.
34. ----- James, 7/12, England, born the previous October.
• Mary, Margaret, Richard, and Jane had attended school within the year.
1880 U.S. Census: not found. Not enumerated with mother and step-father in Bellflower Twp.
1885 Nebraska state census, E.D. 728, Seward, Seward Co., Nebraska; dwelling 142, family 142, lines 42-45, p. 13 (written), 2 Jun 1885.
42. Nicol, John, 56, farmer; self and parents born in Scotland.
43. ----- Mary A., wife, 48, keeps house; self and parents born in England.
44. ----- Annie, daughter, 6; born in Illinois, father in Scot., mother in Eng.
45. Armstrong, Jemima, 20, step-daughter; self and parents born in England.
"Miss Jemima Armstrong, of Seward, Neb., is visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity." ("Foosland," Champaign County Herald, Urbana, Illinois, 15 Feb 1888, p. 5.)
"Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Z8-VCV : 11 March 2018), Charles R. Hite and Jemimah Armstrong, 31 Dec 1890; citing , Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, various county courthouses, Idaho; FHL microfilm. Bride reportedly age 24; groom age 29.
• Lincoln Co. borders Seward Co.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 65, Ward 1, Wymore City, Wymore Twp., Gage Co., Nebraska; dwelling 323, family 324, lines 17-20, p. 314 (printed), p. 15 (written), 19 Jun 1900.
17. Hite, Charles R., head, Feb 1862, 38, married 9 years; born in Iowa, father in Ohio, mother in Pennsylvania; telegraph operator.
18. ----- "Mima," wife, May 1866, 34, married 9 years, 2 children (both living); self and parents born in England.
19. ----- Ethel, daughter, Mar 1892, 8, Nebraska.
20. ----- Hazel, daughter, Jul 1894, 5, Nebraska.
"—Mrs. T. R. Hite of Nebraska, and Mrs. Mary Painter of Foosland, were calling on friends here the first of the week. Mrs. Hite came back with the body of her mother, Mrs. Nichols, for burial here." ("Bellflower," The Weekly Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, 6 Jun 1913, p. 6.)
• "T. R." an error for C. R. (Charles R.) Hite.
1920 U.S. Census, E.D. 47, Ward 2, Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska; dwelling 82, family 116, lines 43-46, p. 63 (printed), p. 4A (written), 10 Jan 1920.
43. Hite, Charles R., head, 57; born in Iowa, father in Ohio, mother in Virginia; wholesale grocer.
44. ----- Jemima, wife, 53, immigrated 1870, naturalized 1913; self and parents born in Scotland; no occupation.
45. ----- Ethel, daughter, 25, single, Nebraska, bookkeeper, wholesale house.
46. ----- Hazel, daughter, 23, single, Nebraska, no occupation.
1930 U.S. Census: same location as in 1920.
Bio. of Charles R. Hite in: Hugh J. Dobbs, History of Gage County, Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918), pp. 388-89.
Reviewed 28 November 2023.
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