John S. Armstrong

John Scarborough Armstrong (November 18, 1850 – April 26, 1908) was an American businessman and real estate developer. He was the co-founder (along with Thomas Marsalis) of the former City of Oak Cliff (now incorporated into Dallas) and founder of the town of Highland Park, Texas.[1] Armstrong was also a founder of the State Fair of Texas.[2]

Armstrong was born in 1850, in Nashville, Tennessee, to J. W. and Pauline Armstrong, one of thirteen children. He married Alice J. White in July 1878, in Lancaster, Kentucky.[3] With his brothers, Dr. V. P. Armstrong and Henry C. Armstrong, he established the Armstrong Meat Packing Company, a wholesale grocery business.[4] Around 1906, he purchased land north of Dallas which he planned to develop into a municipality. Armstrong died on April 26, 1908, in Dallas, Texas, and is buried at Oakland Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, Alice J., and two daughters: Mrs. Minnie May (Edgar L.) Flippen and Mrs. Johnetta (Hugh) Prather.[5] Armstrong's widow and sons-in-law—Edgar Flippen and Hugh Prather continued his work.

References

  1. ^ Hazel, Michael (2001). The Dallas Public Library: Celebrating a Century of Service, 1901-2001. University of North Texas Press. ISBN 1-57441-141-1.
  2. ^ Wiley, Nancy. "State Fair of Texas". The Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved March 19, 2018 – via tshaonline.org.
  3. ^ "John S. Armstrong and Alice J. White, 03 Jul 1878". Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979 (index). Retrieved 14 November 2012 – via FamilySearch.org. Citing reference P164 N1596, FHL microfilm 1689805.
  4. ^ Memorial and biographical history of Dallas County, Texas. Lewis Publishing Company. 1892. Retrieved November 13, 2012 – via University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, crediting Dallas Public Library, Dallas, Texas.
  5. ^ "J. S. Armstrong Funeral from Residence Today". Dallas Morning News. April 28, 1908. p. 16.


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