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1878 to 1880 timeframe, it is possible that their ultimate relocation to South Dakota may have at least partially
stemmed from Alva’s knowledge of, and experience in the area.

Olive died 30 November 1914 in Hollywood, CA. She chose to be buried near her first husband, Sidney Heath, in
Iowa.

References and Family Narratives of interest for Olive:

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Family Group Sheet for Dr. David Armstrong; Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, Inc., Lakewood,
Colorado; believed prepared by Virginia Armstrong
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1880 U. S. Census for Iowa, Colfax Township, Page County, Alva David and two children, Lillian and Rolla
shown living with his sister, Olive Melissa and her four children
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Sidney and Olive Heath Narrative, Jonathan and Sarah Foster of Washington County NY and Many of Their
Descendants, 1735 to 2005 by Margaret Willett Ernest
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Olive Melissa Armstrong & Family History by Nancy Kirk Thaut
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Olive M. Goold affidavit showing death date of Sidney F. Heath & birth date of son
7. Carrie Lillian Armstrong

Various sources differ as to whether Carrie L. (known as Lillian) was a
newborn at the time her parents and brothers and sisters moved from
Vermont to Michigan, or born shortly after their arrival. Based on my
research, it appears likely that she was born after her family’s arrival in
Michigan, as she is not shown in the 1850 Michigan U. S. Census.

We do not have a birth date for her, nor does her tombstone show a
death date. However, an entry in her father’s medical account book on
Aug. 28, 1853 states: “Our babe Lillian died this day at 10 o’clock in
morning.” Lillian’s tomb is located next to that of her older sister, Sarah,

Tombstone of Carrie L. Armstrong in the Parma Cemetery.

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D. W. Armstrong, 1850 US Census, Parma, Jackson Co., MI
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Dr. D. W. Armstrong Account Book, daughter Lillian’s death Aug. 28, 1853

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