Armstrong Research, James Potter Armstrong

In the search for the parents of my 2nd great grandfather, James Potter Armstrong, I have taken the tact of looking at Armstrong families that lived in close proximity to where James Potter Armstrong lived believing that some of these Armstrong’s may be related to my Great Grandfather, James Potter Armstrong. A record was found wherein were recorded the Marriage Applications abstracted by the DAR, vol. 2. for Mahoning County. The writer has noted that there are 4 marriage applications issued for Armstrongs living in the Goshen and Smith townships of the county of Mahoning from 1853 to 1856. From previous research, it is known that the William Armstrong application on March 20, 1854 to marry Elizabeth M. Clark is the first son of James Potter Armstrong. The marriage took place on August 29, 1855.
In as much as the townships of Smith and Goshen are adjacent to each other, it seems likely that these four Armstrong’s may be related to each other. Furthermore, James Potter Armstrong, age 46, lived with his family of six children in the Goshen Township in 1850, according to the 1850 U.S. Population Census. However, William the oldest son, age 15, is not listed as a child in this 1850 census. But, we find him at age 19 applying for marriage. Interestingly, Elizabeth Mary Clark died in 1856, about a year after she was married to William. In addition, according to the DAR Abstracts of these Marriage Applications, a Jas Armstrong, signs for a marriage application for Julia Ann Armstrong to be married to Joshua W. Bradway on July 30, 1856. Another fact is that, there is an Ann Armstrong living with the James Potter Armstrong family in 1850 according to the Goshen Township, Mahoning County, U.S. Population Census. Is this the Jas Potter Armstrong’s sister, age 36? and what is the connection among the mentioned parties? All of these facts seem to strengthen the premise that the Armstrong’s living in these above mentioned townships are related and that, perhaps, by researching the records they left behind, they may lead to finding the parents of James Potter Armstrong. A Julia Bradway, age 21, appears in the 1860 U.S. Population Cesus for Marion Township of Marion County, Ohio with a 3 year old son, Archibold, but no Husband. Is she the Julia Ann Armstrong that married Joshua Bradway? More research is needed. More later RHB