James Earl 'Jim' Armbruster

1903 - 1990  (86 years)

• Name	James Earl 'Jim' Armbruster  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	8 Nov 1903	Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	St Francois County, Missouri, USA
  Census	1920	St Francois Township, St Francois, Missouri, USA
  Census	1930	St Francois County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Census	1940	Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [4]
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [12]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Census	1950	Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [13]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Clara
  Social Security Number	Bef 1951	Missouri, USA   [2]
  	498-05-2014
  Obituary	1990
  	Obituary
  		Obituary-ARMBRUSTER James E Obituary of JAMES EARL "JIM" ARMBRUSTER
  FSID	L2RN-DFM
  Death	18 Jan 1990	Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, USA   [2, 4, 9, 11]
  	Age: 86
  Burial	Fogartyville Cemetery, Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, USA   [4, 9]
  	Clara H Wirag and James E Armbruster with Barbara
  		Burial-ARMBRUSTER Clara and James Clara H Wirag & James E Armbruster buried together with Barbara - Fogartyville Cemetery, Bradenton FL + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24936448/james-e.-armbruster https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24936571/clara-h.-armbruster https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24936581/barbara-schluter
  		Fogartyville Cemetery Bradenton, Manatee, Florida Find a Grave: #795344
  Person ID	I24201	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Henry Armbruster,   b. 10 Jun 1874, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA d. 27 Aug 1957, Bonne Terre Hospital, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mattie Leona Sizemore,   b. 14 Sep 1881, Graniteville, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 10 Jul 1934, Bonne Terre Hospital, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	4 Jul 1901	Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [14, 15, 16, 17]
  Marriage End	1934  [17]
  	Death of Mattie
  Family ID	F11396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara H Wirag,   b. 6 Oct 1912, Missouri, USA d. 30 Oct 1979, St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1930	Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [4, 14, 18, 19]
  Children	1. Ann Henriett Armbruster,   b. 7 Sep 1938, Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 19 Jan 2015, Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Barbara Lou Armbruster,   b. 27 May 1933, Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 31 Jan 2005, Dilworth, Clay, Minnesota, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10036	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Nov 1903 - Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA Census - 1910 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA Census - 1920 - St Francois Township, St Francois, Missouri, USA Census - 1930 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA Marriage - 6 Oct 1930 - Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA Census - 1940 - Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Clara - 1950 - Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA Social Security Number - 498-05-2014 - Bef 1951 - Missouri, USA Death - 18 Jan 1990 - Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, USA Burial - - Fogartyville Cemetery, Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Bible & Church Records

  Bible-ARMBRUSTER Family Armbruster Family Bible

  
  

  Burials

  Burial-ARMBRUSTER Clara and James Clara H Wirag & James E Armbruster buried together with Barbara - Fogartyville Cemetery, Bradenton FL + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24936448/james-e.-armbruster https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24936571/clara-h.-armbruster https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24936581/barbara-schluter

  
  

  News

  News-ARMBRUSTER gathering Bismarck Gazette

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-ARMBRUSTER James E Obituary of JAMES EARL "JIM" ARMBRUSTER

  
  

  People » Slide Show		ARMBRUSTER (Christmas)
  		ARMBRUSTER (Siblings) Siblings John Henry Armbruster, Bernice Armbruster Hood, and Jim Armbruster
  		ARMBRUSTER -KERUISH -MILLER BACK ROW: Teresa Armbruster (Mrs. Edmund) Keruish, Frances Miller, Mattie Sizemore (Mrs. WH) Armbruster -- MIDDLE ROW: Margaret Keruish, Matilda "Tillie" Armbruster (Mrs. Charles) Miller, Bernice Armbruster, 'Grandma' Mary Christiana Bruch (Mrs. Laurentz) Armbruster, Jim Armbruster -- FRONT ROW: Miller Twins: Edwin & Edna (Edna died two years…
  		ARMBRUSTER-Clara and Jim Clara H Wirag (1912-1979) and James Earl 'Jim' Armbruster (1903-1990)

  
  

• Sources

  [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: St Francois, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Record for William Armbruster 1930 United States Federal Census Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: St Francois, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Database online. Number: 498-05-2014; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for James E. Armbruster [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T627_2146; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 94-2. Birth date: abt 1905 Birth place: Missouri Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, United States 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T627_2146; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 94-2. [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for James E Armbruster [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Saint Francois, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T625_945; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 100; Image: . Record for Mattye Armbruster 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Saint Francois, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T625_945; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 100 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: St Francois, Saint Francois, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Record for Henry W Armbruster 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: St Francois, Saint Francois, Missouri; Roll: T624_808; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1374821 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Saint Francois, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T625_945; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 100; Image: . 1920 United States Federal Census Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Saint Francois, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T625_945; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 100; Image: . [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T627_2146; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 94-2. Record for Barbara Armbruster 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T627_2146; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 94-2. [S6865] Find a Grave: ARMBRUSTER James E 1903-1990, James Earl “Jim” Armbruster. James Armbruster of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Flat River, died Jan. 18. He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Wirag Armbruster. Mr. Armbruster was a Flat River businessman for many years. He is survived by two daughters: Barbara Schluter and Ann Stobaugh; one sister, Bernice Hood; one brother, John Armbruster; and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held Jan. 20 and burial was in Bradenton, Fla. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24936448/james-e.-armbruster [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: St Francois, Saint Francois, Missouri; Roll: T624_808; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1374821. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: St Francois, Saint Francois, Missouri; Roll: T624_808; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1374821 [S1367] Ancestry.com, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;). [S363] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 8. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 8 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Flat River, St Franc. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Flat River, St Franc [S315] Family Bibles, Family Bible of William Henry Armbruster. Bible-ARMBRUSTER Family Armbruster Family Bible [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Birth date: abt 1881 Birth place: Marriage date: 25 Jun 1901 Marriage place: St Francois, Missouri Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Birth date: abt 1874 Birth place: Marriage date: 25 Jun 1901 Marriage place: St Francois, Missouri Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S5018] Smith, Clara Twomey, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Armbruster): SIZEMORE Mattie Armbruster, (Name: SmithLC.com;), SIZEMORE Mattie Leona Armbruster 1881-1934. Mrs. W. H. Armbruster of Flat River, died at the Bonne Terre Hospital Tuesday evening about ten o'clock following an operation at eight o'clock. She had been in ill health for about two years and became bedfast in March, 1932, as the result of a paralytic stroke. On Monday of this week complications set in and she was removed to the Bonne Terre Hospital Tuesday evening. Her children were wonderful to her during her lengthy illness and even though everything humanly possible was done she bowed to the inevitable. The deceased was one of nine children born to James and Mary Sizemore. All of her brothers and sisters preceded her in death. She was born at Graniteville, September 20, 1881. She spent her early years in Elvins and was married to W. H. Armbruster on July 20, 1900. Following her marriage she went to Birmingham, Alabama, to reside, later she went to Festus and returned to Elvins in 1906 and later moved to Flat River. Four children were born to this happy union https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143102124/mattie-l-armbruster [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S6866] Find a Grave: WIRAG Clara Armbruster 1912-1979, Clara H Wirag Armbruster. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24936571/clara_h_armbruster