John W. Albright
John W. Albright was born on October 28, 1850, in Pennsylvania to William Albright and Catherine Garman. His father was a farmer who owned $560 of real estate and $75 of personal property by 1860. The family moved to Mottville, Michigan, in the 1850s, and then to Porter, Michigan, in the 1860s. Although he was too young to serve in the Union army, he remained devoted to the Union cause. In a letter to his brother William, he declared, “UNION FOR EVER…the above is our motto…we will always Ever re-member you as our Dear Brother defending the union, and hope the time is not far distant, when rebelion [sic] may be crushed from the face of the earth.”
By 1870, he was living in Porter with his brothers, William and Cyrus, and he was earning a living as a clerk. He moved to Brimfield, Indiana, in the 1870s, and he married Sophia E. Bower on July 25, 1873. They had at least three children: Daniel, born around 1875; Delta, born around 1876; Charles, born around 1879. The family lived in Brimfield, and Albright earned a living as a grocer. They moved to Mill, Indiana, in the late 1800s, and by 1900, he was working as a minister. By 1930, they were living in Kendallville, Indiana. He died there of arteriosclerosis on January 10, 1931.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (2500) | Albright, John W. | 1850-10-28 | 1931-01-10 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 14
- (7278) [writer] ~ John W. Albright et al. to William O. Albright, undated
- (7280) [writer] ~ Edward Albright et al. to William O. Albright, 4 April 186X
- (7284) [writer] ~ John W. Albright to William O. Albright, 21 May 1912
- (7286) [writer] ~ John W. Albright to William O. Albright, 24 June 1874
- (7290) [writer] ~ John W. Albright to William O. Albright, 4 May 1874
- (7292) [writer] ~ William Albright and John W. Albright to William O. Albright et al., 12 October 1873
- (7293) [associated with] ~ William Albright to William O. Albright et al., 22 September 1873
- (7294) [associated with] ~ William Albright to William O. Albright et al., 22 August 1873
- (7296) [writer] ~ John W. Albright to William O. Albright, 2 January 1873
- (7297) [associated with] ~ William Albright to William O. Albright et al., 18 November 1871
- (7321) [recipient] ~ William Eckley to John W. Albright, 17 December 1865
- (7398) [writer] ~ John W. Albright and Cyrus B. Albright to William O. Albright, 14 February 1863
- (7407) [recipient] ~ William O. Albright to William Albright et al., 9 February 1863
- (9843) [writer] ~ John W. Albright to William O. Albright, undated
People - Records: 14
- (2501) Albright, Edward is the [sibling of] (2500) Albright, John W.
- (2502) Albright, William is the [parent of] (2500) Albright, John W.
- (2503) Albright, Daniel Francis is the [child of] (2500) Albright, John W.
- (2504) Albright, Alinda Eudora is the [sibling-in-law of] (2500) Albright, John W.
- (2506) Albright, Jacob Garman is the [sibling of] (2500) Albright, John W.
- (2507) Albright, Catherine is the [parent of] (2500) Albright, John W.
- (2548) Eckley, William is the [cousin of, cousin of] (2500) Albright, John W.
- (2550) Reigle, George William is the [cousin of] (2500) Albright, John W.
- (2583) Eckley, Emily is the [cousin of] (2500) Albright, John W.
- (2584) Eckley, Isaac is the [cousin of] (2500) Albright, John W.
- (2602) Albright, Mary Jane is the [sibling-in-law of] (2500) Albright, John W.
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001, available from Ancestry.com; Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2017, available from Ancestry.com; John W. Albright to William O. Albright, undated, DL1013.97, Nau Collection.
