Jacob Garman Albright
Jacob Garman Albright was born on March 3, 1834, in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, to William and Catherine Albright. His father was a farmer. He grew up in West Beaver, Pennsylvania, and he probably moved to Indiana in the 1850s. He married a woman named Mary in the 1850s, and they had at least two children: Melissa, born around 1858; and Henry, born around 1864. By 1860, he was working as a farmer in Mottville, Michigan, and he owned $150 of real estate and $125 of personal property.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on February 22, 1864, and he mustered in as a private in Company F of the 12th Michigan Infantry two days later. He expressed devotion to the Union, urging his friends and family to "stick up fore the Union and Old Abe and Andy and to have thair flag on a long pool and if any body Copper snake goes to pull it to batter his head with clubs." He mustered out on February 15, 1866. He returned to Michigan after the war. His wife died sometime in the 1860s, and he married Malinda Wimmer on September 4, 1867. Their daughter Harriet was born around 1869. The family moved to Bristol, Indiana, in the late 1860s, and he earned a living as a carpenter. By 1870, he owned $500 of real estate and $100 of personal property. He died in Elkhart, Indiana, on May 3, 1874.
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(2506)Albright, Jacob Garman1834-03-031874-05-03
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Private
  • Rank highest: Private
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 16

  • (7289) [associated with] ~ William Albright to William O. Albright et al., 2 June 1874
  • (7290) [associated with] ~ John W. Albright to William O. Albright, 4 May 1874
  • (7291) [writer] ~ William Albright to William O. Albright et al., 24 January 1874
  • (7292) [associated with] ~ William Albright and John W. Albright to William O. Albright et al., 12 October 1873
  • (7327) [writer] ~ Jacob G. Albright and George W. Reigle to William Albright and Catherine Albright, 14 February 1865
  • (7328) [writer] ~ Jacob G. Albright to William O. Albright, 3 January 1865
  • (7331) [writer] ~ Jacob G. Albright and Job S. Bellows to William O. Albright, 25 December 1864
  • (7333) [writer] ~ Jacob G. Albright to William Albright et al., 9 December 1864
  • (7343) [writer] ~ Jacob G. Albright to William O. Albright, 4 December 1864
  • (7345) [writer] ~ Jacob G. Albright to William O. Albright, 3 November 1864
  • (7348) [writer] ~ Jacob G. Albright to William O. Albright, 11 September 1864
  • (7356) [writer] ~ Jacob G. Albright to William O. Albright, 16 June 1864
  • (7357) [associated with] ~ John H. Horn to William O. Albright, 27 May 1864
  • (7365) [writer] ~ Jacob G. Albright to William Albright et al., 28 March 1864
  • (7422) [writer] ~ Mary J. Albright and Jacob G. Albright to William O. Albright, 16 November 1862
  • (7426) [associated with] ~ William Albright to William O. Albright, 19 October 1862

People - Records: 13

  • (2506) Albright, Jacob Garman is the [sibling of] (2498) Albright, William Orlando
  • (2506) Albright, Jacob Garman is the [sibling of] (2499) Albright, Cyrus B.
  • (2506) Albright, Jacob Garman is the [sibling of] (2500) Albright, John W.
  • (2506) Albright, Jacob Garman is the [sibling of] (2501) Albright, Edward
  • (2506) Albright, Jacob Garman is the [child of] (2502) Albright, William
  • (2506) Albright, Jacob Garman is the [sibling-in-law of] (2504) Albright, Alinda Eudora
  • (2507) Albright, Catherine is the [parent of] (2506) Albright, Jacob Garman
  • (2548) Eckley, William is the [cousin of] (2506) Albright, Jacob Garman
  • (2550) Reigle, George William is the [cousin of] (2506) Albright, Jacob Garman
  • (2551) Bellows, Job Smith is the [friend of] (2506) Albright, Jacob Garman
  • (2583) Eckley, Emily is the [cousin of] (2506) Albright, Jacob Garman
  • (2584) Eckley, Isaac is the [cousin of] (2506) Albright, Jacob Garman
  • (2602) Albright, Mary Jane is the [wife of] (2506) Albright, Jacob Garman

Places - Records: 2

  • (1928) [birth] ~ Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
  • (1827) [death] ~ Elkhart County, Indiana

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (758) [enlisted] [F] ~ 12th Michigan Infantry

Groups - Records: 1

  • (6) [member/supporter] ~ Grand Army of the Republic
SOURCES

1850, 1860, and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Michigan County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, available from Ancestry.com; Jacob G. Albright to William O. Albright, 11 September 1864, DL1013.061, Nau Collection