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BLOCK 16
PUBLIC MAUSOLEUM
LOT : H-29
REMOVED
OCTOBER 23, 1940
TO:
Norman Cemetery
Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio
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Henry Albert Sr.
b. December 30, 1814
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
d. March 25, 1910
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
buried: March 27, 1910
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FATHER
Martin Albert
(1789-1862)
MOTHER
Catherine (nee-Whitebread) Albert-Kerschner
(1823-1889)
MARRIED
Louisa Van Reed
(1821-1882)
May 24, 1838
Clark County, Ohio
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CHILDREN
with Louisa
Martin Albert
(1839-?)
Henry Albert Jr.
(1842-1922)
Franklin George Albert
(1844-1930)
Rebecca Catherine Albert
(1848-1911)
Jacob William Albert
(1851-?)
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Phillip Kershner Albert
(1855-1932)
Charles Edwin Albert
(1858-1942)
Ella Virginia Albert
(1862-1943)
1867-1943
(John E. Albert)
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Henry Albert was born Dec. 30 1814 in Hagerstown Maryland. He came from a Dutch family. He was the
eldest of four children, two boys and two girls. Long life seemed to be a heritage in the Albert
family. As far back as he could remember they lived to be four score years of age. His grandfather
died at the age of 93 and he had a sister living to be over 91 yrs. of age. The most exciting
incident he could recall was when there was a uprising at Hagerstown. Henry and his little brother
George tried to go but their mother tied them to a bedpost so that they couldn't get away. He could
recall when his father died in 1820. The first thing he could remember was when he cut himself with
a hatchet when he was 3 or 4 years old. His mother married again to Jacob Kershner. He never saw a
school house in the country until he was a man, that is a public school. Where he lived in Maryland,
there were subscription schools where he went 2 or 3 winters. Each student had to pay a share of
expenses. When he was a little more than 13 years old in 1828, the family moved to Ohio, walking
several hundred miles over mountains. The wagon was heavily laden and it was necessary for all to
walk that could. His mother and two sisters rode. At Wheeling West Virginia they took a steamboat
to
Cincinnati, Ohio and from there walked to Springfield, Ohio a distance of 75 miles. Here his
stepfather seemed to depend upon Henry even more than his own sons. When the family came to Ohio
there was still Indians there. Henry learned the blacksmith trade from his step-father until he was
married, and even after, until his step-father died. He went to school 2 years in Ohio and did a
good bit of hunting the early years of his life and at that time was considered one of the best
shots of that section of the country. When he couldn't farm because of the weather, he would hunt,
and often made $10.00 a day. He married Louisa Van Reed on May 24, 1838. She was born July 21,
1821. After his step-father's death, Henry and his wife, who had only recently come to this country
and had not yet learned to speak English, moved to Hardin County. (Kenton, Ohio) His brothers-in-law
were Henry and Frank Lehman. They took the name Lehman from some folks who had raised them. The
mother died in 1852. When he bought some wild land and and made his home, the land cost $8.50 +
acre. It was all timber. The largest tree cut was 9 ft. at the base. He decided to go to Illinois
and if they were satisfied, would stay but he returned to the northwestern part of Ohio and
purchased some land where they lived until 1882 when his wife's health began to fail and they
decided to come west again. The first time he came to Illinois was 1842. He came on horseback to
visit relatives who wanted him to come and live, but he had to go back before he purchased any land,
because a man had come from Virginia with the money for the first farm he had bought and Henry had
to give him the deed to it. Warren Oglesby, who was clerk of the court, knowing he was a prospective
buyer, wanted him to buy the farm just west of where Lincoln Square is now. It was covered with
timber and hazel brush. The timber wasn't good for anything except stone wood. The price was $3.00
an acre. He aimed to buy it and have his sons come and clear it, but he had to leave before he did.
One heir lived in Monticello, he was a minor and there was only 1 mail each week. He had 11 children
and 2 died as infants. He passed away in March 25 1910 his wife died in Feb. 22, 1882. This Henry
(Albracht) Albert's son was also Henry Albert, and he married Martha Koons, daughter of William
Koons and Martha Ann (Shepherd) Koons. William Koons was the 1st son of Jacob and Martha (Cartmel)
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
26 MAR 1910 * page 2
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
28 MAR 1910 * page 8
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