Civil War Veterans Buried In Washington State - John Albright

John Otho Albright

Representing: Union


Unit History

  • 8th Minnesota Infantry E
John  Albright
Family History

CWV FERN HILL CEM ABERDEEN GRAYS HARBOR CO ALBRIGHT John Otho O UNION CENSUS CHRON 2022

 

1850 Howard Anne Arundel Co. MD

Jacob Albright 46/1804/Ger laborer

Magdaline 35/1815/Ger

Frederick 15/1835/MD

John O 12/1838/MD

Philip F 10/1840/MD

Elizabeth J 8/1842/MD

James W 3/1847/MD 130th IL Inf. Co. K

Henry M mos/1850/MD

 

John Albright
Residence was not listed; 22 years old.

Enlisted on 8/14/1862 as a Private.

On 8/14/1862 he mustered into "E" Co. MN 8th Infantry

He was Mustered Out on 7/11/1865 at Fort Snelling, MN

He was listed as:

* Wounded 12/7/1864 Murfreesboro, TN

Federal Pension Information:

He applied for a pension on 7/8/1881 from the state of KS

application # 425,595

His Widow (Melissa A Albright) applied for a pension on 6/29/1908 from the state of WA

application # 899,191

 

Name:

John Albright

Enlistment Age:

22

Birth Date:

abt 1840

Enlistment Date:

14 Aug 1862

Enlistment Rank:

Private

Muster Date:

14 Aug 1862

Muster Place:

Minnesota

Muster Company:

E

Muster Regiment:

8th Infantry

Muster Regiment Type:

Infantry

Muster Information:

Enlisted

Casualty Date:

7 Dec 1864

Casualty Place:

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Type of Casualty:

Wounded

Muster Out Date:

11 Jul 1865

Muster Out Place:

Fort Snelling, Minnesota

Muster Out Information:

Mustered Out

Side of War:

Union

Survived War?:

Yes

Injured in Line of Duty?:

Yes

Title:

Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65; Minnesota Adjutant General's Report of 1866; National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records

 

Name:

Melissa A. Philbrick

Marriage Date:

3 Dec 1873

Marriage Place:

Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA

Spouse:

John O. Albright

 

 

1880 Wyandotte Wyandotte Co. KS

John O Albright 42/

Melissa 33

Blanche 5

Frances 8/12mos Oct 1879/MO

June Philbrick 68/1812/Canada Mother in law

 

Name:

John O Albright

Gender:

Male

Unit:

8th Minnesota Infantry, Company E

Filing Date:

8 Jul 1881 pension card

Place Filed:

Kansas and Washington

Relation to Head:

Soldier

Spouse:

Melissa A Albright

Roll number:

4

 

7/1/1894 Grays Harbor Co. WA

John O Albright 55 carpenter

Melissa 46

Blanche 19

Fanney 14

Bertha 10

 

 

1900 Aberdeen Chehalis Co. WA

John O Albright 63/Jan 1837/MD married 1873 parents Ger/Ger planerman sawmill

Melissa 54/Jan 1846/NY parents ME/ME 3ch 3liv

Blanche 25/Sep/24/1873 /MN (Blanche M   d. 2/24/1956 LA CA

*Frances 20/Oct 1879/MO female (Frances Rosalie 10/26/1879/MO d. 12/31/1935 Ada Co. ID)

*Bertha 17/Apr 1883/KS (Bertha Jeannette4/8/1883 Kansas City, KS d. 8/22/1944 LA CA)

 

John Otho Albright

BIRTH

16 Jan 1838

Baltimore County, Maryland, USA

DEATH

4 Aug 1907 (aged 69)

Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

BURIAL

Fern Hill Cemetery

Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

PLOT

1/3/3/2nd Addition

He was the son of Jacob and Frances Magdalene (Wagner) Albright. He served in the Civil War as a Private for the 8th Reg. Minnesota Infantry. He married Melissa Philbrick in 1873. They had three daughters, Blanche, Frances and Bertha. He was a planerman at a sawmill in Grays Harbor county, WA in the 1900 census.

 

1910 Aberdeen Ward 2 Chehalis Co. WA

Edward G Clark 34 mail carrier

Francis R 30

Lyle E 8

Francis S 3

Melissa 64/1846/NY mother in law widowed parents NY/NY 3ch 3liv

Blanche M 35 sister in law

Berdie Whitaker 37 sister in law

 

 

1920 Hoquiam Ward 6 Grays Harbor Co. WA

E G Clark 45

Frances R 40

Lyle 18

Mrs. M Albright 72/1848/NY mother widowed

Blanche Albright 45/1875/MN (to Mrs. Albright)

 

 

 

Name:

Melissa Albright[Melissa Philbrick]

Gender:

Female

Marital Status:

Married

Age:

75

Estimated Birth Year:

abt 1847

Death Date:

01 Jul 1922

Death Place:

Hoquiam, Grays Harbor, Washington

Father:

Clauson Philbrick

Mother:

Jane Brisbane

Spouse:

John O. Albright

FHL Film Number:

1992891

Reference ID:

60

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Melissa Philbrick Albright

BIRTH

16 Jan 1847

Jefferson County, New York, USA

DEATH

1 Jul 1922 (aged 75)

Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

BURIAL

Fern Hill Cemetery

Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

PLOT

1/3/2/2Nd

She was the daughter of Clauson/Closson and Jane (Brisbane) Philbrick. She married John Otho Albright in 1873 and they had three daughters, Blanche, Frances and Bertha.

Name:

Frances Rosalie Clark

Age:

56

Birth Date:

26 Oct 1879

Birth Place:

Missouri

Death Date:

31 Dec 1935

Death Place:

Meridian, Ada, Idaho, USA

Father:

John O. Albright

Mother:

Melessa Philbrick

Cemetery

Buried at Fern Hill Cemetery Aberdeen
Row: Sec. 1 Row 3 2nd Add.
Site: 3


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