Elef Albertson (1845)

Born 16 Dec 1845 in Norway

Biography

Elef Albertson was born in Norway

Elef Albertson is a native of Norway, born Dec. 16, 1845. Immigrated to America and settled in Tyler, Texas, August 1, 1858. Enlisted in company C, 20th Texas cavalry in 1862, and was with his command until the surrender in 1865, being always ready for duty as a soldier during the campaigns in which his regiment participated. On Nov. 19, 1868, he was married to Miss Ellen Halverson, of Prairieville, Kaufman county, Texas. He is a leading merchant of Tyler at this writing, and enjoys the public confidence for for his sterling qualities and good citizenship.^[1]

In 1870, Elef and Ellen were living in Tyler with their daughter Amelia. Elef was 35, a retail merchant.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Texans Who Wore the Gray
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXG8-3GV : 12 April 2016), Elef Albertson, Texas, United States; citing p. 12, family 87, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,104.

• Texans Who Wore the Gray, by Sid S. Johnson. 1907. Pg. 10.