William Albright (1824 - 1905)

Born 14 Apr 1824 in Preston, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States

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Died 7 Dec 1905 at age 81 in Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, United States

Biography

The Preston County Journal.
KINGWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1905.
VOL. XL. NO. 16. WHOLE NO. 2059.
Page 3, Column 3
Wm. Albright, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Marcellus Pell, last Sunday afternoon, aged 83 years. He had been living with his daughter for some time and only a few days ago he was taken sick, but it was not thought he was very serious until last Saturday and Sunday. The deceased is survived by four sons, L. M. Jay, Smith and John, and two daughter [sic], Mrs. Marcellus Pell and Mrs. Zell Thompson. The funeral was held Tuesday, from the home of Mr. Pell by the Rev. J. H. Hess and interment was made in the in the [sic] Kingwood cemetery.

THE WEST VIRGINIA ARGUS.
KINGWOOD, PRESTON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1905.
VOLUME XXXV. NUMBER 8.
Page 3, Column 2
The venerable William Albright, father of L. M. Albright, and Mrs. M. F. Pell, died at the home of his daughter, out near Pleasant Dale, Sunday of this week and was burried [sic] in the Kingwood Cemetery Tuesday about noon. The deceased was about 83 years of age and was well known throught [sic] the county. He was married twice and raised a family of children by both wives, Mrs. John Gidley of this place being by the second wife. Two sons, John and Smith, by the first wife, live at Mt. Pleasant, Pa., and Jay lives at Stafford, Kansas.

“He is buried in the Maplewood Cemetery, Kingwood, Preston County, WV.

Research note

Parents and siblings can be found on Find A Grave.

Sources

“A History of Preston County West Virginia Part I,” Oren F. Morton, 1914

William Albright-Mary Ann Cale marriage http://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11462835&Type=Marriage

William Albright obituaries

Also see:

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 January 2020), memorial page for William Albright (14 Apr 1824–7 Dec 1905), Find A Grave: Memorial #14048883, maintained by Dale (contributor 46815228); citing Maplewood Cemetery, Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia, United States.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-66BY-SR : 3 Jan 2020), Virginia > Preston > Preston county, part of > image 8 of 278; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBSD-LZL : 3 Jan 2020), Virginia > Preston > District no 6 > image 10 of 39; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DKY7-S96 : 4 Jan 2020), West Virginia > Preston > Kingwood > image 15 of 40; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

1880 census Kingwood District, Preston County, WV

• "1900U. S. Census," Kingwood District, Preston County, West Virginia, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 101, p. 8-B, dwelling 165, family 168, lines 67-76, M. F. [Marcellus Fairfax] Pell and household; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QW9-N44 : accessed 27 Dec 2019) West Virginia> Preston> ED 101 Kingwood district (east side) Kingwood town, MF Pell, National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 1770, image 16 of 36.