“During the early years of their married life, they lived in a small home on Milby Creek on land he purchased from his brother, F. F. Albrecht out of the E. Ballard grant.
“About 1900 the family moved to Goliad, where he bought a saloon in the Eberhardt Building on the southeast corner of the courthouse square. In 1904 they built one of the nicest homes in the area on their ranch, but they did not move there immediately. While in Goliad, they lived for a time in the Redding house on East Pearl and later in the Dr. Knott house on East Franklin. About 1910 they sold the saloon to John Bluntzer, a brother-in-law and moved back to the ranch.
“Both Louis and Mary had a good sense of humor and they seemed to be an exceptionally happy couple. They married quite young when he was 20 and she was 16. He was a handsome man, 6 feet and 6 inches tall, with broad shoulders and a neat dresser. He enjoyed telling and listening to a good joke.
“The couple purchased several parcels of land adjoining the ranch on Milby Creek and Louis inherited 82 acres from his mother, so their holdings totaled 600 acres on Milby Creek. (In 1900 they had purchased 661 acres west of Goliad from George and Lillie Reed but they sold it in 1919.)
“They lived on their ranch until Louis died on December 9, 1920. Mary and their unmarried daughters moved to San Antonio for awhile - then returned to the ranch. This property is still owned by heirs - except of 74.6 acres sold by Louis J. to a nephew, Edgar Albrecht. Mary died June 9, 1948; she and Louis are buried in the Meyersville Catholic Cemetery.
“The family had twelve children but three died as infants.”
- The History and Heritage of Goliad County, edited and written by Jakie L. Pruett and Everett B. Cole