John and wife Hannah first appear in the 1850 Turbut township, Northumberland Co.. census. Their home was situated on the south bank of the Limestone Run watershed, close to William Follmer's grist mill. In modern day terms it was located would be on the ENE side of Neuer Road, about 1000 feet east of Interstate 80.

John's parents are unfound and unproven in 2022, but a (hard to read) baptism record from St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Williams, Northampton Co, Pennsylvania, exists for a John Albrecht with a birthdate of 11 Dec 1808, corresponding very closely to this memorial's John's birthdate, as calculated from his family Bible record attached here. The baptism record shows John's parents were Joseph Albrecht and his wife Susanna.

The compilation's author shares 1 or 2 segments and 9 to 35cMs of dna with at least 9 dna tested descendants of the above Joseph Albrecht (1782-1830) and his siblings Susanna (Albrecht) Stephen (1792-1875) and Salomon Albrecht Sr. (b 27 Jul 1797), who were some of the 9 known children of Theobald 'Dewald' Albright (1759-1811) and Susanna Schmoyer (1763-1817).

John and Hannah's marriage date and place is unknown, but they most likely married ca. 1833. John briefly served as a private during the Mexican War, from "6 Dec 1846 to 27 Jan 1847, in Company G, 2th Regiment". Burial information provided by: Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Card / WPA Project 22181 / Jan 24, 1940.

Born to John and Hannah were 6 boys and 6 girls. The last 2 children born were girls that died in infancy. Listed below are the 12 children of John and Hannah (Smith) Albright, compiled from the Albright Bible records and other research documented by 3X great grandson of John Albright Sr., Mark Hayden, descendant of (4) John S. Albright. The attached Bible records were shared in 2001, with Mark Hayden, by Barbara Rudy, whose family descends from this John Albright's grandson, William Burton Albright, through John's son, (10) Charles P. Albright.

1) LUCINDA (ALBRIGHT) RITTER (30 Jun 1834 - 9 Jan 1881)

Married JOHN J. RITTER (1 Feb 1833 - 11 Nov 1906)

He was the son of George and Sophia (Christ) Ritter.

The known children of Lucinda and John Ritter were:

***William C. (3 Feb 1856 - 5 Apr 1865)

***Emma C. (10 Oct 1857 - 23 Mar 1865)

***John F. (5 Oct 1859 - 3 Feb 1885)

***Margaret A. (abt 1865 - ____)

***George O. (abt 1868/9 - ____)

***Hannah S. (1 Oct 1870 - Jan 1873)

***Henry Calvin (21 Jun 1873 - 8 Apr 1893)

After the death of Lucinda in 1881, John J. Ritter married

Mary M. __?__(3 Jun 1839 - 10 May 1908)

2) MARIA LOUISA (ALBRIGHT) WOMER (15 Feb 1836 - 16 Aug 1912)

Married JOHN A. WOMER (abt 1839 - ____)

The known children of Maria and John Womer were:

***Lizzie Ida (Womer) Hutt (27 Jun 1862 - 22 Sep 1940)

***Anna L. (Womer) Reinbold (Sep 1863 - 14 Dec 1945)

***Emma L. (Womer) Stevenson/Quier (26 Jul 1866 - 23 Jan 1958)

***Nora E. (abt Apr 1870 - ____)

***Lewis W. (11 Aug 1871 - 21 Apr 1944)

***Minnie H. (abt 1874 - ____)

3) SUSANNAH (ALBRIGHT) WELLIVER (20 Sep 1837 - 25 Jul 1919)

Married GEORGE WASHINGTON WELLIVER (1836 - 1898)

The known children of Susannah and George Welliver were:

***Ida L. Welliver (1867 – 1938)

***Charles R. Welliver (1869 – 1938)

***Bertha Welch (Welliver) Campbell (1871 – 1927)

4) JOHN S. ALBRIGHT (10 Nov 1838 - 1 Sep 1904)

Married 2 Dec 1868, in Mount Carroll, Illinois,

to SOPHIA JANE ACKERMAN (14 Jun 1848 - 1 May 1933)

The children of John and Sophia Albright were:

***Anna M. (Albright) Kempter (1870 - 1917)

***Ida Bell (Albright) Esmay - Briggs (1872 - 1925)

***Effie Larena (Albright) Briggs (1875 - 1960)

John served for Union forces during the Civil War, with two different regiments. See his bio for a more complete description of his service.

5) MARY ELIZABETH (ALBRIGHT) CUMMINGS (23 Feb 1842 - 11 Apr 1908)

Married on 14 Nov 1865, to ROBERT MURDOCH CUMMINGS .

The known children of Mary and Robert Cummings were:

***Clara Elizabeth (Cummings) Irvin

***John W. Cummings (Jul 1871 - ____)

***Herbert Wesley Cummings (13 Jul 1873 – 4 Mar 1956)

***Lewis Dewart Cummings

***Mary A. Cummings (Feb 1878 - aft 1910)

***Harriet Jamella (Cummings) Reitz (16 Mar 1881 - 16 Oct 1918)

***2 others died in infancy

Note: Robert M. Cummings was the Executor of the will of John Albright (will dated 24 Dec 1885; file 152, book 8, page 9).

6) JOSEPH FRANKLIN ALBRIGHT (12 Jun 1843 - 17 Jan 1880)

Christened 24 Feb 1850 at the Follmers Evangelical Church in Turbot Twp., Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania. Enlisted in Company H, Pennsylvania 53rd Infantry Regiment on 23 Oct 1861. Promoted to Full Corporal. Promoted to Full Sergeant on 24 Jun 1865. Mustered out on 30 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC. No known wife or children.

7) SAMUEL LEWES ALBRIGHT (20 Aug 1846 - 22 Feb 1892)

Christened on Feb 24 1850 at the Follmers Evangelical Church in Turbot Twp., Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania. No known wife or children. The tombstone birthdate for him shown on his find a grave memorial page, is likely an error since it is the birthdate for his brother, William. If he was a twin to William, their dates would likely be the same in censuses, which they are not.

8) WILLIAM HENRY ALBRIGHT (2 Feb 1849 - 1 Jan 1916)

Christened on 24 Feb 1850 at the Follmers Evangelical Church in Turbot Twp., Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania. William married on 27 May 1886, in Hot Springs County, Arkansas to Lizzie (Hoback) Albright, born about 1863. The marriage record for William's son "Harry" states his mother's name as Minerva Hoback, born in Indiana. She died between 1890 and 1900 in Arkansas or Oklahoma. The only known child of William and Lizzie/Minerva (Hoback) Albright was:

***William H. Albright, Jr., aka "Harry" (10 Jul 1890 - 27 Oct 1918)

9) THOMAS S. ALBRIGHT (15 Jun 1851 - 23 May 1889)

He died in a coal mining accident and left a wife and 2 children. Thomas married SARAH MEIRS/MYERS (Jan 1856 - 7 Dec 1924). Sarah outlived her husband and 2 children.

The children of Thomas and Sarah Albright were:

***John A. Albright (15 Aug 1878 - 23 Nov 1906)

***Emma Albright (18 Nov 1882 - 10 Mar 1911)

10) CHARLES P. ALBRIGHT (8 Jun 1853 - 29 Jun 1906)

In 1880 census, he is living in Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., PA., with his wife, JOANNA CATHERINE FRANK (12 Feb 1856 - 4 Dec 1893). Joanna is the only one listed in the attached bible records, that is not a blood relative of Charles' parents.

The children of Charles and Joanna Albright were:

***William Burton Albright (28Apr 1876 - 25 Jan 1955)

***John Henry Albright (9 Nov 1877 - 28 Jul 1955)

***Howard G. Albright (14 Feb 1880 - 1 Feb 1881)

***Harry Franklin Albright (23 Jan 1889 - 3 Jul 1956)

1900 census for Elmira, Chemung Co., New York, shows Charles, widowed, living in household separate from sons Burton, John and Harry, who are living in another household, with Burton's wife, Agnes. 1905 census for Horseheads, Chemung Co., New York shows Charles P. Albright, watchman (age 52, b. 1853) living with wife Delina (age 39, b. 1866) and son Harry (age 16, b. 1889).

11) HANNAH SARAH ALBRIGHT (17 Jan 1855 - 18 Jan 1855)

12) EMMA CATHERINE ALBRIGHT (23 May 1857 - 3 Feb 1858)

Biography compilation constructed by 3X great grandson Mark Hayden.