From:
Ken and Laurie Huffman [[email protected]]
Sent:
Sunday, November 02, 2003 8:33 PM
Subject:
RE: Brown County 1850 Census
You're
right about California. That was my conclusion after seeing the ages of Ida and
Sam.
However,
during that time many Brown County residents went to California for gold. My
2nd great grandfather was one of them. He went for a few months made some money
and came home. It was only one of many possibilities for an explanation of why
they are not in the 1850 Census when their children are. They must have been
missed or their surnames were not properly recorded.
My
point about William and the 1880 Census was only to say that he was gone from
Brown County by that time. I only have the Censuses for Brown County.
It
looks like you already have the location of Jonas's birthplace from Ida's entry
in the 1880 Census. She would have been only about 5 years old when he died, so
she may only be reporting what she had heard or remembered. Williams entry may
help strengthen the place. The probate records may also give additional clues.
Sincerely,
Ken
Huffman
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Message-----
From:
[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent:
Sunday, November 02, 2003 11:56 AM
Subject:
Re: Brown County 1850 Census
I am
quite sure that Jonas and Maria did not go to California. Jonas was
only 35
years old when he died.
If you
are interested, I can give you some updates on the Allbert's,
Decounter's,
and Stoffer's. I don't want to bore you
with details.
I don't
know why William's name is not in the 1880 census. If you are
interested,
look in the "History of McDonough County Illinois",
copyrighted
1999 by Robin L. W. Peterson. It gives
an account of William
Allbert,
H. A. Cleveland and J. Stoffer in the William Allbert & Son
pottery
business. He moved his family to Hays,
Kansas in June of 1885.
My
grandfather, Ernest Leonard Allbert (one of William's two sons) was 17
years
old at the time.
In the
1880 McDonough county Federal Census (1IL0014) Ida Demenath
Allbert,
states her father was born in Pennsylvania.
I found
the site I mentioned earlier of the two Allbert's and their
brides. It is the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
1793-1900. This is
where
William Allbert and Frances Marilla Cleveland marriage is recorded.
Volume C, page 56, license no. 717. I am going to have to wait until I
can get
to a land line to do further research.
Using a cell phone is
VERY
SLOW (14.4 baud). I hope I am not being
too much of a bother to
you.
Thanks, Olyn Allbert