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Sunday, February 5, 2017

Ancestor Birthday - February 5th - Nathan Elias Albertson 1849-1917




My great-grandfather, Nathan Elias Albertson, worked as a blacksmith. This photo from about 1912 shows him with his youngest son, Ernest.

Nathan was born 5 Feb 1849 in Hancock County, Indiana, the oldest son of Benjamin and Sabina (Marsh) Albertson. By the time of the 1850 census, the family was in Hamilton County Indiana and by 1856 in Hardin County Iowa. It was in Hardin County at the County seat Eldora, that Nathan, age 21, married 15 year old Mary Magdalene Hockett in Oct 1870. Although both were Quakers, their marriage was officiated by a justice of the peace, which was contrary to discipline. However they appear to have been reinstated and are shown in later Quaker records.

In the 1880 census in Hardin County, Nathan is listed as a farmer and a blacksmith. In the Iowa state census of 1885, his occupation is listed as blacksmith.

It was soon after that, in September 1886, that Nathan made application for homestead land in Sherman County, Kansas. The homestead file shows they took up residence in March of 1887. I intend to write more about his homestead during the coming week. But as a homesteader,his occupation in 1900 and 1905 is shown as farmer. However by 1915 he is again a blacksmith.

Nathan died 30 Jun 1917 in Sherman County, Kansas and he is buried at the Goodland Cemetery.

Tomorrow I plan to tell you about Nathan's venture into politics.





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