John Albrecht & Mary Ackerman

John Albrecht

John Albrecht, Arispie, was born April 3, 1814, in Bavaria,
Germany. He is a son of Christian and Elizabeth (Engel)
Albrecht. (biography of Daniel Albrecht.) John Albrecht
was reared in Germany, where he entered the regular army at
the age of twenty-one years and served six years in a
cuirassier regiment. Unable, on account of military duties,
to accompany his parents to America in 1837 he waited
patiently till his time expired, when he borrowed $100 of a
relative and in August, 1843, came to America. He was Fifty-
four days on the ocean and running out of money after landing,
was obliged to borrow of a traveling companion with whom he
came to St. Louis, Mo. He reached home in Bureau County, poor
in purse but rich in strength of mind and body. He worked by
the month for three years, paid what he owed and got married.
He then rented land and farmed for four years, after which he
bought eighty acres of prairie and forty acres of timberland at
$5 per acre. From time to time he bought more land till now
through his and his children's indomitable perseverance and
industry he is in the possession of 1, 192 acres of land.
He was married in March, 1847, to Mary Ackerman, who was born
in May, 1819, in Bavaria. She is the daughter of Henry
Ackerman. She is the mother of the following children: Mrs.
Catharine Stalter, Mrs. Mary Roop, John A., Christian, and
Henry V. Albrecht. Mrs. Mary Albrecht died January 27, 1875.
The whole family are members of the Mennonite Church.
Politically they are Democratic. Of the above children John
A. Albrecht was born April 20, 1849. He is farming a place
of 240 acres. He was married February 9, 1873, in Tazewell
County, Ill., to Elizabeth Burkey, who was born July 2, 1851.
Her parents are Valentine and Elizabeth (Springer) Burkey,
natives of Germany. Mrs. Elizabeth Albrecht is the mother
of five children, viz: Mary E., born January 18, 1874; Simon,
born February 18, 1876; Johannes born April 4, 1877; Bertha F.,
born August 17, 1878; and William D. born September 19, 1881.
Christian Albrecht was born November 22, 1850. He is at home
working the old homestead. He was married March 10, 1878 to
Fannie Stecker, born July 2, 1856, in Ohio. She is a daughter
of Nicholas and Magdalena (Eimer) Stecker. This union was
blessed with one son, Alvin Roy, who was born October 5, 1880.

Mary Ackerman