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Biographies of Scott County, 1888 Julius Albrecht, a prominent framer of Kelso Township, Scott Co., Mo., was born in Hesse-Cassel, Germany, in 1843. His parents, George and Mary (Mogg) Albrecht, were born and reared in a village near the birth-place of Julius. The father was born in 1803 and the mother in 1807. George Albrecht was a baker by trade, which he followed until 1850, when he with his family came to the United States. On June 1 they landed in Baltimore, from whence they went to Greene County, Ohio, where they remained four years engaged in agricultural pursuits, after which they went to Iowa. Soon after they came down the Mississippi River to Southeast Missouri, and located in Scott County. There, George Albrecht purchased a farm lying near the river. This was in the spring of 1855, and he remained there until his death in 1866. His widow survived until 1877. They had five children - four boys and one girl - all dead but the subject of this sketch. Louisa was married, and died leaving three children, two of whom are living. Soon after the death of his parent's Julius began work for himself. During the Civil War he served in the State Militia, and after the war was over resumed work on the farm. He first married Catherine Roth, a native of Germany, who came with her parents to America in 1854, when she was three years of age. By this union Mr. Albrecht has seven children: Anna, Julia, Eliza, John, Mary, Amelia and Lewis. In religious faith the family are Lutherans, of which church Mr. Albrecht has been a member since a child, has been treasurer and trustee for two years, and has also served as elder for two years. He is a self-made man, and has a liberal education, being well informed on all general topics. This site is a AHGP Project which is a volunteer genealogical organization dedicated to the free access of genealogical information. NOTE: If you run across a site thats charges a fee to view these pages, please let me know This is a free site. There is not a charge to view these pages. Return To -A- Biographies 
 
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