John Peter Albaugh

John Peter Albaugh

• BIRTH: 1767 Frederick County, Maryland, USA
• DEATH: 7 Apr 1848 (aged 80–81) Kilgore, Carroll County, Ohio, USA
• BURIAL: Kilgore Cemetery Kilgore, Carroll County, Ohio, USA
• MEMORIAL ID: 71573983
• Parents: Johann Gerhard Albaugh 1728–1785 & Maria Catharina (Pittenger) Albaugh Beamer 1728–1802.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71573983/john-peter-albaugh :

Siblings: Johann Gerhard Albaugh
1772–1813,
Anna Maria Catrina Albaugh Beamer
1774 – unknown,
Elizabeth Albaugh Beamer
1779–1863,

Half Siblings:
Catharine Beamer Allbaugh
1766–1843.

Children:
William Albaugh
1796–1875,
John William Albaugh
1808–1889.

find a grave site is Maintained by Richard Culler (contributor 46848597)

Biography

"John Peter Albaugh , son of John Ger(h)ard Albaugh, was born in Frederick, Maryland in the year 1767. He is said to have been a well built man weighing around 180 lbs. and well fitted physically to cope with the hardships of pioneer life. he was a weaver by trade in this native city & the spinning wheel & loom were found in his Ohio home. They were used in making Linsey Woolsey, a course cloth of linen & wool from which clothing was made. The spinning wheel was for making the yarn or thread & the loom was for weaving the clothe. John Peter Albaugh married Leah Cook in Frederick, Maryland about the year 1790 & lived in that city until 1805 when they immigrated to Ohio. He, with his wife & six small children came to Ohio in an immigrant wagon. They came over the mountains by way of the Old National Trail which a little later was made part of the National Highway, extending from Baltimore, Maryland to Vandalia, Indiana. The roads across the mountains were rough & difficult & frequently barely passable, sometimes lying along the brink of precipices, frequently overflowed by swollen streams, all of which had to be forded. They crossed the Ohio River either at Wheeling or Steubenville. On arriving in Ohio, they first settled on the farm now owned by Fred Brandt. This is the third farm on the Kilgore-Scio Road. Here they became near neighbors of his (John Peter's) brother, Morris, who had come to Ohio in the year 1802. Their cabin was built in the field west of Fred Brandt's barn near a good spring of water. This cabin had "puncheon" style floors, round log walls chinked with chips & clay mortar. the large outside chimney was built either of stone & mortar or or what then was called "Cat & Clay". " Cat & Clay" consisted of wood split in suitable size & length to give the chimney the proper taper, embedded in mortar. Stone set on edge formed the back wall. A crane, trammels, & andirons completed the fireplace. The clapboard roof was held on with notched logs, knees & wooden pins. A door hung on wooden hinges with its latch string & small paper covered windows or two completed the cabin. In this home, they lived for nine years, leasing the land from the government & paying a small annual rent or tax. It was while living here, great grandmother died. In the year 1815, great-grandfather (John Peter Albaugh) entered 160 acres of government land adjoining Kilgore (Ohio) on the east. The deed was obtained in the year 1818 by the full payment of $1.25 (one dollar & 25 cents) per acre, which amounted to $200 (two hundred dollars) in total. This fine old homestead was in the family name for nearly a century~~from 1815 to 1910~until Uncle Eli Albaugh died. The farm, though divided, is still owned by his (Eli Albaugh) descendants. The first house on this farm was also a log cabin of the early pioneer type, with a chimney of "Cat & Clay" and 2 small glass windows. It stood near where the house now occupied by the Roof sisters stands. I (John G. Roof) can remember this cabin. Later, about 1837, a two story log house was erected, with an 'ell' kitchen. ('ell' is an old English term. It means elbow shaped). This house was built of hewed logs & at one time was weatherboarded. It contained four rooms, 2 upstairs & 2 downstairs, besides the large kitchen. The stone chimney, which stood at the upper end of the kitchen, is still standing. It has a huge fireplace. The main part of the chimney stood outside the building. It was make of dressed stone, so placed together to give the chimney the proper taper. It was a skillful piece of masonry for that day. Isaac Hibbs was the builder. This chimney& a fine old oak tree, that stood in the yard, are the only relics that remain of bygone days. It was in this house the great-grandfather (John Peter Albaugh) died. After his death, the farm passed to his son, William Albaugh, my grandfather. John's grave is in the Lutheran Cemetery at Kilgore, Ohio. His grave is marked by a marble slab stone."

~~taken from the family paperwork given to me by my father before he died. The paperwork is entitled" An Outline of the Albaugh Family." written by John G. Roof who is the son of Elizabeth Albaugh Roof.

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GEDCOM Note

v. John Peter Albaugh, born 1767 in Frederick Co., MD; died April 07, 1848 in Louden Twp., Carroll Co., OH; married Sarah Leah Cook 1790 in Frederick Co., MD; born 1771 in Frederick Co., MD; died 1810 in Louden, Carroll Co., OH.</line><line /><line>Notes for John Peter Albaugh:</line><line /><line>Burial: Kilgore Cemetery, Carroll Co., OH</line><line />