Preble Ohio Deaths
Mound Hill Union Cemetery (by Joan Bake Brubaker, W. Alexandria, OH, 1992)pg. 6
Stephen Albaugh died January 30,
1883, last pioneer of Gasper Township; native of Maryland, came to Preble County, Ohio in
1812. Married in 1815 to Nancy Potterf, daughter of Gasper Potterf. Built a log cabin and
a few years later a more commodious home in which he lived the remainder of his days.
Raised eight children, six still living. Gave each 40 acres of land when they went to
housekeeping, retaining 78 acres around the homestead for himself and an invalid daughter.
They had been cared for by F.A. Bloom (Stephen's grandson who was taken and raised by his
grandfather when he was a child) and Mr Bloom's wife. [Obituary Extracts from the Eaton
Register and Eaton Democrat Newspapers; Eaton, Preble, Ohio; Vol 1. On file with Preble
County District Library, Administration and Resource Center, 450 South Barron Street,
Eaton, OH 45320-2402]
Headstone: Stephen Albaugh, January 28, 1883, 91y,10m, 18d
- Sec 12
Obituary Abstracts 1850 - 1890 from Eaton Register & Eaton
Democrat Newspapers, Preble, OH
by Audrey Gilbert Vol I, P 44
Allery Albaugh, died January 21, 1866 of
typhus fever in Lee county, Iowa, age 47 years 11 months.