MERIWETHER COUNTY, GA - BIOS  W. H. Albright

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Biographies of Meriwether County, Ga. citizens
from Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga.,
Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895

W. H. Albright
pages 500-501

W. H. Albright, one of the most successful business men
of the county of Meriwether, was born in Sumpter, Ga.,
in 1840, the son of Oswald and Sarah A. (Wheless)
Albright. His father was born Feb. 29, 1819, in
Franklin county, Ga., of which county his parents,
Jacob and Mary (Dixon) Albright, who were natives of
North Carolina, were among the earliest settlers. He,
Oswald Albright, in 1836, ran away from home to serve
in the Indian war. His wife was the daughter of Abb and
Polly (Tindall) Wheless, natives of Virginia, who made
Georgia their home at an early date. Although born in
Georgia, young Albright (W.H.) passed his boyhood and
youth on a farm in Russell county, Ala. and returned to
this state in 1858. He received such education as the
country schools could afford, supplemented by one term
at college, and also taught seven terms. Then, as did
many of his comrades, he laid aside his high hopes, and
responded to the call of duty, enlisting in 1861, in a
company under Capt. Dubose, attached to the Fifth North
Carolina battalion. But on account of his disabilities,
the young man was discharged in 1862, and returned home
the next year broken in health and without a cent
wherewith to make a start in life. He, however,
possessed superior qualifications, which fitted him for
a business career, and he embarked in the mercantile
trade, in which his success has been marvelous. By
industry, integrity and persistent application to
business he has amassed a fortune, and is one of the
most honored citizens of this county. His wife was Miss
Sarah Humphries, born in Meriwether county in 1844, the
daughter of Charles F. and Elizabeth (Sewell)
Humphries, the former born in South Carolina in 1814,
and an early settler of Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Albright
have been blessed with seven children, four of whom are
living: William A., John O., Thomas D., and James C.
The parents are both faithful members of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and Mr. Albright is also a prominent
Mason. He traces with pride the genealogy of his family
to the day of the pilgrim fathers, when, in 1620, the
first Albright landed in America. This man, named
Jacob, was the father of four sons, and through them
rose the families of that name throughout America. Two
counties of North Carolina – Guilford and Alamance –
were named for members of the Albright family, who were
noteworthy and popular.