Brown County MN Archives Biographies.....Albrecht, William C. 1884 - 
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REV. WILLIAM C. ALBRECHT.

    The Rev. William C. Albrecht, pastor of St. John's German Evangelical
Lutheran church at Sleepy Eye, this county, is a native son of Minnesota, having
been born in Scott county, this state, September 23, 1884, son of the Rev. G.
Albrecht and wife, both natives of Germany, who are now located at Emmett,
Renville county, this state, the Rev. G. Albrecht having been pastor of the
German Lutheran church at that place since 1897.

    The Rev. G. Albrecht has been a resident of this country since he was about
twenty-five years old, he haring come to the United States at that period of his
life, entering Northwestern College, at Watertown, Wisconsin Upon completing the
course there he entered the German Lutheran Seminary at Milwaukee and upon
completing his theological course there was ordained to the ministry. His first
charge was at Jordan, in the neighboring county of Scott, this state, he having
been installed as pastor of the church at that place in 1883, and there he
remained until 1897, in which year he accepted a call to the church at Emmett,
where he is still stationed. He and his wife are the parents of thirteen
children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the eldest and all of whom are
living save Ruth, the eighth in order of birth, the others being Minnie,
Theophilus, Emma, Lydia, Imanuel, Henry, Paul, Christian, Victor and Marie.

    William C. Albrecht received his elementary education in the schools at
Jordan and at Renville, supplementing the same by a two-years course at the Dr.
Martin Luther College at New Ulm, after which he attended Northwestern College
at Watertown, Wisconsin, for two years and thus equipped by preparatory study
entered the theological seminary of the German Lutheran church at Wanwatosa,
Wisconsin, and after completing the course there was ordained in 1906. The Rev.
W. C. Albrecht's first charge was at White, Brookings county, South Dakota, to
the church at which place he was called immediately after leaving the seminary,
and he remained there until the call came to him to accept the pastorate of St.
John's German Lutheran church at Sleepy Eye. He entered upon the duties of
pastor of that parish in April, 1911, and has been so engaged ever since, during
which time he has done a fine work in extending the interests of the parish both
spiritually and materially.

    On June 19, 1907, the Rev. William C. Albrecht was united in marriage to
Minnie B. Retzlaff, daughter of F. H. and Minnie Retzlaff, and to this union
four children have been born, Ruth, Gilbert, Armin and Philip. The Rev. Mr.
Albrecht takes a warm interest in local civic affairs, but is not an active
adherent of any political party, reserving to himself the privilege of voting
only for such aspirants for public office as he deems best fitted for the
performance of the duties of the offices to which they aspire.


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HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY MINNESOTA
ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS

L. A. FRITSCHE. M. D.
Editor

With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records
of Many of the Old Families

VOLUME II
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana


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