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Anna B. Albritton 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 15 Jun 1859 - Putnam County, Florida 50
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          Death: 
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Parents 
         Father: Thomas Henry Albritton
         Mother: Frances Waldron
Spouses and Children 
1. *Peter J. Carlton 50 
       Marriage: 21 Sep 1881 50
         Status: 



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Arcadia Matilda Albritton 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 5 Mar 1861 - Manatee County, Florida 50
    Christening: 
          Death: 28 May 1932 - Florida ( at age 71)
         Burial: in Coker Cemetery, Hardee County, Florida
Parents 
         Father: Thomas Henry Albritton
         Mother: Frances Waldron
Notes
General:
Arcadia was the daughter of Thomas H. Albritton and Frances "Fannie" According to The Atlas of Florida, "The Rev. James Madison ("Boss") Hendry (1839\endash 1922) named the town in honor of Arcadia Albritton (1861\endash 1932), a daughter of Thomas H. and Fannie (Waldron) Albritton, pioneer settlers. Arcadia had baked him a cake for his birthday, and he appreciated it so much that he named the city after her."

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33030698/arcadia_matilda-coker: accessed December 28, 2024), memorial page for Arcadia Matilda Albritton Coker (6 Mar 1860\endash 28 May 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33030698, citing Coker Cemetery, Limestone, Hardee County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Coker (contributor 47128344).

picture Arthur Albritton 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1810 - Bulloch County, GA 1
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         Father: Thomas Albritton
         Mother: 



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Catherine Albritton 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 11 Oct 1848 - Columbia County, FL 50
    Christening: 
          Death: 
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Parents 
         Father: Thomas Henry Albritton
         Mother: Frances Waldron



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Charlotte Albritton 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 31 Jul 1842 - Ware (now Brantley County) Georgia 50
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          Death: 
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Parents 
         Father: Thomas Henry Albritton
         Mother: Frances Waldron
Spouses and Children 
1. *William H. Hooker 50 
       Marriage: 21 Feb 1861 50
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Charlotte Albritton 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1816 - Bulloch County, GA 1
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         Father: Thomas Albritton
         Mother: 



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David C. Albritton 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1868
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Catherine Crews
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Elizabeth Albritton 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 27 Apr 1831 - Lowndes Co., GA
    Christening: 
          Death: 16 Dec 1910 - Polk City, Polk County, Florida ( at age 79)
         Burial: in Fitzgerald Cemetery, Medulla, Polk County, Florida
Parents 
         Father: James B. Albritton
         Mother: Mariah English
Spouses and Children 
1. *David Allen Rimes
       Marriage: 
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       Children:
                1. Frances Rimes
                2. Josephine Rimes
Notes
General:
Elizabeth Rimes in household of Thomas A Hill, "United States Census, 1910"
Name: Elizabeth Rimes
Event Place: Precinct 18, Polk, Florida
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Mother-in-law
Immigration Year:
Birthplace: Georgia
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Household ID: 394
Page: 31
Household GenderAgeBirthplace
SELFThomas A HillM 49y Florida
WIFEJosephine HillF 40y Florida
SONFrank Hill M 20y Florida
SONClifford Hill M 18y Florida
SONEstes E Hill M 12y Florida
DAUArvilla Hill F 7y Florida
DAUClara Hill F 5y Florida
DAUMary Hill F 3y Florida
SONHenry Hill F 1y Florida
Elizabeth Rimes F 78y Georgia

picture Frances M. Albritton 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 5 Jan 1852 - Columbia County, FL 50
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          Death: 
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Parents 
         Father: Thomas Henry Albritton
         Mother: Frances Waldron
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jesse B. Mizell 50 
       Marriage: 3 Oct 1872 50
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George W. Albritton 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1815 - Laurens County, Georgia 4
    Christening: 
          Death: Jan 1865 - Hilton Head Island, SC ( at age 50) 4
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Parents 
         Father: Matthew Albritton
         Mother: Nancy Ann Bulloch
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jane Allen
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General:

ALBRITTON, GEORGE W.
1815-1865
BROOKS

George W. Albritton was born in Laurens County in 1815, a son of Elder Matthew Albritton (Vol. I). He came with his parents to Lowndes County in his boyhood and was married about 1834 to Miss Jane Allen, born Sept. 19, 1818 in this state. She was a daughter of Isaac and Easter Allen (Vol. 11). To Mr. and Mrs. Albritton were born:

1. Marthab. 1836, died bet. 1850-1860.
2. Easterb. 1838, m. D. G. Woods, Mar 2, 1859; died 1860
3. Laura J.b. 1840, m. Samuel J. Harrell, May 20, 1858.
4. Maryb. 1842, m. 1st. - Barnes; 2nd. - Lee.
5. Lorenab. 1844, m. W. Henry Ward, Apr. 22, 1866.
6. Isaac Allenb. 1849, m. Willie Sinclair, dau. of B. W., 1877.
7. Susanb. 1852, m. Richard J. Stansell.
8. Rachaelb. 1854, m. Augustus B. Jones. Died 1889.
9. George W. Jr.b. 1856, died Dec. 16, 1859.
10. Sophronia, J.b. 1860, m. Geo. P. Smith, Nov. 1, 1877.
11. Matthew J.b. 1862, died single, age 21. Thomasville lawyer.

Mr. Albritton served as a Ist Lieutenant in the militia in the Florida Indian War in 1835-36, also served in the Lowndes County militia in 1836-37. He went off in the Brooks County militia recruited in the last year of the Civil War, and was captured in the Atlanta campaign. He was confined in Federal prison at Hilton Head, S. C., and died there January, 1865, of disease aggravated by the rigors of prison life.

Mrs. Albritton continued to maintain the home, and reared the minor children to maturity, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harrell, Nov. 9, 1892. She was buried in the town cemetery at Dixie, Brooks County. She and her husband were members of Bethany Primitive Baptist Church. The Albritton family was cut out of Thomas into Brooks County when the latter was made in 1858.

Census Refs: 1850, Thomas; 1860, Brooks.

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