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PETER W. ALBERT, one of Allegheny Township's prominent and most substantial citizens, who has resided on his valuable farm of 172 acres, since 1896, was born in Franklin Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, January 28, 1854, and is a son of Peter and Rachel (Miller) Albert.
Among the earliest settlers of Franklin Township, Butler County, was Adam Albert, who was born in Virginia. His family accompanied him into what was then a wilderness, and there both he and wife died. Peter Albert, son of Adam and father of Peter W., was a child when his
parents came to Franklin Township and there his whole subsequent life was spent, his death taking place December 17, 1895. He married Rachel Miller, who has spent her entire life of eighty-seven years in Butler Coimty. Of their children, the six survivors are: John D.,
residing at Prospect, Pennsylvania; Peter W.; Oren M., living in Franklin Township; Mary A., wife of J. G. McCullough, residing at Kittanning; Annie Z., wife of Everett Campbell, of Franklin Township; and Rachel C, also a resident of Franklin Township. The venerable mother,
now one of the oldest pioneer women of that section, is a daughter of Richard Miller, one of the earliest settlers. Mrs. Albert retains her faculties to a remarkable degree and her recollections of the early times in Franklin Township are very interesting. Both she and her
late husband were among the founders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in their neighborhood.
Peter W. Albert obtained his education in the public schools of Franklin Township. He learned the shoemaking trade and worked at it for eighteen years, during the larger part of this time having his own business. Later he engaged for some years in the oil industry, in Clarion,
Allegheny and Butler Counties, but in the spring of 1893, turned his attention to agricultural pursuits iu Fraukliu Township, and three years later took possession of his present valuable property in Allegheny Township. During a period of residence in Mercer Township, he
served for three years as constable, but has accepted no political office since locating in Allegheny Township. In politics he is a Republican, as was his father.
On October 14, 1876, Mr. Albert was married to Miss Elizabeth Youkers, who was born in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Jacob Youkers. They have four children, namely: Edward R., who lives in Allegheny Township; Caroline C, who is the wife
of J. A. Albert, of Avalon, Pennsylvania; Anna L., who is the wife of Austin Ritter, of Allegheny Township; and Carl W., who lives at Westview, Pennsylvania. Mr. Albert and family belong to the Allegheny Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the order of Maccabees at
Foxburg, Pennsylvania.
Source: 20th century history of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and respresentative citizens, McKee, James A., 1909, page 1473-1474.
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