Mrs. Sophia Albert was born April 15, 1857 and after an illness of three weeks at her home died October 5, 1933 at the age of 76 years, 5 months and 20 days.
She was the fourth of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. John Shott, who came to America from near Bambery, Germany about 1850, her elder sister, Barbara being born in Germany; her elder brother John at Cincinnati, Ohio and she and her sister Christina at Cincinnati Indiana. When she was just a child, her parents came yet farther west, traveling by wagon to Illinois, settling near Hazel Dell, and later living near Point Pleasant and Rose Hill.
As quite a young girl she began earning her own way, living with the Reichard family near Yale for seven years and with the Dodd family near Tuscola two years. For the last fifty-five years she has lived in the Hays community west of Hidalgo.
On May 30, 1878 she was united in marriage to John Albert, who was a Civil War veteran of the 97th Illinois Infantry and preceded her in death September 16, 1912. To this union five children were born; Henry, Mary and Elijah dying as children and William and Charles surviving. Not only to her own children, but to several generations she has been mother: four step-children, Mazy, Eva, John, and Ore; her granddaughter Bertha; a grandson Ray; and a great grandson Edgar; and to many people she was always Aunt Sofe.
She leaves to mourn her death two brothers, John M Shott of Newton and Henry Shaft of Rose Hill; one sister Mrs. Jerome (Trace) White of Vandalia; two sons William of Greenup and Charles of Hidalgo, three grandchildren, Bertha, Elmer and Ray, five great grandchildren, one step-daughter, Mrs. Eva May, twenty-one step-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
As a young woman, she became a member of the Methodist Church and cherished deeply the fundamental teachings of Christianity. Her long life has been rich with friendships and achievement. It was instinctive for her to believe the best of the people she knew. She enjoyed keenly having people about her. Her home was always bright with hospitality; her generosity boundless.
She was ever eager to be doing the work that was to be done, whether it was for herself or for others. She was never one to sit idly with folded hands. One of her sayings was: "If you want a thing done, do it yourself," and she always attacked the work at hand with zest and was not willing to stop until she had finished what she started. To the people who have known her, she brought low and friendship sympathy and courage, loyalty and faith. The memory of her - her personality, her character, and all the countless things she did to make life pleasant for those around her will live on and on, though we can no longer hear her voice or clasp her hand again.
Funeral services conducted by Rev. J.E. Spencer of Hidalgo were held on Sunday afternoon, October 8th at the Hays Methodist Church with interment in the Hays cemetery nearby. A Hidalgo quartet, accompanied by Mrs. W.E. Moore furnished music.
Pallbearers were Elmer and Ray Albert, grandsons, Elijah Albert, step-grandson; Roy Surber, step-grandson, Earl Burwell and Harold King, friends and neighbors.
Name: Sophia Albert
[Sophia Shott]
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1857
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 5 Oct 1933
Death Place: Crooked Creek, Jasper, Illinois
Burial Date: 8 Oct 1933
Burial Place: Crooked Creek, Jasper, Ill.
Cemetery Name: Hayes
Death Age: 76
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Female
Residence: Crooked Creek Twp.
Father Name: John Shott
Father Birth Place: Germany
Mother Name: Barbara Smith
Mother Birth Place: Germany
Spouse Name: John Albert
Comments: Length of residence 55 yrs.
Illinois Death and Stillbirth Index 1916-1947
She was the fourth of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. John Shott, who came to America from near Bambery, Germany about 1850, her elder sister, Barbara being born in Germany; her elder brother John at Cincinnati, Ohio and she and her sister Christina at Cincinnati Indiana. When she was just a child, her parents came yet farther west, traveling by wagon to Illinois, settling near Hazel Dell, and later living near Point Pleasant and Rose Hill.
As quite a young girl she began earning her own way, living with the Reichard family near Yale for seven years and with the Dodd family near Tuscola two years. For the last fifty-five years she has lived in the Hays community west of Hidalgo.
On May 30, 1878 she was united in marriage to John Albert, who was a Civil War veteran of the 97th Illinois Infantry and preceded her in death September 16, 1912. To this union five children were born; Henry, Mary and Elijah dying as children and William and Charles surviving. Not only to her own children, but to several generations she has been mother: four step-children, Mazy, Eva, John, and Ore; her granddaughter Bertha; a grandson Ray; and a great grandson Edgar; and to many people she was always Aunt Sofe.
She leaves to mourn her death two brothers, John M Shott of Newton and Henry Shaft of Rose Hill; one sister Mrs. Jerome (Trace) White of Vandalia; two sons William of Greenup and Charles of Hidalgo, three grandchildren, Bertha, Elmer and Ray, five great grandchildren, one step-daughter, Mrs. Eva May, twenty-one step-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
As a young woman, she became a member of the Methodist Church and cherished deeply the fundamental teachings of Christianity. Her long life has been rich with friendships and achievement. It was instinctive for her to believe the best of the people she knew. She enjoyed keenly having people about her. Her home was always bright with hospitality; her generosity boundless.
She was ever eager to be doing the work that was to be done, whether it was for herself or for others. She was never one to sit idly with folded hands. One of her sayings was: "If you want a thing done, do it yourself," and she always attacked the work at hand with zest and was not willing to stop until she had finished what she started. To the people who have known her, she brought low and friendship sympathy and courage, loyalty and faith. The memory of her - her personality, her character, and all the countless things she did to make life pleasant for those around her will live on and on, though we can no longer hear her voice or clasp her hand again.
Funeral services conducted by Rev. J.E. Spencer of Hidalgo were held on Sunday afternoon, October 8th at the Hays Methodist Church with interment in the Hays cemetery nearby. A Hidalgo quartet, accompanied by Mrs. W.E. Moore furnished music.
Pallbearers were Elmer and Ray Albert, grandsons, Elijah Albert, step-grandson; Roy Surber, step-grandson, Earl Burwell and Harold King, friends and neighbors.
Name: Sophia Albert
[Sophia Shott]
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1857
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 5 Oct 1933
Death Place: Crooked Creek, Jasper, Illinois
Burial Date: 8 Oct 1933
Burial Place: Crooked Creek, Jasper, Ill.
Cemetery Name: Hayes
Death Age: 76
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Female
Residence: Crooked Creek Twp.
Father Name: John Shott
Father Birth Place: Germany
Mother Name: Barbara Smith
Mother Birth Place: Germany
Spouse Name: John Albert
Comments: Length of residence 55 yrs.
Illinois Death and Stillbirth Index 1916-1947
Mrs. Sophia Albert was born April 15, 1857 and after an illness of three weeks at her home died October 5, 1933 at the age of 76 years, 5 months and 20 days.
She was the fourth of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. John Shott, who came to America from near Bambery, Germany about 1850, her elder sister, Barbara being born in Germany; her elder brother John at Cincinnati, Ohio and she and her sister Christina at Cincinnati Indiana. When she was just a child, her parents came yet farther west, traveling by wagon to Illinois, settling near Hazel Dell, and later living near Point Pleasant and Rose Hill.
As quite a young girl she began earning her own way, living with the Reichard family near Yale for seven years and with the Dodd family near Tuscola two years. For the last fifty-five years she has lived in the Hays community west of Hidalgo.
On May 30, 1878 she was united in marriage to John Albert, who was a Civil War veteran of the 97th Illinois Infantry and preceded her in death September 16, 1912. To this union five children were born; Henry, Mary and Elijah dying as children and William and Charles surviving. Not only to her own children, but to several generations she has been mother: four step-children, Mazy, Eva, John, and Ore; her granddaughter Bertha; a grandson Ray; and a great grandson Edgar; and to many people she was always Aunt Sofe.
She leaves to mourn her death two brothers, John M Shott of Newton and Henry Shaft of Rose Hill; one sister Mrs. Jerome (Trace) White of Vandalia; two sons William of Greenup and Charles of Hidalgo, three grandchildren, Bertha, Elmer and Ray, five great grandchildren, one step-daughter, Mrs. Eva May, twenty-one step-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
As a young woman, she became a member of the Methodist Church and cherished deeply the fundamental teachings of Christianity. Her long life has been rich with friendships and achievement. It was instinctive for her to believe the best of the people she knew. She enjoyed keenly having people about her. Her home was always bright with hospitality; her generosity boundless.
She was ever eager to be doing the work that was to be done, whether it was for herself or for others. She was never one to sit idly with folded hands. One of her sayings was: "If you want a thing done, do it yourself," and she always attacked the work at hand with zest and was not willing to stop until she had finished what she started. To the people who have known her, she brought low and friendship sympathy and courage, loyalty and faith. The memory of her - her personality, her character, and all the countless things she did to make life pleasant for those around her will live on and on, though we can no longer hear her voice or clasp her hand again.
Funeral services conducted by Rev. J.E. Spencer of Hidalgo were held on Sunday afternoon, October 8th at the Hays Methodist Church with interment in the Hays cemetery nearby. A Hidalgo quartet, accompanied by Mrs. W.E. Moore furnished music.
Pallbearers were Elmer and Ray Albert, grandsons, Elijah Albert, step-grandson; Roy Surber, step-grandson, Earl Burwell and Harold King, friends and neighbors.
Name: Sophia Albert
[Sophia Shott]
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1857
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 5 Oct 1933
Death Place: Crooked Creek, Jasper, Illinois
Burial Date: 8 Oct 1933
Burial Place: Crooked Creek, Jasper, Ill.
Cemetery Name: Hayes
Death Age: 76
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Female
Residence: Crooked Creek Twp.
Father Name: John Shott
Father Birth Place: Germany
Mother Name: Barbara Smith
Mother Birth Place: Germany
Spouse Name: John Albert
Comments: Length of residence 55 yrs.
Illinois Death and Stillbirth Index 1916-1947
She was the fourth of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. John Shott, who came to America from near Bambery, Germany about 1850, her elder sister, Barbara being born in Germany; her elder brother John at Cincinnati, Ohio and she and her sister Christina at Cincinnati Indiana. When she was just a child, her parents came yet farther west, traveling by wagon to Illinois, settling near Hazel Dell, and later living near Point Pleasant and Rose Hill.
As quite a young girl she began earning her own way, living with the Reichard family near Yale for seven years and with the Dodd family near Tuscola two years. For the last fifty-five years she has lived in the Hays community west of Hidalgo.
On May 30, 1878 she was united in marriage to John Albert, who was a Civil War veteran of the 97th Illinois Infantry and preceded her in death September 16, 1912. To this union five children were born; Henry, Mary and Elijah dying as children and William and Charles surviving. Not only to her own children, but to several generations she has been mother: four step-children, Mazy, Eva, John, and Ore; her granddaughter Bertha; a grandson Ray; and a great grandson Edgar; and to many people she was always Aunt Sofe.
She leaves to mourn her death two brothers, John M Shott of Newton and Henry Shaft of Rose Hill; one sister Mrs. Jerome (Trace) White of Vandalia; two sons William of Greenup and Charles of Hidalgo, three grandchildren, Bertha, Elmer and Ray, five great grandchildren, one step-daughter, Mrs. Eva May, twenty-one step-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
As a young woman, she became a member of the Methodist Church and cherished deeply the fundamental teachings of Christianity. Her long life has been rich with friendships and achievement. It was instinctive for her to believe the best of the people she knew. She enjoyed keenly having people about her. Her home was always bright with hospitality; her generosity boundless.
She was ever eager to be doing the work that was to be done, whether it was for herself or for others. She was never one to sit idly with folded hands. One of her sayings was: "If you want a thing done, do it yourself," and she always attacked the work at hand with zest and was not willing to stop until she had finished what she started. To the people who have known her, she brought low and friendship sympathy and courage, loyalty and faith. The memory of her - her personality, her character, and all the countless things she did to make life pleasant for those around her will live on and on, though we can no longer hear her voice or clasp her hand again.
Funeral services conducted by Rev. J.E. Spencer of Hidalgo were held on Sunday afternoon, October 8th at the Hays Methodist Church with interment in the Hays cemetery nearby. A Hidalgo quartet, accompanied by Mrs. W.E. Moore furnished music.
Pallbearers were Elmer and Ray Albert, grandsons, Elijah Albert, step-grandson; Roy Surber, step-grandson, Earl Burwell and Harold King, friends and neighbors.
Name: Sophia Albert
[Sophia Shott]
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1857
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 5 Oct 1933
Death Place: Crooked Creek, Jasper, Illinois
Burial Date: 8 Oct 1933
Burial Place: Crooked Creek, Jasper, Ill.
Cemetery Name: Hayes
Death Age: 76
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Female
Residence: Crooked Creek Twp.
Father Name: John Shott
Father Birth Place: Germany
Mother Name: Barbara Smith
Mother Birth Place: Germany
Spouse Name: John Albert
Comments: Length of residence 55 yrs.
Illinois Death and Stillbirth Index 1916-1947
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