Matthew Ford Albritton (17 Feb 1837–3 June 1912) married on 1 November 1855 in Wilcox County Alabama to Nancy Catherine Skinner (9 Dec 1839–4 Mar 1878), daughter of Ira Skinner (1804–1881) and Permelia Lamb Albritton (1810–1860/1870). Matthew F. Albritton and his younger brother, Allen, both enlisted in Company C, 44th Regiment Alabama Infantry on 31 March 1862 at Snow Hill, Alabama, two days after the enlistment of their first cousin, Enoch A. Albritton. Matthew became sick in the training camp and was sent home to Snow Hill on sick furlough in June, but he returned to duty by June 30th. His officers reported him present for duty throughout the rest of 1862 and early 1863, but they sent him to the Chimborazo Hospital No. 4 in Richmond, Virginia on February 25th, suffering from chronic diarrhea. They transferred him to the C.S.A. General Hospital in Danville, Virginia on March 13, and he remained a patient there from March 14th–April 3rd. Although he returned to duty on April 3rd, like many soldiers, he continued to suffer from chronic diarrhea for the next four months. Matthew was sent to the C.S.A. General Hospital in Farmville, Virginia on June 11th due to the debilitating effects of his condition, and his officers again sent him there on July 7th. The medical staff issued him a furlough on July 8th for forty days to allow him to return to Snow Hill and recover. Matthew returned to duty on September 17th, and his officers listed him as present until 1 February 1864, when he was sent to a hospital in Morristown, Tennessee. He soon returned to duty and was present for duty in 1864. Matthew F. Albritton, along with his brothers John and Allen, and their first cousin, William G. W. Albritton, were among the few men of Company C, 44th Alabama Regiment that Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865.

Matthew F. Albritton returned to Snow Hill after the War ended and farmed near Snow Hill for the next decade. About 1876 or 1877, he joined his brothers and sister, Nancy Albritton, Kyser, and moved west to Texas, settling by 1878 near Bazette, in Navarro County. Nancy Catherine Skinner Albritton died there on 4 March 1878. Matthew F. Albritton married on 8 December 1878 in Navarro County Texas to Mary Paulina Gray (10 Mar 1849–8 Dec 1922), daughter of William Gray and Sarah Sinclair. Matthew farmed in Navarro County for the rest of his life. Matthew F. Albritton and his wives are buried in the Prairie Point Cemetery, Bazette, Navarro County Texas.