Photo #28728
Last Name: Maurice
First Name: Sarah
Middle Name:
Subject's City: Wayne Twp.
Subject's State: IA
Subject's County: Jones
Subject's Country: United States
Date: 1851-1900
Photographer:
Photographer's City:
Photographer's State:
Nee: Albertson
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Comments: Sarah Maurice (Nee: Albertson) | Wayne Twp. IA United States | 1851-1900 | Comments: eBay find ... NOTE: I am not related to this family, but just posting some genealogical information I ran across with the hope it will help others. **
Now posted on eBay (9/16/2004) is a photo album including a Civil War photograph of Zebulon/Zebuel Maurice and a Civil War era photograph of his wife Sarah Maurice and an unamed infant. On the photograph he is identified as, "Zebuel Maurice," however, Civil War records show him as, "Zebulon Maurice" and notes "Zebulon Morris" on his record as a possible alias? The woman is identified as "Sarah Maurice," but the infant is not identified.
I did a little research and found that Zebulon Maurice served in the Civil War along with his probable brother, Nicholas Maurice. These may be the same brothers mentioned in this RootsWeb message board post a few years ago:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/surnames.maurice/21
Civil War Service Record - Ancestry.com
Name: Zebulon Maurice ,
Residence: Monticello, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 13 June 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Unit Numbers: 173 173 173
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 13 June 1861 at the age of 27
Enlisted in Company K, 1st Cavalry Regiment Iowa on 17 August 1861.
Transferred on 01 September 1861 from company K to company L
Reenlisted in Company K, 1st Cavalry Regiment Iowa on 01 January 1864
Mustered out Company K, 1st Cavalry Regiment Iowa on 15 February 1866 in Austin,
TX
There is also a Civil War Service Record for Nicholas Maurice who enlisted on the same day in the same regiment as Zebulon.
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On the 1870 Iowa census, Jones County, Wayne Twp. I find a Sarah Maurice living with her two children; one is a 3 month old infant, in the household of her parents Henry and Jane Albertson. Zebulon is not shown in the household ... has he possibly died within the year?
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On the 1860 Iowa census, Jones County, Wayne Twp., I find Sarah Albertson, 16, born OH living in the home of her parents Henry & Jane Albertson both born PA.
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In the photo album is also a Civil War photograph of another soldier and the written identification on it says, "Uncle Jake Albertson." (I will post this photograph separately with his name) It is probable that this is a brother or uncle of Sarah (Albertson) Maurice. There are several soldiers that enlisted with the surname "Albertson" and a location of Langworthy, Iowa which is the postal area the Albertson family lived in during that time in Jones County, Wayne Twp. One soldier is "John Albertson" and it is possible that Jake was his nickname?
The listing states there are a total of 28 photographs and tin types in the album, but these were the only 3 described and shown.
I hope this helps someone fill in some missing pieces for their family!
Digital Image Only? YES
Everyone Listed In This Photo:
Sarah MauriceZebulon / Zebuel Maurice