Individual Details
Albert Russell Huey FOLKERTH
(17 Nov 1806 - 31 Mar 1891)
Woodland Cemetery records say Albert is buried at Section 105, Lot 2624; his age at death is listed as 85 years; lists birthplace as Dayton, Ohio. Gravestone is off it's base and laying pretty much flat on ground.... name is barely legible... there are some dates, but they can't be read (this stone says "Anna, wife of ARH Folkerth on it? but records say she's buried at Section 89, not Section 105?)
1866-67 Williams Dayton City Directory lists the following:
Business Mirror; Wood and Willow-ware; Folkerth A.R.H. swc 2nd and Jefferson
from Dayton Daily Journal, July 18, 1882: A.R.H. FOLKERTH, Next to the oldest living native of Montgomery county, was born in the year 1800, in a cabin that stood just north of the present Keowee street bridge, at the corner of the Valley pike and the new Troy pike. At that time the bend in Mad river was along First street from opposite Front street west to Taylor. The fording of Mad river was near to, if not in Water street, a little east of north from the old Sandusky round house near Taylor street. On the north side of the river was a fine grove in which was a large, deep, cool spring, near what is now the northeast corner of Water and Taylor streets., from the ford on up the river on both sides were to be found a succession of these delightful springs and thickets, making the best hunting grounds for both deer and wild turkeys. After Mr. Folkerth became old enough to handle a flint lock rifle he as one of the most successful of Dayton hunters, and in later years would entertain his friends with the most interesting stories of his exploits by field and stream. Of deer and bear hunting experiences; batles with wild cats and wolves; of the myriads of wild geese and ducks that fed in the marshes of Mad river, and of the numbers of pheasants that he had bagged. Mr. Folkerth was an enthusiastic rod fisherman, and knew every favorite bass pool in Mad river, Miami and Stillwater. He vividly remembers the thrilling events of the war of 1812; the encampment of the two Ohio regiments on the common, (now the Park,) and of the camp of an Ohio regiment at the little prairie at the foot of Ludlow street; of the marching of the troops from the town to Camp Meigs, three miles up Mad river; of the hasty organisation of the militia of the county immediately upon the receipt of the news of Hull's disgraceful surrender, and of the movement to the front to check the expected advance of Indians against the settlements. Mr. Folkerth remembers the first Methodist camp-meetings, held in the years 1817, '18, and '19 at the foot of Ludlow street, where they were continued each year until the canal was cut through the prairie there in 1827, and the place of meeting was changed to the grove at the big spring, north side of Mad River, near where the corner of Water and Taylor streets now is. Like others of our older people, he enjoys relating these interesting reminiscences of Dayton village life, and telling of hunting and fishing incidents that occured on grounds now occupied by our busy factories, stores and streets.
1850 Odell's Dayton Directory lists Albert as a grocer located south side of Second St between Ludlow & Wilkinson.
1866-67 Williams Dayton City Directory lists the following:
Business Mirror; Wood and Willow-ware; Folkerth A.R.H. swc 2nd and Jefferson
from Dayton Daily Journal, July 18, 1882: A.R.H. FOLKERTH, Next to the oldest living native of Montgomery county, was born in the year 1800, in a cabin that stood just north of the present Keowee street bridge, at the corner of the Valley pike and the new Troy pike. At that time the bend in Mad river was along First street from opposite Front street west to Taylor. The fording of Mad river was near to, if not in Water street, a little east of north from the old Sandusky round house near Taylor street. On the north side of the river was a fine grove in which was a large, deep, cool spring, near what is now the northeast corner of Water and Taylor streets., from the ford on up the river on both sides were to be found a succession of these delightful springs and thickets, making the best hunting grounds for both deer and wild turkeys. After Mr. Folkerth became old enough to handle a flint lock rifle he as one of the most successful of Dayton hunters, and in later years would entertain his friends with the most interesting stories of his exploits by field and stream. Of deer and bear hunting experiences; batles with wild cats and wolves; of the myriads of wild geese and ducks that fed in the marshes of Mad river, and of the numbers of pheasants that he had bagged. Mr. Folkerth was an enthusiastic rod fisherman, and knew every favorite bass pool in Mad river, Miami and Stillwater. He vividly remembers the thrilling events of the war of 1812; the encampment of the two Ohio regiments on the common, (now the Park,) and of the camp of an Ohio regiment at the little prairie at the foot of Ludlow street; of the marching of the troops from the town to Camp Meigs, three miles up Mad river; of the hasty organisation of the militia of the county immediately upon the receipt of the news of Hull's disgraceful surrender, and of the movement to the front to check the expected advance of Indians against the settlements. Mr. Folkerth remembers the first Methodist camp-meetings, held in the years 1817, '18, and '19 at the foot of Ludlow street, where they were continued each year until the canal was cut through the prairie there in 1827, and the place of meeting was changed to the grove at the big spring, north side of Mad River, near where the corner of Water and Taylor streets now is. Like others of our older people, he enjoys relating these interesting reminiscences of Dayton village life, and telling of hunting and fishing incidents that occured on grounds now occupied by our busy factories, stores and streets.
1850 Odell's Dayton Directory lists Albert as a grocer located south side of Second St between Ludlow & Wilkinson.
Events
| Birth | 17 Nov 1806 | Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio | |||
| Marriage | 26 Nov 1840 | Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio - Ann GREEN | |||
| Occupation | 1850 | Grocer | |||
| Death | 31 Mar 1891 | Montgomery Co., Ohio | |||
| Burial | 1 Apr 1891 | Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio |
Families
| Spouse | Ann GREEN (1814 - 1882) |
| Father | John FOLKERTH Sr. (1774 - 1862) |
| Mother | Margaret "Peggy" HUEY (1775 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Louisa FOLKERTH (1805 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Rebecca FOLKERTH (1809 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Christopher FOLKERTH (1811 - ) |
| Sibling | John FOLKERTH Jr. (1813 - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret FOLKERTH (1816 - ) |