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Biographical History
Albert Galliton Earl (1846-1909) was a stagecoach driver and farmer in Utah.
Albert Galliton Earl was born on October 28, 1946 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Barney and Eliza Rutan Earl. He joined the Union forces of the Civil War at the age of 16. After the war he moved to Fairfield, Utah where he drove stagecoaches from Ofer to Park City. On February 15, 1876 Albert married Mary Emma Carson, they had two children; Elizabeth and Annie. In 1877 the family moved to Peicho where Earl herded sheep. On July 22, 1886 Mary Emma died. A few years later Earl worked at a grocery store in Mercur, Utah, and later moved to Park City to run a stable. In 1907 Albert moved to California for his health, but returned to Utah in 1908. Albert G. Earl died on August 4, 1909 at the home of his daughter, Elizabeth in Provo Bench, Utah.
Citation:
Familysearch, via WWW, May 15, 2017 (1846-1909; stage coach; farmer; utah; Kalamazoo, Michigan; Barney and Eliza Rutan Earl; Union forces civil war; age 16; Fairfield, Utah; stagecoach Ofer to Park City; february 15, 1876; Mary Emma Carson marriage; children Elizabeth and Annie; Peicho 1877; death Mary Emma; July 22, 1886; grocery store Mercur; Park City stable; 1907 California; health; death August 4, 1909; Provo Bench).
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232578630]
Identifier: MSS 8921
Scope and Contents
Contains biographical materials on Russel Benson Backus' ancestors, Albert Galliton Earl and Elvira Egbert Carson. Carson's autobiography covers 1821-1898 and discusses her life as a Mormon pioneer. Earl's biography, written by his daughter Elizabeth Elvira Earl Cordner, covers 1846-1909 and discusses his experiences in the Civil War and as a businessman in Utah. The collection includes original documents as well as photocopies, and both biographies are available on DVD. Materials dated...
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1865-2016
