Albert Gallatin Wolcott (1823-1882)

       Albert Gallatin Wolcott (My Great Grandfather) was born on August 30, 1823 in OH and died December 28, 1882 in Wyandotte, Kansas Territory.  He married Mary Holmes Simpkinson May 30, 1854 in Cincinnatii, Ohio.  She was the daughter of John Simpkinson.  She was born March 3, 1833 in Belper, England per census for 1880 and died March 12, 1917 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Mary Holmes Simpkinson was brought from England at the age of 12 (1845) by her maternal Uncle John Simpkinson and adopted, taking the name of Simpkinson.

            Albert and Mary were the parents of my Grandmother, Luella Evelyn Wolcott.  They were married on May 30, 1854 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas on the first call for Volunteers for the Union Army in 1861.  He served during the entire Civil War, being mustered out at Fort Smith Arkansas in 1865.  He was Quartermaster Sergeant.

            Their other children were:  Charles E.S. Wolcott, Anna Elizabeth, John Albert, (twins, Anna died shortly after birth), Elizabeth Sommers, Francis Alonso, Henry Holmes, Linus Sheldon, and Frank Ebersole.