Frederick Albert Timeline

I'm starting to create timelines for residents of Hankins, New York. These aren't going to be great prose - more summaries of the information I find as I'm finding it. 

First up in Frederick Albert. 

From the 1872 Gazetteer 

In 1872, Frederick W. Albert had a postal address in Hankins. He was a lumberman and farmer, who farmed 130 acres. [1]

From the 1875 New York State Census, both the population schedule and the agricultural schedule. 

In 1875, Frederick W. Albert lived with his wife Mary A., and his widowed father-in-law, William Kettle, in Fremont, Sullivan County, New York. They lived in a frame house valued at $ 600. Frederick, a 51 year old farmer was born in Pennsylvania. His wife Mary, age 40, and his father-in-law, William, age 60, were both born in Schoharie County. Both Frederick and William were native born citizens who were entitled to vote. Frederick owned the land where his house stood.[2] 

Frederick owned 40 acres of land, half of which was improved. The cash value of the farm was $ 2000, the buildings other than the house were valued at $ 500. He had $ 75 worth of livestock and $ 100 worth of tools and implements. He had no gross sales from his farm in 1874. 

In 1874, he plowed 4 acres of land, in 1875, this was reduced to 2 acres. Both years, he had 25 acres in pasture. In 1874, he had 20 acres in meadow from which he harvested 20 tons of hay. In 1874, he sowed 2 acres of oats from which he harvested 50 bushels. That same year, he planted 14 acres of Indian Corn for grain, harvesting 20 bushels. 

For livestock, Frederick had a horse, swine and sheep. He had one colt born in 1874. He had 6 swine born in 1874 or earlier. He slaughtered one pig in 1874, which yielded 300 pounds of pork. For sheep, two were shorn in 1874 yielding 15 pounds of wool, a year later four were shorn, yielding 28 pounds of wool. He raised 2 lambs in 1874, and 5 in 1875. 

He manufactured 24 Ax Helves (handles) valued at $ 12. [3]

From the 1875 Beers Map of Fremont, District 1 

F.W. Albert's land is located up the street from the school on what is now County Road 132. [4]

NOTES:

[1] Hamilton Child, Gazetteer and Business Directory of Sullivan County, N.Y. for 1872-3 (Syracuse, 1872), p. 236.

[2] 1875 New York Census, New York, Sullivan County, Fremont,  First election district, page 9, lines 23-25, Frederick W. Albert household ; images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5MT-4V1 : accessed 9 May 2025), DGS 004858107, images 288 of 337.

[3] 1875 New York Census, Sullivan County, Fremont, First election district, Agricultural Schedule, pp 1 - 4, line 35, Frederick W. Albert; image, FamilySearch  (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5MT-4ZZ : accessed 9 May 2025), DGS 004848107, images 289-291 of 337.

[4] F.W. Beers, County Atlas of Sullivan, New York (New York: Walker & Jewett, 1875). page 33, crop.