Elif Albertson, born 1845, Norway; died 1915; married 1868,
Ellen Halverson, born 1850, Norway; died 1936; both buried Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Texas. He came to Tyler in the 1850s with his older brothers. He was a merchant in Tyler with his brother Torje "Tom" Albertson, born 1832, Norway; died 1893, unmarried, buried Oakwood Cemetery.
- Amelia B. Albertson, born 1869, Texas; died 1942, Bosque County, Texas; married 1894 Smith County, Texas, Charles M. Moore born 1866 Texas, lived Clifton, Texas, 2 sons.
- Emma J. Albertson, born 1871, Texas ; died 1948; married 1905, Smith County, Texas, Eldred M. Holtzclaw, born 1860, Texas; died 1931, Smith County, Texas, both buried Oakwood Cemetery, no children.
- Orelia E. Albertson, born 1873, Smith County, Texas; died 1946, Fort Worth, Texas; buried Oakwood Cemetery; married 1905, Smith County, Texas, Leslie P. Blackburn, born 1879, Texas, 3 daughters.
- Christian Thomas Albertson, born 1876; died 1876; buried Oakwood Cemetery.
- Robert Elif Albertson, born 1877, Tyler, Texas; died 1913; unmarried, buried Oakwood Cemetery.
- Annie Albertson, born, 1879, Texas; died 1922, Smith County, Texas, unmarried, buried Oakwood Cemetery.
- Otto James Albertson, born 1881, Texas; died 1969, Smith County, Texas, married 1910, Smith County, Texas, Hattie Earle Mathis, born 1889; died 1977, Smith County, Texas, both buried Oakwood Cemetery. Her parents: James Martin & Eliza (Green) Mathis.
- Dorothy Earle Albertson, born 1912, Texas, died 1999, unmarried, buried Oakwood Cemetery.
- Fannie Albertson, born 1883 Texas; died 1959, unmarried, buried Oakwood Cemetery
- Lucille Albertson, born 1885, died 1886, buried Oakwood Cemetery.
- Percy Victor Albertson, born 1887, died 1888, buried Oakwood Cemetery.
- Harry W. Albertson, born 1889, Tyler, Texas; died 1954, Tyler, Texas; married Zoah Stella ___ born 1897 died 1991 Smith County, Texas, no children, both buried Oakwood Cemetery.
- Ruby Albertson, born 1892, died, 1893 buried Oakwood Cemetery.
- Leta Albertson, born, 1897, died, 1899 buried Oakwood Cemetery.
Sources of Information:
Cemetery Records of Smith County, Texas, Vol. I (Tyler, Texas: East Texas Genealogical Society, 1981)
Obituaries From Tyler Newspapers, Smith County Texas, 1905-1915 (Tyler, Texas: East Texas Genealogical Society, 1988)
Marriage Records of Smith County, Texas 1846-1899 (Tyler, Texas: East Texas Genealogical Society, 1979)
Marriage Records of Smith County, Texas, 1900-1926 (Tyler, Texas: East Texas Genealogical Society, 1999)
Smith County Deed Records 175:425 (heirs of Elif &; Robert Albertson)
Obituaries in Tyler newspapers, microfilm, Tyler Public Library:
- Ellen Albertson, Feb. 21, 1936
- E. M. Holtzclaw, Feb. 18, 1931
- Orelia Blackburn, July 16, 1946
- Harry W. Albertson, Nov. 7, 1954
Smith County Federal Census Images
- 1860 - A. Albertson - Image 82a
- 1870 - Elef Albertson - Image 0396b
- 1880 - Elef Albertson - Image 094-20
- 1900 - E Albertson - Image 098-10b
- 1910 - Elife Albertson - Image 69-01a, Eldred M. Holtzclaw - Image 71-11a, Leslie P. Blackburn - Image 72-2a
- 1920 - Ellen Albertson - Image 83-19a, Eldred M. Holtzclaw - Image 161-2a, Image 84-2B
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