The Albaugh surname has a well-documented history, but Haddie's own descent from the immigrant Zachariah Ahlbach has not yet been traced generation by generation, and her parents are unknown. What follows is the history of the surname. The Albaugh surname is an Americanization of German "Ahlbach," the name of a stream and a village in Rhein-Pfalz, Germany. Zachariah Ahlbach was born in 1698 in Germany, sailed to Philadelphia in 1734 on the "Hope Galley," and settled first in New Jersey, then Frederick County, Maryland. Over generations, descendants moved westward through Pennsylvania → Ohio (Preble County) → Indiana → Michigan. The name transformed from Ahlbach to Albach to Aulabaugh to Albaugh along the way. In 1840, Ohio was home to 52% of all American Albaughs. Haddie's branch eventually settled in Michigan, where she married Robert Racer. Together they are the parents of Ina Mae (Racer) Philo — Kyle's maternal great-grandmother.
Timeline
1734
Arrived AmericaSep 23, 1734 — Ship "Hope Galley," Philadelphia
Claims in the record
Robert Racer
Ina Mae Racer (d. 17 Mar 2015)
German "Ahlbach" — name of a stream/village in Rhein-Pfalz
Zachariah Ahlbach, b. about 1698 — immigrant ancestor of the Albaugh surname; Haddie's own descent from him is not yet traced
Sep 23, 1734 — Ship "Hope Galley," Philadelphia
Flammersfeld, Westerwald, Germany (sources disagree between Ahlbach and Flammersfeld; no source ties the family to Hachenburg)
Ina Mae grew up in WV — Haddie likely lived there before moving to Michigan
Hardy & Pendleton counties, WV were heavily settled by German families via Great Wagon Road
52% of all US Albaughs were in Ohio in 1840; some branches went to VA/WV instead
Unknown — research needed
Strassburger & Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneers (1934), List 37A: ship Hope from Rotterdam, master Daniel Reid, arrived 23 Sep 1734; lists Zacharias Ohlbach, 36, his brother Johan Wilhelm, 28, two women and four children.
One genealogy gives Zachariah's father as Anthonius (Thonges) Ahlbach, who married Anna Margaretha Schneider at Flammersfeld on 31 Mar 1688; WikiTree gives Hans Ahlbach and Anna Schneider. A descent from an Adam Ahlbach (1633–1715) is a hypothesis. The Flammersfeld church book (1669–1726) has no digital copy.
Zachariah's birth year is about 1698 on the passenger list (age 36); WikiTree also gives 1689. The link from Haddie to Zachariah is by surname only; five or more generations in between are missing.
The Albaugh migration had two branches: one went west (Maryland → Ohio → Indiana → Michigan) and another went south down the Great Wagon Road (Maryland → Shenandoah Valley → Hardy/Pendleton counties WV). Search WV census records 1870–1910 for 'Albaugh' families — especially in Hardy, Pendleton, Barbour, or Kanawha counties. Then trace forward to find Haddie's parents. Priority: identify Haddie's parents (WV census 1900–1920, marriage record to Robert Racer, Ina Mae's 1923 birth record), then trace the Albaugh line back generation by generation. Sources for Zachariah himself: the Albaugh Project Bulletin, the Flammersfeld Reformed church book (1669–1726) and Strassburger & Hinke List 37A.