Haddie Albaugh is your great-great-grandmother — and her family line is one of the most historically documented in your entire tree. The Albaugh surname is an Americanization of German "Ahlbach," the name of a stream and a village in Rhein-Pfalz, Germany. Your direct ancestor 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
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MarriedRobert Racer
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Birth/DeathUnknown — research needed
Claims in the record
Robert Racer
Ina Mae Racer (d. 17 Mar 2015)
German "Ahlbach" — name of a stream/village in Rhein-Pfalz
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
Research next
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.