KELLOGG, Albert (1836-1913) and Lucina (1840-1916)

Albert Kellogg was the third son of John Preston Kellogg and a half brother of John Harvey Kellogg. Albert first joined Sabbathkeeping Adventists in Tyrone, Michigan, in 1853. In 1854, with the beginning of tent evangelism in Michigan, he apparently served as “tent master” for a time. His occupations included “grocer,” “gardener,” and “broom maker.” Albert married Lucina Ashley in the early 1860s, but census records indicate that they were separated or divorced by 1900.1EGWLM 854.5

In letters written to the Kelloggs in the 1850s and 1860s Ellen White related visions given her regarding the family. In a letter from about 1861 she counseled Albert regarding his relationship with his father and on his lack of spiritual devotion. In a subsequent letter written a few years later she wrote that Albert had not heeded the earlier admonition, and she cautioned him on allowing his business pursuits to overshadow his spiritual life.1EGWLM 855.1

See: Obituary: “Albert Kellogg,” Review, May 29, 1913, p. 527; obituary: “Lucina Ashley,” Review, Apr. 20, 1916, p. 22; Timothy Hopkins, The Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, vol. 1, p. 636; 1870 U.S. Federal Census, “Albert Kellog [sic],” Michigan, Ottawa County, Wright, p. 8; 1880 U.S. Federal Census, “Albert Kellogg,” Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, p. 38; 1900 U.S. Federal Census, “Lusina Kellogg,” Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, Ward 3, Precinct 2, p. 4A; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, “Albert Kellogg,” Michigan, Gratiot County, Washington, p. 11A; Ellen G. White, Lt 6, 1856 (c. 1856); Lt 15, 1861 (c. 1861); Lt 17, 1864 (c. 1864).1EGWLM 855.2