2 volumes. by Claribel Albright McClain. 1984. 

This book is a historical account detailing the experiences and genealogies of the Holt and Albright families, among others. These families migrated from North Carolina to Missouri in the 1830s and 1840s. They settled primarily in Clay County, which was part of the early development of the western United States following the Louisiana Purchase.

One story highlighted in the document involves a group of individuals who traveled to California during the Gold Rush. This journey proved to be arduous and disappointing. The travelers faced challenges such as illness, exemplified by the death of Henry Albright from cholera, and the high cost of living in California. Additionally, the mining prospects were not as lucrative as anticipated, leading to disillusionment. Some members of the group, including William Albright, returned home via a long sea voyage that traversed the Isthmus of Panama and continued to New Orleans and up the Mississippi River back to Missouri.