Albert W. Florea, farmer, was born in Fayette County, Ind., in 1836, a son of Lewis C. and Eliza (Dale) Florea, his mother a daughter of Joseph Dale, of Kentucky, who came to Indiana in an early day. Lewis Florea was born in Woodford County, Ky., in 1808, and in childhood came to Indiana with his parents, but being left an orphan returned to Kentucky, where he lived till manhood. In 1833 he came to Indiana, and in 1835 was married and settled in Fayette County, where he lived till his death in 1871. His widow still resides near the old homestead. To them were born eight children one of whom, the youngest, is deceased. They were active members of the old school Baptist church.
Albert W. Florea passed his boyhood days in Fayette County, receiving a good common-school education. He subsequently attended Fairview high school, Rush County, and became qualified to teach, a vocation he followed in Fayette and Wayne counties three years.
July 30, 1861, he was married to Addie, daughter of Jacob and Mary Brooks, and settled on the farm where they now reside. He owns 162 acres of well-improved land, situated in the bottoms of the West Fork of Whitewater River. Mr. and Mrs. Florea have been members of the old school Baptist church eleven years. To them have been born four children---Josephine A., Lewis A., Emma E. and Perseus B.
