On 16 Jul 1888 when Albert Schuyler was 19, he first married
Carrie O. Ostrom, daughter of
Albert Ostrom (7 May 1844-15 Jan 1904) &
Sarah Jane Gleason (1846-), in Eau Claire, Berrien County, Michigan.
Born on 8 Nov 1871 in Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan. Carrie O. died in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, on 29 Jul 1957; she was 85. They were divorced.
Carrie first married Albert Wallis (divorced), seond Woodson Shaffer.
1930 Federal Census. Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan
Roll 976, page 5B
525 Niles St.
Carrie O. Wallis, head, 58, divorced, b. MI, parents b. NY, housework, private families
Albert Ostrom, brother, 46, married, m. age 22, b. ditto, wood worker, door factory
Carrie Ostrom, niece, 17, single, b. MI, parents b. MI, office girl, undertaker
1940 Federal Census. Weesaw Township, Berrien County, Michigan
Roll 1733, page 5B
Woodson B. Shaffer, head, 64, 4 years HS, b. IN, farmer, own farm
Carrie Shaffer, wife, 68, 8th grade, b. MI
They lived in the same house 5 years previously.