Albert Boyd Sojourner was born on February 4, 1872, in Kingston, Mississippi.

[1][2] His father, Absolom Hardy Sojourner, was a Confederate Civil War veteran and member of the Jeff Davis Cavalry Legion.

[1] Albert was the Justice of the Peace in Adams County, District No.

[2] They had five children, Absolom Hardy, Carol Picket, Alexander Boyd, William Aubrey, and Laurence Jackson Sojourner.

[2] Albert's great-granddaughter via his son Boyd is Mississippi state senator Melanie Sojourner.