Abner Alvis (Sr) was born Dec 12, 1812 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. (another source says Lawrence County, Tennessee).
He married Elysabeth Stovall Sept 9, 1835 in Alabama.
He died Feb 19, 1871 in Walker County, Alabama.
A descendant, John Hobson Alvis, wrote in 1976: "Abner came to west Walker County, Alabama, at Pocahontas, Alabama, entered a section of land made tax records. ....He reared his family as listed below. At his later years in life, he would sit under a big apple tree watching the family work in the field. His request was when he died he wanted to be buried under that apple tree. That made his grave the No 1 grave in the Pocahontas Alabama Graveyard."
His and Elysabeth's children:
Franklin Newton Alvis
William (Billy) Alvis
James Houston Alvis
Thomas Abner Alvis
Mary Jane Alvis Tune
Margaret Sarah Alvis Nichols
Nancy (Sissy) Alvis Leonard
Elizabeth Martha Alvis Guttry
This bio created Jan 2, 2017 by Liz Bearden Smith.
He married Elysabeth Stovall Sept 9, 1835 in Alabama.
He died Feb 19, 1871 in Walker County, Alabama.
A descendant, John Hobson Alvis, wrote in 1976: "Abner came to west Walker County, Alabama, at Pocahontas, Alabama, entered a section of land made tax records. ....He reared his family as listed below. At his later years in life, he would sit under a big apple tree watching the family work in the field. His request was when he died he wanted to be buried under that apple tree. That made his grave the No 1 grave in the Pocahontas Alabama Graveyard."
His and Elysabeth's children:
Franklin Newton Alvis
William (Billy) Alvis
James Houston Alvis
Thomas Abner Alvis
Mary Jane Alvis Tune
Margaret Sarah Alvis Nichols
Nancy (Sissy) Alvis Leonard
Elizabeth Martha Alvis Guttry
This bio created Jan 2, 2017 by Liz Bearden Smith.
Abner Alvis (Sr) was born Dec 12, 1812 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. (another source says Lawrence County, Tennessee).
He married Elysabeth Stovall Sept 9, 1835 in Alabama.
He died Feb 19, 1871 in Walker County, Alabama.
A descendant, John Hobson Alvis, wrote in 1976: "Abner came to west Walker County, Alabama, at Pocahontas, Alabama, entered a section of land made tax records. ....He reared his family as listed below. At his later years in life, he would sit under a big apple tree watching the family work in the field. His request was when he died he wanted to be buried under that apple tree. That made his grave the No 1 grave in the Pocahontas Alabama Graveyard."
His and Elysabeth's children:
Franklin Newton Alvis
William (Billy) Alvis
James Houston Alvis
Thomas Abner Alvis
Mary Jane Alvis Tune
Margaret Sarah Alvis Nichols
Nancy (Sissy) Alvis Leonard
Elizabeth Martha Alvis Guttry
This bio created Jan 2, 2017 by Liz Bearden Smith.
He married Elysabeth Stovall Sept 9, 1835 in Alabama.
He died Feb 19, 1871 in Walker County, Alabama.
A descendant, John Hobson Alvis, wrote in 1976: "Abner came to west Walker County, Alabama, at Pocahontas, Alabama, entered a section of land made tax records. ....He reared his family as listed below. At his later years in life, he would sit under a big apple tree watching the family work in the field. His request was when he died he wanted to be buried under that apple tree. That made his grave the No 1 grave in the Pocahontas Alabama Graveyard."
His and Elysabeth's children:
Franklin Newton Alvis
William (Billy) Alvis
James Houston Alvis
Thomas Abner Alvis
Mary Jane Alvis Tune
Margaret Sarah Alvis Nichols
Nancy (Sissy) Alvis Leonard
Elizabeth Martha Alvis Guttry
This bio created Jan 2, 2017 by Liz Bearden Smith.
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