Alfred was one of 11 children of William Henry Irvine and Ann E. Coffey Irvine. His birth date, middle name and its spelling come from inherited family Bible pages (see his parents' memorials).

His brother Henry Lloyd Irvine -- who went by Lloyd rather than Henry -- is buried in Arlington National Cemetery but Henry's wife, Henrietta Duval Patterson Irvine, is in the adjacent grave group. The combined Patterson-Irvine graves group of range 74 / 75 / 76 plots are near the John Philip Sousa bench.

Similar to his brothers Maj. Oliver Mayberry Irvine and Henry L. "Lloyd" Irvine, Alfred served in the Civil War. So did several in his adjacent Patterson in-laws family.

Alfred and his brother Henry "Lloyd" Irvine served together in the 125th Pennsylvania at the Civil War battle of Antietam, America's bloodiest battle. A monument to their unit exists at the battlefield park today.

Alfred later worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad for many years. He was a conductor for 22 years and then station master at Washington, D.C. He later was postmaster of Station D in Washington, until his death.

Alfred arrived to the D.C. area first of the two Irvine brothers, in the 1870s, and was followed there by his brother Lloyd in the 1880s.

Alfred is buried next to his wife Laura Leedy Irvine, who survived him. The Mary Irvine Butcher buried with them apparently is their daughter who did not show in the family's census reports because she was born the year after the 1880 census and the 1890 census was largely destroyed. Also near this burial: Alfred and Laura's son Daniel, who is buried with his wife and her parents, the Fish family.

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The Evening Star, October 28, 1904, p. 5
Death of Alfred C. Irvine
Superintendent of Station D of City Post Office Passes Away

The Evening Star, October 29, 1904, p. 11
Last Rites Over Dead
Funeral of Alfred C. Irvine This Afternoon

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