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John Lee Alvis (1838 - 1910)

John Lee Alvis
Born in Goochland, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 4 Nov 1869 in Goochland, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died at age 72 in Enright, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Alvis Name Study.

John Lee Alvis was born in July, 1838 in Goochland, Virginia, United States, son of William Woodson Alvis (1803–1856) and Mary Susan Webster (~1817– ).

In 1850, John (12) was in the household of William Alvis in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia. [1]

In 1860, John L (22) was in the household of James H Bowles. [2]

John (31) married Virginia F Webster (26) (born about 1842 in VA; daughter of William Webster Jr and Sarah Ann (Shapard) Webster) on November 4, 1869 in Goochland.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] Their children were:

In 1870, John L (32) was in the household of William Webster. [15]

John (41) married Willie Ann Shelburn (36) (born in January, 1843 in VA) on December 17, 1879 in Goochland.[4] [9] Their daughter was Rosalind Venable Alvis (1885–1966).

In 1880, John (42) S. was living in Dover, Goochland. [16]

In 1900, John L (62) [17]

In 1910, June (72) 2022) was living in Dover, Goochland. [18]

John died on October 22, 1910 in Enright, Virginia, aged 72.[9] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Research Notes

  • 1850 Census: Listed with his parents in Goochland, VA[19]
  • 1860 Census: Listed with the Bowles Family in Goochland, VA[20]
  • 1861: Civil War: Enlisted with his brothers (Robert & Edward): Goochland Light Artillery, Virginia[21][22]
  • 1869 Nov 4: Married: Virginia "Jenny" Webster[23]
  • 1870 Census: Listed with his wife in the home of his father-in-law[24]
  • 1870: Birth of a Daughter: Emma Alvis[25]
  • 1872: Birth of a Daughter: Eliza Alvis[26]
  • 1873: Birth & Death of a Son: John L. Alvis, Jr.[27]
  • 1879: Birth and Death of an unnamed son[28]
  • 1879: Birth and Death of an unnamed daughter[29]
  • 1879: Death of his first wife; it is believed that his first wife died in childbirth to the twins listed above.
  • 1879 Dec 17: Second Marriage to: Willie Ann Shelburn[30]
  • 1880 Census: listed with his second wife and two daughters: Emma and Eliza[31]
  • 1881: Birth of a daughter: Delia Alvis[32]
  • 1885: Birth of a daughter: Rosa Alvis[33]
  • 1887: Daughter: Endora Shelburn Alvis's marriage to William Washington Powers[34]
  • 1892: Marriage of a daughter; Eliza Frances Alvis to John Samuel Layne[35]
  • 1898: Marriage of a daughter; Emma Alvis to William H. Layne[36]
  • 1899: Marriage of a daughter; Mary Stella Alvis to Charles Drew[37]
  • 1900 Census: listed with his second wife and daughter; Rosalind[38]
  • 1910 Census: listed with his second wife and daughter; Rosalind[39]
  • 1935: Death of his second wife; Willie Ann Alvis[40]
  • 1940: Daughter: Rosalind's second marriage to Clarence Toney[41]
  • 1950: Death of a daughter: Eudora (Alvis) Powers[42]
  • 1958: Death of a daughter: Mary Stella (Alvis) Drew[43]
  • 1966: Death of a daughter: Rosa/Rosalind (Alvis) Toney[44]
  • 1968: Death of a daughter: Emma (Alvis) Layne[45]

Note

1860 Goochland Co VA, alone; 1870 w/wife Virginia & her family, William Webster; 1880, Goochland Co VA, w/wife, 2 dts; 1900 w/wife, dt (names reversed); 1910, w/wife, dt; 1920 widow w/dt; Pvt, Goochland Light Artillery, VA; age 57 in 1898 Vets? Census

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DS-3BN : 23 December 2020), John Alvis in household of William Alvis, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41N-Y3F : 18 February 2021), John L Alvis in entry for James H Bowles, 1860.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRSY-ZXJ : 29 January 2020), John L. Alvis, 1869.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRSY-VM4 : 29 January 2020), John Lee Alvis, 1879.
  5. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRSY-KXB : 29 January 2020), John L. Alvis in entry for William Washington Powers, 1887.
  6. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRSY-24T : 29 January 2020), John L. Alvis in entry for John Samuel Layne, 1892.
  7. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZX-LCP : 29 January 2020), Jno Alvis in entry for Wm. H. Layne, 1898.
  8. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZX-9BN : 29 January 2020), Jno. L. Alvis in entry for Chas I. Drew, 1899.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-ZFFF : 16 August 2019), John L Alvis in entry for Willie Ann Alvis, 03 Feb 1935; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Goochland, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  10. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBB-RYY5 : 20 February 2021), John L Alvis in entry for Clarence Toney and Rosalind Alvis Woodson, 27 Jul 1940; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Sabot, Virginia, United States, certificate 36314, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYL-8VKY : 16 August 2019), Alvis in entry for Eudora Powers, 25 Nov 1950; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Richmond, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYG-4M98 : 16 August 2019), John Alvis in entry for Mary Stella Alvis Drew, 14 Jan 1958; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Goochland, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRC-65BJ : 16 August 2019), John Lee Alvis in entry for Rosalind V Toney, 08 Nov 1966; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Manakin, Goochland, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYG-KPH7 : 16 August 2019), John Alvis in entry for Emma Alvis Layne, 06 Dec 1968; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Richmond, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  15. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFG9-ZQ6 : 29 May 2021), John L Alvis in entry for William Webster, 1870.
  16. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC57-FP2 : 15 January 2022), John S. Alvis, Dover, Goochland, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  17. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMN3-PMJ : 11 March 2022), John L Alvis, 1900.
  18. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPP2-3G3 : accessed 8 June 2022), John L Alvis, Dover, Goochland, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 11B, family 200, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1629; FHL microfilm 1,375,642.
  19. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DS-3BN : 23 December 2020), John Alvis in household of William Alvis, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  20. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41N-Y3F : 18 February 2021), John L Alvis in entry for James H Bowles, 1860.
  21. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSKQ-6MC : 25 August 2021), John L. Alvis, 1861-1865.
  22. ↑ "Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3HF-SH3 : 5 December 2014), John L Alvis, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Goochland Light Artillery, NARA microfilm publication M324 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 299.
  23. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRSY-ZXJ : 29 January 2020), John L. Alvis, 1869.
  24. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFG9-ZQ6 : 29 May 2021), John L Alvis in entry for William Webster, 1870.
  25. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRPJ-F2R : 28 January 2020), Jno. L. Alvis in entry for Emma Alvis, 1870.
  26. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5V8-R5M : 28 January 2020), Jno. S. Alvis in entry for Eliza Alvis, 1872.
  27. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HJTT-36T2 : 29 January 2020), John L. Alvis in entry for John L. Alvis, 1873.
  28. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5V6-TQ3 : 28 January 2020), John L. Alvis in entry for Alvis, 1879.
  29. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X51H-VQT : 29 January 2020), J. L. Alvis in entry for Alvis, 1879.
  30. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRSY-VM4 : 29 January 2020), John Lee Alvis, 1879.
  31. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC57-FP2 : 15 January 2022), John S. Alvis, Dover, Goochland, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  32. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5V8-1FW : 28 January 2020), John L. Alvis in entry for Delia Alvis, 1881.
  33. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5V8-VLT : 28 January 2020), John L. Alvis in entry for Rosa Alvis, 1885.
  34. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRSY-KXB : 29 January 2020), John L. Alvis in entry for William Washington Powers, 1887.
  35. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRSY-24T : 29 January 2020), John L. Alvis in entry for John Samuel Layne, 1892.
  36. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZX-LCP : 29 January 2020), Jno Alvis in entry for Wm. H. Layne, 1898.
  37. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZX-9BN : 29 January 2020), Jno. L. Alvis in entry for Chas I. Drew, 1899.
  38. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMN3-PMJ : 11 March 2022), John L Alvis, 1900.
  39. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPP2-3G3 : accessed 8 June 2022), John L Alvis, Dover, Goochland, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 11B, family 200, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1629; FHL microfilm 1,375,642.
  40. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-ZFFF : 16 August 2019), John L Alvis in entry for Willie Ann Alvis, 03 Feb 1935; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Goochland, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  41. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBB-RYY5 : 20 February 2021), John L Alvis in entry for Clarence Toney and Rosalind Alvis Woodson, 27 Jul 1940; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Sabot, Virginia, United States, certificate 36314, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  42. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYL-8VKY : 16 August 2019), Alvis in entry for Eudora Powers, 25 Nov 1950; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Richmond, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  43. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYG-4M98 : 16 August 2019), John Alvis in entry for Mary Stella Alvis Drew, 14 Jan 1958; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Goochland, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  44. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRC-65BJ : 16 August 2019), John Lee Alvis in entry for Rosalind V Toney, 08 Nov 1966; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Manakin, Goochland, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  45. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYG-KPH7 : 16 August 2019), John Alvis in entry for Emma Alvis Layne, 06 Dec 1968; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Richmond, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.

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  • This profile was created through the import of Alvis families 9a.ged on 18 January 2011.




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