Thomas
Jefferson
Alverson
Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Elijah Alverson
and Winifred (Couch) Alverson
Brother of
Benjamin Alverson [half], Milton Alverson [half], Elijah Alverson [half], Zarah Alverson [half] and Andrew Jackson Alverson
Husband of
Martha Jane (Kerr) Alverson
— married
2 Jan 1851 in White, Tennessee, United States
Husband of
Melissa Jane (Mattingly) Alverson
— married
1889 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Jefferson Alverson and Benjamin Harrison Alverson Sr.
Died
at age 71
in Litchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Aug 2012
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Biography
Born Apr 11 1830 in Spartanburg SC, Died Apr 07 1902 in Litchfield Grayson Co Ky.
Married Martha J Kerr in 1851 in White Co. Tennessee and had 8 children.
Thomas Alverson enrolled in the 17th Infantry on October 28, 1861. He was mustered in on January 4, 1862 at Calhoun for a three year enlistment in Company F. He was 1st Sergeant of Company E prior to consolidation, the 1st Sergeant Company E. Promoted 2nd Lieutenant Company K, 1 July, 1863 in Manchester, Tenn. and 1st Lieutenant Company F, May 16, 1864 at Kenashaw Mountain, Georgia. He resigned on May 16, 1864. Thomas J. Alverson; 1st Lt. Co. C.
Residence in 1860 pre-war was Grayson County Ky, and continued through death. According to 1900 census, had been Married to Melissa Jane Mattingly Harris for 11 years. Melissa and Thomas had one son together born in 1890, Benjamin Harrison Alverson, who died in 1971 and is buried in Goshen Cemetery, Richmond Indiana. Thomases date of death is listed as 7 Apr 1902.
Sources
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=47255753
- Census Data
"Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQ1-759 : 22 July 2021), Martha J. Kerr in entry for Thomas J. Alverson, 1851.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB7-134 : 18 February 2021), Thomas J Alverson, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCC2-7LG : 14 January 2022), T. J. Alverson, Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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~6.25%
Ray Paulsen
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
David Paulsen :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Steve Pearson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T047351 [compare], FTDNA kit #48315
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