Alvis
Canada
Corbin
Born in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Alfred Corbin
and Elizabeth (Coleman) Corbin
Brother of
William Waine Corbin, George Calloway Corbin Sr and Fransis Adeline (Corbin) Collinsworth
Husband of
Sarah Ann (Breeding) Corbin
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Rhoda Alice (Corbin) Wright, Russell Corbin, Elbirda (Corbin) Cope, Robert Taylor Corbin, Hugh Graham Corbin and Ammon Neal Corbin
Died
at age 74
in Raven Ridge, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Mar 2012
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Biography
Alvis Canada Corbin was norn on 13 Feb 1834 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. He was the son of Alfred Corbin and Elizabeth Coleman.[1][2].
Pvt Alvis Corbin served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Sept 15, 1862
Mustered out: Apr 26, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co C, 12th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry
Enlisted: Sept 15, 1862
Mustered out: Apr 26, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co C, 12th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry
He enlisted as Private in Company C, 12th Batallion, Tennessee Calvary, CSA, at Knoxville, Tennessee, for 3 years on 15 Sep 1862. He was in CSA (Confederate States of America) hospital at Montgomery White Sulphur Springs, Montgomery County, Virginia, on 11 Aug ????. Apparently captured by Union soldiers later because he was paroled to Claiborne County, Tennessee, on 26 Apr 1865 at Cumberland Gap, Kentucky.
After the war he returned to Claiborne County and began farming, the occupation he followed the rest of his life. He owned his farm free of mortgage. He married Sarah A. Breeding on 17 October 1875 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. He died on 12 March 1909 on Raven Ridge in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee[3] and was originally buried in Jennings Cemetery the TVA[4] relocated the remains to Wright Cemetery in 1935 due to the construction of the Norris Reservoir.
Sources
- ↑ 1850 Census, Claiborne Co., Tennessee
- ↑ 1900 Census, Claiborne Co., Tennessee
- ↑ Tennessee, Deaths and Burials
- ↑ Tennessee Valley Authority
- Find A Grave: Memorial #141467997
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Categories: Claiborne County, Tennessee | Farmers | Tazewell, Tennessee | Wright Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee | 12th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry, United States Civil War