Alvin Roberts (abt. 1816 - 1862)

Born about 1816 in Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Lucinda R (Gatlin) Roberts — married 7 Oct 1837 in Hopkins County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 18 Feb 1862 at about age 46 in Johnson County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Pvt Alvin Roberts served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Oct 06, 1861
Mustered out: Jan 21, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 29th Illinois

Alvin was born about 1816. His parents are currently unknown as is his birth place for a certainty. He reported various answers in regards to his birth state for the census. Once his answer was Pennsylvania and another was Kentucky. In a short biography done by the church, they recount his story of his mother dying when he was young and disliking his step-mother he ran away from home. If he ever told his family who his people were it has been lost in time.

Marriage & Children

Alvin married Lucinda R Gatlin on 7 October 1837 in Hopkins county, Kentucky. They had the following seven children together:

1. James M b. 1838
2. Thomas Levi b. 1840
3. Nathaniel Stuart b. 1844
4. Willam Lafayette b. 1852
5. Mary Elizabeth b. 1856
6. Martha Ann b. 1858

Civil War Service

He and his sons, James and Thomas, enlisted in the Union Army from Cairo, Illinois.

Physical Description

From his service record we know that Alvin/Albion was 46 years old at enlistment. He was 5' 8 1/2" tall, had dark hair, a light complexion and blue eyes.

He was discharged for disability on 21 Jan 1862 at Cairo ILL.

Death

He passed away in 1862 from the results of typhoid fever contracted while in the service.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYP-JGT : 7 September 2017), Alvin Roberts, Calloway, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 103, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 106; FHL microfilm 7,824.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M851-3H4 : 12 April 2016), Alvin Roberts, Johnson county, part of, Johnson, Illinois, United States; citing family 244, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4G-21R : 12 April 2016), Albion Roberts, 1860.
• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSWX-16J : 4 December 2014), Albion Roberts, Private, Company I, 29th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M539 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 76; FHL microfilm 881,696.
• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3JR-TJ3 : 27 December 2014), Albion Roberts in entry for Thomas L. Roberts, 26 Aug 1923; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,558,709.
• https://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do

DNA RESEARCH

DB Roberts, 2nd great grandson of Alvin, has taken a Y67 test and has a match with a genetic distance of 1 to a Y37 test taker. This man's earliest known ancestor is Jacob Roberts, born 1770 Pennsylvania, died 1825 in Tennessee. There are many atDNA matches with various people whose ancestors come from the men and women of this line.