Alva T. Marple ^{1 2}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Disproven Birth Date, 20 September 1868, Upshur, West Virginia, United States. ¹ The 1870 census form states that Alva was 7 months old and was born in October. Therefore his correct birth date was in October 1869.
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2. Disproven Birth Date, 29 January 1870, Upshur, West Virginia, United States. ¹ The 1870 census form states that Alva was 7 months old and was born in October. Therefore his correct birth date was in October 1869.
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3. 1870 US Census, 19 August 1870, Warren Township, Upshur, West Virginia, United States. ¹ 1870 US Census
Page 14, Dwelling 101, Family 98
Warren Township, Upshur County, West Virginia
Alva Marple..7m..WV
(Living with parents.)

4. Disproven Birth Date, 29 August 1870, West Virginia, United States. ¹ The 1870 census form states that Alva was 7 months old and was born in October. Therefore his correct birth date was in October 1869.
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5. 1880 US Census, 1 June 1880, Warren District, Upshur, West Virginia, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 117A, District 125, Dwelling 4, Family 4, Roll 1414
Warren District, Upshur County, West Virginia
Alva Marple..Son..10..WV
(Living with parents and paternal grandparents.)

6. Cemetery: McVaney Cemetery, After 31 March 1959, Warren District, Upshur, West Virginia, United States.

Alva married Carrie Lawman on 28 October 1896 in Lewis, West Virginia, United States. (Carrie Lawman was born on 24 May 1876 in Upshur, West Virginia, United States, died on 29 January 1907 in Upshur, West Virginia, United States and was buried in January 1907 in Hackers Creek, Upshur, West Virginia, United States.)

Alva next married Ella Katheryn Lawman on 24 June 1908 in West Virginia, United States. (Ella Katheryn Lawman was born on 25 December 1882 in Rovers Run, Berlin, West Virginia, United States and died on 7 February 1970 in Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia, United States.)