Alva T. Marple ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  Noted events in his life were:

• Disproven Birth Date: 20 September 1868, , Upshur County, WV. ⁴ 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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• Disproven Birth Date: 29 January 1870, , Upshur County, WV. ⁴ 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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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Warren Township, Upshur County, WV on 19 August 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 14, Dwelling 101, Family 98
Warren Township, Upshur County, West Virginia
Alva Marple..7m..WV
(Living with parents.)
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• Disproven Birth Date: 29 August 1870, West Virginia. ⁴ 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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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Warren District, Upshur County, WV on 1 June 1880. ⁵

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.)
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• He was buried after 31 March 1959 in the McVaney Cemetery in Warren District, Upshur County, WV.

Alva married Carrie Lawman on 28 October 1896 in , Lewis County, WV.^{1 2} (Carrie Lawman was born on 24 May 1876 in , Upshur County, WV,^{1 2} died on 29 January 1907 in , Upshur County, WV ^{1 2} and was buried in January 1907 in Hackers Creek, Upshur County, WV ².)

Alva next married Ella Katheryn Lawman on 24 June 1908 in West Virginia.^{1 2} (Ella Katheryn Lawman was born on 25 December 1882 in Rovers Run, WV ^{1 2} and died on 7 February 1970 in Elkins, WV ^{1 2}.)