John Alvin (Rev) was born on September 21st, 1853 in Alabama.1 John Alvin (Rev)'s father was John H. Basham and his mother was Nancy M. Unknown. He had a brother and a sister, named John C. and Nancy Adaline. He was the youngest of the three children. He died at the age of 45 on July 14th, 1899 in Cullman Co., Alabama.1
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[basham.ged] 1860 Census Lawrence County Alabama Page 959 Family 522 1880 Census Morgan County Alabama; E D 269, Sheet 7 Cemetery Information From Anne Miller Correspondence Pastor Of Ebenezer Baptist Church From 1893 To 1897 Copy Of Marriage License In Anne Miller Correspondence