Smith, Alvin

Title: Smith, Alvin
Gender: Male
Biography: Alvin Smith escaped enslavement in 1863, when he fled Fleming County, Ky and joined the 27th infantry, USCT and settled in Ohio. He died in 1948, a few days shy of his 105th birthday. In 1998, a bronze marker was placed upon his grave on the 50th anniversary of his death by a middle school teacher who was a Civil War buff.
Member: Smith family
Birth date: 15 Oct 1843
Place of birth: Fleming County (Ky.)
Death date: 10 Oct 1848
Place of death: Akron (Ohio)
Death and burial information: Mount Peace Cemetery (Akron, Ohio)
Military service: Co. H, 27th Regiment, U.S. Colored Infantry; 27th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
Allegiance: United States of America
Held rank: Private
Place of enlistment: Hillsboro (Ohio)
Service began: 13 May 1864
Service ended: 21 Sep 1865
Participant in: 1863 - Fleming Co., Freedom Seeker's long life memorialized
Relationship: Enslaver(s): Wallingford, Prudence; Willet, Richard
Bibliographic citation(s): Akron Beacon Journal, Feb 5, 2018