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Note: This information is from: GloriaWigent - windsongrg@comcast.net
Alvin had at least one brother, maybe two brothers, who were killed in the Civil War. The 63rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Fain's) ( 74th Infantry) (Confederate) had 4 Earl's in that Regiment.
P. L. Earl Company C Rank-in: Private Rank-out: Private
Peter T. Earl Company C Rank-in: Private Rank-out: Private
Robert Earl Company C Rank-in: Private Rank-out: Private
William Earl Company C Rank-in: Private Rank-out: Private
Peter T. Earl had a son who was born Abt. 1867. So far, I haven't been able to find any information about Robert and William Earl, Alvin's brothers, after the 1860 Census. Peter T. Earl's Confederate uniformwas stored in Alvin Earl's attic. My Dad, remembers seeing it.
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According to the 1870 Hawkins County, Tennessee Census, Alvin C. Earl was 13 years old in 1870.
Alvin C. Earl's nickname was "Pomp." Alvin was shot in the face by a man with a shotgun while he was going home one night in his wagon. His eye was injured.
In the 1900 Census, Alvin C. and Eliza A. (Freeman) Earl were living next to George Billingsley who was 80 years old. George was married to Luly (Louisa) who was 35 years old. She was born in October of 1864. They had been married for nine years at that time. George Billingsley was the Father of Sarah E. Billingsley and Maggie Billingsley. He was the brother to Mary Jane Billingsley who was the Mother of Sarah J. Ely. Maggie Billingsley was living with Alvin and Eliza (Lizzie) Earl in the 1910 Census.
In Knox County, Alvin lived around Bean Station, Whilesburg, Bull Gap, Greenville (in that area). He lived close to the Trail of the Lonesome Pine. There's a water wheel there where Dad and his sister, Myrtle, had a picture taken there.
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The TVA bought Alvin's land to be flooded as part of the Norris Dam project in the 1930's. I have a copy of the TVA forms filled out by Alvin Carver Earl, George W. Earl, John W. Earl and Howard Earl.
The Tennessee Valley Authority Relocation of Family Schedule:
Fieldman: Martha Bussell
Claiborne County 7th District Date: 9/05/1934
Map Iz 83 degrees 42 ' - 36 degrees 29 '
Schedule: Iz - 33
Name: Mr. A. C. Earl
P. O. Address: Speedwell, Tennessee Route 1
Married
Birthplace: Father (Sullivan County Date: 1858)
Mother: (Claiborne County Date: 1858)
Number of Births: Boys - 6 Girls - 2
Now living: Boys - 5 Girls - None
Living at home: Boys - 1 Girls - None
Living away: Boys - 4 Girls - None
Others in household: 8 They live in the same house.
Alvin Robert Earl 34:
Mrs. Robert Earl 29:
Robert C. Earl 15 months:
Peter Earl 12 years:
Charles Earl 4 years:
Alvin C. Earl, 1 year:
Duncan C. Earl 7 years,
Ulis Everett Earl 7 years.
Distance from elementary school - 1 1/2 miles,
High school - 5 miles
Church - 1 1/2 miles
Store - 3 miles
Doctor - 1 1/2 miles
Dentist - 18 miles
Hospital - 13 miles.
Names of Schools:
Red Hill Elementary School
Powell High School,
Red Hill Union Church
8 rooms in house, no electricity, no telephone,
Toilet - outside,
Wash tub for bath, cistern for water (it's on the back porch)
house is heated by fireplace,
Church preference - Baptist.
No membership in fraternal organizations, Cooperative Associations, Others - none.
Lived 33 years in this community. On this farm - 33 years One son at home - 34 years old. He had a 3rd Grade education.
A. C. Earl had a 3rd Grade education. Eliza had a 6th Grade education. The Bible is the only book read by the family.
No insurance of any kind. No books, heirlooms, papers, etc. which require special attention.
Physical defects: The father has one eye out.
Land owned: Woodland: 125 acres
Pasture: 25 acres
Crops: 150 acres Total acres: 300
Type of soil: Limestone and Red Dolomite
River bottom lands: 20 acres
Acres level: 40
Gently rolling: 240
Steeply rolling: 20
Location of land: 1 1/2 mile north of Red Hill, right side of Powell River.
Land rented: None
Acres rented out:
Crops: 15 acres
Type of soil: Limestone, Red Dolomite
River bottom lands: 15 acres
Lay of soil: Acres level: 15
Location of land: Same as above.
Type of farming: General
Acres in crops last year: 15
Tobacco: 4
Other cash crops; 1 acre of Irish potatoes, 1/4th acre of sweet potatoes.
Normal yield per acre:
Corn: 25 bushels per acre
Hay - none
Tobacco: 4200 lbs. yield
Final appraisal Value: $5,474.40
Liabilities:
Mortgage: None
Number of Tenants: 1
Do you plan to take care of your tenants? Yes
Do you recommend tenant? Yes
Tenant wants to farm on shares.
What is your chief trade center?
Baldwins in Arthur, Tennessee
We go once a week It's 6 miles. Number of trips to Knoxville: None
We don't own a truck.
Property:
Horses and mules: None
Cattle: 1 cow Value - $30.00
Hogs: 2 Value: 25.00
Chickens: 35 hens, 30 fryers, 10 baby chicks Value: $29.00
Total: $84.00
Machinery:
1 wagon 10 years Value: 15.00
2 turning plows 8 years 5.00
1 corn planter 5 years . 50
Small tools 3.00
1 Mowing machine 30 years 15.00
1 Hay rake 30 years 5.00
1 corn drill 20 years 2.00
Total: $45.50
There were some comments on the bottom of the page, but some one had copied a tabulation list over some of the comments, so I can't read them. They did have an Elgin sewing machine which was 20 years old and valued at $20.00. They had an organ which was 20 years old and valued at $415.00. There was something about a son that lived at home and helped.
The furniture in the kitchen was valued at $45.00. The furniture in the dining room was valued at $20.00.
Farm Expenditures and Receipts for 1933:
Expenditures:
Livestock and poultry: $8.00
Food 20.00
Machinery Repairs: 3.00
Commercial fertilizers: 11.00
Seeds, plants, trees, etc. 3.00
Taxes: 28.00
Total Expenditures for 1933: $73.00
Receipts:
Crops, hay, vegetables, fruit: $15.00
Poultry and poultry products: 10.50
Milk and milk products: 2.40
Forest products: 10.00
Total Receipts for 1933: $37.90
Products furnished by the farm and used by the family in 1933:
Kind of Product: Amount: Estimated Value:
Butter, lbs. 364 $72.80
Milk, gallons 52 104.00
Eggs, dozen 52 7.80
Poultry, number 12 4.20
Pork, dressed 400 32.00
Irish Potatoes, bushels 10 10.00
Apples, bushel 20 10.00
Garden acres 1 acre 100.00
Wood, cords 25 25.00
Total: $378.80 $94.70 amount per person
Outside Income: None
All income is from the farm only. No one works outside of the farm.Cash on hand: $4.00
Location Desired:
What new location have you selected? None
If no location has been selected, what sections are you considering?Undecided.
Do you wish to rent or own? Own
Approximate you will invest? $10.00
Size of house desired? 5 rooms
Barns for storage? 1 large barn
Acres wanted: Crop: 40 acres Woodland: 5 acres
Do you want electricity for general purposes? No
He wants to relocate on a farm.
What type of employment do you wish? Farm
He has no special trades listed.
Do you expect to sell or move your:
Household: Move
Farm equipment: Move
Livestock: Move
Are you interested in the relocation service of the Extension Division of the University of Tennessee? Yes
REPORT OF INVESTIGATOR ON RELOCATION OF FAMILIES:
How did the individual respond to the interview? Interested
Comments: Was willing to give this information.
What is his attitude toward the TVA? Neutral
Comments supporting your judgement: TVA wasn't mentioned during my stay.
Do you feel there are any special problems in the moving of this family that need further study? None
Give gist of conversation with family:
Discussed how many people had come to see him in the last month or so, to buy his farm, etc.
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Alvin was 90 years and 16 days old when he died. Eliza Ann (Freeman) Earl was 88 years old when Alvin died.
Alvin R. Earl gave the information for the death certificate. Alvin C. Earl was buried on March 23, 1947 in Red Hill Cemetery #1, Claiborne County, Tennessee. The undertaker was "Brewers" located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The doctor certified that he attended Alvin from January 30, 1947 to March 22, 1947. He died at 2 a.m. of a right cerebral hemorrhage. The doctor was A. W. Simmons.
Red Hill Cemetery # 1 is located beside the Red Hill Church, in the Powell Valley area, at the junction of Long Hollow and Earls Hollow Road. This is from the book, "Cemeteries of Claiborne County" by Paul Johnson.
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