George Olvis

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• Name	George Olvis  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	Abt 1800 Richmond, Virginia, USA [1, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1800 Maryland, USA [2, 7]
  Race	Black [7]
  Residence	1830 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
  Residence	1840 North Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]
  Residence	1850 North Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [7]  –  50 Age: 50; CannotRead: Yes
  Residence	1860 Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1]  –  Blacksmith; Black.
  Race Riot	27 May 1863 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [9]  –  He "was returning to his home on State street yesterday noon, he was attacked and terribly beaten by a party of soldiers."
  Name	George Allwis [9]
  Name	George Alvas [7]
  Name	George Alvis I [5, 6]
  Name	George Alwais [8]
  Name	George Alweys [10]
  Occupation	Blacksmith [1, 9, 10, 11]
  Residence	1867 Cowden n North, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4, 10]  –  Occupation: Blacksmith Member of Paxton Lodge No. 16 Prince Hall Free Mason
  Died	1867 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [6]
  	It is possible that George died as a result of his wounds in the 1863 attack on the Black community by Union soldiers. A MAN BADLY BEATEN As George Allwis, a negro blacksmith, in the employ of some of the iron works below town, was returning to his home on State street yesterday noon, he was attacked and terribly beaten by a party of soldiers. The treatment he received was of a nature so severe as to endanger his life for the time being. We have heard no good cause assigned for the commission of the outrage. Patriot & Union. “A MAN BADLY BEATEN.” *Patriot & Union (Reprint: Pennlive)*, May 27, 1863. [https://www.pennlive.com/gettysburg-150/2013/06/gettysburg_150_patriot_union_-_87.html](https://www.pennlive.com/gettysburg-150/2013/06/gettysburg_150_patriot_union_-_87.html).
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [6, 12]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	Worked as a Blacksmith for The Eagle Works. Owned $1500 in property in 1860 A MAN BADLY BEATEN As George Allwis, a negro blacksmith, in the employ of some of the iron works below town, was returning to his home on State street yesterday noon, he was attacked and terribly beaten by a party of soldiers. The treatment he received was of a nature so severe as to endanger his life for the time being. We have heard no good cause assigned for the commission of the outrage. Patriot & Union. “A MAN BADLY BEATEN.” *Patriot & Union (Reprint: Pennlive)*, May 27, 1863. [https://www.pennlive.com/gettysburg-150/2013/06/gettysburg_150_patriot_union_-_87.html](https://www.pennlive.com/gettysburg-150/2013/06/gettysburg_150_patriot_union_-_87.html).
  Person ID	I1433 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Family	Nancy Alvis (Age 70 years) b. Abt 1798, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1868, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Margaret Alvis b. 1834  [natural]   2. George W Alvis, II b. 1847, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   3. Francis Elizabeth Alvis (Age 83 years) b. 4 Nov 1831, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Mar 1915, Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 83 years)  [natural]   4. Jane Ellen Alvis (Age 64 years) b. 5 Dec 1839, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 May 1904, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F482 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S66] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), 1860 United States Federal Census Record. [S8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Harrisburg North Ward, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 774; Page: 71b. [S7] 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1830; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 151; Page: 68; Family History Library Film: 0020625. [S45] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 023521-026850. [S4203] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248111548/george-alvis [S8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Harrisburg North Ward, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 774; Page: 71b. Record for George Alvas https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=306929&indiv=try [S244] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Harrisburg North Ward, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 456; Page: 192; Family History Library Film: 0020543. [S5569] Patriot & Union, Patriot & Union. “A MAN BADLY BEATEN.” *Patriot & Union (Reprint: Pennlive)*, May 27, 1863. As George Allwis, a negro blacksmith, in the employ of some of the iron works below town, was returning to his home on State street yesterday noon, he was attacked and terribly beaten by a party of soldiers. The treatment he received was of a nature so severe as to endanger his life for the time being. We have heard no good cause assigned for the commission of the outrage. (https://www.pennlive.com/gettysburg-150/2013/06/gettysburg_150_patriot_union_-_87.html [S147] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for George Alweys https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2469&h=197939310&indiv=try [S5570] Harrisburg Industrializes: The Coming of Factories to an American Community, Eggert, Gerald G. Harrisburg Industrializes: The Coming of Factories to an American Community. Penn State Press, 1993. [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), George “Olvis” Alvis unknown. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248111548/george-alvis