Alva McTaggart, 2nd NY INF, Big Rapids, Michigan 49307 Highland View Cemetery - (GPS N43°42.191, W085°29.491)
2nd Infantry Regiment
Civil War
Troy Regiment
Mustered in: May 14,1861
Mustered out: May 26,1863
Possible son Archie at the link below;
http://seekingmichigan.org/u?/p129401coll7,403474
1870 United States Federal Census about Alvah Mctaggart
Name: Alvah Mctaggart
Birth Year: abt 1844
Age in 1870: 26
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1870: Flint Ward 2, Genesee, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Alvah Mctaggart 26
Catharine Mctaggart 22
Caroline Mctaggart 6
Charles Mctaggart 5
Albert Mctaggart 1
1880 United States Federal Census about Alva Mctaggart
Name: Alva Mctaggart
Home in 1880: Campbell, Ionia, Michigan
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Ontario
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Father's birthplace: Ontario
Mother's birthplace: Ont
Occupation: Carpenter
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Alva Mctaggart 33
Annie Mctaggart 18
Ernest Mctaggart 8m