Alva married Hattie Mable Couch. Hattie (daughter of Walter Wade Couch and Ora Ella Scaggs) was born on 01 Oct 1888 in Richland Co, IL; died on 18 Sep 1967 in Mt. Carmel, Wabash Co, IL; was buried in Highland Memorial Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Wabash Co, IL. [Group Sheet]