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        I am lucky enough to have a lovely person who is willing to type for me. Pat Vaseska has no doubt typed up something on your ancestors.  She has also co-authored and written many of the books about Monroe County and the surrounding area.  Her most recent is a book on the Veterans of Monroe County.  





Isaac Newton Clover was born in New Hanover, Monroe County, Illinois, on February 19, 1837.  He enlisted in the Civil War from Harrisonville, Illinois in Company A, 130th Illinois Infantry on August 23, 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois.  Once mustered in, Private Clover proceeded to catch every camp disease that was possible.  As a result, he was given a medical discharge at Benton Barracks, Missouri on May 6, 1863, shortly before the battle of Vicksburg.  Private Clover hiked home carrying, unbeknownst to him, a cannonball with sabot that his friends had hidden in his backpack (it is still being used as a doorstop by his great grandchildren).  He applied for invalid status (pension) in May 1880, shortly after moving from Illinois to Kansas.  He died in Glenwood, Iowa on June 13, 1913, where he (his family actually) set a precedent by not allowing the undertaker to shave his beard before burial. 

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Edward G. Mason, Early Illinois, (Chicago: Fergus Print. Co., 1890)
This is an odd little book which lists the early militia in what was St. Clair County before 1800.  This is important because it is the first proof that I have seen that the Clovers were in Illinois by 1795.  Note that John is not on the list.  Perhaps he was the youngest of the set.  
    Page 79: First Militia Regiment, 26 April 1790: Leonard Harness 14, David Guice 37 [The number after the name indicates the position on the list.  This number is included in the book although the lists are alphabetized.]
    Page 90: General return of St. Clair Militia, 1 August 1790: Leonard Harness, David Guice (Guice received 100 acres of land)
    Page 93-94: Capt. Piggot’s Company of First Militia Regiment 1795: Settlers at New Design and Belle Fountain: Jacob Clover, Wm Clover, Leonard Harness.  Settlers at Whiteside Station: Adam Clover, Solomon Guice.
Page 96: Names of persons entitled to donation of 100 acres of land for militia service in Randolph and St. Clair Counties: Leonard Harness, David Guice. They were marked as coming from St. Clair County, not Randolph County.

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Moses, John, Illinois, Historical and Statistical, (Chicago: Fergus Print. Co, 1889), 227.
“A settlement was also made about the same time [1782] east of the Kakaskia River” by several men, including Leonard Harness. 
    [Consequently, he was in Illinois over 10 years before the Clovers. This date fits with what is known of his children. It should also put to rest the theory that Jacob Clover married Catherine in Virginia.  This error has been floated past me.] 

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Isaac H. Elliot, Record of the Services of Illinois Soldiers in the Black Hawk War, 1831-1832 and in the Mexican War, 1846-8, (Springfield, Illinois: The Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, 1882), 334. This book includes an appendix “containing a record of the services of the Illinois Militia, rangers, and riflemen, in protecting the frontier from the ravages of the Indians from 1810 to 1813.” John Clover served as a private in Capt. James B. Moore’s (3rd) Company.  This John Clover is presumably the one who was married to Tabitha, and may have moved to Arkansas before 1820. The following article entitled, “Campaign of 1813," from the same page is worth reading not only for the descendants of Monroe County Clovers, but for all of us whose ancestors were pioneers in other areas. And Clovers were always out there on the frontiers. 
   [John Clover, Pvt, muster roll of Capt. James B. Moore’s Company of Mounted Rangers called into service of the United States by his excellency Ninian Edwards, Esq., Governor and Commander in Chief of Illinois Territory. He enlisted January 1813 for one year. Discharged Camp Russell, 25 February 1814. There is a note that his time expired 29 January and he was improperly mustered from 30 January to 25 February.  There is also a note that he was paid $1 a day.  A copy of his service record was sent to me by Emily Nix.]
   

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        The following records were published in the Clover Family Exchange, Volume 9: 3.  This article listed all of the Clovers on National Archives Microfilm M602 roll 41. These persons were from Illinois. 
Adam Clover Pvt Capt Jacob Short’s Co, Mtd Riflemen 1812 IL Militia
John Clover   Pvt Capt Jacob Short’s Co, Mtd Riflemen 1812 IL Militia
John Clover   Pvt Ranger, US Volunteers War of 1812.

Jacob Clover Pvt in Capt. John Scott's Company is in the Illinois State Archives database.  He is not on the NARA microfillm.  Thanks to Phyllis Veath for pointing this out.
  

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    James M. Clover enrolled on 15 June 1847 at Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois, in Co G, 2 Reg’t of Illinois Volunteers, to serve the war with Mexico and mustered into service as a Pvt on 15 July 1847 at Alton, Illinois. Mustered out 21 July 1848 at Alton, Illinois.  He applied for a pension 23 February 1880, at which time he gave his full name as James Monroe Clover.  He was living in  McElroy, Gage County, Nebraska at that point.  Since leaving the service, he had resided in Harrisonville and Waterloo in Monroe County, Illinois; Sangamon County, Illinois; Gage County, Nebraska. One of his complaints was Erysiphales which is a disease caused by handling livestock.  He also complained of deafness which might have been caused by artillery.  In 1887, he applied again when he was living in Roundville, Missouri. He was never given a pension. 
    A copy of his pension record application was sent to me by Kenneth Clover, who is a descendant of James. James was probably a son of Henry Clover although no absolute proof of this has yet been found. Henry Clover was one of the sons of Jacob Clover and Catherine Harness.  

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        Isaac Newton Clover was born in New Hanover, Monroe County, Illinois, on February 19, 1837.  He enlisted in the Civil War from Harrisonville, Illinois in Company A, 130th Illinois Infantry on August 23, 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois.  Once mustered in, Private Clover proceeded to catch every camp disease that was possible.  As a result, he was given a medical discharge at Benton Barracks, Missouri on May 6, 1863, shortly before the battle of Vicksburg.  Private Clover hiked home carrying, unbeknownst to him, a cannonball with sabot that his friends had hidden in his backpack (it is still being used as a doorstop by his great grandchildren).  He applied for invalid status (pension) in May 1880, shortly after moving from Illinois to Kansas.  He died in Glenwood, Iowa on June 13, 1913, where he (his family actually) set a precedent by not allowing the undertaker to shave his beard before burial. 
[This information originated with Michael Clover and was forwarded to me by Pat Vaseska.  Thanks to both of them.] He also sent me the following wonderful pictures Isaac Clover at the GAR Reunion of Glenwood, Iowa.

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    The marriage Records of Monroe County are included on the page with Illinois marriages. However, I have put a copy of this Missouri marriage here because it specifically states that Henry was from Monroe County.
Henry Clover of Monroe County, married Minny Applin of Washington County, Illinois, on 22 April 1836, in the City of St. Louis, Missouri.  Recorded 25 July 1836. FHL 0469561, Volume 2: 11. St. Louis, Missouri marriages.

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St. Clair County, Illinois Marriage Book A, 1807-1810, and Loose Papers 1791-1811, Peggy Lathrop Sapp, (Springfield, Illinois: Folkworks Research, 1893).  No Clover or Guise. 

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Monroe County, Illinois, Will Book’s A & C, Transcribed by Phyllis Kimmel Veath

Will Book A 1818 – 1838
Page 7
    William Clover “Will” date June 15, 1819 executors are William Null, Jacob Harnish and Stephen Terry, heirs are son Michael, daughters Polly, Millie, Sally, and Rebecca.  Daughter Sally is to live with Mrs. Elizabeth Terry.  Polly and Millie will live with Mrs. William Null.  Rebecca will be with Jacob Harnish.  Will was written on May 14, 1817.

Page 52
    Jacob Clover “Will” date March 6, 1821, wife Catherine, executor will be Catherine.  Joseph A. Beaird and John Sheehan witnessed will.

Page 148
        Rebecca Clover “Letters”  February 12, 1829, administrator is Harry H. Talbott.

Will Book C 1845 - 1851
Page 28
    Henry Clover "Letters" date November 10, 1847, died October 27, 1847, administrator is John Clover.  Bond is held by John Clover and Joshua S. Pelherson.

Thanks to Pat Vaseska for sending this chancery record.
Janet M. Flynn and Pat Vaseska, Monroe County, Illinois, Chancery Records 1862 to 1879, (2005), 19.
16 February 1871, William Mahrtins[sic] and Louis Huch vs. Dorcas Clover and Clara Lacy, petition for partition and assignment of dower. John Clover died intestate 27 April 1850, leaving widow, Dorcas. Children: William; Isaac N.; John W.; Ann; Catherine, married to Joseph Lacy; Delilah; Elizabeth; Sarah married to William S. Agnew, and Mary Clover, married to John Johnson, only heirs.

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Will and Estate Records:
William Clover, Will book A, Monroe County, IL Dated 14 May 1817, proven 21 May 1817.  Copy sent by Phyllis Veath. William Null, Jacob Harnish and Stephen Terry, executors. Money for school for son Michael “until he learn to the rule of three.” Various items, i.e., horses, saddles, feather beds, clothes, cash to his son and daughters.  Son: Michael.  Daughters: Polly, Milly, Sally,  Rebecca. His wife’s clothing to be equally divided among his daughters.   Sally to live with Mrs. Elizabeth Terry--Polly and Milly to live with Mrs. William Null and Rebecca at Jacob Harnishes. It is noted that William Clover, being too sick to sign, made his mark.  
    Witnesses: James Nowlin, Joseph A Beard, James Hendricks.
    Since he gave away his wife’s clothing, this might imply that his wife was recently deceased. Note that he made no provision for a guardian for his son, but gave money for his schooling. Since it is noted that he was too sick to sign, he is apparently the only one of the Clovers of that generation who was able to sign his name. Note that some of these people appear in later census indexes in Missouri.  Interested researchers should look for them there.

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Rebecca Clover: [This appears to be the daughter of William Clover, above.] Probate Book A: Monroe County, IL, page 148. Copy sent by Phyllis Veath. 
12 February 1829, On this day came before me Harry H. Talbot and proved the death of Rebecca Clover on whose estate he applies for letters of administration and therefore he entered into bond with Elijah Talbot and Edward T. Morgan, his securities conditioned as the law directs and then took out letters of Administration on the Estate of the said Rebecca Clover deceased.

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John Shehan: [John Shehan married Sally Harnish, 12 July 1810, St. Clair County, Illinois. Sally was the sister of Catherine (Harness) Clover. He is “Uncle John Shesham” in the later note on Rebecca (Clover) Nelson. John Shehan also witnessed Jacob Clover’s will.] Probate Book A, Monroe County, Illinois, [page number not given.] Copy sent by Phyllis Veath.
At a Special term of the Court of Probate held in the Town of Waterloo on Friday the 13th day of May 1825, Thomas Harrison and John Harrison executors of the last will and testament of John Sheehan, Junr deceased produced in open court the last Will and Testament of the said John Sheehan, Junr deceased which was proved by two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and Letters Testamentary granted them on the Estate of the aforesaid John Sheehan deceased. Signed: James B. Moore Judge of Probate.

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John Clover: From the Estate Papers of John Clover, Monroe County, Illinois.  Copy sent by Phyllis Veath.
“Your petitioner further shows John Clover decd died intestate seized in fee of the following described real estate, situate in the County of Monroe, State of Illinois to wit: [two pieces of land with legal descriptions] and left the following heirs at law to wit. William N. Clover; Ann Bradshaw & Sylvester Bradshaw, her husband; Mary Johnson and John W. Johnson, her husband; Catherine Clover; Sarah Clover; Isaac Clover; Delilah Clover; Elizabeth Clover and John Clover, the five latter of whom are minors ro whom your petitioner prays a guardian ad litem may be appointed to defend on their behalf and Dorcas Clover, his widow all of whom are made defendants to this petition. 

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Jacob Clover: Monroe County, Illinois Records. Copy of Will sent by Phyllis Veath.
Jacob Clover, will dated 6 March 1821, Sole Executrix, Catharine Clover, his wife. All estate went to her. After her death real estate to be divided equally among sons, his will is that his daughters have no share in the real estate. All children have equal portion of personal estate in equal portions. [There are no names of children in this will.] See a photocopy of Jacob Clover's Will.   

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Catherine Clover:
Phyllis Veath, Monroe County, Illinois Will Books A 1816-1838, B 1838-1845, (Evansville, Illinois: Privately Published, 1998), 4.
Catherine Clover: “Letters” page 330, date August 11, 1830, died September 15, 1828, administrator is John Clover.

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Monroe County, Illinois
 Will Book’s A & C
Transcribed by Phyllis Kimmel Veath

Will Book C 1845 - 1851
Page 28
    Henry Clover "Letters" date November 10, 1847, died October 27, 1847, administrator is John Clover.  Bond is held by John Clover and Joshua S. Pelherson.

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Early Kaskaskia Newspapers, 1814-1832, Lola Frazer Crowder, (Galveston, Texas: Frontier Press, 1994)
Page 18: From Volume 3: 128: Tuesday 27 September 1825, William Null, Executor, will settle the estate of Wm. Cloven[sic], on the first Monday of November. 
    This implies that all of his children were of age, deceased, or married by that date. William Null was the executor for William Clover’s estate.

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From Pat Vaseska:
Chancery Records Monroe County, Illinois
Section A-Box 6 1864 – 1868
By Phyllis Kimmel Veath

    In 1827, John Divers vs. H. H. Talbott et al. William Null one of the defendants.  John Divers in 1818 purchased a tract of land from William Null as executor of the estate of William Clover, deceased.  He paid $800.00 down leaving a balance of $1, 870.00.  Harvey H. Talbott was one of the heirs of William Clover.  Harvey H. Talbott took a transcript of the said judgment from District Court of Illinois, to the State of Missouri.

    1842 Uriah Sipple vs. Joseph Lawson on January 10, 1842, Joseph Lawson and his wife, Sarah, issues a warrantee deed transferring the 35 acres on the north part of claim No. 572 and survey No. 410.  In the testimony of William Brewer, he stated Uriah had lands in Missouri.  Squire Johnson, Elias Clover, and Thomas Johnson and wife, Rhoda, all gave depositions.  Uriah had lands in Washington County, Missouri from his father, James Sipple, Sr.; Joseph Lawson was to swap Uriah for his land in Missouri for Josephs land in Monroe County, Illinois.  He did not follow through and just claimed the land in Missouri. 

Chancery Records
Monroe County, Illinois
Section A-Box 5 1861 – 1863
By Phyllis Kimmel Veath

    August 20, 1861, Scipio M. Beaird vs. William N. Clover and wife, Anna, bill to foreclose mortgage on March 5, 1860.  William and wife, Anna, made a note at Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois, promising to pay Scipio Beaird $85.00 in four months at ten percent interest and then another $85.00 in four months and continuing until the payments were all made.  This was for 40 acres located in the southwest quarter of the northwest fractional section quarter of section four in township 2 south of range ten west.

Chancery Records
Monroe County, Illinois
Section A-Box 6 1864 – 1868
By Phyllis Kimmel Veath
    January 12, 1877, Lafayette Warnock and John H. Wilson vs. John Stumpf and Susannah Teresea Stumpf, bill to foreclose a mortgage.  On August 14, 1865, John Stumpf became indebted for the sum of $500.00.  A deed of mortgage was issued on 80 acres, the north part of survey patented to Leonard Harness, formerly owned by Jacob Clover, containing 151 acres in Claim No. 572, survey No. 410 in township 1 south of range 10 west, being the same land formerly deeded to Ann M.  Agnew, administratrix to Joseph Lawson to William A. Patterson.

  Chancery Records
Monroe County, Illinois
Section A-Box 6 1864 – 1868
By Phyllis Kimmel Veath

    April 7, 1868, Austin F. Rogers vs. James M. Clover and Eliza Clover bill to foreclose a mortgage.  On January 9, 1867, James M. Clover became indebted to Austin Rogers for the purchase money, interest, and rent for the land described as the south half of the southeast quarter of section No. 7 in township 2 south range 9 west containing 80 acres.  One note is payable for $300.00 on December 21, 1867, and the other payable on December 21, 1868 for $80.00.

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Index to St. Clair County, Illinois probated and non-probated wills, 1772-1964, (Belleville, Illinois: St. Clair Genealogical Society, 1993)
The only Clover or Guise/Guice listed in this index is for Elizabeth Clover box 641c, from 1930, case 000536, roll 000002, sequence 500244. A copy of this will is available from Illinois Regional Archives Depository, c/o Special Collections, Morris Library, 6632 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Telephone: (618) 453-3040. I did not acquire a copy because 1930 is much too late to help in my current problems. 

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    Jacob Clover married Catherine Harness, the daughter of Leonard Harness.  For Harness information, see Clover Family Chronicles, Issue 5, pages 137-8. I am not really researching the Harness family. However, while searching for someone else in Hampshire County, West Virginia, I found the following will extract in Hampshire County, West Virginia Synopsis of Wills, page 117. 
        Harness (or Herness), Michael of South Branch, 1779; Probate 8 March 1785. Wife: Elizabeth. Nine children: 1-Jacob, youngest son, 2-John, 3-George, 4- Leonard, 5-Peter, 6-Elizabeth Yoakum, 7-Barbara Zee, 8-Dorothy Hornbeck, 9-Margaret Trumbo; grandson, Michael, and sister; granddaughter, Elizabeth Robinson, sister of above Michael Harness; granddaughter, Barbara Zee. Executor: John Harness and son in law, Samuel Hornbeck. Sec. Dan Tieverbaugh, Witness, Anthon Baker, Joseph Petty, and Jacob Yoakum. The above will was filed under “E,” but think from the body of the will, that it is an “H.”
The last sentence was added to the abstract.  No further explanation was given.  I suggest getting a copy of the original as some of these names are difficult. 

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The following excerpt is from Edmond Nelson-Jane Taylor Family History V. 1, compiled by Mansel Hyrum Nelson; edited by George Kimball Nelson and Donna Nymeyer, (Provo, Utah: J. Grant Stevenson, 1970), 87.  A copy of this page was sent to me by Gorden Carlson of Boise, Idaho.  He is a Nelson researcher but took time to answer my query. [James Nelson married Rebecca Clover, 21 December 1826, Monroe County, Illinois.]
“38. James3 Nelson (Thomas2, Abraham1), was born 15 June 1793 in Orange County, N.C. His marriage license was dated 21 Dec. 1826, Monroe County, Illinois.  He married Rebecca Clover, who was born 12 ___ 1809 in Monroe County.  She was the daughter of Jacob and Catherine Clover.
    James and his wife were members of the Mormon Church and helped to build the Temple at Nauvoo, Illinois.  Rebecca was baptized (1841-1843) for the following of her relatives: Catherine & Jacob Clover, her parents; Annie Clover, her sister; Jacob Clover, her brother; Uncle Williams Clover; Aunt Elizabeth Clover; Uncle John Harness; Uncle John Shaham; Aunt Sarah Shaham; and cousins Rebecca Clover and Martha Waltin.  James being the first born of Thomas, had the right and privilege of being baptized for his kindred dead as follows: Grandfather Abraham Nelson, Uncle Price Williams; Aunt Sarah Williams; and half-sister Milly Williams.
    James was a friend of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and was called on a mission to Illinois by him on 15 Apr. 1844.  James was to go forth unto the people and preach peace and good will to them.  Less than three months later his beloved prophet was cruelly murdered.
    We know nothing of his family or children if he had any or what became of Rebecca.”

    I am printing this exactly as it is written including obvious errors such as “Uncle Williams Clover.” You will see that this is a very interesting source but it is not an original one.  It comes from early Mormon records and I have not yet found out if it is possible to get a copy of the actual baptismal records or not. Some of these early church records are available only to actual descendants and church members.  According to Mormon practice, when Rebecca was baptized for her family members, these were only the deceased family members of whom she had personal knowledge. This accounts for the omission of other known family members.  Also, she was clearly alive and in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois in 1841-1843. When she is baptized for her Uncle William(s) Clover, we know that she did actually have an uncle with this name and that he was deceased before the date of the baptism. This is an excellent source because it would have come from Rebecca’s own statements about her family.  I should also mention that, at that time, couples did not go on missions together so James may have gone somewhere on a mission leaving Rebecca at home.  However, the Mormons were driven out of Navoo shortly after this, so they may have started to Utah together and she may have died en route.
    There is some information about this couple in the Ancestral File which has Rebecca’s birth date as 12 March 1809 in Monroe County, Illinois.  I am still trying to track down a source for this date, but suspect that she gave it in the original Mormon record.  This may not be fully legible which would explain the entry in the book.  No death date for her is known.  James is said to have died 1 October 1853 near Uintah Spring (Fountain Green), Sanpete, Utah.  His parents are listed as Thomas Burton Nelson and Martha Williams in the Ancestral File.
    The information from this record tells us that John and Sarah (Harness) Shehan were her uncle and aunt.  Rebecca’s mother, Catherine, therefore had to be Sarah’s sister. Uncle William Clover had to be Jacob’s brother. Rebecca had two previously unknown siblings, Annie, her sister, and Jacob, her brother.  Aunt Elizabeth Clover’s identity is not clear. However, since she is listed with Uncle William Clover, it is likely that this was his wife.  This particular information is very interesting because his wife’s first name is unknown.  Leonard Harness had a daughter named Elizabeth and it has been suspected that William married a child of Leonard Harness because William was made the guardian of the two minor heirs of Leonard Harness. 
        However, Elizabeth Harness married a Terry so if this Elizabeth is William's wife, she is not a daughter of Leonard Harness. Rebecca states that her cousin Rebecca Clover is deceased which means that the Rebecca Clover in the Monroe County probate records is the daughter of William Clover.  She also states that her cousin, Martha Waltin, is deceased. Phyllis Veath tells me that Martha Waltin was the daughter of John and Sarah (Harness) Shehan. She discovered a land deed on William Walton in which the statement is made that he is the heir of Martha, daughter of John Shehan, when William was selling the land.    

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Monroe County Voters 
Phyllis Veath, Monroe County, Illinois Registered Voters of Bluff, Eagle, Fountain, Harrisonville, Renault, October 17, 1865, (Evansville, Illinois: P. K. Veath, 1998), 17.
Phyllis Veath has published a book which is composed of a list of the registered voters of several precincts on 17 October 1865. This list was abstracted from a newspaper item. Elias Clover and James Clover were on the list for Fountain Precinct. This is of particular interest since we do not have an actual death date for Elias.  His wife was in the 1870 census, but he was not.   

St. Clair County, Illinois Court Records, Marks and Brands 1807-1851, 1796-7, Tavern Licenses 1808-1814, Peggy Lathrop Sapp, (Springfield, Illinois: Folkworks Research, 1993). [Cahokia was the county seat of St. Clair County. ]
Page 7: Cahokia, 18 March 1808, Jacob Clover marks with a Crop and a half crop and an under bit off the Right Ear and a Slit in the left from top to bottom, Brands JC on the near Shoulder. [Perrin Collection, volume A, page 8, says registered 25 April 1808.]
Page 10: Cahokia, 4 February 1809, William Clover marks with a half crop off the Right Ear and an under bit off the left ear--Brands WC on the left shoulder.
    There is no record of a brand for Adam Clover or John Clover. Perhaps they did not have cattle or they had previously registered their brands or they registered them with Randolph County after it was formed in 1816. The records for 1798 to 1806 do not appear in this book. The author makes no comment on this omission. 

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EARLY FARMERS OWNING STOCK 1816 - 1818
http://genealogytrails.com/ill/monroe/early_farmers.htm
from "The History and Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois"
Adam Clover
John Clover

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CIRCUIT COURT RECORDS 1817 - 1848
Excerpts from: "The History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, IL"
http://www.iltrails.org/Monroe/circuit_court.htm
On 21 July, 1817, in Harrisonville, the first circuit court was held. The Hon. Jesse B. THOMAS presided, THE FOLLOWING WERE JURORS
Jacob Clover

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Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois (Philadelphia: J. L. McDonough & Co., 1883). Thank you to Kenneth Clover who sent me some of these pages and to Phyllis Veath who also sent me some of the information.

Page 132: List of Taxpayers in Monroe County in 1816 includes Jacob Clover. The following names associated with this group do NOT appear: Harness, Null, Terry, Guice. The book comments that the majority of the 222 families lived in cabins which were not reached by the tax gatherers.

page 136: Landowners First Entries 17 September 1816.
Jacob Clover parts of section 1 and 20, 318 acres

Page 139: This page has a list of stock marks from 1816 and 1818 which gives the names of farmers owning stock. Adam Clover and John Clover are on the list.  The book does not say if the names are on both lists or not.

Page 141: The first justice's court was held on 20 April 1818 in the house of Thomas James. A number of nimrods appeared to claim the lawful rewards for killing wolves, to wit, $2 for each scalp. John Clover is on this list.

Page 146-7: The first circuit court was held on 21 July 1817 at Harrisonville and was presided over by Hon. Jesse B. Thomas with Charles Matheny as prosecuting attorney, the Grand jury at this term was composed of the following gentlemen freeholders:  Jacob Clover is on this list. 

Page 206: James M. Clover is on the Muster Roll of Company G, discharged at Alton 21 July 1848. This company was part of the Sixth Regiment, organized in Alton, Illinois, on 3 August 1847. It was then forwarded by steamer to New Orleans and divided into two battalions. The second Battalion, under the command of Lt. Col. Hicks, consisted of companies B, C, G, I, and K and was forwarded by vessel to Tampico remaining there until 1 January 1848, then joined the regiment in Jalapha and marched to the city of Mexico.  From there they were ordered to Pueblo where they remained until they came home.  Both battalions as the muster rolls show, lost heavily from sickness, incident to the climate.  A person on this list is mentioned as having been left sick in Vera Cruz so presumably the company had been there. "There are but six survivors of this company."  One of the six was listed as Henry Clover of Missouri.  Presumably that was a typo and should read James M. Clover of Missouri.  

Pages 447-449
This precinct was created in the year 1875 out of Eagle, Fountain and Bluff.  It lies in the northern part of the county, and embraces in geographical area portions of township 1 south, range 10 west, and township 2 south, ranges 10 and 11 west.  The population, census of 1880, was 568.  The surface, generally, is elevated and broken.  Drainage is afforded by Fountain creek and Andrew’s run, a tributary flowing west.  There is an abundance of lime rock along both these streams, and sandstone along the later.
Attica, a station on the St. Louis and Cairo R. R., which extends north and south through the eastern part of the precinct, is a convenient shipping point.  The inhabitants at present are principally German and of German descent.  They speak the English language as well as that of their native tongue.  It is a subject worthy of remark, that while the German builds his residence of brick, the pioneer or his descendant occupies the primitive log dwelling.  He adheres to it apparently with an attachment not unlike that evinced by the Indian for the game-haunted hillside and ravine.  There are two public schools in the precinct, one in the town of New Hanover, and one a mile and a-half northeast of it.
The oldest permanent settlement in what is now New Hanover precinct, was made in the northern part by Jacob Judy, in the year 1794.  Jacob Judy was a very ancient and respectable pioneer in Illinois.  He came and settled in Kaskaskia in the year 1788.  He was born in Switzerland, and immigrated to the United States with his parents when he was three years old.  He married in Frederick county, Maryland.  In the year 1786 he and his family descended the Ohio river to Kentucky.  On the river, at the mouth of the Scioto, he heard the Indians making noises to decoy him to land, but he kept straight on.  He had but one man with him besides his family.  His daughter Nancy Judy, then eighteen years old, steered the boat, while her father, her brother, Samuel Judy, and the hired man, rowed the craft with all possible speed by this dangerous section of the river.  He remained two years in Kentucky, near Louisville, and descended the Ohio in a flat boat.  He was forced up Cash river, in the present county of Alexander, for protection from the Indians, and remained there for seven weeks, until a boat could come from Kaskaskia to his relieve.  He resided in Kaskaskia four years, and then moved in 1792, to New Design.  In 1794 he settled at his mill and died there in 1807. Judy worked at his trade in Illinois, and accumulated considerable property.  He possessed a strong mind, with much enterprise and energy.  Samuel Judy, his only son, came with his father to Illinois in the year 1788, and became a very conspicuous and enterprising citizen.  He married in to the Whiteside family and settled In Goshen in 1801.  Judy’s mill stood on Gilmore, formerly called Judy’s creek, where the ST. Louis and Cairo Railroad crosses that stream south of Columbia village, in section 34, township 1 south, range 9 west.  It was an overshot watermill, and the first in Monroe county.  In the early part of the present century it was patronized by the upper colonies including the Goshen settlement.  George Valentine also had a water mill on the stream west of Judy’s at an early day.
With a few exceptions the territory of New Hanover was not early settled.  Seth Converse settled on the S. W. ¼ of section 8, a mile and a half south of New Hanover as early as 1814 or 15.  He established a tannery, which was in operation as early as 1820.  William Bradshaw settled in section 8 on a property adjoining that of Converse.  John Henderson settled in section 8 on Fountain creek.  A portion of his place afterward occupied by McKendrick Moore, who had a saw mill on Fountian creek.  Jordan Johnson, about the year 1818, married Susanna Lock and settled on the n. E. ¼ of section 8, Township 2 South, Range 10 West.  Mrs. Johnson is still living in the precinct at the age of eight-four years.  Abraham Neff, about the year 1820, settled on Fountain creek.  Henry Imon was an early settler on Bond creek in section 18, Township 2 south, range 11, west.  One Osborn was among the early settlers on Andrews’ run.  He was in search of silver, and in pursuance of his object blasted some ten or twelve feet into the solid rock.  John Vanarsdal was also an early settler.  Hiram Whiteside was born in Columbia precinct.  About 1825 he married Delila Kidd and settled on the S. W. ½ of the N. E. ½ of section 8, Township 2 south, range 10 west.  This was his home for life.  Mrs. Whiteside is still living at the age of seventy-two, with her son William, on the old place.  As early as 1825 Mr. Whiteside followed the trade of shoemaking.  The neighbors obtained leather at the tannery of Seth Converse, and had it made into shoes.  This was also, at a little later date the trade of Elias Clover, who was born near Harrisonville in 1810.  In 1829 he was married to Anna Kidd and settled on W. ½ of section 8, Township 2 south, Range 10 west.  His widow survives him at seventy-one years of age.
John Cloves, a brother of Elias, at a little earlier date, married a Miss Brownfield, and settled on the N. half of section 8. 
[Note: John Cloves is the way the name is in the book. That was obviously a typo for Clover.]

page 487. [The index says this is on 484L which actually refers to the list of patrons.]  Phyllis Veath has this book and sent the following information:
List of Patrons on page 487.
The last column is entitled "settled" which in this case would be their dates of birth instead of when they settled in Monroe County.  Both of these Clovers were from Township 2 South, range 11 West.
Rachel E. Clover died February 12, 1868, first wife of Joseph V. Lacy, native of Monroe County, settled 1842.
Catherine Clover died 20 August 1881, late wife of Joseph V. Lacy, native of Monroe County, settled 1835. 

Joseph V. Lacy-- resident of Ki'swick, Mo.--Survey 502-- Far[mer] and Prop[rietor] of Kimmswick Land ‘g and J. P.–Born Hopkins County, Kentucky–moved to Monroe County, 1853. [Kimmswick is in Jefferson County, Missouri.] 

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