Clover Family Compendium
Created,
Edited, and
Maintained By June Clover Byrne
New Jersey Clover Records
On this page:
Difficulties of research in New Jersey.
Estate Records [See Hunterdon County for Hunterdon County records.]
Obituaries
Supreme Court Case
Military Records
NJ Census Records
NJ Map showing counties. You should look at this briefly at least.
Other pages associated with New Jersey:
New Jersey Tax Lists
Clovers of Salem County, New Jersey A long article which I previously published in a newsletter detailing the complicated situation in this county.
Some Hunterdon County, New Jersey records. Please check the entire NJ site.
The Complicated Cooper Question An article which I previously published in the Clover Family Chronicles dealing with the Cooper mythology floating around the internet.
Article on Peter Clover, son of John Peter Clover
New Jersey Research problems:
One of the constant problems with the research on the John Peter Clover family is the many errors and myths which have crept into the records. There are always mentions of the land holdings of John Peter Clover in this myth. In the province or colony of New Jersey, a person could not legally own land until that person was a citizen. In fact, the sole benefit of naturalization was to make a person eligible to own land.(1) When the head of the household was naturalized, his wife and children were considered naturalized. Ergo, when a Peter Clover was naturalized in Philadelphia on 10 April 1766,(2) whether it was Peter, Jr. or John Peter, it is clear that neither could legally have owned land before that date. If John Peter had been naturalized before that, Peter, Jr, would not have needed to be naturalized. Therefore, any statements about John Peter or Peter Clover owning land prior to that date are unlikely. It would only have been possible if Peter Clover, junior were born in the colonies after his parents emigrated. He could have then owned land.
In a message dated 8 June 2001, Haworth A. Clover stated that he had carefully searched the deeds of Hunterdon County and found no trace of any Clover records. There are Sharpenstine records, but no Clover records. [In fact the name, Clover Hill, did not come into use for another century.] He has also searched the local church records where the story was the same. There were Sharpenstine records, but no Clover records. He also tells me that there are no records of a ship with John Peter Clover on it. Numerous accounts state that he came to America on The Three Brothers, but he is not on the manifest of this ship. What has happened with many of these stories is that dear old aunt whoever told the story, but attached it to the wrong relative. These stories then get passed on to descendants who are sure that their dear old aunt knew what she was talking about. The story about the silver shoe buckle is also apocryphal. Most of the stories were really about Metlers, Blooms, etc, instead of Clovers.
There are also comments about how upset the other children were because Peter Clover inherited all of John Peter’s property. He probably did inherit his father’s blacksmith business, but his brothers would not have been upset about this because they would have thought it was normal. The law of primogeniture was not repealed until after the revolution. Since Peter was the oldest son, he would have been expected to inherit. So this is another apocryphal story.
The earliest date in the records for John Peter Clover’s estate is 15 December 1766, when an inventory of £307.2.10 was made by James Martin and Christopher Vought for the estate of Peter Clover. (3) I point this out because I continually see lists of his children which show that he sired children some years after his death in 1766. Peter may have been the oldest son, but he was not the oldest child. His sister, Mary (Clover) Conine, was born by 1736 or 1838, and some of the other sisters were born before Peter. When you look at the list of John Peter’s children, you see that most of them are not in the probate records as having guardians. Ergo, they were married or too old. This is important because it means that John Peter Clover had to have been born long before 1724, which is the date commonly published as his birth date. This date is absolutely wrong. The latest possible date for his birth would have been about 1716. This whole situation needs to be rethought by researchers. At this point, probably the only way to calculate his probable age is to figure out the ages of his children.
The county history article specifically states that John Peter Clover emigrated “early in the 18th century.” It does not say where he married or where any of his children were born. (4) I have seen no contemporary evidence on this point. If any exists, please send it. I have other evidence which leads me to believe that he was in the colonies for some time before most people think he was here.
Research in New Jersey is just plain difficult. The early U.S. censuses are missing. The pre-revolutionary censuses are not complete, because most people believed, and rightfully so, that the censuses were an attempt to ferret out information which would be used to tax them. Many of the colonial records were burnt during the revolution. In his definitive book on research in New Jersey, Kenn Stryker-Rodda states that digging in the Garden State is often like digging for potatoes and finding nothing but dust. In New Jersey, he defines a genealogical source as anything containing a name and a bit of information. If it contains a place and a date also, it is considered a major find.(5) These difficulties are apparent in research of the early Clover years in New Jersey.
Because so much has been written, but so little is actually known about John Peter Clover and Catherine Sharp, I need to create articles about their children and grandchildren. Paul and Philip have been well researched, but the rest have, for the most part, been ignored. I am hopeful that looking at them may turn up some new data which will help throw new light on the early years of this family. I also hope that some of you will share the research that you have done on the children and grandchildren of John Peter Clover. I do not mean just the dates. I am interested in details of their lives, tax records, deeds, wills, obituaries, county histories, etc. This is the kind of thing that makes the story come alive. I know many of you have fat file folders about Philip, Paul, and Sarah Corbett. If you share with me, it will be extremely useful and will help steer me away from errors, as well as saving me time and effort. I am starting here with Peter Clover because he was the oldest son.. I have included references to some material here which has previously been printed in the Clover Family Exchange, because I wanted to have this material in one place.
Endnotes to this article:
(1) Kenn Stryker-Rodda, Litt.D, FASG, CG, New Jersey: Digging for Ancestors in the Garden State, (Detroit: The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 1970), 17.
(2) See The Clover Family Exchange, Volume 8: 47.
(3) New Jersey Calendar of Wills, 1761-1770, New Jersey Colonial Documents, Volume
IV, (Somerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1928), 81.
(4) This article was published in the Clover Family Exchange, Volume 5: 1: 9.
(5) Kenn Stryker-Rodda, Litt.D, FASG, CG, New Jersey: Digging for Ancestors in the Garden State, (Detroit: The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 1970), 14.
Paterson, NJ 1859 City Directory - C
Transcribed by Anne Mount West
http://www.distantcousin.com/directories/nj/1859/patterson/c.html
Edward A. Clover, segar maker (House) 48 Matlock
New
Jersey Estate Records
1788, July 12. Cooper, Nathan, of Roxbury Township, Morris County,[New Jersey]; will of. Sons, Henry and James, all lands in Roxbury, on south side of road from Mendham to Roxbury, bounded by James Hopkins and Daniel Seward, of 250 acres; also land on north of road bounded by Nathan Cooper Jr, Samuel Wills and James Hopkins, of 200 acres. Son Nathan, 5 schillings. Son Davenpoort Cooper, £ 10. Daughter, Hannah Saterly, 5 shillings. Daughter, Mary Clover, 5 shillings. Executors--Sons, Henry and James. Witnesses--David Thompson, Caleb Howell, Pain Brown. Proved August 7, 1788.
1788,
November 29. Inventory, ₤ 8.13.0, made by
Jacob Conine and Constant Victor King. Lib. 31, p 179. (These were
published in New Jersey Colonial
Documents, New Jersey Archives Volume XXXVI, Calendar of New Jersey
Wills, Volume VII, page 51)
Note: Mary (Cooper) Clover was the wife of Philip2
Clover(John Peter1 Clover)Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol VIII page 91
Accounts of Dirck Low.
"Account of the Money Received by Dirck Low of the goods and chattels of Adrian Schomp, late of the Township of Hillsborough in the County of Somerset, deceased."
The names stated are:
1780, Joseph Moorehead, John Low, John Davis, clerk of vendue, John Willison, John Sutphin, Cornelius Low, Peter Cornell, William Bullis, Michael Blew, Minard Lefevre, Abraham Titsort, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Nancy Hance, Jacob Pecker, George Hall (son of Edward), John Lance, Abraham Hardenbrook, Frances Waldron, Samuel Waldron, John Pecker, Jacob Flagg, Joseph Corl, Abbe Hanse, John Sutphin (son of Jacob), Abraham Carkhoff, Henry Case, Cornelius Peterson, John Waldron, Benjamin Waldron, William Waldron, John Griggs, Peter Bodine, Peter Clover, Minne Voorhees, Rulf Peterson, William Low.
Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol VIII page 179
Peter Clover is witness in same series 9 Nov 1774
Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol VIII page 88
Page 88
ESTATE OF JOHN VAN DYKE
"We whose names are here underwritten do hereby acknowledge that we have received this thirtieth day of March, 1765, of Derick Low, the just and full sum of twelve shillings, and three pence and three farthings, being our due for such goods as the said Derick Low has bought on a vendue held of the goods and chattels of our grandfather, John Van Dyke, as also such linens as the said Derick Low had in dividing the same."
Signed by Andrew Emans, Catherine Low (mark), Sarah Emans (mark), James Emans, Receiver for John and Jacob Emans, Abram Emans. Attested by Teunis Middagh.
"Received this 5th day of July, 1767, of Dirck Low, the Sum of twenty-one pounds, sixteen shillings and seven pence, being money that the said Dirck Low received of Jacob Van Dyke in behalf of Sarah
"PETER CLOVER."
Receipts for money accrued on this estate were signed in 1770, 1771 and 1772 by Abraham, Jacob, Andrew, John and James Emans, (mark) Catherine Low, (mark) and Sarah Clover, (mark).
Morris County [New Jersey] Heirs to Estates, 1785-1900
[Orlando, on list]
No Clovers. No Coopers, no Ashley Cooper.
Church Records
Any search of the name Peter Clover in New Jersey records shows up the
following entries. Note that they are not Peter Clovers, they are
children having the first and middle name of Peter Clover. They may
have some close connection or the parents may have been neighbors or
friends of Peter. Since Peter's wife had a grandfather named Low, the
first is probably a cousin of hers. Neshanic is in Somerset
County, New Jersey. NESHANIC REFORMED CHURCH BAPTISMAL RECORDS
FROM RECORDS, 1796-1878 (S--V)
[Continued from Page 235]
Ver Bryck, William and Rabeca Low:
Peter Clover, b. Jan. 8, 1796; bap. Apr. 29, 1799.
Jean, b. May 26, 1798; bap. Apr. 29, 1799.
EARLY NESHANIC REFORMED CHURCH BAPTISMS--A TO P
De Mot, Abraham and Hanna--Peiter Clover, bap. May 25, 1788
974.974 Morris County, New Jersey
History of the First Presbyterian Church at Morristown.
Volume 2, Combined Register 1742-1891
page 291 Joseph Clopper married Mary, daughter of Moses Estey
[Note There is an unknown Joseph Clover in a tax record in Morris County. I have wondered if there is a connection to this Klopper.]
974.944 Somerset County, New Jersey
Early Church Records of Somerset County, New Jersey, Volume 1
Neshanic Dutch Reformed, 1st Reformed Dutch Church at Raritan, Readington Reformed Dutch, Hillsborough, Six Mile Run, Basking Ridge Presbyterian. [No Clovers]
Obituaries
http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/state/list22.pl
PLAINTIFF DEFENDANT CASE NO. CASE TYPE COUNTY YEAR
Clover, Lewis- Coleman, Joseph 6568 Trespass & Ejectment Morris 1820
State of New Jersey Clover, Rachel (Wife of Francis, sister of Margaret Williams/Hill) 34613 Habeas Corpus Mercer 1838
State of New Jersey Clover, Francis 34613 Habeas Corpus Mercer 1838
http://www.njarchives.org/links/reference.html#collections They will copy for $5 a case. Does anyone have a copy of this?
Other Court Records:
974.976 Sussex County, New Jersey
The Minute Book of Sussex County, New Jersey Court Records, 1764-1766.
[No Clovers[
WW I Draft Registration
Name Birth Date Race Birthplace Registration Place
(City, County, State)
Fred Clover 1 Feb 1880 White --- Essex, NJ
Charles Clover 27 Mar 1885 White --- Essex, NJ
Raymond Alexander Clover 4 Sep 1894 Caucasian (White) born New Jersey Registered Essex, NJ
Volumes 1 through 8 of this periodical are bound with indexes at Orlando Public Library. I have searched these. The only Clover entries are for Peter Clover. All of these are mentioned in the article on Peter Clover, son, of John Peter Clover.
The 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1820 censuses were lost. There were no state or territorial censuses until 1885. There are a few very early quit rents, etc and various lists from tax records have been published to try to take the place of these records.
1830 Gloucester County, New Jersey Deptford page 76: Benj Clover 03132002-00021111
[Benjamin is indexed as a Clover but I see no r on the end of the word.]
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1840 Mercer County, New Jersey Nottingham page 6: Francis Clover 010100-001 Free Colored Persons [Note that in 1850, there is a Francis Clover in Bergen County, born in Holland.]
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1850 Bergen County, New Jersey New Barbadoes page 165 line 23 in household of Lewis Irish: Francis Clover 42 Holland tailor; Betsy 42 Holland; John 12 Holland; Gibertus 5 Holland.
1850 Camden County, New Jersey Haddenfield page 297 line 42: Hannah Clover 11 NJ black in household of John K. Inskeep carpenter.
1850 Gloucester County, New Jersey Franklin page 3 line 40: Thomas N. Clover 28 PA tailor; Ann 24 NJ; Eliza 4 PA; Richard D. Clover 2 NJ
1850 Salem County, New Jersey Pittsgrove Township page 227 line 8: Manning Clover 16 NJ Wheelright in household of James Craver
1850 Sussex County, New Jersey Sandyston Township page 26 line 24: Myres Clover 26 NY laborer: Mary Myres 15 NY.
1850 Somerset County, New Jersey Hillsborough page 404 line 12 in household of Abraham Totten farmer who has a very large household with all separate names: Rachel Clover 24 NJ black; Nicholas Clover 2 NJ black
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1860 Burlington County, New Jersey Burlington page 50 line 27; Hannah Clover 19 NJ black in household of Thomas Halbert all of household black.
1860 Essex County, New Jersey Newark Ward 7 page 204 line 8 in household of Bernard Rest: Anna Clover 18 PA
1860 Hudson County, New Jersey Jersey City Ward 1 page 923 line 31 in household of A. Mc. J. Henderson: Kitty Clover 17 servant born Georgia [no race given]
1860 Hudson County, New Jersey Jersey City Ward 4 page 385 line 26: Jacob H. Clover 35 NY Overseer; Sybit 32 NY; Alice 11 NY; Russell 10 NJ; Sarah 7 NJ; Sarah Jackson 30 NJ black servant.
1860 Middlesex County, New Jersey Woodbridge page 203 in household of Edwin A. Clark: Kitty Clover 9 NY mulatto not certain is written just above her age.
1860 Passaic County, New Jersey Paterson North Ward page 500 line 20: E. A. Clover male 33 PA cigar maker $800/200; Elis female 33 PA; Sarah 5 NJ; Elis female 3 NJ; Christina 1/12 NJ.
1860 Somerset County, New Jersey Hillsborough page 823 line 17 in household of Peter Nevius: Nicholas Clover 13 NJ [not marked as black or mulatto]
1870 Camden County, New Jersey Waterford Township NARA M593 roll 855 page 84b line 32: Thomas N. Clover 49 PA machinist 800/1000; Marcilla 40 PA; Thomas 18 NY clerk in store; Annie 8 NY; Harry 3 NY
1870 Passaic County, New Jersey Paterson Ward 1 NARA M593 roll 885 page 293b line 32: John Clover 33 Holland carpenter parents foreign born; Petrina 23 Holland parents foreign born; Anna 2 NJ
1870 Passaic County, New Jersey Paterson Ward 2 NARA M593 roll 885 page 315b line 5: Edward A. Clover 42 PA Foreman cigar factory 2200/200 parents foreign born: Elizabeth 44 PA; Sarah M. 15 NJ; Anna B. 10 NJ [marked as property 1000/100, but that may have been written on the wrong line. The following head of household has no entry for property.]
1900 New Jersey
1900 Burlington County, New Jersey Palmyra Twp NARA T623 roll 957 ED 29 sh 9 line 34: Manning R. Clover Jan 1834 England Eng Eng came 1844 naturalized, builder; Elizabeth C. wife Aug 1850 PA Scotland Ireland; George B. son Oct 1875 NY Eng PA Grocery clerk
1900 Camden County, New Jersey. There is a George W. Glover indexed as a Clover.
1900 Essex County, New Jersey West Orange NARA T623 roll 968 page 255b ED 183 sh 5 line 80: Alexander Clover white June 1863 NJ Germany Germany; Caroline wife Oct 1865 NJ NJ NJ; Minnie E. Dau Oct 1865 NJ NJ NJ; Raymond A. son Sept 1893 NJ NJ NJ; Sarah McLennon housekeeper Apr 1840 NJ
1900 Essex County, New Jersey Irvington Ward 1 NARA T623 roll 969 page 186 ED 196 sh 1 line 1: H. William Clover May 1834 Germany Ger Ger to US 1865 naturalized farm labor; Lena wife Dec 1853 Germany Ger Ger; William son Apr 1873 NJ; Henry son June 1876 NJ; Frederick son Feb
1880 NJ; Lizzie dau Mar 1882 NJ; Lena dau May 1883 NJ; Charles son Mar 1885 NJ; Annie dau Mar 1887 NJ; Lilly dau Jan 1889 NJ; Arthur son April 1891
1900 Essex County, New Jersey Orange ED 160 sh 11 line 67: Henry W. Clover Nov 1869 NJ; Isadora wife Sept 1869 NJ; Maude dau Nov 1888 NJ; Rachel Harrison sister in law Nov 1854 NJ
1900 Essex County, New Jersey Orange ED 183 sh 5 line 75: William Clover March 1836 Germany; Regina wife Aug 1838 Germany; William L. son Aug 1860; Lizzie dau Nov 1872 NJ; Alice dau June 1885 NJ
1900 Essex County, New Jersey Newark Ward 13 NARA T623 roll 982 p 215 ED 126 sh 2 line 99: John Clover white Jan 1877 NJ Ger Ger; Cornelia wife Apr 1880 NJ Eng NJ mar 3 years 2/1 children; Ida M. dau April 1899 NJ NJ NJ
1900 Mercer County, New Jersey Trenton NARA T623 roll 982 page 215 ED 74 sh 27 line 2: Ida Clover white April 1836 NJ NJ NJ housekeeper enumerated with Allen Hollinger
1900 Mercer County, New Jersey Trenton 8th Ward, NARA T623 roll 982 page 319, ED 81 sh 6 line 81: Calev C. Clover white Oct 1875 married 8 years CT NJ PA potter; Kate E. wife Jan 1877 NJ NJ NJ 1/1 child; Myrtle M. dau Feb 1897 NJ CT NJ.
1900 Passaic County, New Jersey Little Falls NARA T623 roll 989 page 81: Twp ED 87 sh 6 line 27: Kittie Clover white July 1875 NY NY NY boarder with Snyder Johnson
1900 Passaic County, New Jersey Paterson NARA T623 roll 911 page 10 ED 110 sh 10 line 91: Sarah Clover white Sept 1853 NJ PA PA single shirt worker, boarder with Mary Gillmore
I am including the following map of New Jersey to clarify something. Prior to 1800, there are Clover records in Salem County, Hunterdon County, Somerset County, Morris County. If you look at the map you will see that Salem County does not seem to have a close geographical connection with the rest. On the other hand, the other three counties actually are contiguous with each other. I have been told for example that Mary Cooper Clover could not have been Philip Clover's wife because they lived in different counties. But the counties actually share a border.
New
York Times Mar. 5, 1908 page 7
OBITUARY
Josephine A. Clover
Josephine A. Clover aged 29 years died at Irvington, New Jersey on March 2, 1905.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006 www.Nj.com
Frederick S. Clover, 91, of Denville died yesterday in Franciscan Oaks in Denville.
A service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Dancy Funeral Home, 9 Smull Ave., Caldwell.
Mr. Clover owned the Clover Brothers Construction Company in Verona until his retirement in 1967. He also founded and owned the Clover Rest Nursing Home in Montclair. Mr. Clover was a member of the New Jersey Beagle Club in Bedminster.
Born in Knox, Pennsylvania, he lived in Fairfield and Verona before moving to Denville eight years ago.
Surviving are Dorothy, his wife of 67 years; a daughter, Carol L. Kroener; a brother, Norvin; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
New York Times Sept. 12, 1916 page 11
OBITUARY
William Clover
William Clover, supervisor of the municipal playground in Irvington, New Jersey, was born in Germany and died on Sunday Sept 10, 1916 at Port Murray New Jersey.
OBITUARY
Josephine A. Clover
Josephine A. Clover aged 29 years died at Irvington, New Jersey on March 2, 1905.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006 www.Nj.com
Frederick S. Clover, 91, of Denville died yesterday in Franciscan Oaks in Denville.
A service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Dancy Funeral Home, 9 Smull Ave., Caldwell.
Mr. Clover owned the Clover Brothers Construction Company in Verona until his retirement in 1967. He also founded and owned the Clover Rest Nursing Home in Montclair. Mr. Clover was a member of the New Jersey Beagle Club in Bedminster.
Born in Knox, Pennsylvania, he lived in Fairfield and Verona before moving to Denville eight years ago.
Surviving are Dorothy, his wife of 67 years; a daughter, Carol L. Kroener; a brother, Norvin; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
New York Times Sept. 12, 1916 page 11
OBITUARY
William Clover
William Clover, supervisor of the municipal playground in Irvington, New Jersey, was born in Germany and died on Sunday Sept 10, 1916 at Port Murray New Jersey.
Originally
publihsed in the Clover Family
Exchange
Vol. 6 Issue 1 July 1991 by Bob and Marguerite Clover. Thanks to Pat
Vaseska for typing this for us. I do not know the newspaper but
this was probably published in New Jersey.
Robert W. Clover, 87, of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, a native of Knox, Pennsylvania, died June 10, 1991.
Born September 23, 1903 at Knox (Edenburg), Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Samuel and Rosa Porter Clover.
He was a graduate of White Memorial High School at Knox and Clarion Normal School, now Clarion University.
On September 27, 1924, he married Mary Blake, who survives him.
In his early years, he was a member of the Edenburg Presbyterian Church.
He was a teacher at Beaver Furnace, Beaver Township School District.
He later worked for Koppers in New Jersey for 43 years, retiring as a crane supervisor in 1967.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Ada Jane Clover Jackson of Pompton, New Jersey; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews in this area.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by seven brothers, Ellis, Wren, Norvin, Albert, John, Isaac, and George Clover; and three sisters, Martha Clover, Jeanette Clover, and Sarah Statern.
Mr. Clover was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
The body was cremated. Inurnment was in St. Michael Cemetery in Emlenton, Pennsylvania.
Dora Clover Milk
Dora Clover married George Casper Milk June 24,1888 Manhattan, New York
Birth: Mar. 16, 1869 New York County, NY died 23 February 1907, Bergen, New Jersey
Dora Milk dear wife of George Casper Milk. Daughter of Albert and Barbara Clover. Cherished Mother of Mamie, George, Charlie, Alfred and Wallace. Great Grandmother of Duane Milk. Beloved sister of Adam, Minnie, Mamie, and Annie.
Burial: Machpelah Cemetery, North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey plot 570 grave 4
There are pictures on the site.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Milk&GRid=6971331&
Created by: Gloria
Record added: Nov 29, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6971331
1900 US Federal Census, Dora and George Milk lived in West Hoboken Ward 3, Hudson, New Jersey. Both of Dora Clover Milks parents were listed as being born in Germany. The Milk family consists of : George Milk born in Ohio 1857, Dora Clover Milk born in New York 1869; Mamie Milk born in New York Sept. 1889; George Milk Jr born in New York June 1892; Charles Milk born in New York January 1895
Robert W. Clover, 87, of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, a native of Knox, Pennsylvania, died June 10, 1991.
Born September 23, 1903 at Knox (Edenburg), Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Samuel and Rosa Porter Clover.
He was a graduate of White Memorial High School at Knox and Clarion Normal School, now Clarion University.
On September 27, 1924, he married Mary Blake, who survives him.
In his early years, he was a member of the Edenburg Presbyterian Church.
He was a teacher at Beaver Furnace, Beaver Township School District.
He later worked for Koppers in New Jersey for 43 years, retiring as a crane supervisor in 1967.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Ada Jane Clover Jackson of Pompton, New Jersey; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews in this area.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by seven brothers, Ellis, Wren, Norvin, Albert, John, Isaac, and George Clover; and three sisters, Martha Clover, Jeanette Clover, and Sarah Statern.
Mr. Clover was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
The body was cremated. Inurnment was in St. Michael Cemetery in Emlenton, Pennsylvania.
Dora Clover Milk
Dora Clover married George Casper Milk June 24,1888 Manhattan, New York
Birth: Mar. 16, 1869 New York County, NY died 23 February 1907, Bergen, New Jersey
Dora Milk dear wife of George Casper Milk. Daughter of Albert and Barbara Clover. Cherished Mother of Mamie, George, Charlie, Alfred and Wallace. Great Grandmother of Duane Milk. Beloved sister of Adam, Minnie, Mamie, and Annie.
Burial: Machpelah Cemetery, North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey plot 570 grave 4
There are pictures on the site.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Milk&GRid=6971331&
Created by: Gloria
Record added: Nov 29, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6971331
1900 US Federal Census, Dora and George Milk lived in West Hoboken Ward 3, Hudson, New Jersey. Both of Dora Clover Milks parents were listed as being born in Germany. The Milk family consists of : George Milk born in Ohio 1857, Dora Clover Milk born in New York 1869; Mamie Milk born in New York Sept. 1889; George Milk Jr born in New York June 1892; Charles Milk born in New York January 1895
New Jersey Supreme Court Case Files 1704 to
1844
http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/state/list22.pl
PLAINTIFF DEFENDANT CASE NO. CASE TYPE COUNTY YEAR
Clover, Lewis- Coleman, Joseph 6568 Trespass & Ejectment Morris 1820
State of New Jersey Clover, Rachel (Wife of Francis, sister of Margaret Williams/Hill) 34613 Habeas Corpus Mercer 1838
State of New Jersey Clover, Francis 34613 Habeas Corpus Mercer 1838
http://www.njarchives.org/links/reference.html#collections They will copy for $5 a case. Does anyone have a copy of this?
Other Court Records:
974.976 Sussex County, New Jersey
The Minute Book of Sussex County, New Jersey Court Records, 1764-1766.
[No Clovers[
Military Records
WW I Draft Registration
Name Birth Date Race Birthplace Registration Place
(City, County, State)
Fred Clover 1 Feb 1880 White --- Essex, NJ
Charles Clover 27 Mar 1885 White --- Essex, NJ
Raymond Alexander Clover 4 Sep 1894 Caucasian (White) born New Jersey Registered Essex, NJ
The Somerset County Historical Quarterly
Volumes 1 through 8 of this periodical are bound with indexes at Orlando Public Library. I have searched these. The only Clover entries are for Peter Clover. All of these are mentioned in the article on Peter Clover, son, of John Peter Clover.
Census Records
The 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1820 censuses were lost. There were no state or territorial censuses until 1885. There are a few very early quit rents, etc and various lists from tax records have been published to try to take the place of these records.
1830 Gloucester County, New Jersey Deptford page 76: Benj Clover 03132002-00021111
[Benjamin is indexed as a Clover but I see no r on the end of the word.]
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1840 Mercer County, New Jersey Nottingham page 6: Francis Clover 010100-001 Free Colored Persons [Note that in 1850, there is a Francis Clover in Bergen County, born in Holland.]
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1850 Bergen County, New Jersey New Barbadoes page 165 line 23 in household of Lewis Irish: Francis Clover 42 Holland tailor; Betsy 42 Holland; John 12 Holland; Gibertus 5 Holland.
1850 Camden County, New Jersey Haddenfield page 297 line 42: Hannah Clover 11 NJ black in household of John K. Inskeep carpenter.
1850 Gloucester County, New Jersey Franklin page 3 line 40: Thomas N. Clover 28 PA tailor; Ann 24 NJ; Eliza 4 PA; Richard D. Clover 2 NJ
1850 Salem County, New Jersey Pittsgrove Township page 227 line 8: Manning Clover 16 NJ Wheelright in household of James Craver
1850 Sussex County, New Jersey Sandyston Township page 26 line 24: Myres Clover 26 NY laborer: Mary Myres 15 NY.
1850 Somerset County, New Jersey Hillsborough page 404 line 12 in household of Abraham Totten farmer who has a very large household with all separate names: Rachel Clover 24 NJ black; Nicholas Clover 2 NJ black
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1860 Burlington County, New Jersey Burlington page 50 line 27; Hannah Clover 19 NJ black in household of Thomas Halbert all of household black.
1860 Essex County, New Jersey Newark Ward 7 page 204 line 8 in household of Bernard Rest: Anna Clover 18 PA
1860 Hudson County, New Jersey Jersey City Ward 1 page 923 line 31 in household of A. Mc. J. Henderson: Kitty Clover 17 servant born Georgia [no race given]
1860 Hudson County, New Jersey Jersey City Ward 4 page 385 line 26: Jacob H. Clover 35 NY Overseer; Sybit 32 NY; Alice 11 NY; Russell 10 NJ; Sarah 7 NJ; Sarah Jackson 30 NJ black servant.
1860 Middlesex County, New Jersey Woodbridge page 203 in household of Edwin A. Clark: Kitty Clover 9 NY mulatto not certain is written just above her age.
1860 Passaic County, New Jersey Paterson North Ward page 500 line 20: E. A. Clover male 33 PA cigar maker $800/200; Elis female 33 PA; Sarah 5 NJ; Elis female 3 NJ; Christina 1/12 NJ.
1860 Somerset County, New Jersey Hillsborough page 823 line 17 in household of Peter Nevius: Nicholas Clover 13 NJ [not marked as black or mulatto]
1870 Camden County, New Jersey Waterford Township NARA M593 roll 855 page 84b line 32: Thomas N. Clover 49 PA machinist 800/1000; Marcilla 40 PA; Thomas 18 NY clerk in store; Annie 8 NY; Harry 3 NY
1870 Passaic County, New Jersey Paterson Ward 1 NARA M593 roll 885 page 293b line 32: John Clover 33 Holland carpenter parents foreign born; Petrina 23 Holland parents foreign born; Anna 2 NJ
1870 Passaic County, New Jersey Paterson Ward 2 NARA M593 roll 885 page 315b line 5: Edward A. Clover 42 PA Foreman cigar factory 2200/200 parents foreign born: Elizabeth 44 PA; Sarah M. 15 NJ; Anna B. 10 NJ [marked as property 1000/100, but that may have been written on the wrong line. The following head of household has no entry for property.]
1900 New Jersey
1900 Burlington County, New Jersey Palmyra Twp NARA T623 roll 957 ED 29 sh 9 line 34: Manning R. Clover Jan 1834 England Eng Eng came 1844 naturalized, builder; Elizabeth C. wife Aug 1850 PA Scotland Ireland; George B. son Oct 1875 NY Eng PA Grocery clerk
1900 Camden County, New Jersey. There is a George W. Glover indexed as a Clover.
1900 Essex County, New Jersey West Orange NARA T623 roll 968 page 255b ED 183 sh 5 line 80: Alexander Clover white June 1863 NJ Germany Germany; Caroline wife Oct 1865 NJ NJ NJ; Minnie E. Dau Oct 1865 NJ NJ NJ; Raymond A. son Sept 1893 NJ NJ NJ; Sarah McLennon housekeeper Apr 1840 NJ
1900 Essex County, New Jersey Irvington Ward 1 NARA T623 roll 969 page 186 ED 196 sh 1 line 1: H. William Clover May 1834 Germany Ger Ger to US 1865 naturalized farm labor; Lena wife Dec 1853 Germany Ger Ger; William son Apr 1873 NJ; Henry son June 1876 NJ; Frederick son Feb
1880 NJ; Lizzie dau Mar 1882 NJ; Lena dau May 1883 NJ; Charles son Mar 1885 NJ; Annie dau Mar 1887 NJ; Lilly dau Jan 1889 NJ; Arthur son April 1891
1900 Essex County, New Jersey Orange ED 160 sh 11 line 67: Henry W. Clover Nov 1869 NJ; Isadora wife Sept 1869 NJ; Maude dau Nov 1888 NJ; Rachel Harrison sister in law Nov 1854 NJ
1900 Essex County, New Jersey Orange ED 183 sh 5 line 75: William Clover March 1836 Germany; Regina wife Aug 1838 Germany; William L. son Aug 1860; Lizzie dau Nov 1872 NJ; Alice dau June 1885 NJ
1900 Essex County, New Jersey Newark Ward 13 NARA T623 roll 982 p 215 ED 126 sh 2 line 99: John Clover white Jan 1877 NJ Ger Ger; Cornelia wife Apr 1880 NJ Eng NJ mar 3 years 2/1 children; Ida M. dau April 1899 NJ NJ NJ
1900 Mercer County, New Jersey Trenton NARA T623 roll 982 page 215 ED 74 sh 27 line 2: Ida Clover white April 1836 NJ NJ NJ housekeeper enumerated with Allen Hollinger
1900 Mercer County, New Jersey Trenton 8th Ward, NARA T623 roll 982 page 319, ED 81 sh 6 line 81: Calev C. Clover white Oct 1875 married 8 years CT NJ PA potter; Kate E. wife Jan 1877 NJ NJ NJ 1/1 child; Myrtle M. dau Feb 1897 NJ CT NJ.
1900 Passaic County, New Jersey Little Falls NARA T623 roll 989 page 81: Twp ED 87 sh 6 line 27: Kittie Clover white July 1875 NY NY NY boarder with Snyder Johnson
1900 Passaic County, New Jersey Paterson NARA T623 roll 911 page 10 ED 110 sh 10 line 91: Sarah Clover white Sept 1853 NJ PA PA single shirt worker, boarder with Mary Gillmore
New Jersey Map
I am including the following map of New Jersey to clarify something. Prior to 1800, there are Clover records in Salem County, Hunterdon County, Somerset County, Morris County. If you look at the map you will see that Salem County does not seem to have a close geographical connection with the rest. On the other hand, the other three counties actually are contiguous with each other. I have been told for example that Mary Cooper Clover could not have been Philip Clover's wife because they lived in different counties. But the counties actually share a border.
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