Henry B. Clover, son of Gamaliel Clover

Clover Family Research Compendium

Created, Edited, and Maintained By June Clover Byrne

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Henry B. Clover, son of Gamaliel Clover
Copyright 1998 June C. Byrne

Although I wrote and published this article in 1998, much of the following information is based upon The Lineage of John Peter Clover by Mary Clover Kishler. A copy of this was sent to me by Clover Apelian and I am very grateful to her. I have since received a lot of information from various people including Jo McGinnis.

Please note that numbers in ( ) refer to endnotes at the end of the article.

Descendants of Henry Clover of Venango County, Pennsylvania

William J McMurray, Editor, History of Auglaize County Ohio, Volume II, (Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Company, Indianapolis, 1923), 39-40. Note: This is the son of Henry B. Clover.

“WILLIAM D. CLOVER, vice president of the Neeley-Clover Company, oil producers, at St. Marys, and for years recognized as one of the important factors in the development of the oil fields in Ohio, is a Pennsylvanian by birth, but has been a resident of Ohio since the days of the uncovering of the great Lima oil field and there are few men in the oil industry who have a wider acquaintance than he or whose activities along that line have been more varied and comprehensive. Mr Clover was born at Salem, PA, June 20, 1865, and is a son of Henry B and Agnes (Neeley) Clover, both of whom were born in that state and whose last days were spent in St. Marys, to which place they moved some time after their sons had become active in the oil business there. Reared in Pennsylvania, William D Clover received his schooling there and as a young man became interested in oil development, becoming engaged in development work then going on in New York state, and there laid the foundation for the comprehensive knowledge of the oil industry now possessed by him. When the Lima oil field was opened in the late ‘80's Mr. Clover came to Ohio and got in on the “boom:” that then was attracting so much attention throughout this part of the state. He took an active part in several developments that marked that boom and in 1887 became attracted to the possibilities of the St. Marys field, he and his brother M K Clover, taking a hand in the rich development that soon thereafter followed in that field. In 1890 these brothers and their cousins, the Neeley brothers, associated themselves in this development work and not long afterward formed the Neeley-Clover company, which ever since has been one of the big factors in the oil industry, heavy producers not only in Ohio but in Indiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania, and of which company William D Clover is the vice-president. This company also has leases in Kentucky and West Virginia and Mr Clover likewise is a considerable stockholder in the Lemon G Neeley Company and the Iron Mountain Company the offices of which latter companies are at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mr Clover is a Scottish Rite (32 degree) Mason and a noble of the ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, affiliated with the blue lodge, the chapter and the council of the Masonic order at St. Marys and with the consistory and shrine at Dayton, and is also a member of the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias at St. Marys. In his political views he is a Democrat. In 1895, some years after he had taken up his residence at St. Marys, William D Clover was united in marriage to Emma Scott, who was born in the county, daughter of Thomas and Amanda (Good) Scott, and to this union six children have been born, three of whom are living, Hazel, Orville and Robert, all of whom have been graduated from the St. Marys high school. The deceased children of this family were Scott, John and Walter. Mr and Mrs Clover have a very pleasant home in St. Marys and have ever taken an interested and helpful part in such movements as have been designed to promote the general welfare of the community.”

In Volume II of the same book, page 64, his brother, Marvin K Clover, is mentioned president of the Glass Block Company, Inc.

Henry Bascom Biedleman Clover

The following picture of Henry B. Clover was sent to me by Cathy Gruben. It originally belonged to Mary Kline. A copy of it was given to Cathy by Mary's nephew. Thanks for sharing this wonderful picture.

1.        Henry Bascom Biedleman Clover was born 27 May 1827, Pennsylvania, (son of Gamaliel Clover, Senior and Martha Jane Platt), died 16 February 1904, St. Marys, Ohio. He married (first) Katherine Schwartz. She was born 1832, and died 1901. Henry married (second) 15 September 1863 Agnes Elizabeth Neely.(1) According to his death record in the Auglaize County, Ohio Probate Court Death Record, he died 16 February 1904 St Marys, 2nd Ward, aged 76 y 8 m 19 d. [This would calculate his birth date as 28 May 1827.] Place of birth is listed as St Marys.   [This is an error because all other records say he was born in Pennsylvania. His father Gamaliel was living in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in 1830 according to the census records so it is most probable that Henry was born in Armstrong County.]

        Agnes was born 20 February 1843, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, died 1 January 1936, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. The informant on her death certificate, C. R. Backus, stated that her parents were Gene Neely and --- Segworth, both born Clarion County, Pennsylvania.(2) Henry and Agnes are buried in Elmgrove Cemetery, Auglaize County, Ohio.(3) Agnes was the daughter of Jesse and Mary (Sigworth) Neely according to Mary Kishler. C. R. Backus was her son-in-law according to the 1920 Census below.
    Henry was born east of the mountains in Pennsylvania and his family moved to Venango County, Pennsylvania when he was 11 years old [1838]. His sons followed the oil fields to Ohio and in the 1890's, Henry and Agnes moved to St. Marys, Ohio.(4) Mary Kishler has two birth dates for Henry’s birth with no explanation, 27 May 1827 and 11 April 1827. Henry’s death certificate states that he died 16 February 1904, aged 76 years, 8 months, 19 days, in the 2nd Ward, St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio. No further information was given.(5) This would extrapolate to a birth date of 31 May 1827.
    In the Clover Family Exchange 1:3:9, Mary Clover Kishler’s booklet, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, is mentioned and the early dates in it are attributed to the bible of Gamaliel Clover which was in her possession. There are no sources listed in the booklet itself. Mary listed all the descendants listed here and included birth dates.

    ▸    1860 Venango Co, PA, Richland Twp, p 494 Henry is unmarried living with his father, Gamaliel Clover.
    ▸    1870 Venango Co, PA Richland Twp, p 504: Henry Clover 43 PA Farmer; Agnes 26 PA; William 5 PA; Marvin 3 PA; Gamaliel 1 PA.
    ▸    1880 Venango Co, PA Richland Two, p 339B: H B Clover 54 PA; Agnes 37 PA; Dick 15 PA; Martin 13 PA; Gamaliel 12 PA; John 6 PA; Simeon 3; Kate 1.
    ▸    1910 Auglaize Co, OH ed 65 sh 9 fam 218: Clarence R Backus 32, married 5 y, OH Ger OH; Katherine A 31 PA PA PA 3/2 ch; Agnes K 3 OH; Frederick C 1 6/12 OH; Agnes E Clover 67 Mother-in-law PA PA PA.
    ▸    1920 Auglaize Co, OH St. Marys ed 82 sh 4 ln 74: Agnes E Clover, Mother-in-law enumerated with Clarence Backus.

Child of Henry Clover and Katherine Schwartz:
    All information on Isaac James Clover and children was sent by Cathy Gruben.
    1. Isaac James Clover, born 12 June 1853, Beaver, Clarion, Pennsylvania, died 3 September 1937, Cranberry, Venango, Pennsylvania.
He married Caroline Boyer 25 May 1879 in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, daughter of Amos Boyer and Ann Cope. She was born September 14, 1854 in Salem, Clarion, Pennsylvania, and died March 12, 1944 in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania.
Obituary: The Derrick Tuesday Morning March 14, 1944 Page #6: MRS. CAROLINE BOYER CLOVER, 89, of Van RD died at 8 p.m. Sunday March 12, 1944, in the Oil City hospital where she had been a patient for 10 days. She was born in Salem Township, Clarion County, on September 14, 1854, the daughter of Amos and Anna Cope Boyer. She had resided for 36 years at Popetown, near Knox, before going to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Robert A. Ward and family of Van RD, about eight years ago. Her husband, James Clover died in 1937.
Mrs. Clover attended the Salem Lutheran Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Minerva Brooks of Cleveland Heights, OH; Mrs. Glenna D. Ward of Van RD; and Mrs. Lydia Webb of Buffalo, NY. Also surviving are sons George Clover of Detroit, MI and Frank Clover of Cleveland, OH; two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Shoup of St. Petersburg, PA and Mrs. Mary Shue of Nahunta, GA; a brother, Andrew Boyer of Coldwater, MI and 34 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Friends may call at the Boyer Funeral Home, Knox, where the
Interment will be in the Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Lamartine, Clarion County.
        Boyer, Rev. Charles C. American Boyers. Kutztown Publishing Company. Kutztown, Pennsylvania. 1915. p 136
Caroline Boyer, daughter of Amos Boyer and his wife Anna Cope, was born Sept. 14, 1854, married (1879) James Clover. Address (1915) Knox, Pa. Adventists. Children: Charles, Minerva, Glenna, Lydia, George, Margie, Frank

Children of Isaac Clover and Caroline Boyer:
i. Charles Clover, born March 29, 1881, Salem, Clarion, Pennsylvania; d. May 28, 1910.
ii. Minerva Anna Clover, born January 20, 1883, Salem, Clarion, Pennsylvania; d. April 15, 1978, Aurora, Portage, Ohio; married Everett Brooks, born November 14, 1884, Cleveland, Ohio; d. May 05, 1962, Menton On Lake, Lake, Ohio.
iii. Glenna Delilah Clover, born March 22, 1885, Salem, Clarion, Pennsylvania; d. October 28, 1955, Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania; m. Robert Andrew Ward, born January 30, 1885, Mckeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; d. December 15, 1951, Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania.
iv. Lydia Cleora Clover, b. June 08, 1888, Salem, Clarion, Pennsylvania; d. July 13, 1960, Des Moines, Washington; m. Carl Cornell Webb, August 10, 1914, Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania; b. March 09, 1887, Sandy Lake, Mercer, Pennsylvania; d. February 20, 1929, Buffalo, New York.
v. George Willis Clover, born May 08, 1893, Salem, Clarion, Pennsylvania; d. September 05, 1972, Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan; m. Hazel Mildred Adams, born April 20, 1896, Ducat, Wood, Ohio; d. January 01, 1983, Harrison, Macomb, Michigan.
vi. Marjorie V. Clover, born February 21, 1897, Salem, Clarion, Pennsylvania; d. October 20, 1906, Clarion ,Pennsylvania.
vii. Frank Robert Clover, born January 20, 1899, Salem, Clarion, Pennsylvania; d. July 25, 1972, Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio; m. Edna Kage, born August 1898, Macomb, Michigan; d. May 02, 1951, Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

Picture sent by Dave Craig. It was probably taken in the Knox, Pennsylvania area where they lived.
Frank Clover, James Clover, Caroline Boyer

1880 Auglaize County, Ohio St. Mary's NARA T9 roll 0994 page 531d: Charles T. Scott Self M Male W 56 MD IRE IRE policeman; Amanda Wife M Female W 42 PA PA PA;
Emma G. Dau W 6 OH MD PA; Ida G. DOLY SDau Married W 20 OH OH PA; Gertrude B. Scott SGDau Female W 5M OH OH OH

    ▸    1900 Auglaize Co, OH, St. Marys ed 42 sh 4 ln 90: Richard W Clover Jan 1865 PA; Emma wife Dec 1873 OH; Frank Sep 1897 IN; Hazel Nov 1899 OH; Pearl Hannah Servant May 1880 IN.
    ▸    1910 Auglaize Co, OH St. Marys ed 66 fam 226: William D Clover 41 PA; Emma F 34 OH; Frank S 12 OH; Hazel 10 OH; John 6 OH; Walter 4 OH; infant x OH.
    ▸    1920 Auglaize Co, OH, St. Marys ed 82 sh 2 ln 38: William D Clover 54 PA; Eva G 46 OH; Hazel G 20 OH; John W OH; Walter G 14 OH; Orville L 9 OH; Robert 8 OH.

All of the following children are buried in Elmgrove Cemetery, Auglaize County, Ohio.(13)
Children of William Dick Clover and Emma Scott:

        9.    i    Frank Scott Clover, born 26 September 1897, Indiana (Ohio scratched out), died 11 January 1911 of pneumonia. The informant, Wm. Clover of St. Marys, stated that he was the son of William Clover and Emma Scott.(14)
        10.    ii    Hazel Gertrude Clover, born 18 November 1899, Ohio, died 11 February 1966, St Mary's, Auglaize County, Ohio. The informant, Willis J. Kishler, stated that she had never married and that she was the daughter of William Dick Clover and Emma Scott.(15)
        11.    iii    Baby Boy Clover, born 1902, died 1902. (16)
        12.    iv    John Neely Clover, born 3 May 1903, Ohio,(17) died 3 December 1920, Auglaize County, Ohio.(18)
        13.    v    Walter Guy Clover, born 20 November 1905, Ohio,(19) died 11 August 1921.(20)
        14.    vi    Orville L. Clover, born 21 April 1910, Ohio, died 11 February 1924, Auglaize County, Ohio of pneumonia. The informant, W. D. Clover, stated that he was single and the son of W. D. Clover and Emma Scott.(21) Mary Kishler says he died 10 February 1924.
        15.    vii    Robert Clover, born 30 August 1911, Ohio,(22) died 7 February 1924, Auglaize County, Ohio. The informant, W. D. Clover, stated that he was the son of W. D. Clover and Emma Scott.(23) Mary Kishler says he died 6 February 1924. According to Jo McGinnis, the stone says Bobby.

3.    Marvin Kingsley Clover, born 3 September 1866, Pennsylvania, died 24 December 1945, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, last residence, Auglaize County, buried Elmgrove Cemetery, Auglaize County, Ohio. The informant, Cade C. Clover of Tulsa, Oklahoma, stated that Marvin was married and the son of Henry B. Clover and Agnes Neely, both born Pennsylvania. His surviving spouse was listed as Clara A. Clover, aged 70 years.(24) Marvin married 2 July 1893, in Auglaize County, Ohio, Clara Alice Dingledine.(25) Clara, born 8 May 1875, Buckland, Auglaize County, Ohio, died 12 April 1954, at her home in St. Marys, Auglaize County. The informant, Mary A. Kishler, stated that Clara was the daughter of Winsberry Newton Dingledine and Mary Jane Neese. Clara was also buried in Elmgrove Cemetery.(26) Mary Kishler lists children with birth dates.

Atlas and Biographical Sketches of Auglaize County, Ohio, Reprint of original published: Piqua, Ohio : Magee Bros., 1917. 166 p.
page 165. This is available on the www.familysearch.org site. Go to the search for records, put in Auglaize County, Ohio, then Land and Property. When you get to this book, you will find that it is a link to the book online. Page 143 has a picture of M. K. Clover in the lower right hand corner.
        M. K. Clover, one of the big businessmen in St. Marys, was born in Salem, Pennsylvania, 3 September 1866, and is a son of Henry B. and Agnes (Neely) Clover. He was educated in the local school of his birthplace and spent many of his younger years on a farm.
    In June 1886, he located in Lima, Ohio, and, during the following year, moved to St. Marys, and a few years thereafter helped to organize the Clover-Neely Company, with which institution he is presently identified. He is an extensive holder of oil and gas properties, as well as rural and city real estate.
    Mr. Clover is the kind of person who makes a favorable impression on anyone with whom he happens to come in contact. His reputation for keen business foresight and extends over the whole northwestern Ohio. He holds memberships in the Masonic and the K. of P.
    Jo McGinnis sent this picture of Winsberry Newton Dingledine. She also sent me a copy of his marriage license. Mr. N. W. Dingledine married Mary Jane Neese, 10 December 1871, in Auglaize County, Ohio. The death certificate of his brother, Charles A. Dingledine, has a great amount of information on it. Charles was born 7 December 1857, Logan Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, died 5 November 1921, Logan Township, Auglaize County, Ohio. He was married and his spouse was Mary Alice Butcher. He was the son of John Dingledine, born Shenandoah County, Virginia, and Clara Caldwell, born Virginia. Winsberry was the informant on the death certificate.

Clerk for 50 Years is Dead St. Marys, Apr 14-
Winsberry Newton DINGLEDINE, 80, clerk of Logan-tp for fifty years, died Sunday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M.K. CLOVER, N. Perry-st. He had lived with her since the death of his wife two years ago. Mr. DINGLEDINE with the exception of four years had been clerk of Logan-tp continuously from 1876 to February 1931, when he resigned. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. CLOVER, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
    For thirty years he operated an elevator in Buckland where he had lived since 1881 until he came to St. Marys. He was a member of the Christian church, Buckland, where funeral services will be held at a time to be
announced later.

        Jo McGinnis sent me a copy of the Ohio death certificate for Mary Jane Dingledine. It stated that she was born 17 December 1850, Terra Haute, Champaign County, Ohio, daughter of Shern Neese, born Virginia, and Mary May, born Virginia. Mary Jane died 10 December 1929, Saint Mary's Township, Auglaize County, Ohio. She was the wife of Winsberry N. Dingledine. The informant was Winsberry N. Dingledine of Buckland, Ohio. She was buried in Buckland Cemetery.
        Jo McGinnis also sent me a copy of the Ohio death certificate for Winston Newton Dingledine, born 3 November 1850, Ohio, son of John Dingledine, born Virginia, and Clara M. Caldwell. He was widowed. His wife was Mary Jane Neese. Winston died 12 April 1931, Saint Mary's Township, Auglaize County, Ohio. The informant was Clara A. Clover [his daughter]. He was buried in Buckland Cemetery.
    Jo McGinnis also sent me this biography on the family.
History of Auglaize County, Ohio, Pages 604, 605, 606

W. Newton Dingledine, veteran grain dealer of Buckland, former mayor of that town, for many years clerk of Logan Township, now living retired at his pleasant home in Buckland, is a native Buckeye and has lived in this state all his life, a resident of Auglaize County since he was seven years of age, a period of sixty-five years, and is thus one of the best known men in the county. Mr. Dingledine was born in Champaign County, Ohio on November 3, 1850 and is a son of John and Clara (Caldwell) Dingledine who became residents of this county some years after that date and whose last days were spent here. John Dingledine was a native of the Old Dominion, born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and was a son of Philip and Mary (Barrington) Dingledine, both of whom also were born in Virginia, members of Colonial families, and whose last days were spent in Champaign County, Ohio. Philip Dingledine was a farmer, landowner and proprietor of a saw mill in Champaign County. John Dingledine grew to manhood in his native state and was there married. When thirty-one years of age he came to Ohio and located in Champaign County, where he remained until October, 1857 when he came to Auglaize County with his family and settled on a tract of 176 acres he had bought west of the Auglaize River in Logan Township, this tract including all of the northeast quarter of Section 34 of that township, two miles north of where Buckland came into being when the railroad presently came along. He established his home on that tract there in the woods and entered upon the task of clearing the same and making a farm out of it, but these labors were interrupted by his death less than six years thereafter, his death occurring in February, 1863. His wife died in that same year and three children thus were doubly orphaned. Two other children of this family had died previously. Of the surviving children but two now are living, the subject of this sketch and his brother, John Dingledine. The deceased children of this family were Samuel, Mary and Charles. It will be noted by a comparison of dates above that W. Newton Dingledine was but seven years of age when he came to this county with his parents in 1857 and he was thirteen when he was bereaved by the death of his parents. He was taken into the household of John Gochenour, one of the leading farmers of that neighborhood and there grew to manhood, completing his schooling in the local schools. Upon the attainment of his majority, Mr. Dingledine came into his inheritance, his share of his father’s estate and he became a practical farmer, looking after the interests of his farm—a part of the old home place north of Buckland—and the grain interests he meanwhile was developing, until 1881 when he left the farm and moved to Buckland where he built a house and where he since has been making his home. It was in 1882 that Mr. Dingledine became engaged in the grain business at Buckland and became proprietor of the grain elevator there. That was four or five years after the completion of the railroad and it soon became apparent that Buckland was a good shipping point. For more than twenty-five years he remained in the grain business at Buckland and St. Mary’s and then in 1909 he sold his elevator there and bought the grain elevator at Glynwood, about midway between Buckland and St. Mary’s and another excellent shipping point in that part of the county, and continued in business at that point until his retirement in 1921. Mr. Dingledine is a deacon in the Christian church at Buckland. He is a Democrat and has been serving as clerk of Logan Township with exception of an interruption of service during several terms from 1886 to 1893 ever since the year 1876, this probably constitutes the record of length of individual public service in this county. During the period of interruption in his service as township clerk, Mr. Dingledine was as township treasurer, so that his record may be regarded as one of continuous public service for more than forty-one years. He also rendered service as mayor of Buckland for six years, was treasurer of the town, and for some time also was a member of the township board. On December 10, 1871, W. N. Dingledine was united in marriage to Mary Jane Neese, daughter of Shen and Mary (May) Neese, and to this union was born one child, a daughter, Clara A., who married Marvin K. Clover of St. Mary’s and has four children: Cade, Mary, Jesse and June. Mary Clover married Willis Kishler and has one child, a son, Marvin.

Pictures of Marvin and his family.

Portrait and Biographical Record Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio, (Chapman Brothers: Chicago, 1892), 434 and 437
    John H. Gochenour. One of the finest farms in Logan Township is owned by Mr. John H. Gochenour, and is situated on section 10. This tract of land consists of four hundred and fifty acres, nearly all of which is improved and is the result of industry and perseverance. Our subject is a native Virginian, born in Shenandoah County, as were also his parents, Abraham and Catherine (Neff) Gochenour. Both parents were esteemed members of the Lutheran Church and died in that faith, the father in 1839 and the mother in 1854. They were honorable Christian people and were classed among the best citizens of their community. After the death of the father, the mother married John Dingledine, a native of the Old Dominion.
    The original of this notice was born in the year 1835 and when but a child was left fatherless. He was educated in the common schools of Shenandoah County and made his home with his mother and step father until eighteen years of age. In 1849, he immigrated to Ohio and began learning the carpenter’s trade in Champaign County. He selected his wife in the person of Miss Sarah C. Weaver, and their nuptials were celebrated in 1858. Her father, William Weaver, was a native of Champaign County, Ohio. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Gochenour moved to Logan Township, Auglaize County, Ohio and settled on the farm now owned by our subject. This land was then very different from the fertile and cultivated fields of the present day, for it was covered with wood and very few improvements had been made. Mr. Gochenour erected a log cabin and in this he and his ambitious and economical young wife began their career as pioneers. Mr. Gochenour cleared seventy five acres of this farm and in 1861 he erected a good substantial frame house in which he is now living. Year by year, as his means allowed, he added to the original tract of land, until he is now the owner of four hundred and fifty acres of excellent land, all the fruits of his exertions, coupled with that of his esteemed and agreeable helpmate.
    Their union was blessed by the birth of four children, only two now living, Elva A. and Jeanetta, both of whom were thoroughly educated in the common schools and in colleges. The former is living on a farm near the old home and the latter resides at Versailles, Darke County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Gochenour are members of the Christian Union Church and are zealous and active workers of the same. In his political career, our subject has always been a stanch Democrat and his first Presidential vote was cast for James Buchanan. He has been Township Clerk for several years, has also held the position of Land Appraiser and Supervisor, and in fact, has held all the offices of the Township, discharging the duties of each and all with credit himself and to the evident satisfaction of the people.
    Although he began his career in Auglaize County a poor boy, all enterprises prospered in his hands, and especially with agricultural pursuits did he seem exactly suited. With care and perseverance has he attended to his adopted vocation and with energy and thoroughness, until successful results have bee reaped and he is now one of the wealthy and substantial men of the county. He has the confidence and respect of his neighbors to an unlimited degree and is universally liked.

    ▸    1900 Auglaize Co, OH, St. Marys ED 42 sh 4 ln 55: Marvin Clover Sep 1865 PA; Clara May 1875 OH; Cade Oct 1894 5 IN; Mary Aug 1896 OH.
    ▸    1910 Auglaize Co, OH St. Marys ed 65 fam 248: Marvin K Clover 43 PA; Clara A OH; Cade C IN; Mary A OH; Jessie C OH; Alice J OH.
    ▸    1920 Auglaize Co, OH, St Marys ed 81 sh 1 ln 11: Marvin K Clover 53 PA; Clara 44 OH; Cade 25 IN; Jessie 14 OH; June 12 OH; Hazel Sprague 20 OH Servant.

Children of Marvin Clover and Clara Dingledine:

    16.    i    Cade Calvert Clover, born 22 October 1894, died June 1985, last residence Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74114, SS 441-09-5135, issued Oklahoma.(27) Cade married 18 December 1922, Miriam Crawford.(28) Miriam, born 22 January 1900, died January 1976, last residence Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114, SS 440-48-7351 issued Oklahoma.(29) Cade was born in Kokomo, Indiana, and served as an ensign in WW I.(3)
    17.    ii    Mary Agnes Clover, born 30 August 1896, died 30 July 1992, last residence St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, SS 274-62-4975, issued Ohio.(31) Mary married 24 October 1917, Willis J. "Pete" Kishler.(32) Willis, born 14 August 1893, died 8 May 1975, buried: Elmgrove Cemetery, Auglaize County, Ohio,(33) SS 269-01-6816 issued OH, last residence St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, has death date as April 1973.(34) Mary Kishler published her booklet in 1963. It has been extremely valuable to me.
                Willis Kishler’s parents and grandfather are identified in their obituaries: “Willis Kishler, died 20 August 1914 St. Marys, age 60 years, s/o Dr. W. G. Kishler who is now 90 years, children: Mrs Charles Hunter of Lima, Claude of Ft. Monroe, Virginia, Willis of St. Marys, son, Fred, by second marriage.”(35) This was the father of Willis Kishler, the spouse of Mary Agnes Clover.
                “Althausen, Albert, died 30 March 1912, St. Marys, 77 years old, born 13 January 1835, Germany, came to US with parents 1849-father died 1852. Albert married Louise Herzing, children: Mrs. E. M. Veenfleit, Mrs. J. F. Stout, Mrs Willis Kishler of St. Marys, Mrs C W Timmermeister of Wapakoneta.”(36) The Auglaize cemetery records list Willis’s tombstone which says he was a veteran. His parents and grandfather are on the same page. Dr. W. G. Kishler 1824-1918, Veteran; Emma Kishler 1863-1928; Willis Kishler 1853-1914.(37)
        18.    iii    Charles Newton Clover, born 29 July 1903, died 29 November 1903,(38) buried Elmgrove Cemetery, Auglaize County, Ohio.(39)
        19.    iv    Jessie Clara Clover, born 9 February 1905, St. Marys Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, died 21 February 2000, last residence, Boca Rotan, Florida.(40) She married 21 August 1935, in Auglaize County, Ohio, Howard Alois Werner.(41) Howard, born 21 August 1904, died 19 February 1991, SS 278-01-0979 issued Ohio.(42) Howard was the son of Jacob and Vilura Herbst Werner.(43)
        20.    v    Alice June Clover, born 5 June 1907, Ohio, married 25 September 1926, Ned Theodore Smith.(44) Ned, born 22 May 1903, died 20 April 1997, last residence Venice, Sarasota County, Florida 34285, SS 287-07-0313 Issued Ohio.(45)   As of March 1998, Alice was living in Florida according to Clover Apelian, Boca Rotan, Florida. Ned was the son of Theodore and Agnes (Sammetinger) Smith.(46)
        21.    vi    Enid Octavia Clover, born 11 October 1911, died 11 April 1914 of scarlet fever. The informant, Mrs. M. K. Clover, stated that she was the daughter of M. K. Clover and Clara Dingledine, born Richland, Ohio.(47) Enid was buried: Elmgrove Cemetery, Auglaize County, Ohio.(48) “Eunid Octavia Clover, died April 1914, St. Marys, aged 3 years, daughter of M. K..”(49)

4.    Gamaliel Neely Clover
Gamaliel Neely Clover, born 27 November 1868, Pennsylvania, married Sylvia Bauman.(50) Jo McGinnis sent me a scan of the actual marriage certificate. Gamaliel's middle name is on the certificate. Gamaliel Neely Clover, aged 31 on the 27 day of November, 1899, resident of Sugar Grove, Ohio. He was a gas driller. He was the son of H. B. Clover and A. E. Neely. Sylvia Bowman was aged 17 years [No birth date given but this would imply she was born about 1883.] Sylvia was the daughter of Jacob C. Bowman and ALLIE Schwick. Note the difference from the names on the death certificate. They were married in Fairfield County, Ohio, on 6 October 1900.
    Jo McGinnis sent me a copy of a page from an application for letter of administration from an estate file from Fairfield County, Ohio which stated that Sylvia M. Clover, age 54, of Lancaster, says that Gamaliel N. Clover died 2 March 1934, in Mounds, [Creek County,] Oklahoma. Surviving heirs are listed as: Kathryn Clover, 35, daughter: Martha Ewing, 34, daughter; Harry Clover, 27, son; /William Clover, 22, son; James Clover, 17. son. Personal property was estimated as $200, read estate was estimated at $6000. There was no indebtedness. Gamaliel's occupation was that of contractor. This page was signed y Sylvia M. Clover and dated 18 March 1937. Note that there was three years between his death and this application. The cause of this is unknown.
        Jo McGinnis sent me a copy of a church record from the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Ohio. Gamaliel Neely Clover was married and lived at 327 North High Street. He was received into the church by Rev. H. P. Ivey, on 21 June 1913. His death information was given as 2 March 1934, in Mounds, Oklahoma.
        Sylvia, born 3 March 1883, Ohio, died 23 June 1965, buried Forest Rose Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio. The informant, Katherine Clover, of Lancaster, Ohio, stated that she was the daughter of Jacob Bauman and Ella Schwenke.(51) Gamaliel died 1934, buried Forest Rose Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio.(52) Mary Kishler lists their children with birth dates.
        The Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Lancaster, Ohio, Wednesday, June 23, 1965
Sylvia M. Bauman-Clover
    Mrs. Sylvia M. Clover, 82, of 437 East Fifth Avenue, died today at 3:15 AM in Lancaster Fairfield County Hospital. The widow of Gamaliel N. Clover, Mrs. Clover was a member of First Methodist Church and had sang in the choir there for more than 40 years. She earned the choir cross pendant awarded for 40 years of service.
    Survivors are 2 daughters, Miss Kathryn Clover, Mrs. Martha (John F.) Ewing, both of Lancaster; 3 sons, William (Geneva M.) and James (Barbara J.) Clover, Lancaster; Harry (Margaret J.) Clover, Frankfort, Kentucky; 11 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; a brother, Charles Bauman, Columbus.
    Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:00 AM at Ray Wise Funeral Home. The Reverend Whitney Trousdale officiating; burial in Forest Rose Cemetery. Friends may call at Wise Funeral Home after 7:00 PM on Thursday.
The family suggests contributions be made to the Fairfield County Heart Fund or the Arthritis Fund.

▸ 1910 Fairfield Co, OH ed 64 fam 301: Gamaieter [sic] Clover 40 PA; Sylvia 27 OH; Catherine 8 OH, Martha 7 OH, Esther 4 OH, Harry 2 OH.
▸ 1920 Fairfield Co, OH Lancaster, 204 6th Ave, ED 18 sh 12 ln 85: G N Clover 51 PA; Sylvia 47 OH; Katherine 18 OH; Martha 16 OH; Esther 14 OH; Harry 12 OH; Billy 5 4/12 OH; Jimmie 2/12 OH.
Children of Gamaliel Neely Clover and Sylvia Bauman:

        22.    i    Katherine Clover, born 12 November 1901, Ohio,(53) died 10 April 2001.(54) The records of Forest Rose Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio, have a stone with the name Katherine Clover 1901— in the G. N. Clover lot.(55)
        23.    ii    Martha Washington Clover, aged 23 as of 22 February 1926, Ohio, daughter of Gamaliel N. Clover and Sylvia Bauman. She was born at Sugar Grove, Ohio. Martha Washington Clover married John "Jack" Fenwick Ewing, who was aged 31, as of 31 March 1926. He was the son of Geo. W. Ewing and Agnes Donohoe. born Lancaster, Ohio. They were married 28 October 1926 in Fairfield County, Ohio.(56)
    According to information sent by Jo McGinnis, she was born 22 February 1903, died 11 May 1975, buried Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio.
Martha Washington Clover Ewing obituary, Monday, May 12, 1975, Eagle Gazette Lancaster, Ohio
    Martha W. Ewing, 72, of 803 North High Street, Lancaster, died early Sunday morning in Lancaster Fairfield County Hospital. She was retired from Hinkle’s Department Store three years ago.
    She is survived by brothers, William L. Clover, Lancaster; James B. Clover, Columbus; and a sister
Kathryn Clover, Lancaster; and many nieces and nephews.
    Service will be Tuesday at 2:00 PM in the Sheridan Funeral Home with the Reverend Stephen Schullery officiating; burial in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.
    Friends may call after 1:00 PM Monday and until the time of funeral Tuesday.
   The family suggests contributions to the Heart Fund. (57)

Jack Ewing obituary, Eagle Gazette, Lancaster, Ohio December 12, 1955
John F. Ewing, Manager Of BUC Office Here, Dies
           Requiem High Mass for John Fenwick (Jack) Ewing, 56, manager of the Lancaster office of the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation will be sung at 10:00 AM tomorrow at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. A brother, the Reverend Father Thomas D. Ewing, S. J. will celebrate the Mass.
     Ewing died at 6:30 PM Saturday in his Home, 803 North High Street, after he suffered a heart attack.
     He was a member of the Fairfield Post Number 11 of the American Legion and belonged to Lancaster Lodge Number 570 of the Elks. A World War 1 U. S. Navy veteran, he had served as manager of the Unemployment Compensation Bureau since it was opened here in 1939.
     A member of a prominent Lancaster family, his father and mother were Agnes Donohoe and George W. Ewing.
     Surviving are his widow, the former Martha W. Clover; two brothers Father Thomas D. Ewing who is at the John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio and George Ewing of Dayton, Ohio; two sisters Mrs. John Gault Milford, Center, Ohio and Mrs. Rowlee Steiner, Columbus, Ohio. A brother, Maskell Ewing preceded in death.
     The Elks plan to hold a service at the Sheridan Funeral Home at 7:00 PM. Burial will be made in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
     Friends may call any time at funeral home. The family has requested that in
lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Heart Fund.(57a)
        24.    iii    Esther Irene Clover, born 6 December 1905, Ohio,(58) died 12 June 1925, Fairfield County, Ohio, buried: Forest Rose Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio.(60) Jo McGinnis sent a copy of the First Methodist Episcopal Church records of Lancaster, Ohio. It gives this death date and states that she was single, lived at 304 East Sixth Ave, in Lancaster. She was received into the church by Rev. H. P. Ivey on 21 June 1913.
        25.    iv    Harry Neely Clover, born 26 March 1908, Ohio, died October 1973, last residence Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 40299, SS 280-07-8281 issued Ohio.(61) Harry married Jane McClure,(62) born 16 February 1915, died December 1960, buried: Forest Rose Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio.(63)
        26.    v    William Leroy Clover, born 9 August 1914, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, died 27 July 1989, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, buried: Forest Rose Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio. The informant, Geneve Clover, stated that he was married, an auditor, surviving spouse was Geneve Delp, and he was the son of Gamaliel Clover and Sylvia Bauman.(64) William married Geneve Delp, born 31 August 1916.(65)

       Obituary courtesy of Jo McGinnis; Geneva Delp Clover, Eagle Gazette, Lancaster, Ohio. Geneva Delp Clover, 87, Columbus, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Monday, March 8, 2004, at Lutheran Village in Columbus.
        She was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, CCL, Fairfield Heritage Association, Red Cross, Fairfield Nurses Association and Ruth Circle. She is survived by her sons, Judd (Mary Ann) Clover of Lancaster and John (Sue) Clover of Oxford; grandchildren, Katy and Adam Clover; sister, Genevieve Delp Welch; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Leroy Clover and her parents, Louis and Grace Lamb-Delp.
            Services will be held at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Lancaster, with the Reverend Emil H. Klatt, lll, officiating. Burial in Forest Rose Cemetery, Lancaster. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Heartland Hospice or the charity of choice.

        27.    vi    James Bauman Clover, born 14 June 1919, Ohio, married Barbara Gustavson, born 12 January 1916.(66) James died 27 July 1993, buried: Forest Rose Cemetery, Fairfield Co, OH. The cemetery has his obit on file: “James B. Mick Clover, Sr. died at home in Lakewood, California, 27 July 1993. Mr Clover was a graduate of Ohio State University and taught in the Lancaster and Groveport School systems from 1959 to 1981. He served in the US Air Force during WW II. ....He is survived by his wife, Sharon of Lakewood, California; a sister Kathryn of Lancaster; daughters, Jeanne (Clover) Johnson of St Petersburg, Florida and Betsy (Clover) Hall of West Chester, Ohio; sons, Jim of Riverside, California and Chuck of Scott’s Valley, California; 6 granddaughters and several nieces and nephews.”(67)
    Jo McGinnis sent me the following: James married (1st) 14 June 1947, Fairfield County, Ohio, Barbara Jean Gustavson. They were divorced 19 July 1968, in Fairfield County, Ohio. James married (2nd) Aileen Marcella Carroll, 19 June 1969, Fairfield County, Ohio.
According to the Ancestry California marriage records, James B. Clover, aged 66, married 27 July 1985, in San Bernadino, California, Sharon K. Steinglass. This would have been the wife who was mentioned in his obituary.

   Aileen Marcella Carroll Swackhammer-Clover
The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch March 8, 2009 Aileen Marcella Clover, age 84 of Marysville
(Union County), Ohio went to be with the Lord at her residence on Saturday, March 7, 2009 following deteriorating health in recent months. Born September 18, 1924 near Rockbridge, Perry Township, Hocking County, Ohio. She was the sixth of fourteen children of the late Claude E. and Ruth L. (Kane) Carroll of Laurelville. Also preceded in death by beloved husband Earl J. Swackhammer in December, 1965, nine brothers and two sisters. She was also preceded in death by her second husband James B. Clover whom she married June 19, 1969. They later divorced and James died July 27, 1993.
Aileen graduated from Laurelville High School in 1942 and attended her 64TH class reunion June 17, 2006. She worked in Washington, DC for on year after high school and then joined the Army/Air Force with basic training in Des Moines, Iowa. She raised her two sons with her first husband, Earl Swackhammer whom she married April 20, 1946 in Greenup, Kentucky. She retired from Huntington Bank Trust Department after over 25 years of service. She was a dedicated Christian, mother and friend and will be remembered for her laughter and joy in life.
Survived by sons, Doug (Anna) Swackhammer, Marysville and Steve (Debbie) Swackhammer, Lancaster and they both cherish the memory of their mother; grandchildren, Tonya (Jeff) Helber, Lancaster, Nikole (John) Patton, Pickerington, Chadwick (Carletta) Swackhammer, Grove City and
Amy (Eric) Alvarez, Amarillo, Texas; great-grandchildren Ryan, Avery and Dillon Patton; sisters, Ethelyn Carroll and June (Walter) Miller, both of Lancaster; many nieces, nephews and dear friends. Friends may visit Monday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home, 650 West Waterloo Street, Canal Winchester, where the funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, Pastor Mark Barbee officiating. Interment in Betzer Cemetery, Carroll. In lieu of flowers, donations many be made to the Betzer Cemetery Association in her memory.
Online condolences available at: www.spencefuneralhome.com

Lancaster Eagle Gazette,Lancaster, Ohio, Tuesday. 3 August 1993 Tuesday
     James B. (Mick) Clover, SR, 74, Lancaster, died at home in Lakewood, California, Tuesday, July 27, 1993.
     Mr. Clover was a graduate of The Ohio State University and taught in the Lancaster and Groveport school systems from 1959 to 1981. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II. He was a member of Lancaster City Council and past president of the Lancaster Exchange Club during the 1950’s. Mr. Clover was a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts and sang with the Kiwanis Kapers for many years. While residing in California, he volunteered at Los Alamitos and UCLA Medical Centers.
    He is survived by his wife Sharon of Lakewood, California; a sister Kathryn E. of Lancaster, two daughters, Jeanne (Clover) Johnson of St. Petersburg, Florida and Betsy (Clover) Hall of West Chester, Ohio; two sons, James of Riverside, California; six                 granddaughters and several nieces and nephews.
    A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM, August 7 at First Presbyterian Church in the Chapel following cremation. Donations may be made to the music department of First Presbyterian Church in Lancaster or Los Alamitos Medical Center, 3751 Katella Avenue, Los Alamitos, CA.
        ? There is a notation in the records of the cemetery with the name Westley G. Clover, died 1934, in Gamaliel's lot in Forest Rose Cemetery. I am told the child had no tombstone, death certificate, census or other record so we don't know who this child was. However, it seems very likely that the child was a descendant at least so I will list him here for the moment.

6. John Moore Clover, born 11 October 1874, Pennsylvania, died 25 November 1920, Tulsa, Oklahoma. He married Goldie Ramsbottom, born 25 October 1885, died 28 February 1962. Mary Kishler listed children with birth dates.(68)

Clarence Brown Douglass, The History of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Volume 3, (Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1921), 959.
JOHN M. CLOVER
        Pennsylvania may consistently be termed the mother state of the petroleum industry and within the borders of that historic old commonwealth have been trained many of the men who have become prominent and influential in connection with the development of the oil and gas fields in the newer fields. In Pennsylvania Mr. CLOVER gained his initial experience in the oil industry when a mere lad, and he has put this experience into effective use in the Tulsa oil fields of Oklahoma, to which district he came while this section was still part of Indian Territory. He maintains his residence in the City of Tulsa, with business offices at 301-303 Unity Building, and is successfully concerned with contracting and producing operations in the Tulsa oil fields, the while he stands forth also as one of the liberal and progressive citizens of the favored section of the state.
        Mr. Clover was born at Venango County, Pennsylvania, on the 11th, of October, 1874, and is a son of Henry B. and Agnes E. (NEELEY) Clover, the former of whom was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1830 and the latter in Clarion County, that state, in 1843. The father died in 1904, and the mother still maintains her home in Ohio. Of the seven children all but one still survive.
        The public schools of Mountainville, Venango County, Pennsylvania, afford to John M. Clover the advantages through which he laid the foundation for the board and practical education which he has since rounded out in connection with his association with men and affairs. When but thirteen years of age he found employment in the operation of pumping machinery at the oil wells of Pennsylvania, and later he was engaged in drilling wells. In his native state he finally became superintendent of oil leases at the age of twenty-six he engaged in contracting in the Pennsylvania oil fields. In 1901 he became of the organizers of the Iona Drilling Company, and of the same he has been president from the time of its incorporation. This company initiated operations in the oil fields of Kansas and Oklahoma, and in 1903 Mr. Clover removed from Ohio to Independence, Kansas, where he was engaged in oil producing until 1907, when he sold his business in that state and established his residence in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has come to the Tulsa oil fields in 1904 and instituted operations. Upon locating at Tulsa in 1907, he organized the Iron Mountain Oil Company, of which he has since been president and which has developed a substantial business in producing oil. Mr. Clover is an adept in all details of the oil industry and his long varied experience make his dictum authoritative in this connection. He accompanied his parents on their removal to Ohio and was identified with oil operations in that state prior to his removal to the West.
        Mr. Clover is independent in politics and gives his support to men and measures meeting the approval of his judgment. At St. Mary's, Ohio, he still retains affiliation with Mercer Lodge NO. 121, Ancient Free & Accepted Masons; at Independence, Kansas, he holds membership in Independence Chapter, Royal Arch, Masons, and Independence Commandery, Knights Templars and at Fort Scott, that state, he is affiliated with and has received the thirty-second degree in the consistory of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. At Tulsa he is a member of Akdar Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and Tulsa Lodge No. 946, Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, besides which he is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias.
        On the 11th of April, 1903, Mr. Clover wedded Miss Golda RANSBOTTOM, who was born in Allen County, Ohio, and they have three sons -- Jack, Edward and Harold.

        ▸    1900 Allen Co, OH, Richland Twp ED 23-4-55: John Clover Oct 1874 PA PA PA, listed as boarder.
Children of John Clover and Goldie Ramsbottom:
        28.    i    Jack M. Clover, born 17 April 1904, died March 1973, Last residence Tulsa, OK 74120, SS 442-01-7607 issued OK.(69) Jack married Mamie Lawson, born 21 December 1900.(70)
        29.    ii    Edward S. Clover, born 11 February 1908, died Fall 1921, buried: Tulsa, Oklahoma.(71)
        30.    iii    Harold Clover, born 17 March 1911, married Omega -----.(72)

7. Simeon Cooper Clover, born 19 September 1876, Pennsylvania, died 26 April 1960, buried: Tulsa, Oklahoma. Simeon married in 1901, Amy Brownell. Amy, born 27 July 1882, died 1958, buried: Tulsa, Oklahoma.(73) Son is listed with birth date by Mary Kishler.

1900 Laurence Co, Aurora Twp, MO, 72-10-96: Simeon C Clover bn Sep 1876 PA is listed as a lodger.

1910 Montgomery County, KS Coffeyville ED 163 sh 13A ln 44: Simeon C. Clover 33 married 9 years PA PA PA; Amy wife 27 1/1 children OH OH OH; Marvin son 9 OH OH OH.

Child of Simeon Clover and Amy Brownell:
31. i Marvin Brownell Clover, born 20 February 1902, died 31 Oct 1929, buried: Tulsa, Oklahoma.(74)

8.    Katherine A. Clover, born 25 March 1879, Pennsylvania, died 9 August 1933. She married Clarence Richard Backus, born 15 April 1878, died 15 October 1944. Both are buried: Elmgrove Cemetery, Auglaize County, Ohio.(75) Clarence’s parentage is in his mother’s obituary: “Backhus, Louise, died September 1906, New Bremen, nee Kamman, born 9 Mar 1839, New Bremen, 67y 6m 14d, married Frederick Backus, May 1856, 9 children: 3 died, Mrs Emilie Gieseke of Celina, Mrs Emma Blase, Mrs Minnie Schowe, Miss Dido Backhus of New Bremen, Henry W of Columbus, Clarence R of St. Marys, husband died 4 September 1901 buried Lock Two Cemetery.”(76) Mary Kishler says Clarence was born 15 August 1878. Children are listed with their birth dates by Mary Kishler.

        Children of Clarence Backus and Katherine Clover:

    32.    i    Catherine Louise Backus, born 17 May 1905, died 15 April 1909, buried: Elmgrove Cemetery, Auglaize County, Ohio. (77) Obituary: “Catherine Louise Backhus, died 15 April 1909, St. Marys 3y 10m 28d, daughter of Clarence.”(78)
    33.    ii    Agnes Katherine Backus, born 10 October 1906, married Edward Beverly.(79) Edward, born 21 December 1900, died July 1975, last residence, Columbus, Ohio 43212, SS 291-05-8978 issued Ohio.(80)
    34.    iii    Frederick Clover Backus, born 1 August 1908, died 21 April 1955, buried: Elmgrove Cemetery, Auglaize County, Ohio.(81) Frederick married Mary Amos, born 9 September 1912.(82) Mary Kishler says Frederick died 22 April 1955. There is a Mary L. Backus, born 9 September 1912, died 5 June 1994, Dallas, Texas 75205. This would appear to be the right person.(83)
    35.    iv    Esther Backus, born 14 March 1911, died 30 July 1992, last residence Columbus, OH 43212, SS 291-05-5279 issued Ohio.(84) Esther married Herbert Barnebey.(85) Herbert, born 3 August 1911, died April 1974, SS 300-01-8792 issued Ohio.(86) Mary Kishler says she was married to Herbert Barnebey, the SSDI has her record under the name Esther Barnebey but she was listed in her brother's obituary as Esther Slowter. This may be an error or she may have remarried.
    36.    v    Richard Backus, born 11 September 1912, St. Marys Twp, Auglaize County, Ohio, died 15 October 1989, Seattle, Washington.(87)   His last residence was Columbus, Ohio 43220, SS 129-03-2252 issued NY.(88) Richard married Marion Galleher, born 28 May 1921.(89) She died before 1989 according to his obituary.
    His obituary was originally published in the Clover Family Exchange Vol. 5 Issue 2 November 1989 by Bob and Marguerite Clover. Thanks to Pat Vaseska for typing this for us.
Sent in by Katherine Beverly of Columbus, Ohio
    Columbus, Ohio – Richard Backus 77, died Sunday, October 15, 1989, in Seattle, Washington. He was born on September 11, 1912, in St. Marys, Ohio to Clarence Richard and Katherine (Clover) Backus. His wife, Marian, preceded him in death.
    He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Dale (Laura) Pirie of Bolder, Colorado; two sons, Brian of Seattle, Washington; Jonathan, of Columbus, Ohio; four grandchildren; a brother, David, of Columbus; and two sisters, Katherine Beverly and Esther Slowter, both of Columbus, Ohio.
    Mr. Backus was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He attended Marietta College and received a law degree from Ohio State University. He was retired from Nationwide Insurance where he had been vice president of investment securities. He was a member of First Community Church.
    A memorial service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at First Community Church, 1320 Cambridge Avenue.

Katherine Beverly notes that “Richards death was unexpected- -an emergency operation followed by a stroke was too much for him………Richard was so busy and touched so many lives that he will be truly missed, and I am lost without his companionship.
        37.    vi    David Neely Backus, born 16 July 1915, died 25 July 1994, last residence Columbus, Ohio 43212, SS 275-01-5488.(90) David married Cleo Roberts, born 31 October 1913.(91)

The following son of Henry Bascom Biedleman Clover was omitted from the family information. His PA death certificate was sent by his descendant, Cathy Clover Gruben of Port Huron, MI.
        Isaac James Clover b. 12 Jun 1853 Clarion Co, PA, d. 3 Sep 1937 Knox, Venango Co, PA. He was survived by his wife Caroline Boyer. His parents were Henry Clover b. Mariasville, PA and Katharina Swartz b. Clarion Co, PA. He was buried at Lamartine, Clarion Co, PA. Informant was George Clover of 4610 Haverhill, Detroit, MI.

1st row
Albine Hugus, dog, Jesse Klinger, Helen Klinger, Helen Kribbs, Wilbur Kugler, Myrtle Dittman, Anna Dittman, Katherine Barlett, Raymond Dunkle, Isa Barnett, Martha Hagan ( kids )

2nd row
Grandma Boyer, Grandpa Ochs, Harold Dittman Clyde Dunkle, Mabel Dittman

3rd row
Frank Clover, Arthur Barnet, Henry Kugler, Elizabeth Kugler, Bird Kribbs, Louise Meir, Becky Beck, Mrs. Callie ( Boyer ) Clover, Mrs. Beck's sister and daughter, Freda Cape, Lyddie Webb, Elizabeth Kribbs, Sarah Barnett, Mrs. Dittman

4th row
Charlie Meier, Orrie Dunkle, Jacob Meir, Mrs. Murphy and her 2 daughters, James Beck, Bessie Harold, Joseph Dittman, James Clover, Adam Dunkle, Sarah Dunkle

Caroline ( Callie ) Boyer was married to James Clover
Caroline Boyer is standing behind the man in the rocking chair

Endnotes:
(1) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 7.
(2) Ohio Death Certificate (1936), Agnes Elizabeth Clover, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus
(3) Auglaize County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume 3 Book 1, St. Mary's Township, (Wapakeneta, Ohio: Auglaize County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1992), 45.
(4) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 6.
(5) Henry B. Clover, death record, Auglaize County, Ohio. Certified copy courtesy of Cathy Gruben
(6) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 6.
(7) William J McMurray, Editor, History of Auglaize County Ohio, Volume II, (Indianapolis, Indiana: Historical Publishing Company, 1923), 39-40.
(8) William Dick Clover (1948), Ohio Death Certificate, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, OH.
(9) Information sent by Linda Knotts, Deputy Clerk, Auglaize County, Ohio.
(10) Ohio Death Certificate (1938), Mrs. Emma Scott Clover, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH.
(11) Auglaize County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume 3 Book 1, St. Mary's Township, (Wapakeneta, Ohio: Auglaize County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1992), 45.
(12) William J McMurray, Editor, History of Auglaize County Ohio, Volume II, 39-40.
(13) Auglaize County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume 3 Book 1, St. Mary's Township, 45.
(14) Ohio Death Certificate (1911), Frank Scott Clover, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio.
(15) Ohio Death Certificate (1966), Hazel Gertrude Clover, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus.
(16) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 7.
(17) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 7.
(18) Ohio Death Index, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio: 3443-73458.
(19) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 7.
(20) Ohio Death Index, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio: 3643-42820.
(21) Ohio Death certificate (1924), Orville Clover, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio.
(22) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 7.
(23) Ohio Death Certificate (1924), Robert Clover, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio.
(24) Ohio Death Certificate (1945), Marvin K Clover, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, Ohio.
(25) Information sent by Linda Knotts, Deputy Clerk, Auglaize County, Ohio.
(26) Ohio Death Certificate (1954), Clara Alice Clover, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, Ohio.
(27) SSDI, Cade Clover.
(28) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 11.
(29) SSDI, Miriam Clover.
(30) Ohio Military Men, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com
(31) SSDI, Mary Kishler
(32) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 11.
(33) Auglaize County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume 3 Book 1, St. Mary's Township, (Wapakeneta, Ohio: Auglaize County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1992), 101.
(34) SSDI, Willis Kishler.
(35) Obits, Death Mentions & Funeral Cards, Volume 1 Book 1, (Wapakeneta, Ohio: Auglaize County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1996), 208.
(36) Obits, Death Mentions & Funeral Cards, Volume 1 Book 1, (Wapakeneta, Ohio: Auglaize County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1996), 5.
(37) Auglaize County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume 3 Book 1, St. Mary's Township, 101.
(38) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 11.
(39) Auglaize County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume 3 Book 1, St. Mary's Township, (Wapakeneta, Ohio: Auglaize County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1992), 45.
(40) SSDI, Jessie Werner.
(41) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 11.
(42) SSDI, Howard A. Werner.
(43) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 11.
(44) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 11.
(45) SSDI, Ned T. Smith.
(46) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 11.
(47) Ohio Death Certificate (1914), Enid Octavia Clover, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio.
(48) Auglaize County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume 3 Book 1, St. Mary's Township, 45.
(49) Obits, Death Mentions & Funeral Cards, Volume 1 Book 1, (Wapakeneta, Ohio: Auglaize County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1996), 11.
(50) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 8.
(51) Ohio Death Certificate (1965), Sylvia B. Clover, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, Ohio.
(52) Interment records of City of Lancaster Cemetery Department, Lancaster, Ohio.
(53) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 8.
(54) SSDI, Kathryn E. Clover.
(55) Interment records of City of Lancaster Cemetery Department, Lancaster, Ohio.
(56) Scanned copy of marriage license, research and copy courtesy of Jo McGinnis.
(57) Martha Washington Clover Ewing, Monday, May 12, 1975, Eagle Gazette Lancaster, Ohio. Research and copy courtesy of Jo McGinnis.
(57a) Jack Ewing obituary, Eagle Gazette, Lancaster, Ohio December 12, 1955 Research and copy courtesy of Jo McGinnis.
(58) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 8.
(59) Ohio Death Index, Ohio Historical Society, DC: 41764-34287.
(60) Interment records of City of Lancaster Cemetery Department, Lancaster, Ohio.
(61) SSDI, Harry Clover.
(62) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 12.
(63) Interment records of City of Lancaster Cemetery Department, Lancaster, Ohio.
(64) Ohio Death Certificate (1989), William Leroy Clover, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus.
(65) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 12.
(66) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 12.
(67) Interment records of City of Lancaster Cemetery Department, Lancaster, Ohio.
(68) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 8.
(69) SSDI, Jack Clover.
(70) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 12.
(71) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 8.
(72) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 8.
(73) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 8.
(74) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 8.
(75) Auglaize County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume 3 Book 1, St. Mary's Township, (Wapakeneta, Ohio: Auglaize County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1992), 23.
(76) Obits, Death Mentions & Funeral Cards, Volume 1 Book 1, (Wapakeneta, Ohio: Auglaize County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1996), 11.
(77) Auglaize County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume 3 Book 1, St. Mary's Township, (Wapakeneta, Ohio: Auglaize County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1992), 23.
(78) Obits, Death Mentions & Funeral Cards, Volume 1 Book 1, (Wapakeneta, Ohio: Auglaize County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1996), 11.
(79) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 12.
(80) SSDI, Edward Beverly.
(81) Auglaize County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume 3 Book 1, St. Mary's Township, (Wapakeneta, Ohio: Auglaize County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1992), 23.
(82) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 12.
(83) SSDI, Mary L. Backus.
(84) SSDI, Esther Barnebey.
(85) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 12.
(86) SSDI, Herbert Barnebey.
(87) Obituary of Richard Backus, Clover Family Exchange, 5:2:6.
(88) SSDI, Richard Backus.
(89) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 12.
(90) SSDI, David N. Backus.
(91) Mary Clover Kishler, The Lineage of John Peter Clover, (Privately Published, 1963), 12.

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