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Alfred Clover, son of John Metler Clover

Alfred4 Clover (John Metler3, Paul2, John Peter1 Clover)

  Alfred Clover was one of the many sons of John Metler Clover.  Alfred had a very long list of children and several wives.  The following is just a few items on this family.   I am not absolutely sure that I have all of his marriages.  I have more material which I will put up soon.  
        Alfred Clover was born 25 January 1827, died 17 February 1902, buried in South Fairview Cemetery, Walnut Creek Cemetery, Mitchell County, Kansas. (1) The census evidence says that he was born in Indiana. He had a number of marriages. 
Alfred Clover married first Martha Gibson in Vermillion County, Indiana 9 March 1849.(2)  Martha Clover, born ca. 1828, as she died 15 November 1875, aged 47y 9m 14d.  She is buried in South Fairview Cemetery where she shares a tombstone with Alfred, Elizabeth, Emely, and Mary J. Clover.(3)
    Alfred Clover, 49, of Mitchell County, Kansas, married [second],
Elizabeth Cox, 27, of Mitchell County, Kansas, 27 April 1876, at Mitchell County, Kansas by Frank Hobart, JP (4) Elizabeth Clover, was born ca. 1849, died 10 February 1877, aged 28 years, buried in South Fairview Cemetery, where she shares a tombstone with Alfred, Martha, Emely and Mary J. Clover. (5)
    
Alfred Clover, 52, Mitchell County, Kansas, married [third] Emma Peugh, 28, Mitchell County, Kansas, 12 August 1879 by Tim Clover, JP. (6) Emely Clover, born ca. 1849, as she died 14 March 1882, aged 33 years 3 months 4 days, and is buried in South Fairview Cemetery where she shares a tombstone with Alfred, Elizabeth, Martha, and Mary J. Clover.(7)
     
Alfred Clover, 58, Mitchell County, Kansas, to Rebecca Petry, 18, Mitchell County, Kansas, 4 June 1885, at res of bride's parents, by J. R. Morrill, JP (8)

    He purchased land in Vermillion County, Illinois in 1853
CLOVER ALFRED NWNE 10 30N 08E 3 05/07/1853 LIVINGSTON
CLOVER ALFRED NENE 13 27N 07E 3 05/07/1853 LIVINGSTON


1856 Hardin County, Iowa State Census
Clover       Alfred                 29    M     0     IN    Farmer      438     Alden
Clover       Martha               28    F     0     IN                     438     Alden
Clover       Timothy Amos     6    M     0     IL                     438     Alden
Clover       Mary Jane           4    F     0     IL                      438     Alden
Clover       Sarah Ann           0    F     0     IL                      438     Alden

1860 Marshall County, Iowa Liberty Township NARA M653 roll page 958
Alfred Clover 34 farmer IN; Mary 22 IN; Timothy 11 IL Mary 8 IL; Sarah A. 5 IL; Isaac 3 IA; Adaline 1 IA [There is a Gibson family living in the same dwelling, different family number.]

1880 Mitchell County, Kansas Walnut Creek ED 184  Alfred Clover 53 IN PA PA farmer; Emm wife 28 IN UNK UNK; Isaac son 22 IA IN IN; Francis dau 17 IA IN IN; Lott son 15 IA IN IN; Edward son 12 NE IN IN; May dau 6 KS IN IN; Ora son 3 KS IN IN; Dora Eleanor dau 2 months KS IN IN; Rex Charlie 6 or 12 NE IN IN[12 is written just above the 6 between the lines.  Rex appeared to have been added before Charlie]; Frank Lamb 22 laborer.

This is not intended to be a complete list of Alfred's children.  I was asked about Isaac which is why this is here. 
Isaac Clover was the son of Alfred Clover according to the 1880 Census.  He is in the California death index as having died 1932, in Yolo County, California.  Isaac Clover, 23, Mitchell County, Kansas, to Dora E. Buzzard, 18, Mitchell County, Kansas, 15 March 1881, at Glen Elder by S. D. Whipp, JP.

1900 Yolo County, California Woodland NARA T623 roll 116 ED 204 Sh 7a line 31:
First name is out of order with a separate set of house and family numbers but brackets are around them.
line 31: El    Clover son June 1896 CA IA KS
Line 32: Isaac Clover head Aug 1857 IA IA IA laborer married 19 years; Dora wife June 1862 9/8 children KS PA IN; Bert son Nov 1883 KS IA KS; Earl son Sept 1886 KS IA KS; Roy son June 1888 KS IA KS; erwin son April 1890 CA IA KS; Edna dau May 1892 CA IA KS; Vern son Jul 1894 CA IA KS; Velma dau Dec 1898

Clover Book Pages 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52
Family of John Metler Clover

    Alfred Clover was born January 25, 1828 in Terra Haute, Indiana, and died February 17, 1902 in Glen Elder, Kansas.  Alfred is buried in the Clover Cemetery in Glen Elder, Kansas. 
  
 Alfred Clover first married Martha Ann Gibson on March 9, 1849.  Martha was born on February 3, 1828 in Terra Haute, Indiana and died November 17, 1875 in Glen Elder, Kansas.  Martha is buried in the Clover Cemetery in Glen Elder, Kansas.

    Alfred and Martha’s Children were:
First, Timothy Amos Clover born December 17, 1849 and died on December 16, 1893.  He is buried in the Clover Cemetery in Glen Elder, Kansas.  Timothy Clover married Jennie Muck on December 25, 1873.  Jennie Muck was born on April 22, 1857 and died on September 21, 1904 and is buried in the Clover Cemetery in Glen Elder, Kansas.  Her father was Daniel Muck.
    Timothy and Jennie Muck Clover’s children were:
Belle Clover born on November 24, 1874 and died on August 13, 1918.  Bell Clover married Pete Randall and their children were:
    Carlton Clover Randall born on August 4, 1911.
Pearl Clover born in 1876 and died in infancy.
Lois Clover born on September 30, 1878 and died February 12, 1920.  Lola married D. B. Neifert on January 1, 1901; they had six boys and two girls.
Myrtle Clover born in 1880 and died in infancy.
Maud Clover born in 1882 and died in 1886.
Lillie Clover born November 29, 1886.  Lillie Clover married Charles H. Waltman on August 27, 1908.  Charles parents were Michael and Louisa Waltman.  Their children were:
    Maudie Waltman born on May 18, 1908 in Lincoln, Nebraska.  She married W. P. Magera on June 29, 1929.  W. P. Magers was born on May 2, 1904.  His parents were Sam and Polly Magers.  Their child was Park Wayne Magers born on March 10, 1932.
Mildred Waltman born on October 31, 1909 in Sedalia, Missouri.  Mildred Waltman married Tom Lavett on December 2, 1926.  Tom Lavett parents are Sam and Mary Levett.  Mildred and Tom Levett’s children are:
    Tommy Levett was born on February 5, 1908.  Tommy was in the United States Navy stationed at Santiago, California.  He served on a minesweeper off the coast of Korea.  After he was Honorably Discharged, he married Barbara on December 20, 1952.
Florence Waltman was born on March 22, 1911 in Clinton, Missouri.  She married Hays Dandiff on December 13, 1937 in Wichita, Kansas.  Hays was born on July 19, 1907 to Jin and Stella Condiff.
Helen Louise Waltman was born on July 27, 1924.  Helen Waltman married Alan Judd on July 29, 1942.  Alan Judd was born on May 19, 1920 to George and Mary Judd.  Their child was:
Timothy Alan Judd born on March 30, 1946.  
Victor Clover born on July 3, 1888 and died on December 2, 1942.  Victor married Millie Carpenter on August 25, 1909.  Millie was born on February 13, 1888 to Will and Carrie Carpenter.  Victor and Millie Clover’s children were:
    Elwood Clover born on October 23, 1910.  Elwood married Evelyn Barnett on September 5, 1936.  Evelyn was born on December 18, 1913.  Their children were:
    Jackie Clover born on March 17, 1942.
    Carolyn Clover born on October 4, 1945.
Dale Clover born on June 28, 1913.  Dale Clover married Christine Vaughn on June 5, 1944.  Christine Vaughn was born on February 25, 1915.

The second child is Mary Jane Clover was born November 25, 1852 and died in October 1873.

The third child is Sarah Ann Clover was born in 1853 and died in 1881 in Marshall County Iowa.

The fourth child of Alfred and Martha Clover is Isaac Clover was born on August 31, 1857 in Alden, Iowa.  Isaac Clover married Dora Buzzard on March 15, 1881.  Dora Buzzard was born on June 18, 1863 to Jacob and Elizabeth Marshall Buzzard.  Isaac and Dora Clover’s children were:
Elizabeth Martha Clover born on January 11, 1882 and died July 25, 1886.  Elizabeth is buried in the Coble Cemetery, Glen Elder, Kansas.
Bart Clover born November 13, 1883.  Bart Clover married Lela Mabel Dunton who was born January 11, 1886 to Homer and Helen Westcott Dunton.  Bart and Lela’s child was Leona Fae Clover born February 22, 1906.
Earl N. Clover born September 15, 1886.  Earl Clover married Mary Mathilda Leonard who was born on November 19, 1887.  Mary Mathilda Leonard’s parents were John and Mary Breinbach Leonard.  Earl and Mathilda’s children are Leonard Earl Clover born May 16, 1911 and Danle Vernon Clover born July 11, 1915.
Roy Clover born June 9, 1888.
Irvin Clover born April 30, 1890.  Irvin Clover married Lela Kathryn Harraman on September 6, 1917.  Lela was born on July 23, 189? to William Edward and Lucia Patterson Harramam.  Irvin and Lela Clover’s children were:
Betty Thuryl Clover born September 27, 1918.
Marvin Errol Clover born May 2, 1921.

Edna Ellen Clover born May 22, 1892.  Edna Clover married William Clarence Richter on January 27, 1916.  William Clarence Richter was born on May 24, 1889 to Henry and Annia Bickle Richter.  Edna and William’s children were:
Jack William Richter born January 17, 1916.
Merl Eva Richter born January 8, 1920

Vernon S. Clover born July 15, 1894.  Vernon Clover married Bea Shirline Smith on May 16, 1920.  Bea was born April 24, 1898 to Albert and Carrie Blanchard Smith.  Vernon and Bea Clover’s child was Roy Halden Clover born August 23, 1921.

Elsie May Clover born June 15, 1896.  Elsie Clover married Denver Arnold Potter who was born on September 26, 1900.  Denver’s parents were Vernon C. and Blanch Tucker Potter who were divorced.

Velma Edith Clover born December 20, 1898.

Vina Ruth Clover born October 24, 1900 married Alphe Louis Springer on August 21, 1926.  Alphe was born November 20, 1903 to Fred and Jeanette Kergel Springer.  Vina and Alphe had one child, Thelma Leona Springer born November 2, 1927.

George Isaac Clover born December 10, 1903.

Leslie Edward Clover born October 12, 1905.

Dora Alice Clover born April 25, 1908.

    The fifth child of Alfred and Martha is Emma Delia Clover born July 31, 1859.  Emma died on June 1, 1879 and is buried in Clover Cemetery, Glen Elder, Kansas.  Emma Clover married James Potts in August of 1878.  They had one child who died in infancy.

    The sixth child of Alfred and Martha is Frances Clover born September 8, 1862.  Frances Clover married Amos Strange Williams on November 19, 1881.  Amos was born on April 19, 1857 to Joseph and Martha Silvay Williams.  He died October 16, 1924 and is buried in Belmont, Oklahoma.
Frances Clover’s second marriage was to Samuel N. Calvert on June 12, 1929.  Samuel was born March 10, 1863, died April 5, 1948 and is buried in Vinita, Oklahoma.
   
    Edward Best Williams born on March 8, 1863.  Edward Best Williams married Margaret Shubert on August 17, 1917.  Margaret was born on March 14, 1883 to George and Theresa Shubert.  Edward and Margaret William are buried in Cornelia, Georgia.  Their children are:
Calvin Earl Williams born September 20, 1922.  Calvin married Gertrude Davis on October 14, 1945.  Gertrude Davis was born on July 29, 1923 to Arthur and Florence Downing Davis.
  
 Amos Carroll Williams born June 27, 1924.  Amos married Alice Wynona Hawk on August 10, 1942.  Alice Wynona Hawk was born on August 10, 1926 to Fred and Winnie Landon Hawk.  Their children are Sheila Wynona Williams born October 8, 1950.

    Floyd Williams was born on October 24, 1884.  Floyd married Lillie Keith on October 24, 1907.  Lillie Keith was born on December 31, 1886 to F. M. and Cora A. Hunter Keith.  Floyd and Lillie Keith’s children are:
Leslie Keith Williams born August 5, 1908.  Leslie married Clara Buhl on June 2, 1933.  Clara Buhl was born on November 24, 1914 to William and Minnie Weiser Buhl.  Leslie and Clara’s children are:
Howard Lee Williams born February 28, 1937.
Donald Eugene Williams born June 21, 1946.

    Lee Roy Williams born June 17, 1892.  Lee Roy married Mary Oswald on November 25, 1910.  Mary Oswald was born December 21, 1894 to William and Genevieve Biederer Oswald.  Lee Roy and Mary had one son, Edward Lee Williams born November 20, 1924.  Edward Lee Williams married Leeta Kury on September 29, 1945.  Leeta Kury was born November 29, 1924.  Edward and Leeta’s children are:
Ross Tabor Williams born September 21, 1948.
Ronald Delmar Dean Williams born April 1, 1951.

    The seventh child of Alfred Clover and Martha Ann Gibson Clover is Lott Clover born October 7, 1864 and died January 13, 1925.  Lott married Belle O’Neal in 1904.

  The eighth child of Alfred and Martha Clover is Rhoda Clover.  Rhoda clover was born December 1866 and died in 1867.

    The ninth child of Alfred and Martha Clover is Edward Clover born October 2, 1868.  Edward married Caroline Agnes Wilkendorf on July 29, 1900.  Caroline Wilkendorf was born September 28, 1874 to August and Margaret Kippel Wulkendorf.  Edward and Caroline Clover had four children:
Herman Alfred Clover born June 21, 1902.
Helen Margaret Clover born December 2, 1903.  Helen Clover married George Erwin Downing on January 1, 1925.  George Downing was born August 4, 1890 to Leonard and Luetta Rober Downing.
Beulah May Clover born November 10, 1906.
Leonard Wilkendorf Clover born May 20, 1910.

    The tenth child of Alfred and Martha Clover is May Clover born May 4, 1874 and died September 5, 1902.

    Alfred’s second marriage was to Elizabeth Cox on April 26, 1876.  Elizabeth died on February 10, 1877 and is buried in the Clover Cemetery, Glen Elder, Kansas.  Alfred and Elizabeth Cox Clover had one son, Gram Reed Clover, born February 10, 1877.  Gram married Louise May Nelson on January 2, 1904.  Louise Nelson was born December 27, 1887 to William A. and Emma Virginia Byrco Nelson.  Gram and Louise’s children were:
Pearl Irene Clover born October 6, 1904.
Jessie May Clover born May 12, 1906.
Dora Grace Clover born March 12, 1908.
Phillo Ross Clover born March 10, 1910.
Elsie Beryl Clover born April 2, 1912.
Ina Louise clover born October 5, 1914.
Donald Keith Clover born November 30, 1919.
Isaac Leland Clover born April 12, 1921.
Mila Ruth Clover born January 8, 1923.

    Alfred Clovers third marriage was to Emma Pugh on August 28, 1879.  Emma died on May 14, 1882 and is buried in the Clover Cemetery, Glen Elder, Kansas.  Alfred and Emma Clover had one child, Dora Ellen Clover born April 25, 1880.  Dora married Charles Edward Stains on March 29, 1899.  Charles was born June 7, 1880 to George and Elizabeth Cline Steins.

    Alfred Clovers fourth marriage was to Rebecca Petry in 1885.  Rebecca is buried in the Clover Cemetery, Glen Elder, Kansas.  Alfred and Rebecca Clover had one son, Peter born June 21, 1886.  Peter was married two times, he divorced his first wife.

Thanks to Haworth A. Clover for sending this descendant chart which was created by his uncle.



Endnotes:

(1) Mitchell County Cemeteries, Volume 1, (Cawker City, Kansas: North Central Kansas Genealogical Society, 1981), 91.
(2)
Indiana State Library http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/isl/whatwehave/dbindex.html  See Clovers in Indiana.
(3) Mitchell County Cemeteries, Volume 1, (Cawker City, Kansas: North Central Kansas Genealogical Society, 1981), 91.
(4)
Bernice Myers Chapman, Index to Mitchell County, Kansas Marriages, 1870 to 1896, (Beloit, Kansas: Privately Published, 1988), 21. [Book A: 125]
(5)
Mitchell County Cemeteries, Volume 1, (Cawker City, Kansas: North Central Kansas Genealogical Society, 1981), 91.
(6)
Bernice Myers Chapman, Index to Mitchell County, Kansas Marriages, 1870 to 1896, (Beloit, Kansas: Privately Published, 1988), 47. [Book B: 117]
(7)
Mitchell County Cemeteries, Volume 1, (Cawker City, Kansas: North Central Kansas Genealogical Society, 1981), 91.
(8)
Bernice Myers Chapman, Index to Mitchell County, Kansas Marriages, 1870 to 1896, (Beloit, Kansas: Privately Published, 1988), 110. [Book C: 65]
(9) 
Bernice Myers Chapman, Index to Mitchell County, Kansas Marriages, 1870 to 1896, (Beloit, Kansas: Privately Published, 1988), 68. [Book B: 243]

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