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Edward Clover, born England
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Albert Clover of New York 
Edward Clover was born 27 March 1791, Meersham, Kent, England, the son of Samuel and Jane Clover.  He married Jane Nickolls, 8 October 1815, in Braburne, Kent, England. Jane Nickolls was born 31 August 1794, in Braburne, Kent, England, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Nickolls. [Source: LDS Beta Site: English Extracted Records]
Children of Edward Clover and Jane Nickolls:

The following children are from the 1850 census.  The 1830 and 1830 census suggest that they had more children we do not know about.
1. Jane Clover born ca. 1820 England.

2. Adeline Clover, born ca. 1832, New York. See below for more information:

3. Selinda/Celinda Clover, born ca. 1834, New York.

4. Albert Clover born ca. 1849, New York. See below for more information.

Albert Clover

Albert Clover was born ca. 1839, probably in New York.  He is thought to have been the son of Edward Clover who emigrated from England prior to Albert's birth.  Much of what we know about him comes from his Civil War Pension File.  I have a copy of the pension file and will send copies if you need them.  

There is a long article about his getting involved with helping the police and geting shot.  
http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html
Newspaper items: Albert Clover
Putnam County (New York) Courier 20 August 1874
Albert Clover is in a story in the paper where he gave the alarm about an officer needing assistance in a domestic violence case. Clover became involved in assisting the police and was shot in the armpit.  His wound was dressed and he went home.
 
National Archives, Washington, DC: Civil War pension record for Albert S. Clover, Elizabeth Clover, his widow.  File numbers 342123-252325 filed NY.
The file consists of a number of affidavits from various sources. The following information can be found on these affidavits.  Albert S. Clover enlisted 25 September 1861, at Albany, in Co G of the 44th Regiment of NY Volunteers and was mustered into the service on the same day.  His enlistment was for three years.  He was in action at Gaines Mill, VA 27 June 1862, present or at hospital on later muster rolls, mustered out 11 October 1864 at Albany, New York because his term of service had expired.  He took a bayonet wound in his left hand in action at the Wilderness, Virginia, 5 May 1864. He died at Utica on 29 October 1881.
        Albert S. Clover married Elizabeth Pennock on 8 Feruary 1865.  They were married by Abram G. Lansing, a Dutch Reformed Clergyman at Schuyler Mills, Saratoga County, New York. Elizabeth Clover, his widow, died 6 November 1916.

Affidavits by Jacob Z. Hegmann; Adah A. Evans; Mary E. Irion; Clement R. Guillaume (M.D.); Mrs. Jane Germond of Mechanicsville, Saratoga County, New York; Mrs. Orpha Pulver of Mechanicsville; Addie Wendell, of Sewaren, Middlesex County, New Jersey, who previous to Albert's enlistment, had been a neighbor of his for 20 years and that he had boarded and lodged with her for some time. 




1860 Otsego County, NY Springfield NARA M653 roll 841 page 126 line 21 Edward Clover 69 England Carpenter $800; Jane 66 England; Celinda 27 NY
1870 Oneida County, NY Utica NARA M593 ward 7 page 258 line 37: Albert S. Clover 31 NY printer $2000/300; Elizabeth 30 NH; Edward 80 England no occupation.

The following information on his regiment and the picture of Albert Clover is from
http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/infantry/44thInf/44thInfPersonClover.htm
 

Albert Clover

        Albert S. Clover: Age, 19 years. Enlisted September 25th, 1861 at Albany. Mustered into Company G as a private September 25th, 1861 for a three-year tour of duty. Wounded in action May 5th, 1864 at the Wilderness, Va. Mustered out with company October 11th, 1864.

44th Infantry Regiment Civil War
Ellsworth Avengers; People's Ellsworth Regiment History
The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912.
Mustered in: August 30, 1861 to September 24, 1861. Mustered out: October 11, 1864.
This regiment, Col. Stephen W. Stryker, was recruited under the auspices of the Ellsworth Association of the State of New York. The original plan was to obtain from every ward and town of the State one man; this plan was not adhered to, but later more than one enlistment was allowed to each, and the counties of Albany and Erie furnished each two companies, and Herkimer county one company. The men reported individually at Albany, where the regiment was organized under orders from the State dated October 15, 1861. The companies were mustered in the service of the United States for three years, A, E, C, D and E August 30; F and G September 6; H and I September 15, and K September 24, 1861. September 20, 1862, Companies C and E were merged into the others, and replaced by new companies, recruited at Albany, October 21, 1862. New Company E was also known as the Normal School Company. In June, 1863, the three years' men of the 14th and 25th Infantries joined the regiment by transfer. September 23, 1864, the men not entitled to be mustered out with the regiment were formed into a battalion, and October 11, 1864, this battalion was transferred to the 140th Infantry (266 enlisted men), and the 146th Infantry (183 enlisted men).
The regiment left the State October 21, 1861; served in the 3d Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Potomac, from October 26, 1861; in the 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 3d Corps, Army of the Potomac, from March, 1862; in the 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac, from May, 1862, and it was honorably discharged and mustered out, under Col. Freeman Conner, October 11, 1864, at Albany.
During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 5 officers, 120 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 1 officer, 62 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 2 officers, 145 enlisted men; total, 8 officers, 327 enlisted men; aggregate, 335; of whom 15 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy.
New York Times 7 May 1892
Wendell -- On May 5, 1892, Adeline S. Wendell, widow of Wellington C. Wendell, in the 61st year of her age.
Burial service at residence of her son-in-law Thomas W. Hawkins, Sewaren, New Jersey, Sunday 8th inst. at 1 o'clock.
[Note: This is Adeline Clover, daughter of Edward Clover. ]


Message sent by Charlott Jones <luvnnonni@aol.com> Seeking information on Adeline Clover, who was born 7 September 1831, probably in Ostego County, New York. She was married to Wellington Clayton Wendell. She died in 1892 in Sewaren, New Jersey.  They are in the 1855 Otsego County, New York State Census: Wellington Wendell and wife Adeline. Residing with them were: Albert Clover age 16 and Celinda Clover age 22, not born in Otsego County, New York.  

    The 1850 census shows Adeline in what is probably her family. 
1850 Otsego County, New York, Springfield page 57: Edward Clover 59 carpenter $500 England;
Jane Clover 56 England; Jane Clover 30 England; Adaline 18 New York; Belinda 16 New York;
Albert 11 New York.
        I also have a note that an Edward Clover, died 29 April 1840, aged 22, Springfield, Otsego County, New York. His obituary was in the May 11, 1840 Freeman's Journal. This obit may list more information about his family. He looks to me to be a possible brother for this Adeline.

More from Charlotte on this family: She says she is not actually related to Albert.  He does not appear to have left children.  However, Charlotte is interested in Adaline Clover because she married into the Wendell family.  Since Adeline was a Clover, I am putting Charlotte's information here.  It is most interesting and may help someone later on.  This is all from her.  I have not worked on this family.

Jacob Wendell (her 3rd great) had a son also named Jacob, who married Margaret Failing.  They in turn had a son Clayton Wellington Wendell.    It was Wellington who married Adeline S. Clover, the sister of Albert Clover.

Wellington Wendell was born in 1832 in Montgomery County, New York.  Where he actually died is still a mystery.  It may have been in New Jersey.  He died before 1880 though. 

Adeline and Wellington had one daughter Ida A.  who was born about 1857 probably in Fort Plain, New York.  Wellington Wendell owned and operated the Mohawk Valley Register newspaper in Fort Plain from 1854 until 1859 so they were surely living there when Ida was born. 

Ida married Thomas W. Hawkins who was born 4 September 1852 in England.

They had 3 children:

   #1  Wellington Wendell Hawkins born 1884 in Middlesex County, New Jersey and died on 5 April 1889 and buried in the M. E. Cemetery in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey

  #2  Alfred Cary born ca. 1887 and died 30 March 1954 and is buried in Plainfield, New Jersey.  His wife's name was Anna.  He was a geologist and at one point in time a director of it.    He had one daughter named Barbar that was born about 1922 in New Jersey.  She married a man with the last name Dustin.

Old Jacob Wendell had a son of his second marriage named Nelson O. Wendell (full brother to my great-great grandmother.)  Beings he was of the second family his age was within the range of many of his nephews.  Nelson and his nephew Wellington had no doubt grown up together, more like brothers than uncle and nephew, thus they had the nicknames for each other, Nelly and Welly.

Nelson was a school teacher at West Winfield Academy at the onset of the Civil War.  He was unmarried and no doubt felt that as he had a patriotic duty to enlist.  As you know the 44th N.Y. Vol. Inf. was a quite select outfit.  So off he went at the same time as Albert Clover.  My guess is that where Nelson was about 29 he was asked by Wellington and Adeline to keep track of her little brother.  Though they were not in the same company he apparently did see him on a reqular basis and did check on him.  In a letter, after one of the major battles that the 44th was in ( I will look it up) he wrote to my great-great grandmother he states that the very first thing when the battle was over he went in "search of Bert" and found that he was alright and had come through the fight fine.   

Nelson Wendell eventually went back to the Herkimer and Otsego County areas and recruited his own company for  the newly forming 121st N. Y. Vol. Inf.  I have often wondered why Albert Clover didn't transfer to the 121st with Nelson, but maybe he had friends his age that he had mustered in with and wished to stay with them.  It was probably a good move on his part.

The 121st got involved in that heavy skirmish/battle at Salem Church where the Rebs really did a number on them.  Nelson Wendell was killed at that time on May 3, 1863.

        He wrote this letter in came near New Bridge, Virgininia on 30 April 1862.  He actually wrote this to Wellington Wendell, who was his nephew.  I don't recall, but I may have told you that my Wendell family was composed of 3 families.  Jacob Wendell had married and had 12 children, first wife died, he married a young widow with two toddlers, then they in turn had their 8.  Wellington's father was Jacob Wendell  Jr. and Margaret Failing.    He was of the first set of kids.  Uncle Nelson was of the second group and so even though Wellington was his nephew, they were about the same age, so had grown up together, probably more like brothers than uncle and nephew.

This was written right after the Battle of Hanover Court House, which the 44th New York had severe casualties. 
        Nelson Wendell writes to Adeline Clover's husband, Wellington Wendell............"I passed through the battle of some three hours duration safely, while men were killed and wounded right and left, and by the providence of God I was reserved for another destiny.  When I think that one out of every four of the men in our company were hit, I feel that it was by a special dispensation of Providence that I am spared.  At the close of the battle, after congratulating my comrades, my first inquiry was after Bert, who I learned, was on guard in camp, and consequently safe."

Bert is naturally Albert Clover.

Charlott Jones
3344 A. G. A. Road Sp. K-2
Hood River, Oregon 97031

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