Florida Clover Records

Clover Family Research Compendium

Created, Edited, and Maintained June Clover Byrne

For the Clover Family Historical Society

Clover Records in Florida

On this page:
    Census Records [1930 coming soon]
    Military Records
    Miscellaneous Records
    Obituary, Death, and Cemetery Records

Census Records

Florida Censuses:
There are no Clovers in published census indexes before 1920.

1920 Escambia Co, FL Pensacola ED 30 Sh 19 Ln 4
Anna J. Clover 70 ILOH IL single Enumerated as sister in law of Henry H. Hess and wife Mary B. Hess 57 IL OH IL.

1920 Hillsborough Co, FL Tampa Ed 60? Sh 2 ln 12
Arthur F. Clover 30 Eng Eng Eng repairman at auto shop; Christina 31 Eng Eng Eng; Arthur John 3 10/12 FL Eng Eng; Ellen 2 ½ FL Eng Eng

1920 DeSoto County, FL Arcadia Ed 11 Sh 1 ln 59
Carl Clover 22 IN IN USA student aviator
Cadet at Carlstrom Field US Air Service Academy

1920 Pinellas Co, FL Turpon Springs Ed 149 sh 15 ln 35
Emmanuel Clover [or Clovar] 30 Greece Greece Greece Boarder

1920 Escambia Co, FL Ed 19 sh 22 ln 47
John O. Clover 26 KS Army Reservation

Military Records

World War I Draft Records
There is only one Clover in the records:
Arthur Frederick Clover born 12 May 1889, Kent County, England. He was married with a small child, and a British subject. He registered in Lake County, Florida and was a resident of Fruitland Park, Florida.

Duval County Fl. Military Records - Army Enlistees
http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/duval/military/ww2/enlistment/armyenli236gmt.txt
Pharis Clover enlisted 03/30/1930 Pvt. No branch assignment GA.

Martin County FL, Military Records - W.W.II Army Enlistees
http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/martin/military/ww2/enlistment/armyenli409gmt.txt
Samuel Clover JR enlisted 10/28/1945 PVT.First Class Air Corps FL born 1926 Army

Marriage Records

Obituaries, Deaths, and Cemeteries

Clovers in the Florida State Compiled Death Index: 1877-1989 and Marriage index 1927-1950. There are no Clovers in the Florida compiled [state-wide] index until 1924. Before 1920, records are partial. Florida uses the term compiled to mean that the state office has compiled a statewide index from returns from the various counties. The following Clover entries were found in the microfiche published by the Florida State Health department.

Abbreviations are from the microfiche: F and BF mean female and black female. M and BM are male and black male. WF is white female. In the later years, 1 is black, 2 is white.
1924    Emma J        F    Escambia
1925     J Young        M    Broward
1930    Eva            F    Polk
1932    Eva*            BF    Sumter
1936    Cuvier L        WM    Orange
1938    John             WM    Pasco
1940    Elijah H        WM    Orange
1941    Homer Garrett    WM    Orange
1943    Willie Lee        BF    Jax
1945    Wm H             BM    Jax
1948    Arthur P         WM    Tampa
1951    George W         WM    Leon
1953    Ella B             WF    Pinellas
1954    Charlie Will        BM    Manatee
1958    Arthur Frederick    Oct    1    Lake
1959    Laura Branch         6 or 8    2    Dade [month number was illegible on this fiche]
1960    Arthur John         Jul     1    Dade
    Arthur John         Apr    2    Hillsborough
1963    Vasti            Mar    4    Duval co
1966    Bernice Sarah        Nov    2    Dade Co
    Harry Thorne            1    Volusia
    Marie A             2    Hillsborough
1967    Alice L             Nov    2    Pinellas
1968    Dorothy Touchstone    Sept     2     Taylor
1969    Mary             Jul    4    Palm Beach
1970-1979
Alma John            12-28-77    b. 05-31-98    1    Dade
Ann Padgett            02-01-78    b. 09-06-06    1    Collier
Bessie A            02-18-73    b. 10-02-05    1    Lee
Charles W             03-02-79    b. 08-06-02    1    Palm Beach
Christina Gertrude 01-30-71    b. 06-12-85    1    Lake
Eva Bagema            09-28-72    b. 02-11-1895    1    Sarasota
Howard Walton       01-29-77    b. 09-03-00    1    Dade
Leon                09-07-76    b. 12-29-94    2    Palm Beach
Lillian Mae            12-18-76    b. 04-20-03    1    Volusia
Lisa Ann            09-21-76    b. 09-21-76    1    Hillsborough
Marion            03-27-72    b. 10-16-95    1    Dade
Myrtle Graybill        01-12-73    b. 06-06-82    1    Palm Beach

1980-1989
Arthur John         02-01-84    b. 05-14-16    1    Franklin
Carol S             12-27-82    b. 05-14-16    1    Franklin
Helen Aljoe          04-07-88    05-12-05    1    Brevard
Jack Lorton           12-14-81    b. 10-01-24    1    Palm Beach
Lizzie D            11-15-81    b. 03-21-35    2    Broward
Maude C            05-20-82    b. 12-2-94    1    Manatee
Naomi M            04-01-87    b. 07-05-19    2    Levy
Pharis                07-26-84    b. 10-18-16    2    Duval

Charlotte County, Florida - 1994 Indian Springs Cemetery Records
http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/charlotte/cemetery/indians1.txt
Clover, Lillian C.            23 Oct 1898           16 Jan 1993

Coleman-Ferguson Funeral Home Records, Dade Cty., Pasco CountyFL, Book #3 1935-1940 page 7 Contributed for Jo M. Lee http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/pasco/vitals/deaths/coleman3.txt
John Clover   B. abt. 1862     D. abt. Apr.5, 1938         Dade City Cemetery

Alachua County, Florida Oak Ridge Cemetery
http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/alachua/cemeteries/oakridge.txt
CLOVER, Pauline 2/27/1913 8/23/1991 Married 4/26/1933
CLOVER, Eddie 01/31/1912 4/19/1981 Married 4/26/1933

Roleather Clover - Tampa Tribune (Apr/13/2004)

CLOVER, Roleather "Pappy," age 87, died, April 9, 2004. Survivors include: wife, Ruby Lee; one son; four step-daughters; one step-son; two brothers; and several grandchildren. Ott-Laughlin FH
Published in the TBO.com on 4/12/2004.

Barbara Clover James Originally published April 28, 2006
        Barbara (Gustaveson) Clover James, 81, of Fort Myers, Fla., died April 26, 2006, at Hope Hospice House. She was born Jan. 12, 1925, in Ottumwa, Iowa, to Charles Elgar Gustaveson and Leah Rose (Humiston) Gustaveson Helten.
        Barbara received her bachelor's degree in education from Bowling Green State University and her master's in education from Miami University. In 1983, she retired after 31 years of teaching in Lancaster City, Canal Winchester and Sycamore Community schools. From 1979 to 2000, she managed MiReCo Productions, a professional speaking company. She taught Sunday School, sang in the church choir and was a teen advisor while in Ohio. She was an active member of Twig, Bridge Club, Alpha Xi Delta Sorority and PEO Sisterhood. She also was a Kentucky Colonel. In 1947, Barbara married her first husband, James B. Clover Sr. (deceased). In 1968, she wed her second husband, Merlin R. James, who now survives her. They moved to Fort Myers in 1987, where she was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church and Whiskey Creek Country Club.
        Survivors include her four children, Jeanne (Rocky) Johnson of St. Petersburg, Fla., James B. (Becki) Clover Jr. of Riverside, Calif., Elizabeth (Brian) Hall of Bradenton, Fla., and Charles W. Clover of Petaluma, Calif; three stepsons, Brad A. (Patty) James of Toledo, Bruce N. (Mary Beth) James of Celina and Brian R. James of Wilmington; ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
        A memorial service will be at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2429 McGregor Blvd., at 2 p.m. May 20. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4575 Via Royale, Suite 110, Fort Myers, FL 33919 or Hope Hospice House, 9470 Health Park Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33908.
[Interment: Dayton National Veterans Affairs Cemetery Dayton, Ohio]

Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune, 6 February 2008
Rodgers, Ruth Ann Oct. 6, 1930 - Jan. 26, 2008
Ruth Ann Rodgers, 77, Sarasota, formerly of Columbus, Ohio, died Jan. 26, 2008.
    Services will be at 11 a.m. Feb. 14 at Covenant Life Presbyterian Church in Sarasota. Burial is in Rose Hill Burial Park in Akron, Ohio. Billow Funeral Home, Fairlawn Chapel in Fairlawn, Ohio, handled arrangements.
        Survivors include her husband of 34 years, Larry Rodgers; daughter Barbara (Michael) York of Dallas, Texas; son Randy (Jill) Sanders of South Bloomingville, Ohio; stepsons Capt. Richard (Rachel) Rodgers serving in Iraq, Phillip (Shirley) Rodgers of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., and Jeffrey (Lisa) Rodgers of Nashville, Tenn.; stepdaughters Jill (Rich) Clover of Evanston, Wyo., and Laura (Eric) Walsh of Utica, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandsons; brothers Larry, Harry and Bob Voelker; and sister Betty Rees.
        Ruth Ann was a well known and successful Realtor in Columbus, Ohio, winning local and national recognition prior to her move with her husband to Sarasota in 1984. She and her husband, Larry, volunteered at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall for 17 years before her illness prevented continuing. Ruth Ann and her husband are members of Covenant Life Presbyterian Church. Ruth really enjoyed the traveling that she and Larry did over the years. Family and friends were Ruth's passions in life. Providing calm support and reassurance was a role she provided for so many other people during her lifetime. Ruth was a beautiful and compassionate woman.
        In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238.

Duval County, Florida
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/obituaries/archives/1000_16_March_2006.shtml#CLOVER%20Ms.
CLOVER Ms. - Jacquelyn Y. Clover, 43, passed away March 11, 2006, in Jacksonville, FL. She leaves to mourn one daughter, Kristen Gant; two sons, Hollis Breazeal and Calvin Lambert; parents, John Hollis Clover and Geraldine Clover Bennett; one brother, Ricky Clover; one sister, Sophia Clover; a number of other relatives and friends. Homegoing services will be held Saturday, March 18, 2006, at 11 AM, in the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, with the Rev. Percy Jackson Jr., officiating. Ms. Clover will rest in the mortuary for visitation of friends Friday from 5 until 8 PM. The cortege will assemble at Morris Manor, 9050 Norfolk Blvd., at 10 AM. Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Park.

https://www.legacy.com/floridatoday/Obituaries.asp?Page=ObitFinderOrder&PersonID=87741419
Susanne Clover Drake 61 , of 32908 Palm Bay, Duval Florida born 20 Oct 1945 passed away on Monday, April 30, 2007. Susanne is survived by family and friends.
Published in FLORIDA TODAY on 5/4/2007

Barbara Clover James
http://www.edgingtonfuneralhomes.com/FuneralNoticeDisplay.asp?Name=Barbara+James
died Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Services: 2:00 PM Saturday, May 20, 2006, at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2439 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
Buried Dayton National Veterans Affairs Cemetery Dayton, Ohio

Obituary:
Barbara Jean (Gustavson) (Clover) James age 81, of Fort Myers, Fl, formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio & Lancaster, Ohio passed away Wednesday, APril 26, 2006 at Hope Hospice House in Fort Myers, FL. She was born January 12, 1925 in Ottumwa, Iowa to the late Charles Elgar & Leah Rose (Helton) Gustaveson. In 1968, she wed Merlin R. James, a 1949 graduate of Coldwater Ohio High School and the son of the late Spain & Alice (Bell) James. He now survives her.
        Barbara received her BS in Education from Bowling Green State Univeristy and her Masters in Education from Miami University. In 1983, she retired after 31 years of teaching in Lancaster City, Canal Winchester, & Sycamore Community (Cincinnati) Schools in Ohio. From 1979 to 2000, Barbara managed MiReCo Productions, a professional speaking company promoting Mr. James as General George S. Patton, Jr.
        They moved to Fort Myers, FL in 1987. She was a Kentucky Colonel, a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, PEO Sisterhood, Alpha Xi Delta and Whiskey Creek Country Club, Fort Myers, FL.
        In addition to her husband, survivors include her 4 children- Jeanne (Rodney) Johnson, St. Petersburg, FL, James B. (Becki) Clover,Jr, Riverside, CA, Betsy (Brian) Hall, Bradenton, FL & Chuck W. Clover, Petaluma, CA; 3 step-sons- Brad A. (Patty) James, Toledo, OH, Bruce N. (Mary Beth) James, Celina, OH, & Brian R. James, Wilmington, OH; 10 grandchildren; & 4 great-grandchildren.
        A Memorial service honoring Barbara's life will be held at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2439 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers, FL on Saturday, May 20, 2006 Reverend Stu Austin & Pastor Tom Church officiating. Final resting place will be the Dayton National Veteran Affairs Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio. Memorial Contributions may be directed to the American Cancer Society or the Hope House Hospice, 9470 Health Park Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33908.

MILTON CEMETERY, Milton, Santa Rosa County,
Floridahttp://www.db229.com/miltoncemGOOD.htm
USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Tibbits Grant and Nicole JohnsonSTEWART
Leila Pearl Henry, b. Jan 31 1874 Summit Blount Co., Ala. d. Mar 141944 Pensacola, Fla., d/o Issac Henry & Nancy Clover Ledbetter, s/s Charles

Miscellaneous Records

Orange County, Florida
Orlando City Directories: The first Orlando Directory which has a Clover is:
1929 Curier L. Clover (Freda M) house 737 N. Summertime from Knox, PA
Clover, Ehlrd4 [I have no idea what this last means.]

WW I Draft Registration [partial]

Name	Date of Birth	place of birth	County of Registration	State
Arthur Frederick Clover	12 May 1889	Kentshire, England	Lake	FL

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