Family of Reuben E Glover

I thought I would wrap up what I have learned about the family of Reuben E Glover. There is still much I do not know but at this time I do not have the means to pursue the the records needed to fill in the gaps. By using a time line format I hope to highlight what I have found and what I am lacking.

All three of Reuben's children appear to have died young. George before the age of 13. Lewis lived for a time at the Willard Asylum for the Insane and I believe died before he was 30. I've already written of the sad end of daughter, Alice at the age of 27. Unless Lewis had a child there were no other desendants of Reuben and Charlotte Glover.

1815 - Reuben E Glover was born Dec 22 in Phelps, Ontario, New York

He was the son of David Glover and Tamesin Hall. His date and place of birth come from unverified family records. David Glover is found on both the 1810 & 1820 census records of Phelps.

1826 - The Glover family relocates to Orleans County, New York.

This date is based on a biography of Hannah L Glover Carlisle, Reuben's youngest sister. In 1830 David Glover was found in Gaines, Orleans, New York with one male age 10-15, assumed to be Reuben.

1840 - So far I have not located him.

1850 - So far I have not located him or his father or brother, Milton.

Three of his sisters were still in Orleans County, New York. Brother, William, was in LaGrange County, Indiana. The remaining family members in St Joseph and Cass Counties, Michigan.

c. 1853 Reuben married Charlotte Ainsworth.

Charlotte was the daughter of Thomas and Elsie Ainsworth. She was born about 1834 or 1835. In 1850 she was 16 and living in the home of W.(?) W. Curtiss  in Alabama, Genesee, New York, which is just south of Orleans County.

c. 1854 - Birth of son, Lewis Edward Glover in (Western) New York.

1855 - Niagara City, Niagara, New York

Niagara Falls Gazette
Dissolution
Notice is hereby given that the firm of R. & L.E. Glover, is this day dissolved by mutual consent.
Reuben Glover
Lewis E. Glover
Niagara City, March 1, 1855
[On the same page is an add for a painter that says, "The subscriber having established himself one door north of Glover's Hotel, Niagara City, N. Y.]

c. 1857 - Birth of son, George Glover in (Western) New York.

1860 - Birth of daughter, Alice Elizabeth Glover on January 29. 

Suspension Bridge, Niagara, New York. The family appears on the 1860 census in Niagara, Niagara, New York. Reuben's occupation in listed as Cooper. He had real estate valued at $2,000 and personal estate valued at $500.

c. 1860 -1870 - Death of son George.

George does not appear with family on the 1870 census.

1863 - Reuben's brother, Lewis E. Glover died in Niagara, Niagara, New York.

Reuben was named an executor of his Lewis' estate.

1870 - Suspension Bridge, Niagara, New York.

The census shows Reuben, Charlotte, Lewis and Alice. It is presumed that George had died. Reuben was listed as Cooper, real estate valued at $2,000, personal estate valued at $1,000. Lewis had a personal estate of $600 even though he was only 16. His occupation was given as "works at coopering." Alice, at the age of 10 had a personal estate of $1,000.

1878 - Suspension Bridge, Niagara, New York

Niagara Falls Gazette, Wednesday, February 20, 1878
Local Department
FIRE.- The building known as the Red Slaughter House, near Suspension Bridge, was destroyed by fire Saturday evening. The premises were owned by W. E. Shaffer, who had the building stored with about forty tons of baled hay ready for shipment, a quantity of straw, three hundred newly made apple barrels, a quantity of grain, some fruit, a valuable hay press, a pair of standard scales, new, and a stationary engine for running the press. The barrels belonged to a cooper named Glover. There was no insurance on them. Shaffer’s loss is largely covered by insurance. It is thought that the fire had an incendiary origin.

1880 - Suspension Bridge, Niagara, New York.

Reuben, Charlotte and Alice appear on the index for Suspension Bridge, Niagara, New York. Lewis was found in the Willard Asylum for the Insane, Romulus, Seneca, New York, age 25 Coper [sic]

c. 1880-1887 Death of son Lewis Edward Glover.

Alice's obituary says she was the "only living daughter," since she was the only daughter my working theory is that what was meant was that she was the only living child. In 1900 Charlotte was recorded as having no living children.

1886 - Alice Glover sells property in Niagara Falls.

Gold and silver coins were subsequently found on the property and a lawsuit ensued. Based on the fact that her personal estate was valued at $1,000 in 1870, my best guess is that the property was given to her by her uncle, Lewis E Glover.

1887 - Alice E Glover is married and dies Nov 10.

Sick with typhoid fever, Alice's Baptism, Marriage and Death all occurred on the same day. She was married to Mr. Chase, nowhere in the articles is his first name mentioned. She was said to be the "Only surviving daughter of  Mr and Mrs R E Glover." She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, New York.

1887 ? - Death of Reuben E Glover.

I have not found an obituary for him and find that strange. Perhaps the edition of the paper I need was not filmed or the OCR program simply has not found it. The date I have comes from family records.

1891 - Charlotte Ainsworth Glover married John Halbin on October 28.

Niagara Falls Gazette, October 28, 1891 The marriage of Mrs. Charlotte Glover of Suspension Bridge to Mr John Halbin of Buffalo, will take place this afternoon at 5 o'clock at the residence of the bride on Niagara avenue Suspension Bridge. She relocated to 262 Maryland St, Buffalo, New York.

1892 - Buffalo, Erie, New York

Charlotte Halbin, Ward 21

1900 - Buffalo, Erie, New York

Charlotte was listed as "Charlotte G Havlin." Her birth is given as Feb 1837. She was the mother of three children, 0 still living.

1905 - Buffalo, Erie, New York

Indexed at FamilySearch.org as Charlotte Holbin

1914 - John Hablin died April 8.

1920 - Buffalo, Erie, New York

Charlotte G Halbin found in the index for ward 24, page 20.

c. 1920-1930 Death of Charlotte Ainsworth Glover Halbin

I have been unable to locate Charlotte on the census index for 1930. It is possible the name was mis-indexed or she had remarried.

Baptism, Marriage and Death on the Same Day

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

Amanuensis Monday, hosted by John Newmark at Transylvanian Dutch.

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Over the weekend I was trying to fill in some gaps about the Glover's of Niagara County, New York. I stumbled on this very sad article about my 1st cousin, 3x removed, Alice E Glover Chase.

The Courier
Buffalo [NY], Monday, November 14 1887

A Bride's Funeral
Special Correspondente of The Courier.

SUSPENSION BRIDGE, N. Y. , Nov. 13, -- The funeral of Mrs. Chase, the young lady who was married only a few hours before death came, was observed at half-past two o'clock this afternoon at the Congregational church which was appropriately trimmed in white. From a text taken from Proverbs, 27th chapter, 1st verse. "Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou knowest not what the day may bring forth," the Rev. C. M. Bartholomew preached a very affecting sermon.

In all the relations of life Mrs. Chase was a most estimable young woman, of a bright, cheerful disposition, endeared to many by the strongest ties of friendship, and an ornament to the social circle in which she moved.The many beautiful floral tributes told in their silent way of the friendship and love that were hers while in life, and how much she would be missed in the circle from which she has departed. The remains rested in a brocade white plush covered casket, the plate on which bore the inscription, "Alice Glover Chase, aged 27 years, died November 10." The honorary pall-bearers were Garry McFeggan, George Stevens, Robert Waite and Bennett Pierce; the bearers John Snyder, John Kramer, W. D. McEwen, Leavitt Ackley, Louis Silberberg and Mr. Collins.

Prior to finding this, the only thing I knew about Alice was that she was a school teacher. The story of her dying on her wedding day did not get passed down through our branch of the family. I wanted to know more about what had happened so I searched for her local obituary. The story became even more heart wrenching.

Niagara Falls Gazette
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1887

Page 8

OBITUARY.
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CHASE.

Mrs. Alice E. Chase died at the residence of her parents Suspension Bridge, Thursday, Nov. 10th, of Typhoid fever.

Mrs. Glover Chase was the only surviving daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Glover and was born at Suspension Bridge, Jan. 29th, 1860. For the past ten years she held a position as teacher in the Union school, and beloved by her fellow teachers and scholars, her sudden death falls with almost crushing weight.

The circumstances surrounding her death were of a peculiary sad nature, she having recieved the rite of baptism, marriage and death all on the same day and almost within the same hour. An engagement had existed between Miss Glover and Mr. Chase for some time, and in response to the question being asked as to whether she would like to bear his name when the final call came, she replied in the affirmative, and with death in sight the solemn ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Bartholomew of the Congregational church. The funeral was observed from the family residence and the Congregational church Sunday afternoon and largely attended. The Board of Education and the principal and teachers of the public school walked from the house to the Congregational church in a body. The profuse contribution of flowers from her many friends and scholars of the school of which the deceased was an honored and beloved teacher, bore testimony of the high esteem in which she was held by her pupils, associate teachers and friends. The ceremonies at the church, and the services and singing at the house, were of a very impressive character. The deceased was robed in her bridal dress of satin, and the remains were encased in a beautiful brocaded white velvet covered casket, with eleborate silver trimmings. The remains were interred at Oakwood Cemetery, the following gentlemen officiating as bearers: George Stevens, Garry McFeggan, Robert Waite and Bennett Pierce. Carriers, Louis Silberberg, W. D. McEwen, Leavitt Ackley, John Kramer, John Snyder and Mr. Collins.

The obituary confirms that she was the daughter of Reuben E Glover but never names her husband. A search of the census includes too many possibilities to even make a guess. "Only surviving daughter" makes me wonder if she had a sister. She had a brother, L. Edward Glover, and I haven't tracked him down after the 1870 census. Does only surviving mean he had died? (I suspect his name was Lewis Edward Glover.) Family notes say that Reuben also died in 1887 but I have been unable to find an obituary for him.

I have just started working on this branch of the family. I'll be looking for more newspaper articles and digging through the letter collection to see if I can discover more.