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Melinda (Genn) Glover (1791 - 1872)

Melinda "Malinda" Glover formerly Genn aka Ginn
Born in Leeds, Fauquier, Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 12 Apr 1814 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 80 in Buchanan Township, Berrien, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Biography

Melinda Genn was born about November 19, 1791 in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA. [1] Her surname has occasionally been spelled "Ginn", and in at least one record it is listed as "Green".

Melinda's father was James Genn, and his name is recorded on her marriage record to John Glover on 12 Apr 1814 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA. The marriage document is photocopied online and can be found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-BSZ5-T?mode=g&i=274&cc=1804888 which is made available online by FamilySearch.org

The marriage record contains the following:

Know all men by these presents, that we John Glover and James Genn are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of fifty pounds current money; to be paid to the said Commonwealth, to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, ex'ors and adm'ors jointly and severally by these presents; sealed with our seals and dated this 14th of April 1814. The condition of the above obligation is such, That if there is no lawful cause to obstruct a marriage, intended to be solemnized shortly, between the above bound John Glover and Miss Melinda Genn daughter of the above bound James Genn then the above obligation to be void; else to remain in full force, Witness Ben Grayson (signed and sealed by John Glover and James Genn) [2]

John and Melinda had a son named James, as indicated by the son's death certificate. James died at the age of 75 on November 1, 1893 in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHD4-KGX : 9 December 2014.[3]

Melinda Glover can be found on the 1850 Federal census at the age of 56, living with a family with the surname of Morley -- probably her daughter, Celia and Celia's husband.

Name 'Sex Age Race Est. Birth yearBirthplace
Thomas O Morley Male 30 White
1820
New York
Celia Morley Female 27White
1823
Indiana
Lewis Cass Morley Male 2 White
1848
Michigan
William Morley Male 8/12 White
1850
Michigan
Jane(?) Morley Male 8/12 White
1850
Michigan
Malinda Glover Female 56White
1794
Virginia
Price R HooperMale 13White
1837
Virginia
[4]

A widowed Melinda can be found living with her son James and her daughter Jane on the 1860 US census for Niles, Berrien County, Michigan.

Name 'Sex Age Race Est. Birth yearBirthplace
James Glover Male 42 White
1818
Indiana
Jane Glover Female 41White
1819
Indiana
Malinda Glover Female 68White
1792
Virginia
[5]

Melinda ("Malinda") Glover can be found on the 1870 US census for Buchanan Village, Berrien County, Michigan, again living with her unmarried daughter Jane and her son James Glover.

Name 'Sex Age Race Est. Birth yearBirthplace
James Glover Male 52 White
1817-1818
Indiana
Jane Glover Female 51White
1818-1819
Indiana
Malinda Glover Female 79White
1790-1791
Virginia
[6]

John and Melinda also had a son named Andrew Jackson Glover, born Jan. 13, 1815 in Nelson County, Kentucky. Andrew's death certificate was photocopied and shared on Findagrave.com https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8726794 It lists his father as John Glover born in Kentucky, and Melinda Glover, born in Virginia.

According to her Findagrave memorial page, which can be viewed at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128995931/melinda-glover, Melinda Genn Glover died on March 2, 1872 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, and was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, USA. Melinda's obituary has been posted online at the findagrave.com website by Joanne Todd, in the "flowers" section:

Melinda (Genn) Glover's Obituary from the Berrien Co. Record, Buchanan, Michigan (March 14, 1872): After many years of affliction and suffering, she has passed away to the spirit land, in full faith of a happy immortality, leaving three sons and three daughters, besides many other relatives and friends, to mourn their loss. Happily, our loss is her gain. She joined the Baptist Church over fifty years ago, of which she was a member until her death. [1]

Notes

Another likely daughter of John and Melinda (Genn) Glover has been uncovered. Her name is Elizabeth, born about 1823 in Indiana. She was married to Thomas Jefferson Hunter. Thomas Jefferson Hunter's Findagrave memorial page can be found at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152441894/thomas-jefferson-hunter, although it doesn't identify Elizabeth's parents. Thomas married three times in his life -- twice to wives named Elizabeth. One of the Elizabeths was born in Ohio. The likely daughter of Melinda and John Glover was born in Indiana.

One circumstantial piece of evidence is posted on the family tree section for another of Melinda Glover's daughters, Celia Glover (Morley) in the notes section of FamilySearch.org: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/L3FM-XFC It is a note by Dorothy M. Paul, Brittle Books Reformatting Unit, Preservation, University Libraries, Notre Dame, IN. In the note, she states that while she was going through hundreds of pages in Celia's husband, Thomas O. Morley's Civil War pension file, she came across a statement by Celia saying, "we were married at my brother-in-law, Jefferson Hunter's home."

A photocopy of a marriage record for Thomas J. Hunter and Elizabeth Glover can be viewed at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-4K98-R4?cc=1810350&wc=Q868-NHP%3A150747501%2C150754701. The handwriting is difficult to decipher in spots, but it appears to say "Thomas J. Hunter and Elizabeth Glover marriage certificate. This may certify that on the 18th day of November 1845 I joined in marriage Mr. Thomas J. Hunter of Buchanan(?) Berrien County Michigan age 31 (?) and Elizabeth Glover of the same place aged 21 (?) at the residence of the subscriber(?) in Howard Township Cass County Michigan in presence of Margaret Meeks & Eliza Meeks both of Howard ("aforesaid" maybe?) Dated 28 Nov 1845. Recorded and filed November 28, 1845" [7]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 April 2019), memorial page for Melinda Genn Glover (19 Nov 1791–2 Mar 1872), Find A Grave Memorial no. 128995931, citing Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129) .
  2. "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-BSZ5-T?cc=1804888&wc=QD3Q-W41%3A148166601 : 30 June 2016), > image 275 of 1060; Madison County Courthouse, Richmond.
  3. "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHD4-KGX : 9 December 2014), John Glover in entry for James Glover, 01 Nov 1893; citing Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, reference v B p 152; FHL microfilm 945,406.
  4. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTT3-T7Q?cc=1401638&wc=95R3-6Y6%3A1031311201%2C1031497601%2C1031497602 : 9 April 2016), Michigan > Berrien > Berrien county > image 159 of 274; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  5. "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBSS-W93?cc=1473181&wc=7QGH-YBK%3A1589428970%2C1589423582%2C1589424229 : 24 March 2017), Michigan > Berrien > Niles > image 38 of 68; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  6. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DZPQ-PR4?cc=1438024&wc=92VB-JW1%3A518655401%2C518820601%2C518917001 : 22 May 2014), Michigan > Berrien > Buchanan > image 28 of 44; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  7. "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-4K98-R4?cc=1810350&wc=Q868-NHP%3A150747501%2C150754701 : 11 May 2018), Cass > Marriages, 1835-1845, v. B > image 134 of 139; various archives, Michigan.




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