William Arthur Glover (1900 - 1986)

Born 27 Aug 1900 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA

Husband of Willie Hazel Wright — married 25 Oct 1922 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA

Died 29 Jul 1986 at age 85 in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

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Biography

William Arthur "Sam" Glover,

son of Walter May Glover and Sallie Vanion Hughes

First name: William, is on his draft registration and his wife's obituary

Nickname: Sam, is on his cemetery headstone.

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1900, per his cemetery headstone

... his SS record and draft registration say 1899 (not 1900)

... notice Arthur is NOT on his parents 1900 census.

Birth Place: Giles County, Tennessee, per his obituary.

Death: 29 Jul 1986, Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, per obituary

EVIDENCE OF PARENTS:

1) Aurhur has childhood census with mother & siblings in 1910.

2) Arthur's draft regis. in 1918, names nearest relative as "Sallie Glover"

3) Arthur's obituary names a brother "Dewey Glover, Florence"

4) Authur is named in his mother's obituary as "Arthur Smotherman"

... notice that Smotherman is his mother's 2nd married name.

... notice that brother Dewey is also in his mother's obituary.

SS DEATH:

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: Arthur Glover

SSN: 424-03-7841

Last Residence: 35645 Killen, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

BORN: 27 Aug 1899

Last Benefit: 35645, Killen, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States of America

Died: Jul 1986

State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)

BURIAL:

Find A Grave Memorial# 7467658 (headstone pictured)

Inscription: Arthur "Sam" Glover

Birth: Aug. 27, 1900

Death: Jul. 29, 1986

Burial: Antioch Church of Christ Cemetery, Antioch, Lauderdale County, AL

Created by: Scrappy

Record added: May 20, 2003

OBITUARY:

Source: obituary is transcribed & posted on find-a-grave# 7467658

Published July 31 1986 in Times Daily.

William A. Glover

Killen- the funeral of William Arthur “Sam” Glover 86, Route 2, will be at 2pm today at Antioch Church of Christ. Burial will be in Antioch Church of Christ, Loretto Memorial Chapel Loretto, Tennessee directing.

The body will be at the funeral home until being placed in the church one hour before the service.

He died Tuesday July 29 1986 at ECM Hospital, Florence, after a short illness.

He was a native of Giles County, Tennessee a retired farmer and a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife Mrs. Hazel Wright Glover, Killen; son Porter Glover, Pulaski; daughters, Mrs Carolyn Miller, Killen; Mrs Ruby Loveless, Center Star; Mrs Birdie Harrison, Mrs Clayton Watkins, both of Florence; brother Dewey Glover, Florence.

25 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, two great, great grandchildren.

DRAFT REGISTRATION:

Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Name: Arthur William Glover

Registration Place: Lauderdale Co., Alabama

Registration Date: 12 Sep 1918

Residence: Killen, Lauderdale, Alabama

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1899

Occupation: farmer at Killen, Lauderdale, Alabama

Nearest Relative: Sallie Glover

Description: medium height & build, blue eyes, light hair

MARRIAGE:

Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002

Name: Hazel Wright

Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1922

Marriage Place: Lawrence

Spouse: A W Glovers

NOTES about marriage:

It appears that Hazel actually married at age 12 1/2 years old.

CENSUS:

1910 census: Giles, Tennessee, Arthur Glover age 10 TN

1920 census: (cannot locate)

1930 census: Green Hill, Lauderdale, Alabama

W Arthur Glover ...... 29 ... TN,TN,TN ... farmer

W Hazel Glover ....... 20 ... AL,AL,AL ... married at age 14

Ruby May Glover ...... 5 ... AL,TN,AL

E Porter Glover ......... 2 ... AL,TN,AL

Berdie E Glover ..... 3m ... AL,TN,AL

1940 census: Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama

Arthur W Glover ....... 39 ... TN ... farm laborer

Willie H Glover ......... 30 ... AL

Elvin P Glover ........... 12 ... AL

B Elizabeth Glover ... 10 ... AL

C Clayton Glover ....... 8 ... AL ... [obituary on Find A Grave # 47555497]

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