Margie, Do you know of any Glovers that were "Little People"? I have a photo of them that was in my grandmother's trunk. I would be very happy to share it with you. Cal ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim and Terri Tait <jtait@hiwaay.net> To: <ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 8:52 AM Subject: [ALBARBOU] GLOVER, John Thomas > Margie, > > Thought you might be interested in this one since it is GLOVER. Including > it on the Barbour list since we have a few other GLOVER descendants. > > Source: "Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1907" State of AL Dept > of Archives and History, compiled by Thomas M. Owen, L.L, D. Director, Brown > Publishing Co, Montgomery, AL, 1907 > > p. 101 > > Legislative Department, Jefferson County > > JOHN THOMAS GLOVER, of Birmingham, was born at Richmond, Twiggs county, GA, > May 14, 1864, and is the son of John Thomas and Cleopatra Victoria (Strozer) > Glover and the grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth Pittman Glover and of Peter > Jacob and Rhoda Glover Strozer of Albany, Ga. The Glover families are of > Irish descent. Thomas Glover, of Nash Co, N.C. emigrated in 1820 to Twiggs, > Co, Ga. where he became an extensive cotton planter. His son, John Thomas, > SR. born in 1837, was a layer in Albany and Dawson, Ga successively. In > 1892, he enlisted in Co I, 6th Ga Regiment as a private; was promoted to a > lieutenant in his company, and afterwards was made adjutant of the regiment. > He was twice wounded. After the War, resumed the practice of his profession > in Twiggs County, G. His son, John Thomas, Sr. received his education in the > ordinary village schools of the county; studied law and was admitted to the > bar in Birmingham in 1896, where he has since continuously practiced his > profession. He is a member of the Elks and of the Knights of Pythias; was > married at Lithia Springs, Ga. August 3, 1890 to Jennie Ensley, daughter of > Thomas and Mattie (Couch) Arnall. She died March 14, 1907 in Philadelphia, > Pa. > > > > ==== ALBARBOU Mailing List ==== > Have you checked the Georgia Counties just across the river. Many of the Barbour residents came from, Crawford, Taylor, Randolph, Macon, Stewart Counties in Georgia just to mention a few. >