OK, obviously you know about WFT entry. :-) Only other thing I have to offer is a letter from another researcher on this line that Dennis shared with me a couple of years ago: Dear Dennis, Thank you for writing. The Elmer Dover you mentioned in your letter was my first cousin three times removed...... My GGG Grandfather was John Dover. I have not been able to identify his father, but think he lived in PA. John had five brothers Abaraham, Issac, Jacob, Hiram, Daniel and one sister Sarah. I have always assumed they were from PA but John's place of birth is given as VA in an article in Goodspeeds History of Jefferson Co. John married a Jemima Stevens and they had eight children. For some strange reason they named most of the boys after Napoleon Bonaparte. John and Jemima are buried near Ware, MO. My GG grandfather was Jerome Bonaparte Dover. He married Margaret Lucas and they had four children. One of whom, John Eldridge Dover, married Addie Cessna Russell. Their son Charles Dover was my grandfather. One of his daughters Mary Kathleen married Harold Ancell and they are my parents. My full name is Charles Dover Ancell. My G grandfather John was a station agent with the Missouri Pacific RR and moved to Sikeston, MO (about 50 miles East of Poplar Bluff) in the early 1900's. All of his children were raised in Sikeston. His father Jerome lived in Jefferson Co Missouri as did his father...... John Dover was born on Dec 4, 1789 perhaps in Western NJ or Ohio. His family moved to VA while John was a boy. John served as Sergeant in Captain Benjamin Jeffery's Company of Infantry, 1 Battalion, 1 Regiment, VA Militia from Sept 22, 1812 to April 1, 1813. John ran a pottery in Louisville, KY from about 1815 to 1826. He married Jemima Stevens, who was a dau of Rev Thomas Stevens, on Dec 9, 1817, at the home of her sister Susan Stevens Lee by Rev. David Chapman Banks. Jemima was born in Eng on Feb 2, 1791, and came to Louisville, KY when she was nine years old. John was a Medical Doctor but did not practice because Jemima was afraid to be left alone due to the Indian activity in the area around Louisville, KY. In 1826, they moved to Washington, Indiana. In 1840, they moved to St. Genevieve, Missouri and engaged in the pottery business. In 1844, they purchased a farm in Jefferson Co, Missouri in the Old Ditch Creek area near Ingal's Ford in the Big River Township. John was a Judge of the County Court and a prominent surveyor. John died of pneumonia after being (thrown) from a horse on Oct 14, 1857. He is buried by the Bethlehem Church in Jefferson Co, MO which is located on Highway Y, just Northwest of Ware, MO. Jemima died on October 4, 1874, and is buried beside John at the Bethlehem Church. Children: 1.Oscar Dover md. Elizabeth Alen 2,Amanda Dover md. Alexander Ziegler 3. Napoleon Bonaparte Dover 4. Jerome Bonaparte Dover md Margaret Kendall Lucas 5.Alexiana Dover md Henry Kert 6.Bonaparte Dover md Nancy S Lollar 7. Angeline Dover md Eldridge Boley 8.LeRoy Dover md Margaret Francis Manion Their is more detailed data on dates and places in this John line. As far as siblings of your Daniel, only thing I see different is that he gives Abraham Dover md Rebecca Lytle and says that Isaac Dover d. in New Orleans, LA. There's a little more if you haven't already seen this, let me know. Source:Charles Ancell dated 13 Feb 1997

Dear Earnest, Very sorry to hear about the loss of your uncle! There is a Jasper Lee Dover b. ca 1873 who was the s/o Edward B Dover. Is there any connection to him? The Going name is also interesting. I have Cherokee claim papers for a Hillhouse/Dover/Going connection. Can you tell us more? Sharon S

Hi Trudy, I can only speak for myself, but must admit that I am pretty ignorant on Dover in Ohio. All of my research has been centered around NC SC GA TN AL MS AR. I have Dover who got over into OK and TX, but have not even really explored them yet. I have only been on the list since the first of the year, although I have kept up a little on the outside through Dennis and Gayle who have sent me things they thought would be of interest to me. I am still learning who's who and what they are looking for. The only thing that I have on your line comes from WFT Vol 10 # 1155. Your Theodore W. "Pap" Dover b. Dec 1844 in Ohio md. Nancy J. is listed as the s/o Daniel M Dover b. 11 July 1802 in Belmont Co Ohio d. 15 Jan 1881 in Taylorsville, Ohio. and was md to Mary J Patterson b. 17 June 1804 in W.VA? and died 17 January 1881.(Looks like she died 2 days after he did) This source gives 10 children for Daniel M Dover as well as parents and siblings for him. These Dover have a lot of KY connections. I have some other data, but have not verified any of it myself. Happy to share if you don't already know about this. Sharon S

Francis J. Dover was probably the first Dover in Georgia with the exception of another Dover .... Joshua. Francis is the oldest and most known Dover in the Dover family. He was a Revolutionary Soldier. I don't know of anyone researching their Dover family that hasn't wondered if/believed that Francis was their ancestor. All I can say is that he didn't father "that" many children. There's absolutely no evidence to support this, but I doubt Francis and Hezekiah were the only sons of their parents. As far as Lawson, I don't know what to think about Francis being his father. If Lawson was born 1800 SC as he always said he was, Francis was 40 years old when he was born (whatever that means). Lawson is perhaps from this Habersham deed: Book D Page 101 William Kitchens to Dawson Dover deed captioned Henry County, Georgia to Lot 52 of 13th District. Dec 29, 1826. Witness: Commick McCarter, Joseph Cross. Probated Henry County, Georgia before Thomas D. Johnson, J. P. Then there's a Muscogee County, Georgia reference for Francis: 1827 Lottery Francis Dover of Habersham County, Georgia, drew land in Muscogee County as a "REV SOLDIER." I believe Lawson Dover is found in the 1830 census for Muscogee County: DARER, Lawson 200002-110001 Columbus 287 Page 287 Lawson Dover? 30-40 1790-1800 Male 30-40 1790-1800 Female 30-40 1800-1810 Female 05-10 1820-1825 Male -05 1825-1830 Male -05 1825-1830 Female -05 1825-1830 There's no doubt that he was in 1840 Harris County, Georgia (next door): Page 261 132001-2111011 L. Dover 40-50 1790-1800 Female 40-50 1790-1800 Female 30-40 1800-1810 Female 15-20 1820-1825 Male 10-15 1825-1830 Male 10-15 1825-1830 Female 10-15 1825-1830 Male 05-10 1830-1835 Male 05-10 1830-1835 Male 05-10 1830-1835 Female 05-10 1830-1835 Male -5 1835-1840 Female -5 1835-1840 Female -5 1835-1840 If Lawson is Dawson in the Habersham deed, then he came from that area. Francis is the only "KNOWN" Dover from that area to be his father, unless maybe it was Johnson Dover. Lawson was "probably" born in Pendleton, SC or York, SC. If Lawson was born in Pendleton, his father should be Francis Dover or John Dover. We know Francis was in Pendleton by 1797. Francis doesn't jump out in the 1800 Pendleton census unless he is a Davis: Page 14 21010-30010 Francis Davis 26-45 1755-1774 Female 26-45 1755-1774 Male 16-26 1774-1784 Male 10-16 1784-1790 Male -10 1790-1800 Female -10 1790-1800 Female -10 1790-1800 Female -10 1790-1800 I have a hunch this could be Francis given the proximity of census neighbors and known deed names associated with Francis. Then there's the 1800 Pendleton census for John Dover: Page 5 40010-20010 John Dover 26-45 1755-1774 Female 26-45 1755-1774 Male -10 1790-1800 Male -10 1790-1800 Male -10 1790-1800 Male -10 1790-1800 Female -10 1790-1800 Female -10 1790-1800 I still suspect this John went to Buncombe County, North Carolina and that some combination of Bailey Dover, Elijah Dover, Frederick Dover, Jeptha Dover and John Dover are the males in the above census. Bailey went to Rabun Co., Georgia; Elijah stayed in Buncombe; Jeptha went to Gilmer (?); Frederick (one or both) went to Rabun, Lumpkin and Gilmer; and John went to Cherokee County, Georgia. All of this can't be true on this John's sons ... what if Lawson's father wasn't Francis ... could be the John from Pendleton. Nothing so far top give any indication of that. I pick up this question later in 1850 Alabama. The 1810 census for Pendleton shows: Page 159 Francis Dover 45+ -1765 20201-01210 Female 26-45 1765-1784 Female 16-26 1784-1794 Female 16-26 1784-1794 Male 16-26 1784-1794 Male 16-26 1784-1794 Female 10-16 1794-1800 Male -10 1800-1810 Male -10 1800-1810 Sharon S. can fill in the pro's and con's from her perspective. As long as we are discussing theory, I'll share one I grudgingly offered privately several years ago ... that maybe the John Dover in 1800 Pendleton was a brother to Francis and Hezekiah. This is how B. J. Frank and I met on the internet ... discussing too many John Dover's. There's room for them, we just have to look at the 1934 letter with a different view. Solving Lawson's parents are an important clue in solving my John's parents .... along with David Dover. Think these could be in part uncle and cousin issues

Does anyone know for sure if the Anderson Dover from Gayle's post stating: page 70 Habersham Co. Anderson Dover(Cross's Capts. Dist) No 173 Dt. 16 Sec. 1 is Anderson Dover m. Jane Cross. Also, from the same post.is the Thomas Dover who shows in the 1805 Georgia land lottery for Chatham County, the Thomas Dover m. America Griffin with 9 children. Then also, there is a Thomas Dover who shown in Bounty grants of G. 1756-1909 in Glyn Co, Grant Book R.5 pg. 374 Granted 174 acres year 1835. Do we have more than one Thomas, or are both of these the same person. Anyone got any ideas? Thanks, Sharon Dover Romanek

No, I think you're dry as a bone :-) -----Original Message----- From: romanek [mailto:romanek@cybertrails.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 1:29 PM To: DOVER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [DOVER-L] Fw: Fw: Marcus A. Dover I figured out what happened to this message. You all never got it, because I hit a wrong key and sent it to the request for sign up addy and it scrambled it . I have tried to clean it up a little bit. Anyone got any ideas?? Sharon Dover Romanek I am doing some thinking on this message posted to the list by Dennis a while back and have some ideas, and wanted to know what the rest of you think. I wonder of the Augustus McDowell Dover , that he mentions is Augustus M. that I have listed as a son of Francis Marion Dover, who was the son of Hezekiah Dover? Wonder if Hezekiah is the Ky he is talking about? I have heard that Hezekiah was referred to by some as Ky.Could the Steve that is mentioned be Stephen, the son of Francis Marion Dover?What do the rest of you think? Am I all wet? Thanks, Sharon Dover Romanek -----Original Message----- From: Dennis G. Dover <ddover@earthlink.net> > To: DOVER-L@rootsweb.com <DOVER-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, June 18, 1998 1:27 PM > Subject: Marcus A. Dover This is a transcription of a typewritten letter received from the files = of the John Randolph Dover family. Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 18, 1939. 20 Mr. Elmer Dover, 5941 Cote Brilliante Ave. St Louis, Mo. Dear Sir :- I was very much interested in receiving your letter and would be glad indeed if we together could patch up the tree of the Dover family and would like to get a copy of your History of it when completed. I am a son of Louis L. Dover who was born in Pickens Co. Georgia, Feb. 3, 1866, my grandfather was Augustus McDowell Dover, I do not know the date or place of his birth but think he was born in East Georgia or Vir. My Great grand father was born in England. My father (Louis L. Dover) died at Acworth, Georgia last Dec. 15, 1938, and was buried with his father and grand father and I do not remember whether my grand father was Ky Dover or Stephen Dover or (Steve) as they called him, either Ky or Steven Dover was my grandfathers brother and died some where in Mo. I think at Poplar Bluff, I do not know the date. * (Six months) About * prior to my father=92s death he gave me some notes including the above which I have misplaced and am quoting from vague memory but will try to locate and give you more information later if possible. I regret that I am not in possession of any information regarding the members of the family you mention. I have been estranged from my family since age 15, my mother passed when I was five and I just grew up as did Topsy the stray pup and came to Louisville in the year 1910 and had little contact with my family until my father nearing the end called for me and I went to see him in February last year. I am a traveling salesman and have recently made a change in my connections which accounts for my inability at this time to collect both the family data that I should have and my own faculties. However, at the earliest opportunity I shall try to gather more information and if successful will gladly communicate it to you. Hoping that we may yet be able to trace more accurately the family tree and that you will be able to secure the necessary data to admit you to the Sons of the Revolution, I am, Your Cousin, Marcus A. Dover 3640 Longview Ave. Louisville, Ky. P. S. Several years ago or about 1935 I received a card from "Fudge & =Co. Ltd. 94 York Road, London, S.E. England suggesting that I order a copy of the Summer 1935 number of "The Genealogical Quarterly" which contained information regarding the Dover family, price $1.50, I regret that I did not order this. ==== DOVER Mailing List ==== http://pages.cthome.net/familytree/ Subscribe instructions

I figured out what happened to this message. You all never got it, because I hit a wrong key and sent it to the request for sign up addy and it scrambled it . I have tried to clean it up a little bit. Anyone got any ideas?? Sharon Dover Romanek I am doing some thinking on this message posted to the list by Dennis a while back and have some ideas, and wanted to know what the rest of you think. I wonder of the Augustus McDowell Dover , that he mentions is Augustus M. that I have listed as a son of Francis Marion Dover, who was the son of Hezekiah Dover? Wonder if Hezekiah is the Ky he is talking about? I have heard that Hezekiah was referred to by some as Ky.Could the Steve that is mentioned be Stephen, the son of Francis Marion Dover?What do the rest of you think? Am I all wet? Thanks, Sharon Dover Romanek -----Original Message----- From: Dennis G. Dover <ddover@earthlink.net> > To: DOVER-L@rootsweb.com <DOVER-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, June 18, 1998 1:27 PM > Subject: Marcus A. Dover This is a transcription of a typewritten letter received from the files = of the John Randolph Dover family. Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 18, 1939. 20 Mr. Elmer Dover, 5941 Cote Brilliante Ave. St Louis, Mo. Dear Sir :- I was very much interested in receiving your letter and would be glad indeed if we together could patch up the tree of the Dover family and would like to get a copy of your History of it when completed. I am a son of Louis L. Dover who was born in Pickens Co. Georgia, Feb. 3, 1866, my grandfather was Augustus McDowell Dover, I do not know the date or place of his birth but think he was born in East Georgia or Vir. My Great grand father was born in England. My father (Louis L. Dover) died at Acworth, Georgia last Dec. 15, 1938, and was buried with his father and grand father and I do not remember whether my grand father was Ky Dover or Stephen Dover or (Steve) as they called him, either Ky or Steven Dover was my grandfathers brother and died some where in Mo. I think at Poplar Bluff, I do not know the date. * (Six months) About * prior to my father=92s death he gave me some notes including the above which I have misplaced and am quoting from vague memory but will try to locate and give you more information later if possible. I regret that I am not in possession of any information regarding the members of the family you mention. I have been estranged from my family since age 15, my mother passed when I was five and I just grew up as did Topsy the stray pup and came to Louisville in the year 1910 and had little contact with my family until my father nearing the end called for me and I went to see him in February last year. I am a traveling salesman and have recently made a change in my connections which accounts for my inability at this time to collect both the family data that I should have and my own faculties. However, at the earliest opportunity I shall try to gather more information and if successful will gladly communicate it to you. Hoping that we may yet be able to trace more accurately the family tree and that you will be able to secure the necessary data to admit you to the Sons of the Revolution, I am, Your Cousin, Marcus A. Dover 3640 Longview Ave. Louisville, Ky. P. S. Several years ago or about 1935 I received a card from "Fudge & =Co. Ltd. 94 York Road, London, S.E. England suggesting that I order a copy of the Summer 1935 number of "The Genealogical Quarterly" which contained information regarding the Dover family, price $1.50, I regret that I did not order this.

Eleanor Hinshaw Holloway Moon AKA Granny Moon. She delivered babies in Grant Co.,Indiana from 1864 to 1891. 1864 Steven STRAIN Aug. 15 girl Samuel SCOOBY Aug. 15 boy James PAXTON Aug. 20 twin boys James ATKINSON Aug. 20 girl Peter SHANUP Sept. 12 girl George ROBBS Sept. 13 boy John MOON Oct. 21 boy George SIMS Oct. 31 girl Amos HOLLOWAY Nov. 2 boy Bois FLEMING Dec. 23 boy Frances SWISHER Dec. 30 boy 1865 Josiah FERGUSON Jan. 7 boy Martin NELSON Jan. 10 girl Nathan HANES Jan. 23 boy James BOXEL Jan. 25 boy George BARLEY Feb. 8 boy Phil LONG Feb. 27 girl James NELSON Mar. 10 boy Stephen NELSON Mar. 16 girl Joseph ATKINSON Mar. 27 boy Pearce Zina MERON? Apr. 21 girl Gordon RIX (Ricks?) Apr. 22 girl Lafayette TROXEL May 19 boy William CONGER May 25 boy James NELSON May 26 girl Shade NELSON June 14 boy Stro BRIDGE June 19 boy thomas PEAK June 28 boy Eli COULTER Aug. 1 boy James NELSON Aug. 1 boy John MOON Aug. 27 boy Henry WOODWARD Aug. 28 boy Elijah JOHNSON Sept. boy Noah NELSON Oct. 2 boy Zimery GAGE Oct. 2 girl William DOVER Oct. 23 boy Robert MARSHALL Oct. 26 boy John GLASBY Nov. 2 girl -- Patricia Manson Dover listmanager http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Dover Alabama listmanager http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Sponsor/AlabamaList My Home page http://www.myfreeoffice.com/treeshaker/

Hi! I am not sure if I have posted this before Eleanor Hinshhaw Holloway Moon's midwife logbook from Grant Co., In. 1867 John NELSON July 11 girl Noe NELSON July 11 girl Stephen NELSON July 30 boy William DOVER July 30 girl John TIMONY Aug. 1 girl Shade PEARSON Sept. 18 girl Absolom THOMAS Sept. 28 boy Windburn NELSON Oct. 21 boy STEVENSON Oct. 26 boy Timothy HOLLOWAY Nov. 14 girl John DOVER Dec. 1 girl John STOTLER Dec. 10 boy 1868 John JOHNSON Jan. 4 girl BRANSON Jan. 19 girl Robert ANDREWS Jan. 21 girl William PEARSON Feb. 1 boy James FLEMING March 2 boy Henry WOODWARD March 25 girl James SHERDON April 11 boy Job STEPHENS April 19 boy Josiah FERGUSON May 1 boy James BOLES May 20 girl Willaim VICTOR July 6 boy Eri RICH July 10 boy James GLOVER Aug. 1 twin boys Isaac STOTLER Aug. 30 girl John FOSTER Sept. 3 girl William CALTER Sept. 24 girl Andrew FERGUSON Sept. 24 boy John MILLS Oct. 2 boy Lavina BERSEN Oct. 17 girl Ren BOLES Oct. 21 boy Jesse JOHNSON Oct. 23 boy Thomas MOON Oct. 30 girl Ellen HOWEL Oct. 30 girl James NELSON Nov. 11 boy James BOLES Dec. 7 boy Robert MACRAT Dec. 11 girl John MOON Dec. 15 girl Windburn NELSON Dec. 23 girl Abner GRAY Dec. 24 boy -- Patricia Manson Dover listmanager http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Dover Alabama listmanager http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Sponsor/AlabamaList My Home page http://www.myfreeoffice.com/treeshaker/

Sorry Everyone, Not sure what happened to that last message that scrambled it so bad. I had it on a floppy and forwarded from the floppy. Maybe I did something wrong, and didn't know it. It had been compressed to save space. Sharon Dover Romanek

Fits my way of thinking. Sharon S

Re: Sharon Dover Romanek's query: Lawson is my believed ancestor. Some have accepted that he was the father of my proven ancestor Jane Ann Dover, but I have not seen proof, and think that he has been accepted as her father by process of elimination. I know one researcher, not on the Dover list, who thinks Lawson may have been the son of Francis J. But I have three versions of the list of sons of Francis J., and Lawson is not on any of these lists. Lawson was born in SC about 1800, and I suspect he was the son of one of the other early SC Dovers that we have all been trying to learn more about. Dennis, and Sharon Sukiennik, know more about this than I do and I invite them to comment also. Ode Carlisle

Thought I would pass this along, since I know a lot of people are waiting with baited breath for this. Enjoy!! Just leave some room for me to research too:-) Sharon Dover Romanek -----Original Message----- Date: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 2:52 PM Subject: [SE-TN-L] LDS Site It is up and I got on http://32.96.111.13/default.asp

Does anyone have any suggestions on Lawson Dover? Is he a possible son of Francis J., or a brother? I am attempting to get more old list notes into my files, and at this point do not know where he goes. There is a Lawson that shows in a Land lottery register of Georgia in 1827, and published in 1967, page 70. Gayle posted this information a while back. Thanks, Sharon Dover Romanek

Thank you Terry ... how'd you do that? Dennis

Source: Ancestry Database Leavenworth Times (Kansas), Obituary Index, 1994-98 Surname Given Name DATE DIED DATE BORN FULL NAME PAGE # Dover Franklin Sr. June 12, 1996 May 19, 1922 Franklin Robert Dover Sr. 70 Dover Norman Feb. 26, 1997 Sept. 3, 1925 Norman C. Dover 61

Source: Ancestry Database Arizona Republic (Phoenix), Obituaries, 1998-1999 Headline: OBITUARIES Publication Date: October 01, 1998 Source: The Arizona Republic Page: Subjects: Region: Obituary: Robert H. Wendel, 68, of Goodyear, a retired teacher and farmer, died Sept. 29, 1998. He was born in Brigham City, Utah, and was a former city councilman and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include his wife, Joan Dover; daughter, Debbie Collinsworth; son, Kelly R.; stepdaughters, Lucy Payne and Kim Dodge; stepsons, Howard, Paul and Gordon Skinner; two grandchildren; and 11 stepgrandchildren. Services will be held in Utah. Contributions: Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ 85014-5699. Olson Meyers Funeral Home, Brigham City, Utah.

Hi Terry, Well kinda. See I ran into a small problem last year. The second person I called was willing to help, a really nice guy. And some of the family names rang a bell with him. But he was MUCH darker than I am. And that did not come out till the 3rd phone call. So until I figure out a way to approach the issue, I just don't know what to do:-) Any advice on phone calls anyone? Patricia Terry Jackson wrote: > > Patricia, > Went to > > http://people.yahoo.com/ > > Pulled up 42 Dover phones and addresses in MS. Have you been in contact > with some of these folks? >

I am trying to locate any info about Solomon Jackson Dover. He was born in Georgia on Feb. 4, 1876 and died Dec. 13, 1959. He is buried in the Macedonia Cemetary in Bartow County. This is my husbands grandmother's family. I am a desendant of Francis Marion Dover thru his son Augustus McDowell Dover. I don't know if there is any connection between these two families. I appreciate any info. Thanks! Malindy Ely

Patricia, Went to http://people.yahoo.com/ Pulled up 42 Dover phones and addresses in MS. Have you been in contact with some of these folks?