I love living on the edge!! Dennis Dover wrote: > Terry, you sure cut that one close. William was two months old in the 1930 > census son of C. H. & Gussie Dover in Blountsville. I can't find Columbus in > the 1920 Alabama (or Blount) census but he shows up in John T & Alice > Dover's 1900 and 1910 Blount census. Columbus is buried in the same cemetery > with his parents. > > One of the things that I always marvel about is how those of you who did > some research came up with all the different info that you did. I have my > set little pattern of checking things ... and I know that I would not have > come up with all the same info that you guys did. Good things happen when > you're not the lone ranger. Thank you. > > I may be totally out in left field about the possibility of John T. Dover > being the son Jackson Dover in York, but there's a chance to find family > info and maybe the willingness of William's son DeLaine to do the DNA test. > > We have a volunteer that can contact the family. Are there any list members > who would be willing to contribute to the cost of the 25 marker DNA test in > the event that the cost is a problem? Please contact me. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry Jackson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 2:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Dover] William Howard Dover > > The Blount Countian > Oneonta, Alabama > January 14, 2004 > > William Howard Dover, 73, Blountsville, died January 8, 2004, at > University Hospital, Birmingham, Born in Blount County, he was the son > of the late Columbus H. and Gussie Mae French Dover and husband of > Jeanette Bice Dover. Of the Baptist faith, he was a retired > self-employed welder. Mr. Dover served in the US Army from 1951 to 1953. > He was a member of Blountsville's Fraternity Lodge #145. > Surviving besides his wife are son DeLaine (Becky) Dover, Boaz; daughter > Pam (Jerry) Cason, Cullman; grandchildren Logan Akins and Jessica Akins, > both of Cullman; and sister Arnice Head, Winter Haven, Fla. Besides his > parents, he was predeceased by sister Era Barnes. > Brother Cob Hallmark and Bro. Willie Earl officiated funeral Jan. 10 at > Blountsville Funeral Home, with burial at South Cemetery. Pallbearers > were Henry Ferrell, Jim Flowers, Freddie Chamblee, Derrell Head, Jim > McCullough, and Boyce Foust. Honorary pallbearers wer James Gray and > Bill Amos. > > ==== DOVER Mailing List ==== > Dover list home page > http://pages.cthome.net/familytree/ > > ==== DOVER Mailing List ==== > Dover resources at surname web > http://www.surnameweb.org/registry/d/o/v/dover.shtml