Glover was born in Orange County, Indiana on March 4th, 1833 to parents Thomas Gaddis Glover and Eliza Elgin. His family military roots trace back to Pennsylvania during the American Revolution, as his grandfather Uriah Glover, Jr. married Pricilla Gaddis, daughter of colonial colonel Thomas Gaddis. Colonel Gaddis fought with distinguished service in the Continental Army under George Washington's command. From Pennsylvania, the Glover family relocated to the frontier state of Kentucky, where John's father, Thomas, was born in Shelby County on October 8th, 1805. In the spring of 1814, Uriah Glover purchased a farm in Indiana, where John's father Thomas spent much of his adolescent years. John's mother, Eliza, daughter of Claysville resident Jesse Elgin, married Thomas in March 1827. Thomas and Eliza had a total of ten children (five sons and five daughters). John Bowen was the third oldest.
Described as a bright young man, John chose against working on the family farm and instead became a dentist. On Dec. 23, 1855, he married Miss Mary C.W. May in Floyd Co., IN and together they had two sons and two daughters: Charles, William Claude (d. Jan. 16, 1882 at age 10 in France), Nannie, and Lou. When the Thirty-eighth Indiana was being organized in August, 1861, Glover was elected captain of Company D. As commander of Company D, he wrote regularly to his hometown Republican newspaper, the Salem Union Advocate, keeping its readers updated as to the movements of the regiment and the condition and spirits of his men, most of whom also hailed from Washington County. On many occasions, his letters and updates were published in the newspaper after they were received from the field.
When then-Major Daniel Griffin rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel on September 30th, 1862, Captain Glover was promoted to that vacancy. He resigned as major on September 9th, 1863. Notice that his resignation had been accepted by headquarters came to him just as the regiment had fallen back to the foot of the mountain at the close of the engagement at Dug Gap, Georgia. Saying his goodbyes in the field, Glover gathered his personal effects and started home to Salem. Major Henry Perry wrote in the official regimental history that Major Glover's "kind and genial manner had won him a host of friends in the army, and his resignation from the service was universally regretted".
After the war, he became involved in politics as a member of the Republican Party. He was elected Treasurer of Lawrence County, Indiana in 1868, and served one term as the Indiana State Treasurer (1873-1875). In 1881, Glover was appointed United States Consul to Harve, France by President James A. Garfield. In 1898, Glover began work as a Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for the Sixth District of Indiana, residing in Indianapolis.
At the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, the former consulate was listed as a widower living in Indianapolis with his daughter Nannie's (McLean) family. According to the 1910 U.S. Census, the 75-year-old Glover was married to 34-year-old composer and piano teacher Toinette G. Blackwell, who was born in Foristell, MO on July 31, 1874. They were married at the Planters' Hotel in St. Louis, MO on June 5, 1901.
Major Glover was also an active member of Indiana G.A.R. Post #17 until his death at age 75 on March 25, 1911. John's widow, Toinette, applied for a pension on May 11, 1911 (app. #964,741; cert. #831,912 – Indiana). She is buried in Wellsville, MO.
Described as a bright young man, John chose against working on the family farm and instead became a dentist. On Dec. 23, 1855, he married Miss Mary C.W. May in Floyd Co., IN and together they had two sons and two daughters: Charles, William Claude (d. Jan. 16, 1882 at age 10 in France), Nannie, and Lou. When the Thirty-eighth Indiana was being organized in August, 1861, Glover was elected captain of Company D. As commander of Company D, he wrote regularly to his hometown Republican newspaper, the Salem Union Advocate, keeping its readers updated as to the movements of the regiment and the condition and spirits of his men, most of whom also hailed from Washington County. On many occasions, his letters and updates were published in the newspaper after they were received from the field.
When then-Major Daniel Griffin rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel on September 30th, 1862, Captain Glover was promoted to that vacancy. He resigned as major on September 9th, 1863. Notice that his resignation had been accepted by headquarters came to him just as the regiment had fallen back to the foot of the mountain at the close of the engagement at Dug Gap, Georgia. Saying his goodbyes in the field, Glover gathered his personal effects and started home to Salem. Major Henry Perry wrote in the official regimental history that Major Glover's "kind and genial manner had won him a host of friends in the army, and his resignation from the service was universally regretted".
After the war, he became involved in politics as a member of the Republican Party. He was elected Treasurer of Lawrence County, Indiana in 1868, and served one term as the Indiana State Treasurer (1873-1875). In 1881, Glover was appointed United States Consul to Harve, France by President James A. Garfield. In 1898, Glover began work as a Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for the Sixth District of Indiana, residing in Indianapolis.
At the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, the former consulate was listed as a widower living in Indianapolis with his daughter Nannie's (McLean) family. According to the 1910 U.S. Census, the 75-year-old Glover was married to 34-year-old composer and piano teacher Toinette G. Blackwell, who was born in Foristell, MO on July 31, 1874. They were married at the Planters' Hotel in St. Louis, MO on June 5, 1901.
Major Glover was also an active member of Indiana G.A.R. Post #17 until his death at age 75 on March 25, 1911. John's widow, Toinette, applied for a pension on May 11, 1911 (app. #964,741; cert. #831,912 – Indiana). She is buried in Wellsville, MO.
Glover was born in Orange County, Indiana on March 4th, 1833 to parents Thomas Gaddis Glover and Eliza Elgin. His family military roots trace back to Pennsylvania during the American Revolution, as his grandfather Uriah Glover, Jr. married Pricilla Gaddis, daughter of colonial colonel Thomas Gaddis. Colonel Gaddis fought with distinguished service in the Continental Army under George Washington's command. From Pennsylvania, the Glover family relocated to the frontier state of Kentucky, where John's father, Thomas, was born in Shelby County on October 8th, 1805. In the spring of 1814, Uriah Glover purchased a farm in Indiana, where John's father Thomas spent much of his adolescent years. John's mother, Eliza, daughter of Claysville resident Jesse Elgin, married Thomas in March 1827. Thomas and Eliza had a total of ten children (five sons and five daughters). John Bowen was the third oldest.
Described as a bright young man, John chose against working on the family farm and instead became a dentist. On Dec. 23, 1855, he married Miss Mary C.W. May in Floyd Co., IN and together they had two sons and two daughters: Charles, William Claude (d. Jan. 16, 1882 at age 10 in France), Nannie, and Lou. When the Thirty-eighth Indiana was being organized in August, 1861, Glover was elected captain of Company D. As commander of Company D, he wrote regularly to his hometown Republican newspaper, the Salem Union Advocate, keeping its readers updated as to the movements of the regiment and the condition and spirits of his men, most of whom also hailed from Washington County. On many occasions, his letters and updates were published in the newspaper after they were received from the field.
When then-Major Daniel Griffin rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel on September 30th, 1862, Captain Glover was promoted to that vacancy. He resigned as major on September 9th, 1863. Notice that his resignation had been accepted by headquarters came to him just as the regiment had fallen back to the foot of the mountain at the close of the engagement at Dug Gap, Georgia. Saying his goodbyes in the field, Glover gathered his personal effects and started home to Salem. Major Henry Perry wrote in the official regimental history that Major Glover's "kind and genial manner had won him a host of friends in the army, and his resignation from the service was universally regretted".
After the war, he became involved in politics as a member of the Republican Party. He was elected Treasurer of Lawrence County, Indiana in 1868, and served one term as the Indiana State Treasurer (1873-1875). In 1881, Glover was appointed United States Consul to Harve, France by President James A. Garfield. In 1898, Glover began work as a Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for the Sixth District of Indiana, residing in Indianapolis.
At the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, the former consulate was listed as a widower living in Indianapolis with his daughter Nannie's (McLean) family. According to the 1910 U.S. Census, the 75-year-old Glover was married to 34-year-old composer and piano teacher Toinette G. Blackwell, who was born in Foristell, MO on July 31, 1874. They were married at the Planters' Hotel in St. Louis, MO on June 5, 1901.
Major Glover was also an active member of Indiana G.A.R. Post #17 until his death at age 75 on March 25, 1911. John's widow, Toinette, applied for a pension on May 11, 1911 (app. #964,741; cert. #831,912 – Indiana). She is buried in Wellsville, MO.
Described as a bright young man, John chose against working on the family farm and instead became a dentist. On Dec. 23, 1855, he married Miss Mary C.W. May in Floyd Co., IN and together they had two sons and two daughters: Charles, William Claude (d. Jan. 16, 1882 at age 10 in France), Nannie, and Lou. When the Thirty-eighth Indiana was being organized in August, 1861, Glover was elected captain of Company D. As commander of Company D, he wrote regularly to his hometown Republican newspaper, the Salem Union Advocate, keeping its readers updated as to the movements of the regiment and the condition and spirits of his men, most of whom also hailed from Washington County. On many occasions, his letters and updates were published in the newspaper after they were received from the field.
When then-Major Daniel Griffin rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel on September 30th, 1862, Captain Glover was promoted to that vacancy. He resigned as major on September 9th, 1863. Notice that his resignation had been accepted by headquarters came to him just as the regiment had fallen back to the foot of the mountain at the close of the engagement at Dug Gap, Georgia. Saying his goodbyes in the field, Glover gathered his personal effects and started home to Salem. Major Henry Perry wrote in the official regimental history that Major Glover's "kind and genial manner had won him a host of friends in the army, and his resignation from the service was universally regretted".
After the war, he became involved in politics as a member of the Republican Party. He was elected Treasurer of Lawrence County, Indiana in 1868, and served one term as the Indiana State Treasurer (1873-1875). In 1881, Glover was appointed United States Consul to Harve, France by President James A. Garfield. In 1898, Glover began work as a Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for the Sixth District of Indiana, residing in Indianapolis.
At the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, the former consulate was listed as a widower living in Indianapolis with his daughter Nannie's (McLean) family. According to the 1910 U.S. Census, the 75-year-old Glover was married to 34-year-old composer and piano teacher Toinette G. Blackwell, who was born in Foristell, MO on July 31, 1874. They were married at the Planters' Hotel in St. Louis, MO on June 5, 1901.
Major Glover was also an active member of Indiana G.A.R. Post #17 until his death at age 75 on March 25, 1911. John's widow, Toinette, applied for a pension on May 11, 1911 (app. #964,741; cert. #831,912 – Indiana). She is buried in Wellsville, MO.
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