The grim reaper struck with full force the Philip Glover, Jr. family, who lived near Sublimity. Fourteen children were born to Philip, Jr. and his wife Delilah(Edmunson) Glover. In 1878 the dread disease of diptheria descended upon the family and carried away five of these children in one month. Two of the children lay dead at one time. These children were buried on the family farm,
as were the parents many years later. An infant who died may also be buried here.
The 1878 deaths occurred between January 15th and February 15th and were:
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The grim reaper struck with full force the Philip Glover, Jr. family, who lived near Sublimity. Fourteen children were born to Philip, Jr. and his wife Delilah(Edmunson) Glover. In 1878 the dread disease of diptheria descended upon the family and carried away five of these children in one month. Two of the children lay dead at one time. These children were buried on the family farm,
as were the parents many years later. An infant who died may also be buried here.
The 1878 deaths occurred between January 15th and February 15th and were:
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Family Members
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Louisa J Glover Loomis
1855–1911
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Amelia Glover Conick
1858–1935
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Phillip Arthur Glover
1862–1944
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Sarah Margaret Glover
1864–1878
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William Franklin "Frank" Glover
1866–1926
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Olive Elizabeth Glover
1868–1878
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Ellen Glover Lambert
1870–1958
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Charles Peyton Glover
1872–1878
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Grace Caroline Glover
1877–1878
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George Edward Glover
1879–1955
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Infant Glover
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