Richard Martin "R.M." Glover, Jr. died in the line of duty while sheriff of Gonzales County. An account of his death,The Gregorio Cortez Affair, was written by Frank M. Fly who succeeded Glover as sheriff.
Richard is the husband of Margaret Alice (Colley) Glover and the son of Richard Martin Glover, Sr. + Delilah (Bundick) Glover. Richard's children are:
1. Florence Marie (Glover) Hutcheson b:1889
2. Georgia (Glover) Davis b:1891
3. Dixie (Glover) Hamilton b:1891
4. Lila (Glover) Robinson b:1894
5. Remschel Glover b:1896
6. Alva Glover b:1898
7. Essie Rachel Glover b:1900
(From: Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas; Goodspeed Bros., Publishers, 1894; pages 259-260)
RICHARD M. GLOVER. The official position which Mr. Glover is filling at the present time is one which he well merits and one which he is eminently capable of filling, for he is not only energetic, determined and courageous, but he is also a believer in law and order, and has the best interests of Gonzales County warmly at heart. He was born and reared here, is public spirited in a high degree and although the citizens have had every opportunity to judge of his character and qualifications, no disparaging word has ever been truthfully said of him. He first saw the light of day in 1862, and he was the only child of his parents, Richard M. and Delilah (Bundick) Glover, who were natives of Mississippi and Louisiana respectively.
H. B. Glover, the paternal grandfather, was an old Mississippian, a member of one of the prominent families of the State, and by occupation was a planter. During the war he had several sons in the Confederate service, and while visiting them at Vicksburg, that place became besieged and he was killed.
The maternal grandfather, William Bundick, was of Irish descent and a native of Louisiana. About 1854 he became a resident of Gonzales County, Texas, and here spent the rest of his days. He was quite prominent in the political affairs of the county, and was a public spirited and law abiding citizen.
Richard M. Glover, the father of the subject of this sketch, was principally reared in the Lone Star State, and from this State entered the Confederate service in 1861 as a member of Wall's Legion, and died at Holly Springs, Miss. in 1862.
The subject of this sketch was reared by his mother on the farm, and in addition to attending the public schools of the county he was for three years an attendant of the schools at Goliad. He began life as a farmer and stock-raiser and is now the owner of a fine farm of 350 acres, of which 130 acres are under cultivation and well improved with buildings, fences, etc. It lies in the western part of the county, is a valuable tract of land, and susceptible of the highest cultivation.
Like his father before him, Mr. Glover has been quite active in the political affairs of the county, has been a member of various conventions, and in November, 1890, was elected to the office of Sheriff, being at that time the youngest man to hold the position in the State. He is a resident of Gonzales at the present time, but expects to return to his farm when his term of office expires, and is now erecting a commodious and substantial residence there for his occupancy. Although he is still young in years he has shown that he is possessed of business and official ability in a more than ordinary degree and the admirable way in which he has discharged all his duties has won him the esteem and respect of his fellows. He was married in the fall of 1887 to Miss M. A. Colley, a native of Georgia and a daughter of G. W. Colley who came from that State to Texas in 1879. They have four bright and promising children: Florence, Georgia and Dixie (twins), and an infant daughter unnamed.
∼Sheriff Robert Glover and Posseman Henry Schnabel were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for murdering Karnes County Sheriff W.T. Morris two days earlier. The suspect was waiting in ambush, and as Sheriff Glover and Posseman Schnabel approached, he opened fire. Sheriff Glover and Posseman Schnabel were killed. The suspect was arrested but was later pardoned by the governor of Texas.
Sheriff Glover was serving his second term as Sheriff when he was killed. He had been with the agency for at least seven years. He was survived by his wife and six children.
Richard is the husband of Margaret Alice (Colley) Glover and the son of Richard Martin Glover, Sr. + Delilah (Bundick) Glover. Richard's children are:
1. Florence Marie (Glover) Hutcheson b:1889
2. Georgia (Glover) Davis b:1891
3. Dixie (Glover) Hamilton b:1891
4. Lila (Glover) Robinson b:1894
5. Remschel Glover b:1896
6. Alva Glover b:1898
7. Essie Rachel Glover b:1900
(From: Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas; Goodspeed Bros., Publishers, 1894; pages 259-260)
RICHARD M. GLOVER. The official position which Mr. Glover is filling at the present time is one which he well merits and one which he is eminently capable of filling, for he is not only energetic, determined and courageous, but he is also a believer in law and order, and has the best interests of Gonzales County warmly at heart. He was born and reared here, is public spirited in a high degree and although the citizens have had every opportunity to judge of his character and qualifications, no disparaging word has ever been truthfully said of him. He first saw the light of day in 1862, and he was the only child of his parents, Richard M. and Delilah (Bundick) Glover, who were natives of Mississippi and Louisiana respectively.
H. B. Glover, the paternal grandfather, was an old Mississippian, a member of one of the prominent families of the State, and by occupation was a planter. During the war he had several sons in the Confederate service, and while visiting them at Vicksburg, that place became besieged and he was killed.
The maternal grandfather, William Bundick, was of Irish descent and a native of Louisiana. About 1854 he became a resident of Gonzales County, Texas, and here spent the rest of his days. He was quite prominent in the political affairs of the county, and was a public spirited and law abiding citizen.
Richard M. Glover, the father of the subject of this sketch, was principally reared in the Lone Star State, and from this State entered the Confederate service in 1861 as a member of Wall's Legion, and died at Holly Springs, Miss. in 1862.
The subject of this sketch was reared by his mother on the farm, and in addition to attending the public schools of the county he was for three years an attendant of the schools at Goliad. He began life as a farmer and stock-raiser and is now the owner of a fine farm of 350 acres, of which 130 acres are under cultivation and well improved with buildings, fences, etc. It lies in the western part of the county, is a valuable tract of land, and susceptible of the highest cultivation.
Like his father before him, Mr. Glover has been quite active in the political affairs of the county, has been a member of various conventions, and in November, 1890, was elected to the office of Sheriff, being at that time the youngest man to hold the position in the State. He is a resident of Gonzales at the present time, but expects to return to his farm when his term of office expires, and is now erecting a commodious and substantial residence there for his occupancy. Although he is still young in years he has shown that he is possessed of business and official ability in a more than ordinary degree and the admirable way in which he has discharged all his duties has won him the esteem and respect of his fellows. He was married in the fall of 1887 to Miss M. A. Colley, a native of Georgia and a daughter of G. W. Colley who came from that State to Texas in 1879. They have four bright and promising children: Florence, Georgia and Dixie (twins), and an infant daughter unnamed.
∼Sheriff Robert Glover and Posseman Henry Schnabel were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for murdering Karnes County Sheriff W.T. Morris two days earlier. The suspect was waiting in ambush, and as Sheriff Glover and Posseman Schnabel approached, he opened fire. Sheriff Glover and Posseman Schnabel were killed. The suspect was arrested but was later pardoned by the governor of Texas.
Sheriff Glover was serving his second term as Sheriff when he was killed. He had been with the agency for at least seven years. He was survived by his wife and six children.
Richard Martin "R.M." Glover, Jr. died in the line of duty while sheriff of Gonzales County. An account of his death,The Gregorio Cortez Affair, was written by Frank M. Fly who succeeded Glover as sheriff.
Richard is the husband of Margaret Alice (Colley) Glover and the son of Richard Martin Glover, Sr. + Delilah (Bundick) Glover. Richard's children are:
1. Florence Marie (Glover) Hutcheson b:1889
2. Georgia (Glover) Davis b:1891
3. Dixie (Glover) Hamilton b:1891
4. Lila (Glover) Robinson b:1894
5. Remschel Glover b:1896
6. Alva Glover b:1898
7. Essie Rachel Glover b:1900
(From: Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas; Goodspeed Bros., Publishers, 1894; pages 259-260)
RICHARD M. GLOVER. The official position which Mr. Glover is filling at the present time is one which he well merits and one which he is eminently capable of filling, for he is not only energetic, determined and courageous, but he is also a believer in law and order, and has the best interests of Gonzales County warmly at heart. He was born and reared here, is public spirited in a high degree and although the citizens have had every opportunity to judge of his character and qualifications, no disparaging word has ever been truthfully said of him. He first saw the light of day in 1862, and he was the only child of his parents, Richard M. and Delilah (Bundick) Glover, who were natives of Mississippi and Louisiana respectively.
H. B. Glover, the paternal grandfather, was an old Mississippian, a member of one of the prominent families of the State, and by occupation was a planter. During the war he had several sons in the Confederate service, and while visiting them at Vicksburg, that place became besieged and he was killed.
The maternal grandfather, William Bundick, was of Irish descent and a native of Louisiana. About 1854 he became a resident of Gonzales County, Texas, and here spent the rest of his days. He was quite prominent in the political affairs of the county, and was a public spirited and law abiding citizen.
Richard M. Glover, the father of the subject of this sketch, was principally reared in the Lone Star State, and from this State entered the Confederate service in 1861 as a member of Wall's Legion, and died at Holly Springs, Miss. in 1862.
The subject of this sketch was reared by his mother on the farm, and in addition to attending the public schools of the county he was for three years an attendant of the schools at Goliad. He began life as a farmer and stock-raiser and is now the owner of a fine farm of 350 acres, of which 130 acres are under cultivation and well improved with buildings, fences, etc. It lies in the western part of the county, is a valuable tract of land, and susceptible of the highest cultivation.
Like his father before him, Mr. Glover has been quite active in the political affairs of the county, has been a member of various conventions, and in November, 1890, was elected to the office of Sheriff, being at that time the youngest man to hold the position in the State. He is a resident of Gonzales at the present time, but expects to return to his farm when his term of office expires, and is now erecting a commodious and substantial residence there for his occupancy. Although he is still young in years he has shown that he is possessed of business and official ability in a more than ordinary degree and the admirable way in which he has discharged all his duties has won him the esteem and respect of his fellows. He was married in the fall of 1887 to Miss M. A. Colley, a native of Georgia and a daughter of G. W. Colley who came from that State to Texas in 1879. They have four bright and promising children: Florence, Georgia and Dixie (twins), and an infant daughter unnamed.
∼Sheriff Robert Glover and Posseman Henry Schnabel were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for murdering Karnes County Sheriff W.T. Morris two days earlier. The suspect was waiting in ambush, and as Sheriff Glover and Posseman Schnabel approached, he opened fire. Sheriff Glover and Posseman Schnabel were killed. The suspect was arrested but was later pardoned by the governor of Texas.
Sheriff Glover was serving his second term as Sheriff when he was killed. He had been with the agency for at least seven years. He was survived by his wife and six children.
Richard is the husband of Margaret Alice (Colley) Glover and the son of Richard Martin Glover, Sr. + Delilah (Bundick) Glover. Richard's children are:
1. Florence Marie (Glover) Hutcheson b:1889
2. Georgia (Glover) Davis b:1891
3. Dixie (Glover) Hamilton b:1891
4. Lila (Glover) Robinson b:1894
5. Remschel Glover b:1896
6. Alva Glover b:1898
7. Essie Rachel Glover b:1900
(From: Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas; Goodspeed Bros., Publishers, 1894; pages 259-260)
RICHARD M. GLOVER. The official position which Mr. Glover is filling at the present time is one which he well merits and one which he is eminently capable of filling, for he is not only energetic, determined and courageous, but he is also a believer in law and order, and has the best interests of Gonzales County warmly at heart. He was born and reared here, is public spirited in a high degree and although the citizens have had every opportunity to judge of his character and qualifications, no disparaging word has ever been truthfully said of him. He first saw the light of day in 1862, and he was the only child of his parents, Richard M. and Delilah (Bundick) Glover, who were natives of Mississippi and Louisiana respectively.
H. B. Glover, the paternal grandfather, was an old Mississippian, a member of one of the prominent families of the State, and by occupation was a planter. During the war he had several sons in the Confederate service, and while visiting them at Vicksburg, that place became besieged and he was killed.
The maternal grandfather, William Bundick, was of Irish descent and a native of Louisiana. About 1854 he became a resident of Gonzales County, Texas, and here spent the rest of his days. He was quite prominent in the political affairs of the county, and was a public spirited and law abiding citizen.
Richard M. Glover, the father of the subject of this sketch, was principally reared in the Lone Star State, and from this State entered the Confederate service in 1861 as a member of Wall's Legion, and died at Holly Springs, Miss. in 1862.
The subject of this sketch was reared by his mother on the farm, and in addition to attending the public schools of the county he was for three years an attendant of the schools at Goliad. He began life as a farmer and stock-raiser and is now the owner of a fine farm of 350 acres, of which 130 acres are under cultivation and well improved with buildings, fences, etc. It lies in the western part of the county, is a valuable tract of land, and susceptible of the highest cultivation.
Like his father before him, Mr. Glover has been quite active in the political affairs of the county, has been a member of various conventions, and in November, 1890, was elected to the office of Sheriff, being at that time the youngest man to hold the position in the State. He is a resident of Gonzales at the present time, but expects to return to his farm when his term of office expires, and is now erecting a commodious and substantial residence there for his occupancy. Although he is still young in years he has shown that he is possessed of business and official ability in a more than ordinary degree and the admirable way in which he has discharged all his duties has won him the esteem and respect of his fellows. He was married in the fall of 1887 to Miss M. A. Colley, a native of Georgia and a daughter of G. W. Colley who came from that State to Texas in 1879. They have four bright and promising children: Florence, Georgia and Dixie (twins), and an infant daughter unnamed.
∼Sheriff Robert Glover and Posseman Henry Schnabel were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for murdering Karnes County Sheriff W.T. Morris two days earlier. The suspect was waiting in ambush, and as Sheriff Glover and Posseman Schnabel approached, he opened fire. Sheriff Glover and Posseman Schnabel were killed. The suspect was arrested but was later pardoned by the governor of Texas.
Sheriff Glover was serving his second term as Sheriff when he was killed. He had been with the agency for at least seven years. He was survived by his wife and six children.
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