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Andrew J. Glover Pioneer
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ANDREW J. GLOVER was born June 1830 in Crawford County Georgia to John Paschal Glover and Drucilla Evans. Andrew died April 23, 1911 in Tuscaloosa, Al. He married EMILINE MILLER February 13, 1868 in Barbour Co., Alabama. She was born June 1840 in Al., and died August 28, 1910 in Clayton, Barbour Co., Alabama. Andrew was a cobbler and a farmer. Andrew was a devout Primitive Baptist.
Andrew was born in Crawford County, Georgia June of 1830 according to his Civil War Records and the 1900 census reports. He moved to Barbour County Alabama along with his father and other family members about 1840. He remained in Barbour County, Al. until 1910 when he was placed in a hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Andrew was a landowner and farmer in Barbour County was well respected by all that knew him. He lived in precinct 6 Williamson, which is about 10 miles from Clayton, Al.
When The War of Northern Aggression erupted Andrew joined Kolb's Battery Light Artillery on April 30, 1862 he was 31 years old at the time. He was the Company Teamster. He was wounded in Tennessee when kicked by a mule. He served through the entire war and surrendered along with all the other troops in Macon, Ga. April 20,21 1865. The war was now over.
Andrew returned home to Barbour County. Things were not the same. From 1858 to 1865 Andrew and his family had lost many of their most precious family members. His sisters Susan K., Mary Jane, his uncle Samuel Vining, cousin Anna Vining, his mother Drucilla and his father John P. Glover.
During the war he had lost his brother Samuel and his nephews James and John his cousins Eli S. Glover and Thomas J. were also dead. Samuel and John died in Columbus, Mississippi, James was killed at Look Out Mountain, Eli died at Elmira "Hellmira" prison of war camp. Brother Nathan and Edmond had survived the war but Nathan had lost the use of his left hand. Nathan was a merchant and was living in Union Springs in Bullock County and Edmond was living in Eufaula, still handling the estates for the family. Thomas J.' s wife had moved to Macon Georgia and took the children with her. She had decided not to sell the land for a while. Little was he to know that he would be one of the last to survive. His brothers Nathan, William E., Edmond and John Paschal would all die many years before him.
These were hard times emotionally and financially. The carpetbaggers and scalawags were trying to steal and rob the citizens of their money and land. Barbour County was under federal troops as was most of the South. Andrew knew he could count on his family. Not one square inch of land belonging to the Glover family was lost after the war. The family supported and stood by each other. This was not the first war this family had to fight. Andrew's grandfathers John Glover and Samuel Paschal had fought in the American Revolution. They survived that and they would survive this.
Andrew married Mrs. S. E. Moneyham February 13, 1868. Together they raised 6 sons of theirs all born in Barbour County and a daughter Francis Moneyham of hers by a first marriage to S. E. Moneyham.
Charlie Glover, John L. Glover was born December 28, 1871 in Clayton, Al., and died October 17, 1945 in Clayton, Al.. He married Minnie L. Pharmer, daughter of Moses Pharmer and Lydia Pharmer. She was born February 25, 1878, and died February 12, 1952.
Drewerly R. Glover, born August 1872, Barbour County Alabama.; died January 10, 1945, buried Rocky Mount Cemetery, William Evan Glover, b. Abt. 1874; died 1961, Alabama, Marvin Glover, born Abt. 1875.
Barney D. Glover born October 29, 1882, Clayton, Al.; died February 14, 1953, Clayton, Alabama
Andrew and Emiline remained married until her death in 1910; he died within a year in 1911. Andrew and Emiline are buried side by side at Rock Mount Cemetery. They died within 8 months of each other.
Andrew was a kind, honorable person and liked by all according to his great-nephew Eli C. Glover, Eli is the grandson of Andrew's sister Susan K. Glover.
Written by Margie Glover-Daniels
1. Barbour County, Al. Census reports 1900.
2. Estate Papers of A. J. Glover. Barbour County, Al.
3. Barbour County Marriages.
4. Estate of Andrew J. Glover Barbour County, Al.,
