Postmaster Charles Waldo Glover Served the Community

Ex-Bear Lake Postmaster Dies

Charles W. Glover Passes Away In Cadillac of Ulcers of Stomach

Charles W. Glover, former Bear Lake postmaster and for many years a resident of that village, died at Mercy hospital, Cadillac, early today after a two weeks illness with ulcers of the stomach.  Mr. Glover left Bear Lake about three years ago to accept a position in the state highway department's branch office at Cadillac.  At the time of his death he was employed by the Wexford county road Commission.

A cripple since childhood, and seriously handcapped(sic) by that misfortune.  Glover won many friends through his cheerful demeanor and his willingness to serve wherever and whenever he was needed in public or in private life.  Beside having held the office of postmaster at Bear Lake for many years he had also served in several township and village offices.  He was a member of Bear Lake Lodge No. 416 F. & A. M., and of Mayflower Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mattie Glover.  There are no other immediate relatives.  Funeral services have not yet been arranged but will probably be held at Bear Lake and under Masonic auspices.  ( Manistee News Advocate, 13 Oct 1927) 

Charles Waldo. Glover, my great grand uncle, was the son of Samuel Stillman Glover, Jr. and Adeline L. Glover, nee Dyer. I was curious about his role as a postmaster and knew that it was a federal position so I put my genealogy sleuthing skills to work.

Source: U.S. Congress. Congressional Record. 60th Cong., 2nd sess., December 14, 1908. Vol. 43, pt. 1: 206.

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1908.

The Congressional Record is available through several sources. I accessed it through the Government Publishing Office (GPO), which serves as the official repository. The GPO provides PDFs and a full-text search for Congressional Records from 1873 to the present.

Other sources include:

• Library of Congress (LOC)(Congress.gov): Provides access to the Congressional Record from 1873 to the present.
• HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/): Offers digitized versions of historical Congressional Records, particularly pre-1923 volumes that are in the public domain.
• Internet Archive (https://archive.org/): Contains scanned volumes of historical Congressional Records, often sourced from library collections.
• HeinOnline (https://heinonline.org/): A legal research subscription database with comprehensive congressional records. It may be accessible through some libraries.

These records are useful for more than just government research. Genealogists can use them to find information about ancestors who served in Congress, were mentioned in legislative discussions, or were appointed to government positions, including postmasters. Postmaster appointments, in particular, can help place an ancestor in a specific location and time. These resources make it easier to uncover family connections to historical events and government service.

 

S.S. Glover Jr. Civil War Pension File-Lumley Affidavit

 Glover, Samuel Stillman; Pension File No. 28715, Civil War Pension File, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) John W. Lumley Affidavit

State of Michigan

County of Manistee

Bear Lake Mich May 21st 1904

John W Lumley Being duely sworn 

sayes that he is the supervisor of

the Township of Pleasonton in the

County of Manistee and State of Mich

and I am the Custodian of the records

of the Supervisors Office in the Town

of Pleasonton and have been for the

last Six years and there has not

been any Property assessed to SS

Glover or Adda L Glover in that 

time                                          Seal

Signed Sealed and             John W Lumley

delivered in Presence of    Supervisor of Pleasonton TP

Lee Anderson

C D Shirtliff

Bear Lake May 21st 1904

Subscribed and sworn to before the

undersigned a Notary Public in and

for Manistee County Mich this 21st day

of May AD 1904              CD Shirtliff

Commission Expires March 25th 1906    Notary Public

The above transcribed affidavit of John W. Lumley was found in the Civil War Pension Records of S.S. Glover, Jr. This affidavit is one of thirteen in the file. 

John W. Lumley was the Supervisor of Pleasanton Township, Manistee County, Michigan.  Lumley states that no property was assessed to S.S. Glover or Adda L. Glover in the last six years.

Affidavits provide interesting information of the soldier and the time after the civil war when he was applying for his pension.

 

Dyers in the News: For Sale-Two Heifers

Source: "For Sale- Live Stock," Want ad, Daily Telegram (Adrian, Michigan), 21 January 1911; page 7, column 2, Sale of two heifers by William Dyer; online images, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : accessed 10 March 2015), Historical Newspapers.

Transcription: FOR SALE -Two heifers, one 11 months old and one 14 months old. William Dyer, half mile east Raisin Valley seminary. 1-19-3

Why would the above want ad be important for family history researchers? It is just a want ad for two heifers, no big deal, right? It was a big deal to me!

It wasn't so much that he was selling heifers. I am sure farmers sell a lot of livestock. It was where he was selling the heifers-half mile east of Raisin Valley seminary. One might assume that was William's farm, but I have made assumptions in the past only to find out I was wrong. 

The above want ad led me to land record research in Lenawee County, Michigan and yes, this was the farm that William was living on at the time in 1911. 

William B. Dyer left the farm by 1920 when he was living in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, according to the 1920 U.S. Federal Census. William's death certificate stated that he had valvular heart disease for many years. William died 16 March 1922 in Adrian, Michigan.

Williaml B. Dyer is the son of William G. Dyer and Mary Ann Swallow, my third great grandparents. William B. is the sister of my second great grandmother Adeline L. Dyer Glover (1838-1917).

This want ad helped me to find William in the years between the census's. Don't overlook small details like a want ad in your research. You will be surprised what you can find.

The Death of Miss Addie Dyer Plays Out in the Newspaper

Newspaper articles provide some of the richest information when it pertains to our ancestors.  This was certainly true when I was researching Adeline Lavina Dyer. Adeline, who never married, was the daughter of William B. Dyer and Susanna 'Anna' Wootten.  She was the niece of my second great grandmother, Adeline L. Dyer, who married Samuel Stillman Glover, Jr.  Was she named after her aunt, or was there another Adeline, in the family, that I have yet to discover?

Unfortunately, the articles I found were an accounting of events leading up to her death.  The first article found in the 7 January 1903 Adrian Daily Telegram, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan was about a sojourn to Colorado for health reasons and its outcome: 

The friends of Miss Addie Dyer will be sorry to learn that her sojourn at Arvado, Col., is not proving a curative measure for her ailment, and that she will probably return home in a month's time.

Next, the 18 March 1903 article was informing readers of Addie's return to Adrian, Michigan:

Miss Alice Dyer and sister, Miss Addie Dyer, are expected to arrive in the morning. Miss Addie, it will be remembered, went to stay the ravages of tuberculosis, but the trip did not have the desired effect. She is now unable to walk. 

The next three articles dated the 9th, 11th and 15th of May, 1903 are about Adeline's death.  I imagine those who read of Adeline's illness started out with hope that her illness could be helped, but within four months they are reading of her death.

The death of Miss Addie Dyer, occurred this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home of her father W.B. Dyer, in this city.  Miss Dyer had been a sufferer for some time past, with consumption and had but recently returned from Colorado, where she went with her sister in hopes of recovery.  Funeral notice will appear later. (9 May 1903)

The funeral services of Miss Addie Dyer will be conducted at her late home at 2 o'clock standard time Tuesday.  Miss Dyer will be greatly missed.  She was superintendent of the primary department of the Bible school until failing health required her to give up this work which she did so faithfully and zealously.  She was greatly beloved by those under her care. (11 May 1903)

 

IN MEMORIAM.

ADELINE LEVINA DYER.

On Saturday, May 9, occurred the death of Adeline, daughter of William B. Dyer and Susanna Dyer, deceased. Death was due to tuberculosis, from which she had been suffering the past year. The burial took place from the home Tuesday, May 13, with interment at Oakwood. Reverent C. W. Stephenson officiated.

Adeline Lavina Dyer was born in Adrian, December 15, 1878. She was a graduate of Adrian high school, having been a member of the graduating class of 1899. Teaching was her chosen profession, and she was engaged in that work until March 1902, when failing health forced her to resign her position. During the past year she has been sojourning in Arvada, Denver, and Montclair, Colorado hoping that the climate of that state might benefit her. A marked improvement was noted in her condition at first but during the latter part of the winter she failed so rapidly that her return to Michigan in March was necessary. The decline since the arrival home has been scarcely perceptible to her hopeful friends, and the news of her death comes as a shock to all.

Deceased was a member of the Methodist Protestant Church of this city and long and active worker in the Bible school of that church, in the primary department of which he acted as superintendent until ill health made her resignation obligatatory.

Together with her father, William B. Dyer, two sisters, Jesse Nina and Alice M. Dyer, survive her, with one brother, Edward L Dyer, of Walkerville, Ontario. Her loss will be keenly felt not only in this thrice bereaved home, but in this city and every other community where her exalted Christian life has exerted its influence.  (15 May 1903)

Adeline was only twenty-five years young when she died from tuberculosis.  The above articles provide a story of a young woman who was educated having graduated from Adrian High School in 1899.  She was a teacher, which I had written about here, until illness forced her to resign in March, 1902.  Following her resignation she spent the next year looking for relief from her illness.  Unfortunately, she didn't find one and died fourteen months after resigning her teaching position.

Although these articles have a sad ending, they provide details of her life.  Her obituary states, "thrice bereaved home".  Adeline's illness and death followed her brother's death, in December of 1901 and her mother's death in March of 1902. The Dyer family suffered three deaths of family members in a short seventeen month period.

Don't over look newspapers to fill in the details of an ancestor's life.  They are rich in information.

Source: All quoted articles are from

• Adrian Daily Telegram, Adrian, Michigan (dates cited with article transcription), online images, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : accessed 10 March 2015), Historical Newspapers.

Where in the World is William G. Dyer?

Where in the World is William G. Dyer?

FACT	DATE	PLACE OF RESIDENCE	ENUMERATION DISTRICT/PAGE ID./DWELLING
Birth	8 February 1814	New York, New York, United States
Marriage	Circa 1837	Possibly New York, United States
Census	1850	Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States	/76/1072
Census*	1855	Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States	Ward 8
Census	1860	Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States	/139/1007
Census	1870	Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States	/9/72
Death	8 May 1875	Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States

* New York, State Census of 1855

William G. Dyer, my third great grandfather, is one of my brick walls.  I think it is because I haven't spent a lot of time researching him.  I have found the "low hanging fruit" resources, ie. census records, but not many other records.  Are you related to William G. Dyer?  Let's connect, please leave a comment.

Adeline Dyer's Baptismal Record in New York City Found

Finding an 1838 birth record for New York can be challenging when the earliest statewide registration began in 1847, so I needed to use other sources to verify Adeline Dyer's birth.  The first mention of Adeline's birth date was found in her husband's, Samuel Stillman Glover, Jr., civil war pension file, which I wrote about here.

Glover, Samuel Stillman; Pension File No. 28715, Civil War Pension File,

(Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration), p 40

Adeline Dyer Glover states that she was born on 6 March 1838 in New York City. Further research has determined that her parents were William G. Dyer and Mary Ann Swallow.  I thought finding this information would satisfy me, but since it wasn't primary information I kept digging.

The source I turned to for further information was FamilySearch and the "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962" online database.  I found an entry for the baptism of Adeline Dyer with a father, William Dyer and mother, Mary Ann.  I do believe I found my Adeline.  Since this is an index entry without an image I will need to find the actual document to confirm the accuracy of the information found but for now I have one more piece of Adeline's genealogical puzzle to work with. The information found is listed below:

 William Dyer in entry for Adeline Dyer, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"

Name:Adeline Dyer

Gender:Female

Christening Date:02 Jan 1842

Christening Place:SAINT MARKS CHURCH,NEW YORK,NEW YORK,NEW YORK

Birth Date:06 Mar 1835

Birthplace:

Death Date:

Name Note:

Race:

Father's Name:William Dyer

Father's Birthplace:

Father's Age:

Mother's Name:Mary Ann

Mother's Birthplace:

Mother's Age:

Indexing Project (Batch) Number:C51058-1

System Origin:New_York-ODM

GS Film number:974.7 B2N V. 71-72

Reference ID:

One may look at this and wonder how I came to the conclusion that this was my Adeline Dyer.  The birth year on the transcribed index is 1835, three years earlier than Adeline reported in the pension file with the baptism taking place seven years later.  This information prompted me to look at the other records I have about Adeline.  This is the only record that deviates from the 1838 date for birth. Her marriage record, all census records, family Bible record, and death record is consistent with a 1838 birth year.  Since this is a transcription of an index, I need to look at the index myself and find the original record before I change her birth year to 1835. The only other explanation would be another child born to William and Mary Ann Dyer, named Adeline, who died before the second Adeline's birth.  I have found no evidence of that occurring. I made note of the discrepancy in my Roots Magic software.

Next, I decided to do a little research on the church listed in the index, Saint Mark's Church, New York, New York.  St. Mark's-In-the-Bowery, 131 East 10th Street, is the official name of the church and has a rich history.  It is New York City's oldest site of continuous worship and the second oldest public building in Manhattan.

Petrus 'Peter' Stuyvesant, Governor of New Amsterdam, purchased the land the church is on, in 1651. He had built a family chapel on the land by 1660. Petrus' grandson, Petrus, sold the land to the Episcopal Church, in 1793, for one dollar. Governor Stuyvesant is buried beneath the church.

The building of St. Mark's-In-the-Bowery began with a cornerstone being laid in 1795.  The fieldstone Georgian style church was completed in 1799.  The church saw 200 summer worshipers and 70 winter ones by 1807. The steeple was erected in 1828, ten years before Adeline Dyer's birth.

St. Mark's In-the-Bowery has its place in New York City history.  It is a New York City landmark and part of the St. Mark's Historic District.  It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located in what is now East Village.

Although I still have to find the original records and analyze them, I feel confident that the Adeline Dyer who was baptised in St. Mark's-In-the-Bowery is my second great grandmother.

Workday Wednesday: Back to School with Teacher Adda Dyer

This is the first time in fifty two years that I have not had someone going back to school!  Yes, fifty two years!  I started school when I was four, I turned five that September.  I attended school for the next seventeen years; thirteen years of public school and four years at college.  The next few years included myself and/or my husband going back to school as teachers.  Once I had children, my husband was the one going back to school in the Fall.  The remaining years included Kirk, Kirsten and Travis going back to school or college.  Kirk retired in June and this is the first Fall we will not be getting ready to go back to school; no back to school shopping, no coordinating schedules, no packing lunches, no alarm clocks!

I always found back to school time an exciting time. The school year has been such a part of my life for so long that it is a big change not preparing for back to school. The change is refreshing and the freedom it will give us will be wonderful. We can travel anytime we want, no waiting for school breaks.

I wonder if my ancestor, Adda Dyer, felt excited about going back to school.  This article was found in the Adrian Daily Telegraph, 8 September 1900, page 6, column 3.

School commenced Monday in the Crane district with Miss Adda Dyer teacher for the second term. At the annual school meeting Monday night Warren Bolt was elected director for three years.

East Madison was south of Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan in what is now Madison Township.  Can you imagine the changes in education that have occurred since 1900?  I wonder what Adda would think of using computers in the classroom, or not being able to use a dunce cap or switch.  If you have loved ones going back to school, enjoy!

Where in the World is Adaline Dyer Glover?

Where in the World is Adaline L. Dyer Glover?

I am an organizer!  I enjoy being organized around the house and with my genealogy.  One of the things that helps me in my research is to create charts.  My "Where in the World" posts help me see where I have gaps in my research. I am going through my ancestors and posting once a month their census records in chart form. Adaline Dyer married Samuel Stillman Glover, Jr. in 1857 in Michigan.

FACT	DATE	PLACE OF RESIDENCE	ENUMERATION DISTRICT/PAGE ID./DWELLING
Birth	6 Mar 1838	New York, New York, United States
Census	1840	New York, New York, United States	17thWard/293/
Census	1850	Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States	/76/1072
Census	1860	Macon, Lenawee, Michigan, United States	/188/1421
Census	1870	Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, United States	3/25
Census	1880	Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States	193/239/501
Census	1900	Pleasanton Township, Manistee, Michigan, United States	42/5B/109
Census	1905	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States	/39/802
Census	1910	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States	58/3B/42
Death	19 Dec 1917	King, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States

George Dyer Visits His Brother

Mr. and Mrs. George Dyer returned Friday, after spending a week at the home of his brother, William Dyer of Raisin.  Their little child has been very sick with the grip and measles.

The above newspaper clipping was found in the Adrian (Michigan) Daily Telegram on 27 February 1908.  George and William Dyer are the sons of William G. Dyer and Mary Ann Swallow, my third great grandparents.  George and William had a sister, Adeline, who was my second great grandmother.  William Dyer and his wife, Frederica had two sons in 1908:  Harold, age 3, and Howard, age 1.  I do not know which child was sick, but I imagine having the measles in 1908 was a scary thing with the young ages of the boys.  Grip is another name for flu.  Raisin is a township in the county of Lenawee in Michigan.  It is about six miles from Adrian, where George lived at the time.

Sunday's Obituary: William B. Dyer

Transcription:

WILLIAM B. DYER DEAD

Expired suddenly Thursday After-

noon at Seeley Street Home

   William B. Dyer, aged 69 years,

died of heart failure at 5:30 o'clock

Thursday afternoon at his home,

130 Seeley street. Mr. Dyer has

not been well for a few days but

had not been confined to his bed

and his death came unexpectedly.

   Mr. Dyer moved to this city from

Adrian township where he was a 

farmer for many years.  He came

to Lenawee County from New York

state when he was a young man

and had spent most of his life here.

The last eight years of his life had

been spent in Adrian.

   He is survivied by his widow, two

daughters, Mrs. Allen Bruce of Po-

catello, Idaho, Miss Jessie Dyer of

Kingston, N.Y., two sons, Edward 

of Toronto, Canada and Howard

Dyer, who lives at home, and a

step-son, Harold Dyer, also of Ad-

rian.

   Funeral services will be held at 

3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at

the home with the burial in Oak-

wood cemetery.

End of transcription.

William B. Dyer was the son of my third great grandparents, William G. Dyer and Mary Ann Dyer, nee Swallow.  The above obituary was found in the Adrian Daily Telegram, Adrian, Michigan, March 17, 1922 edition.  Microfilm available at the Library of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan.

Tombstone Tuesday: William G. Dyer

Photo Credit:  David Clark

WM G. DYER

1814-1875

My third great grandfather, William G. Dyer is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Michigan. 

William was born on 8 February 1814 in New York City, New York, to yet to be identified parents.  He married Mary Ann Swallow about 1837.  They were the parents of five children:  Adaline, George, Sarah, Mary and William B.  William G. died 8 May 1875 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan.

I would love to connect with Dyer family members.  Please leave a comment if you are related to this family.

Military Monday: William Dyer Affidavit for Samuel S. Glover Jr.'s Civil War Pension File

 Glover, Samuel Stillman; Pension File No. 28715, Civil War Pension File, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration), p17 .

Glover, Samuel Stillman; Pension File No. 28715, Civil War Pension File, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration), p18 .

My second great grandfather, Samuel Stillman Glover, Jr.'s civil war pension file has been a treasure trove of information.  In addition to chronicling his service and injury, there are affidavits from friends, neighbors, and family members.

The two page affidavit above was given by William B. Dyer.  William B. Dyer is the brother of Samuel's wife, Adda or Adaline L. Glover.  William personally appeared before the notary public and stated that "he has known Adda L. Glover Since She was 15 years of age and Samuel S Glover, Junior since He was about 21 years of age and know that neither of them was ever married until they were married to each other and have known them ever since they were married and know that they have lived together as man and wife and know that they were never Divorced from each other and that neither of them were ever married to any one else and that Adda L Glover has not remarried since the Death of her late Husband."  William B. Dyer signed it 4th of June 1904 and gives his address as R.D. No. 3, Adrian, Michigan.

How does this information help me in my research?   The affidavit at first glance may not seem like much, but when it is put together with other information in the pension file and other research I have done, it corroborates a few things. It tells me that Samuel Stillman Glover Jr. only married one woman, so I don't have to look for other marriages.  It tells me that as of 1904, Adda Glover had not remarried.  Although, the affidavit doesn't state a relationship between Adda and William B., I know from other research that Adda had a brother, William B.  William B. Dyer was 14 years younger than Adda.  I am guessing the he chose knowing her since she was 15 years old, because he wouldn't really have known her as an infant.  He has known Samuel S. Glover since Samuel was 21, since about 1857, which other research showed that was the year Samuel and Adda were married.  It puts William B. Dyer in Adrian, Michigan on 4th of June, 1904.  It gives me a place to look for further Dyer research.  

William B. and Adda L. Dyer's parents, William G. and Mary Ann Dyer need further research and Adrian is one place to start looking.

Adaline L. (Dyer) Glover Fought a Good Fight

Previously, I shared Muskegon, Michigan newspaper articles about my second great-grandmother's, Adaline L. (Dyer) Glover, membership in the Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.)  Adaline and her husband, Samuel S. Glover, Jr, were on a committee that called for the arrest of saloon keepers who sold liquor on 4 July 1881.  The W.C.T.U believed that selling liquor on the 4th of July was illegal.  The saloon keepers were arrested, but were they convicted?

The article below describes the court proceedings:

"Not Guilty!," Muskegon (Michigan) Chronicle, 14 July 1881, p; column 3; online images, Genealogy Bank (http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/ : accessed 7 May 2012), Historical Newspapers.

Transcription:

NOT GUILTY!

Is the Verdict in Bodendor-

fer’s Case

July 4^th Decided not to be a

Legal Holiday in Muskegon.

The first Benefit the Sa-

Loonists Receive from

that $700 Fund.

Wednesday afternoon the first suit

against the saloon men for keeping

their places open on July 4^th was

tried before Justice Jamison.  The

case was that of Wm. Bodendorfer.

The jury after hearing all the evi-

dence returned verdict of not guilty.

A Grand Rapids lawyer convinced the

jury that July 4 was not a legal holi-

day and therefore Bodendofer had

not violated the liquor laws!  Spirit

of Blackstone the ways are devious

and the blinded public places reliance

in thee!  One peculiarity, however,

was that only few temperance people

were present at the trial while the

room was crowded with dispensers of

the ardent, who drank in every word

of testimony or argument rapidly.

   It is rather surprising, however, to

remember that some have celebrated

the fourth so many times, and resid-

ed in Muskegon for a long period,

and then be informed by a Grand

Rapids lawyer that July is not a legal

holiday—well it knocks all the pa-

triotism out of us!  It is remarkable

that Muskegon should be the first lo-

cality in Michigan to determine that

question, entirely ignoring our law

makers and the supreme court-but

be that as it may, the verdict has

been rendered, and Mr. Bordendorfer

has been proved an innocent man,

and is therefore cleared of all respon-

sibility.  Great courage is now ex-

habited in the ranks of the sal-

oonist, who imagine that the re-

mainder of their chums will also es-

cape the majesty of the law.  We

await developments.

   In relation to Mr. Bordendorfer for

keeping his saloon open on July 4^th,

there was positive proof from sever-

al witnesses that the place was open

all day and a crowd in there most of

the time, and two witnesses testified

positively to the sale of liquors and

it was proved that the proprietor was

in the saloon when the liquors

were being sold, and there was no evidence

on the part of the defense to dispute it.

As to the assertion that there was no

proof that the 4^th of July was a le-

gal holiday any person should know

that it does not require proof of what

the law of the state is.  The statute

making the 4^th of July a legal holi-

day and the decision of our Supreme

Court construing the statue was

read to the jury.

   We have no ill-feeling toward the

saloon keeper some of whom are es-

timable gentlemen, but we do think

in conjunction with a large number

of citizens, that the law has been vio-

lated.

New York: Genealogy by the States

Jim Sanders at Hidden Genealogy Nuggets website and blog has created the Genealogy by the States blogging prompt, suggesting that bloggers write about an ancestor or one of our families that have a connection to that state. Each week a different state is featured.  This week's state is New York.

Michigan history is filled with settlers who came from the state of New York looking for work in the lumber, mining, furniture and automobile industries.  New York was a big migration state to Michigan.

It comes as no surprise then that I have a few ancestors from the state of New York.  Six of my paternal, third-great grandparents spent some time in the state of New York.

1. Samuel Stillman Glover spent his early adult years in Phelps, Ontario, New York.  He can be found in the 1820 and 1830 U.S. Federal Census records in Phelps.  He purchased property in Ontario County in the 1820's.  He migrated to Michigan for a few years, then moved to the Monroe County, New York area where he lived until his death.  He is buried in  Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York.  Samuel's parents, Alexander Glover and Sarah Salisbury lived in Phelps, New York.  They are buried in Josyln Cemetery, Phelps, New York.
2. Vinera Powers Glover, the wife of Samuel Stillman Glover, lived in New York and then moved to Michigan with Samuel and their children.  Five of Samuel and Vinera's children were born in New York:  William P., Samuel W., Sarah E., Alanson D., and Dennis H.  Vinera died in Michigan at age of 44.  Her burial place is unknown at this time.  Vinera Powers father, William Powers, served in the War of 1812 for New York.  
3. William G. Dyer was born in New York on 8 February 1814.  He moved from the New York City area to Cazenovia, Madison, New York before 1850.  William G. Dyer migrated to the Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan area between 1850-1860, where he lived until his death in 1875.
4. Mary Ann Swallow, wife of William G. Dyer, was born in New York in 1817.  William and Mary Ann's five children were born in New York:  Adaline L., George, Sarah, Mary, and William B.
5. Samuel B. Poor migrated to Michigan from the Steuben County area of New York.  He can be found in the 1830 U.S. Federal Census there.  Samuel came to the Washtenaw County area of Michigan around 1837.  Samuel's parents Moses A. Poor and Elizabeth Barber died in Steuben County, New York.
6. Eleanor Begole, the wife of Samuel B. Poor, married Samuel before 1826 in New York.  Their daughter, Elizabeth Ann Poor, my second great grandmother was born in New York.  Eleanor's parents Thomas Jefferson Begole and Ann Matelda Nancy Bowles lived in Wayland, New York in the first half of the 1800's.