Frank Glover - Pin Maker

Frank J. Glover b. abt. 1876  in Rochester, New York was the father of Howard Foster Glover b. 1904 Rochester NY, and grandfather of Howard "Howie" N. Glover

The 1989 through 901 Rochester City Directories list Frank J. Glover occupation as a “pin maker” working at a business located at the corner of Brown’s race and Furnace.  A search of the 1903-1904 Rochester House Directory Supplement reveals that the Judson Governor Co., Judson Pin Co., and Judson Power Co.,  were located on that corner.   We know that Frank was a pin maker; therefore,  it is probable that he worked for the Judson Pin Co. Further research of the Judson Pin Co. shows that the company made safety pins. [1]  

1. Seeger and Guernsey's Cyclopædia of the Manufactures and Products of the United States (Google eBook). P. 1084 United States industrial publishing Company, 1899 accessed 21 Apr 2015 https://books.google.com/books?id=u0FgyWc_xcAC&dq=Judson+Pin+Co+Rochester+NY&source=gbs_navlinks_s

1890 NY Civil War Widows

recreated blog from 12 Jan 2012

1890 NY Civil War Widows

After reading that the 1890 (Census) Veterans and Widows Schedule for New York survived I decided to check on Mary E. Foster widow of James Foster who served from New York in the Union Army during the Civil War.  I found the following record for Mary E. Foster and everything appears to be correct except for the locality.

The transcript of line 7 reads: Mary E Foster widow John, length of service 2 yrs 8 mos, PO Address: 134 E 55 St. Disability incurred = none. 

Enlarged line 7 for Mary E. Foster

Enlarged top of form, transcribed: Persons who served in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps of the United States during the war of the rebellion (who are survivors), and widows of such persons in New York, County of New York, State of New York, enumerated in June 1890.

 The confusion arises in that our Mary E. Foster lived in Rochester New York in 1890, and for a number of years before and after 1890.  According to the Rochester City Directory, Mary E Foster was living at 90 Lake Street in Rochester in 1890.  It would be easy to dismiss the record above as belonging to another Mary E. Foster, but in a check of Civil War veterans and widows for New York only 1 Mary E. Foster widow of John appears in the records and that does appear to be the Mary E. Foster the mother of Hattie L. Foster and grandmother of Frank John Glover.

I would love to hear from anyone who has some ideas to explain this contradiction.

Record Source: 1890 U.S. Census, New York, New York, "Special Schedule: Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, and Widows," New York, enumeration district (ED) 619, p. 1, Mary E. Foster widow of James; digital images (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 Jan 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M123, roll 45; Line 7.

Howard Foster Glover name research

In going back over my family records, as part of the Genealogy Do Over, I discovered that I had many missing documents.  One of the first documents I ordered was Howie’s father’s birth certificate.  I really didn’t expect to learn anything as we pretty much knew when and where he was born and his parent’s names, but just to complete the research I ordered the birth certificate from the Monroe County Office of Vital Records in Rochester, New York.  I was slightly disappointed to learn that they only sent me a transcript of the birth record and not a copy of the original record, for my $22.00  *sigh*

The record confirmed what was already known: Howard’s full name, date and city of birth, as well as his parent’s names,  birthplace (New York), and ages. There were, however;  a few new pieces of information. The doctor was listed as, “Medical Attendant: C.A. Vanderbeek, M.D.”  Checking the Rochester City Directory for 1904 revealed the doctor’s full name and address: Charles A. VanderBeek, living at 44 Gibbs, Rochester. 

Howard’s place of birth was listed as 122 Emerson Street, Rochester, New York.  His parents were living at 172 Emerson Street, Rochester. A quick check using Google Maps revealed that the 2 addresses were located within the same block (neither house exists today).  Further research in the Rochester City Directory showed that 122 Emerson Street was a residence and not a medical facility.  So, it appears that Dr. Vanderbeek made a house delivery, not uncommon in the early 1900s.

At first thought it seemed that an error might have been made on the birth record.  122 Emerson and 172 Emerson are only different in the middle digit.  Either the error was made on the original document or on the transcript provide by the Monroe County Office of Vital Records.

172 Emerson Street  (left side of street) is no doubt correct as the family address.  The Rochester City Directories for each year starting in 1898 and ending in 1904 and the 1900 Federal  Population Census places the Frank J. Glover family at 172 Emerson St. The 1905 Rochester City Directory states that Frank J. Glover “remd to Nunda”. The family is not found on the 1905 New York State census in Rochester, or anywhere else.  However the 1905 NY state census records for Livingston County New York, where Nunda is located, are not available.

The 1905 New York State census reveals that Herman N. Howard age 32, his wife Josephine and 2 year old son Herman Jr. were living at 122 Emerson Street, (right side of street) Rochester New York address, on 1 June 1905. Since we do not know when the data for the 1905 issue was obtained it is possible and even probable that the Herman N. Howard family was living at 122 Emerson at the time of Howard F. Glover's birth on 4 October 1904.   The  city directories have the family living at 44 Emerson in 1903 and 1904, and at 122 Emerson St in 1905   Interestingly, 122 Emerson St. doesn't appear on either the 1901-1902 or the 1903-1904 street directories.

The connection between the Herman N. Howard family at 122 Emerson St and Howard F. Glover's birth at that same address is a tantalizing clue only because Howard F. Glover's first name matches the Herman N. Howard family surname.  To date, no other Howard names have been discovered in the ancestry of Howard F. Glover. His parents did tend to name their son's after family members, except for Howard.  His other brothers Frank (named for his father) and George (named for his grandfather George Stockman), and 2 of the sons' middle names Foster and Peer were both family surnames.

Much more research needs to be done to see if there is indeed a family link between the Frank J. Glover and Herman N. Howard families before any conclusion can been drawn. 

Hattie's Birthday

Harriet or better known as Hattie L. Foster was born on either on 23 or 24 December 1857 in Oak Orchard, Orleans County, New York to John W. Foster and Mary E. Parker.  These birth dates come from Mary's application for Civil War widow's pension.  Mary E. Foster's application for widow's pension dated 10 July 1863 listed dependents are:

• Marcena F.  who will turn 16 11 March 1867
• Ermina F who will turn 16 18 May 1868
• Hattie L. who will turn 16 23 Dec. 1873

However, Mary's sister Sarah A. Maynard affidavit states: Sarah A Maynard of Knowlesville, Orleans, New York stated she attended Mary E Foster at Oak Orchard on 24th December 1857 at which time and place she was delivered of a female child, what was afterwards named Hattie L. Foster. -- deposition taken 20 November 1866.  

It doesn't really make any difference whether Hatti was born on 23 Dec 1857 or 24 Dec 1857.  Since these are the only 2 documents I've found so far, I'm going with 23 Dec 1857 as it is the date given by Hattie's mother.  

Where was Hattie Glover after 1892

Timeline for Hattie L. Foster - Glover

What is Known:

• 1892 appears in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York state census with mother Mary E. Foster and son Frank Glover (age 16) 
• 1909 appears in Rochester City Directory as widow of James  
  
• 1910 Rochester City Directory says “remd to Knowlesville”  
• 1910 New York Census  Ridgeway, Orleans Co, NY living with mother Mary E. Foster and aunt Marie Merrill (probably Mary's sister) and Frank Foster (listed as son?????)  
• 1915 mother is still living with sister Maria Merrill in Ridgeway  - Hattie not listed at residence  
• 28 Aug 1919 mother died  
• 1920 Hattie is living or visiting her cousin, Nicholas and Carrie Curvin in Berlin Township, Ionia County, Michigan.  She is there with her aunt Maria Merrill, whom she lived with for many years.  Carrie Curvin was probably the daughter of Harriett Houseman (also in the household), likely another maternal aunt of Hattie's.  The Carrie and Harriett Houseman connection needs further research to prove.  
• 21 July 1923 Hattie Glover marries Gotlieb Vetter
• 1925 Hattie Vetter appears on the NY state census in Ridgeway, NY living with her aunt Maria Merrill (her mother's sister)  
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Marriage of Howard Glover & Dorothy Maddin

Originally posted: Dec 28, 2011 - recreated deleted post

I haven't had much time to work on the family history over the last few months (well make that 6 months - a bit more than a few).  And, I'm not sure how much time I'll have over the next 6 months, but I started looking at it again over Christmas and decided I needed to get organized - once again.  So, I am starting to sort through all those family photos and clipping images I've collected over the years and now it's time to get them documented and linked to the correct people on the tree.

So I'm starting with this newspaper clipping that I scanned into my computer during my last visit to sister-in-law Judy, when she generously allowed me to scan in all her old family photos and memorabilia.

This has been around for a long time.  Unfortunately, this is all there is; no name of the newspaper, no date -- just this short piece cut from the local paper and lovingly saved all these years.  But, we do have the names and addresses of Howard F. Glover and Dorothy L. Maddin who took out a marriage license sometime before 3 p.m. on Oct 25th.  We don't know it was that day or even during that week, but since they were married on 2 Nov. 1938 we can assume that the newspaper refers to 25 Oct. 1938.    Since, we don't know where the newspaper was published we can't be 100% sure that they were married in Buffalo, but a quick search on Google Earth of both addresses in Buffalo, shows that they were about 1/2 mile apart.   

Next I need to locate the actual marriage license to complete the documentation on Howie's and Judy's parent's marriage.

James M. Glover - Carriage Trimmer

I'm learning a little more about the illusive great-grandfather James M. Glover husband of Hattie L. Foster and father of Frank J. Glover.  I've already written about hitting the brick wall with him; where he came from or where he went is still a mystery.  But from the Rochester City Directories we do know that he was a carriage trimmer, and that between 1873 - 1876 he worked  at 3 Canal Street in Rochester, NY.  From 1877 - 1879 he worked at 87 Exchange, Rochester, NY. 

A little research about companies that made carriages in Rochester during this time revealed that the Cunningham Carriage Works was located on Canal Street. 

Cunningham Carriage Factory & Showrooms 1882

The facility was huge and it appears to have been the only carriage building company on Canal St.  The company was quiet famous and started in the 1840s and survived at the same location until the middle of the 20th century.  The company made all types of horse drawn carriages including hearses and some very elegant and expensive carriages.  They also won prizes for their carriages at the Philadelphia Exposition in 1876. 

 

James Glover most likely was employed at this facility from 1873 - 1876 as a carriage trimmer.  The trimming department was located on the 4th floor and was involved in the interior upholstery with fabrics and leather, adding mirrors, lamps, door handles and bells to carriages. Skilled workers earned $1 - $2 a day and unskilled were paid about half that amount.  A statement in the history of the Cunningham Carriage Factory stated the skilled workers who were careful with their money often were able to save enough to buy a small house after only 1 year of work. 

I haven't located any information about carriage companies on Exchange Street in Rochester, but I'm still looking. 

For more reading about the Cunningham Carriage Works and some photos of their products see Coachbuilt