Saturday, January 13, 2018

1888-1937 Autograph Album of Katie Elizabeth Glover of Owen Township, Illinois


1888-1937 autograph album that belonged to Katie Elizabeth Glover of Owen Township, Illinois.  Most inscribers hailed from Owen Township, Illinois, and Rockton, Illinois, with a few from Harrison Township, Illinois, and one, Aunt Jennie, from Beloit, Wisconsin.

Katie wrote a dedication page at Owen, Illinois, on December 25, 1888.


The album measures approximately 7-1/2" by 6-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 50 of Katie's relatives, friends, schoolmates and teachers.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

? [4]FFairchildOOliver
AArmstrong [4]Furze [2]PPerson
BBlackGGalagherPollard [2]
Brewster [2]GeddesRRosborro
CCarpenterGlover [6]SSarver [2]
Clark [4]GriestSnively
ClikemanMMeltonTThomas
Collins [4]Moore ?WWhelan
CraigMoultonWright [2]
DDobsonNNelson


From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Katie Elizabeth Glover was born July 23, 1876 in Illinois, the daughter of John Glover and Georgiana B. (Mariner) Glover.  I believe Katie had ten sibling and two half-siblings, several of whom inscribed pages in her album.
  • Lucy M. (Glover) Fairchild, older half-sister
  • Anna Glover, sister
  • Belle Glover, presumably Isabella Glover, sister
  • Fred Glover, presumably Frederick W. Glover, Katie's older half-brother
  • Johnie Glover, presumably John W. Glover, Katie's brother
  • Mary A. Glover, Katie's sister
On November 6, 1901 in Winnebago County, Illinois, Katie Elizabeth Glover married Charles A. Dillet, son of Wilson Dillet and Martha (Kipe) Dillet.  Charles didn't inscribe a page in Katie's album, but he was mentioned on a page inscribed by Ada Wright in 1937: "Katie loves Charley D."


Katie and Charles lived in Owen, Illinois, and Rockton, Illinois.  Charles died in 1941, and Katie in 1964.  They're buried in the Rocktown Township Cemetery at Rockton, Illinois.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the inscribers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Teachers who inscribed pages in Katie's album:
  • Emily A. Carpenter; inscribed on July 1, 1892 at Harrison, Illinois.  
  • V. A. Clikeman; inscribed at Owen, Illinois, on May 28, 1890.  Presumably Verni A. Clikeman, born in New York about 1858
  • Edith Geddes; inscribed on May 20, 1891
  • Will Griest of Rockton, Illinois; inscribed on January 7, 1891
  • Anna Snively; inscribed at Harrison, Illinois, on January 22, 1889.  

Sources
  • U.S. Federal Censuses
  • FindaGrave.com - Katie's birth date is listed as August 23, 1876 on her Find a Grave memorial, rather than July 23, 1876; the latter is borne out by Census information and her Social Security application
  • Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1940

Inscribers in the Album
  • Auntie Jennie; inscribed at Beloit, Wisconsin, on May 24, 1889
  • Unsigned
  • Unsigned at Rockton, Illinois, on December 25, 1931 or 1937
  • J. A. G.; inscribed on May 27, 1889
A
  • Anna Armstrong; inscribed on January 7, 1891
  • Archie Armstrong; inscribed on January 9, 1891.  Katie's schoolmate
  • Libbie Armstrong; inscribed on May 27, 1889 at Owen, Illinois.  Katie's schoolmate
  • Stella Armstrong; inscribed at Owen, Illinois, on May 20, 1891.  Katie's schoolmate
B
  • Lena Black
  • J. W. Brewster; inscribed on December 27, 1890.  Presumably Joseph W. Brewster of Owen, Illinois, sister of inscriber Lizzie Brewster
  • Lizzie Brewster; inscribed on December 27, 1890.  Perhaps Elizabeth Brewster of Owen, Illinois.  The next page was inscribed by J. W. Brewster, who may have been Lizzie's brother Joseph W. Brewster.
C
  • Emily A. Carpenter; inscribed on July 1, 1892 at Harrison, Illinois.  Katie's teacher
  • Edna M. Clark; inscribed on January 7, 1891.  Katie's schoolmate
  • Johnie F. Clark; inscribed on January 8, 1891.  Katie's schoolmate
  • Kittie Clark; inscribed on January 21, 1889.  Katie's schoolmate
  • M. M. Clark; inscribed on March 8, 1889 at Owen, Illinois.  Katie's schoolmate
  • V. A. Clikeman; inscribed at Owen, Illinois, on May 28, 1890.  Katie's teacher, presumably Verni A. Clikeman, born in New York about 1858
  • Alta M. Collins of Owen, Illinois; inscribed on September 19, 1890
  • Ben; inscribed on March 29, 1889.  Later note added the name Collins, so presumably Benjamin Collins
  • Bessie E. Collins of Owen, Illinois; inscribed on May 19, 1891.  Katie's schoolmate
  • Fred M. Collins of Owen, Illinois; inscribed in 1900
  • Abbie Jewett Craig; inscribed at Harrison, Illinois, on May 29, 1889
D
  • Alva G. Dobson of Harrison, Illinois; inscribed on March 17, 1895
F
  • Lucy M. Fairchild; inscribed at Rockton, Illinois, on March 17, 1891.  Katie's older half-sister Lucy Mary (Glover) Fairchild Trotter, whose husband at the time of inscription was Henry S. Fairchild, whom Lucy had married in 1883.
  • Eva M. Furze; inscribed on February 10, 1890.  Tucked in the page is a newspaper clipping, card of thanks upon the death of the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Henry Furze.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Henry Furze - card of thanks re: their deceased daughter
G
  • Maggie Galagher.  Katie's schoolmate
  • Edith Geddes; inscribed on May 20, 1891.  Katie's teacher.
  • Anna Glover; inscribed at Owen, Illinois, on February 20, 1889.  Katie's sister Anna P. Glover
  • Belle Glover; inscribed at Owen, Illinois, on February 18, 1889.  Katie's sister, presumably Isabella Glover
  • Fred; inscribed at Owen, Illinois, on January 22, 1891.  Katie's older half-brother Frederick W. Glover.
  • Johnie; Katie's brother John W. Glover
  • Katie Glover of Owen, Illinois; album owner.  She wrote a dedication page at Owen, Illinois, on December 25, 1888.
  • Mary A. Glover; Katie sister
  • Will Griest, "your teacher", of Rockton, Illinois; inscribed on January 7, 1891
M
  • George Melton; inscribed on March 18, 1895
  • Daisy B. ?; her surname runs off the page, but could be Daisy B. Moore; inscribed on March 18, 189x; last digit could be 3 or 5
  • Mary Moulton; inscribed on January 24, 1889 at Owen, Illinois.  Katie's schoolmate
N
  • Mary Nelson of Rockton, Illinois; inscribed on December 25, 1937
O
  • Edith Oliver; inscribed on March 19, 1895 at Owen, Illinois
P
  • Ella Person; inscribed on December 28, 1888.  Katie's schoolmate
  • Bertie Pollard; inscribed on March 12, 1889 at Owen, Illinois
  • Emma Pollard; inscribed on March 12, 1889
R
  • J. A. R.; inscribed at Owen, Illinois, on August 31, 1890.  Later note: "Jennie A. Rosborro Ellis".  Jane A. Rosborro, who married  Charles Edward Ellis
S
  • Fred Sarver; inscribed on March 16, 1895
  • George Sarver of Owen, Illinois; inscribed on March 16, 1895
  • Anna Snively; inscribed at Harrison, Illinois, on January 22, 1889.  Katie's teacher
T
  • Willie Thomas
W
  • Fannie Whelan; inscribed on September 19, 1890
  • Ada Wright; inscribed at Rockton, Illinois, on December 23, 1937, or 1931.  "Kate loves Charley D."  Written upside down on the page.
  • Ada Wright; inscribed at Rockton, Illinois, on December 25, 1937


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