1873. One died at their home, the other made it back to the home of family in Giles County with their young son and died there. The story goes that family members went to their home to see to whomever had died there. There was no mention of where they were buried.
It is worth noting that in 1873, it was believed that yellow fever was spread by dead bodies and that bedding of the dead was burned. I believe it is entirely possible that the bodies of Richard and Amanda were burned as well. But it is just as possible that they were buried.
Either way, their son went on to marry Bethany Ann Van Pelt and become the patriarch of many, many Glovers in the Lauderdale and Limestone Counties of Alabama and the Giles and Lawrence Counties of Tennessee. Without the union of these two young people who lived so few years, and the survival of their son, none of us would be here.
1873. One died at their home, the other made it back to the home of family in Giles County with their young son and died there. The story goes that family members went to their home to see to whomever had died there. There was no mention of where they were buried.
It is worth noting that in 1873, it was believed that yellow fever was spread by dead bodies and that bedding of the dead was burned. I believe it is entirely possible that the bodies of Richard and Amanda were burned as well. But it is just as possible that they were buried.
Either way, their son went on to marry Bethany Ann Van Pelt and become the patriarch of many, many Glovers in the Lauderdale and Limestone Counties of Alabama and the Giles and Lawrence Counties of Tennessee. Without the union of these two young people who lived so few years, and the survival of their son, none of us would be here.
Gravesite Details
Location of burial has been lost to time and is unknown, but there is a marker honoring Richard & Amanda Berry Glover at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Goodsprings, Giles County, TN.
Family Members
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John William Glover
1839–1927
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Elizabeth Harriet Glover Norwood
1840–1920
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Thomas Marion Glover
1844–1909
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James Samuel Glover
1846–1923
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Jane Louisa Glover Garner
1851–1926
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Mary Eliza Glover Harwell
1854–1938
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Matilda Ann Glover
1857–1873
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Martha Margaret "Mattie" Glover Harwell
1859–1938
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Francis Andrew Glover
1863–1947
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