William Marion Glover: Date of Death

William Marion Glover

b. Mar 1854, Virginia

d. 10 Jan 1925, Bluff City, Tennessee

m. 9 Apr 1870 to Mary Jane Collins (b. 18 May 1854, d. 27 Dec 1925)

s/o William Jackson Glover and Susan Evelyn McCauley

Until yesterday, the only clue that I had to go on for the death date of William Marion Glover was a transcription of his headstone. This information cited 1925 as the death year, but it did not provide an exact date. I became skeptical of this information since I could not find a death record on file in the state of Tennessee that matched this information. Additionally, William's wife, Mary Jane Glover, died in 1925 as well. I considered the possibility that someone had incorrectly transcribed William's headstone and used Mary's death year, instead.

Since the headstone is now in ruins, I was unable to confirm nor refute this theory.

On a whim, I decided to start sifting through issues of The Bristol Herald Courier from 1925 at the Tennessee State Archives. I accepted that I was in for a really long search that may not even produce any results.

Fortunately, and to my pleasant surprise, I came across the news of William Marion Glover's death in the issue published on 12 Jan 1925. After my continued skimming through the other issues that week, I was able to discover three separate articles about William's death.

Transcription of the first clipping (the others contain similar information):

WILLIAM M. GLOVER CLAIMED BY DEATH

Funeral Services Will Be Held Tomorrow At Home In Bluff City

William Marion Glover, aged 73 years, died at 12 o'clock Saturday night at his home [in] Bluff City, Tenn. His death came suddenly and unexpectedly, being due to heart failure.

Mr. Glover is survived by his widow and three children as follows, Mrs. D. M. Harklerod of West Grove, Ga., J. C. Glover of Jonesboro, Tenn., and R. L. Glover of Bluff [City], Tenn. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Susan Salts, of Jonesboro, Tenn.

With this new evidence, I was finally able to correctly determine William's death date as 10 Jan 1925. He was buried in the Chinquepin Cemetery. His wife, Mary, died later the same year and is buried in the same cemetery.

It is still a mystery to me why there is not a death record on file for William in Tennessee. The clippings clearly state that he died at his home in Bluff City. Thus, there should be a death record filed as was required at the time. Another mystery for another day.