ANDREW J. GLOVER, druggist, is a native of Owen County,
 Indiana, born November 10, 1830. He is the fifth in a 
family of thirteen children born to William and Nancy 
(Anderson) Glover. His parents came to Owen County from 
Kentucky in 1826, and located in Owen County, near 
Gosport where they remained for several years. They then 
moved to a farm north of Spencer, where the mother at 
present resides. The father died on the farm in 1863. 
Andrew commenced farming and stock raising when eighteen 
years of age, and continued in it for several years. In 
1859, he engaged in pork packing at Gosport and remained 
there until 1874. He was also in Indianapolis engaged 
in the same business during the year 1872-1873. About 
this time he lost $70,000 through going the security of 
different persons in Gosport. Yet not withstanding his 
misfortunes, he struggled on, again went to farming and 
trading in stock, and in June of this year (1883), he 
purchased a drug store and is at present doing a 
lucrative business in Spencer. In June, 1851 he was 
married to Elizabeth Alverson, daughter of Wesley and 
Savina Alverson old and respected pioneers of Owen 
County. To this union were born eight children. He 
subsequently in 1871 married Eliza Stewart. Mr. Glover 
is a member of the Democratic party and is ranked among 
the most substantial business men of Spencer.


DATA ENTRY: Debbie Jennings
"HISTORY OF OWEN COUNTY 1884" CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884. F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLE
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP IN OWEN CO., IN.
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