Photo Archive

Ellen Thompson and Jesse Dover Marriage License

Jess and Ellen Thompson Dover Gravestone

Jesse W. Dover - Homestead Certificate #7897

General Sources

1. 1910 Census
   

   1910 Baxter County, Arkansas Census - April, 1910
   |hn |fn |Name             |rel     |r|s|age |m |ym|n|l|birth   |father   |mother  |   |occu  |trade       |wk |e|rd |wri|sch|o|f|h|f# |twp          |pg#
   |131|131|Dover, Jesse W.  |head    |m|w|32  |m1|14| | |Arkansas|Tennessee|Missouri|Eng|farmer|General Farm|emp|0|yes|yes|   |O|R|F|122|Mountain Home|75b
   |   |   |Dover, Elner E.  |wife    |f|w|31  |m1|14|7|6|Arkansas|Missouri |Missouri|Eng|      |            |   | |yes|yes|   | | | |   |Mountain Home|76a
   |   |   |Dover, Nettie M. |daughter|f|w|12  |s |  | | |Arkansas|Arkansas |Arkansas|Eng|none  |            |   | |yes|yes|yes| | | |   |             |
   |   |   |Dover, Henry W.  |son     |m|w|10  |s |  | | |Arkansas|Arkansas |Arkansas|Eng|none  |            |   | |   |   |yes| | | |   |             |
   |   |   |Dover, Harvey T. |son     |m|w|7   |s |  | | |Arkansas|Arkansas |Arkansas|   |none  |            |   | |   |   |yes| | | |   |             |
   |   |   |Dover, Homer     |son     |m|w|4   |s |  | | |Arkansas|Arkansas |Arkansas|   |none  |            |   | |   |   |   | | | |   |             |
   |   |   |Dover, James R.  |son     |m|w|5   |s |  | | |Arkansas|Arkansas |Arkansas|   |none  |            |   | |   |   |   | | | |   |             |
   |   |   |Dover, Georgia A.|daughter|m|w|3/12|s |  | | |Arkansas|Arkansas |Arkansas|   |none  |            |   | |   |   |   | | | |   |             |
   

2. 1920 Census
   

   1920 Baxter County, Arkansas Census - January 1920
   |farm|hn |fn |Name            |rel     |h|f|s|r|Age    |m|sch|rd |wr |birth   |Father   |Mother  |eng|trade |type           |w|f#|twp          |pg#
   |farm|166|179|Dover, Jesse W. |head    |O|m|m|w|52     |m|   |yes|yes|Arkansas|Tennessee|Missouri|yes|Farmer|general farming|O|97|Mountain Home|255a
   |    |   |   |Dover, Ellen    |wife    | | |f|w|41     |m|   |yes|no |Arkansas|Missouri |Arkansas|yes|none  |               | |  |             |
   |    |   |   |Dover, Henry H. |son     | | |m|w|20     |s|   |yes|yes|Arkansas|Arkansas |Arkansas|yes|maker |sorghum mill   |w|  |             |
   |    |   |   |Dover, Harvey L.|son     | | |m|w|17     |s|no |yes|yes|Arkansas|Arkansas |Arkansas|yes|none  |               | |  |             |
   |    |   |   |Dover, Randolph |son     | | |m|w|13     |s|yes|yes|yes|Arkansas|Arkansas |Arkansas|yes|none  |               | |  |             |
   |    |   |   |Dover, Homer J. |son     | | |m|w|11     |s|yes|yes|yes|Arkansas|Arkansas |Arkansas|yes|none  |               | |  |             |
   |    |   |   |Dover, Georgia  |daughter| | |f|w|9      |s|yes|   |   |Arkansas|Arkansas |Arkansas|   |none  |               | |  |             |
   |    |   |   |Dover, Jesse F. |son     | | |m|w|1 10/12|s|   |   |   |Arkansas|Arkansas |Arkansas|   |none  |               | |  |             |
   

3. Margie Garr
   Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 6, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
   
   September 27, 1940, page 88, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Dover celebrated their 44th Wedding Anniversary
   
4. Margie Garr
   Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 8, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
   
   September 27, 1946, page 93, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Dover, life long residents of Baxter County, celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. THey are the parents of seven children: Mrs. Nettie Alsup and Henry Dover of South Fork, Harvey, Randolph, Jessee Dover, and Mrs. Georgia Studdard, all of Mountain Home, and Homer Dover of Sparks, Nevada.
   
5. Internet
   Rootsweb: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1950121&id=I97003729