| D.Marion Stover |
D. MARION STOVER is the present superintendentof schools in Schuyler county, Illinois. He was born in Bainbridge township,this county, October 27, 1848, a son of Samuel Stover, a native of Pagecounty, Virginia, born in November, 1813; he was a son of Samuel Stover,whose father was also named Samuel Stover. The paternal great grandfather,who lived in Shenandoah county, Virginia, married Barbara Lionbarger. Thepaternal grandfather emigrated to Ohio in 1816, and was a pioneer of Lickingcounty; he purchased a tract of land on which was a log house and otherscant improvements; there were no market towns, and cattle and other live-stockhad to be driven to Baltimore and other eastern markets; the wife cardedand spun and wove the cloth with which her children were clothed; the maidenname of the paternal grand-mother was Susanna Brumback, a native of Virginia,who died in Licking county, Ohio. She reared a family of thirteen children;the father of our subject was a child of three years when his parents removedto Ohio; there he was reared, receiving his education in the subscriptionschools that were taught in the primitive log cabin. He remained with hisparents until he attained his majority, and then started out in life forhimself. He first rented land and carried on farming in this way for threeyears; at the end of that time he turned his attention to the carpenter’strade, which he followed until 1845, when he came to Illinois; he madethe journey overland, accompanied by has wife and one child. He settledin what is now Bainbridge township, on land which he had purchased previousto coming here, the quarter section costing $150. Then there were no railroads,and grain had to be delivered at river towns. Mr. Stover went to work diligentlyto improve his farm, erecting substantial buildings, and placing the landunder good cultivation; he lived on the place until 1888, when he rentedit and removed to Rushville, where he has since lived a retired life. Hewas married to the mother of our subject in 1842; her maiden name was MariaCampbell, a native of Richland county, Ohio, and a daughter of Peter L.Campbell; he was born in 1799, and was but one year old when his parentsremoved to Ohio, and there he was reared and married to Agnes Jones; in1844 he emigrated to Illinois, and settled in Schuyler county, where hebecame a prominent citizen; he and his wife are both deceased. Mrs. Stoverhas also passed from this life; seven of her children survive her: MiltonL., Oscar A., D. Marion, Horace T., Rollin M., Robert C. and Zelm E.D. Marion Stover spent his early days uponthe farm, and attended the rural schools during the winter season. Althoughhis opportunities were very limited he was diligent and used his time,to the best advantage. At the age of twenty-one years he began teaching,and has since become well-known among the educators of the county. In 1886he was elected to the office of county superintendent of schools, in whichhe has served continuously since that time. Familiar with all the needsof the child, he is very efficient in this capacity, and has brought theschools to a high grade of excellence. Politically, he is a Democrat. Heis a member of Rushville Lodge, No. 9, A. F. & A. M.
Biographical Review of Cass, Schuylerand Brown Counties, Illinois, Biographical Review Publishing Co., Chicago,1892, pages 165-166.
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