Amos Glover

About Amos Glover

Birth Date: 3 April 1762

Birth Location: Lewiston, Sussex County, Delaware

Death Date: Between 1843-1850

Death Location: Croton, lee County, Iowa

Service Information

At age 15, he joined a company of thirty-five men under the command of Captain William Conner on raids against the Tories. 

At age 18, he enlisted with the 2nd Delaware Regiment, commanded by Colonel Henry Neill, serving as a drummer and fifer in Captain William Moore's Company. He was mustered out of service October 31, 1780. 

Source: Abigail Adams Chapter Iowa Society Daughters of the American Revolution. (1978). Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa. Walsworth Publishing Company.

Source: Iowa Society. Sons of the American Revolution. (2016, November 2). Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Iowa. Iowa Society, Sons of the American Revolution. https://iassar.org/2016/11/02/patriot-gravestone-project/ 

Burial Information

Cemetery Name: Croton Cemetery

Cemetery Location: Croton, Lee County, Iowa (Coordinates: 40.59137, -91.68118)

Additional Information: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6626709/amos-glover 

Source: Stefanie Wager personal photos, Taken August 31, 2025