JAMES EDWARD GLOVER, III
James Edward Glover, III, b December 15, 1921 in Amarillo, Potter County,
Texas - was a son of James Edward and Hazel (Ward) Glover. James Edward, III was
called "Jim" by family and friends.
Jim lived in a number of southern states, and entered the U.S. Army Air
Corps in January 1943. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in September
1943, and served as a Navigator on active duty until discharged as a Captain in
December 1945. During World War II, he flew twenty-seven missions over enemy
held territory in the European Theater of Operations, after gaining combat
experience, he flew four Group Leads and three Wing Leads over Germany, as a
member of the Eighth Air Force, and was awarded the Purple Heart, the Air Medal
with Clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the ETO Medal with Battle
Stars.
On December 28, 1946 in Marlin, Falls County, Texas, Jim was married to
Mildred Katharine Bowdon, b November 16, 1923 in Marlin - a daughter of William
Smith and Mildred Katharine (Peterson) Bowdon. They reared three daughters.
Jim received his degree as a geologist from Texas A&M University at
College Station, and has practiced his profession for over thirty years. His
work required that he travel extensively, and he has been in many foreign
countries during the years.
The daughters of Jim and Katharine
(Bowdon) Glover are:
Mildred Lucinda Glover, b 1949 - received her Law degree from The
University of Texas Law School, Austin. She is married to Anders Ljungqvist,
Ph.D. - a chemist, and native of Stockholm, Sweden, and they have a daughter,
Jenny Kristina Ljungqvist. Lucy is a practicing attorney, and Anders is active
in his profession in Austin, Texas, where they reside.
Katharine Peterson Glover (called "Kathy"), b 1954 - received her degree
in Interior Designing from North Texas University in Denton. She married Clark
Blakeman Stowe, III, and they have two sons: Clark Blakeman Stowe, IV, and
William James Stowe. Kathy and "Blake" reside in Tyler, Texas, where she is
engaged in interior designing, and is a homemaker; and Clark is a certified
public accountant.
Grace Peterson Glover, b 1956 - received her degree in Commercial Art and
Designing from Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. She has
not married. Grace has established her own business enterprise, Grace Glover
Designs, in Dallas, Texas, where she resides.
Jim and Katharine Glover are members of the Presbyterian faith, and have
resided in Dallas, Texas for many years, where his work is home-based. They also
continue to own Katharine's family in Marlin, and plan to retire there.
Their farm is located in West Falls County, and Jim has erected a one-room cabin
on the land. They participate in the affairs of Dallas, but also are active in
the social, cultural, and civic affairs of Marlin and Falls County. Katharine
served on the Falls County Historical Commission for a number of years, and she
did her college work at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, after
graduating from Marlin High School. She is a descendant of many of the pioneer
families of Falls County- including the Thomas Jones Read family, the Albert
Ware Foster family, and the Israel Lilbourne Peterson family. Her earliest
ancestors in Texas were the Read family, who came in 1830 with Austin's third
colony, and subsequently settled in Falls County in 1866.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing the biographies of
these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical
Commission, page 194 column 1 and 2.
Member of Falls County Historical Commission.