A Portrait and Biographical Record of Hendricks County (Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1895)--page 1090
Alfred R. Glover, of Liberty Township, Hendricks County, Ind., a substantial farmer and respected citizen, is the son of James and Mary T. (Reagan) Glover. He was born December 19, 1841, in Liberty Township, on the farm of his father, who was one of the pioneers of this county. Alfred R. received a sound common school education and taught school one term. He enlisted at Clayton, Ind., in Company C, Seventieth Indiana Infantry, and served to the close of the war, a period of about two years and eleven months. He was in the battles of Russellville, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, New Hope Church, Burnt Hickory, Peach Tree Creek, and under fire for three months on the Atlanta campaign. After the capture of Atlanta, Mr. Glover was taken sick with typhoid pneumonia and was in hospital three months at Chattanooga, Tenn., and at Lookout Mountain was furloughed home for thirty days and rejoined his regiment in the spring of 1865, at Washington, and was honorably discharged on account of the closing of the war. After the war Mr. Glover returned to Hendricks County, and married, September 4, 1866, Isabina, daughter of Edward D. and Mary H. (Smith) Ester. To Mr. and Mrs. Glover one child was born, Samantha B., now married to Edwin Frazier, of Hendricks County. Mr. and Mrs. Glover are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, in which he has been deacon twenty years. Mr. Glover is an honored member of the G.A.R., B.A. Reed post, No. 292, and has held the office of senior vice-commander and minor offices. Politically he is a Republican and has recently been elected justice of the peace.