Yolo County
Biographies
CAPTAIN ROY CLOVER
Captain
Roy Clover, an officer of the California National Guard and an enterprising
merchant of Woodland, was born on a farm in Mitchell County, Kansas, June 9,
1888, and was but three years of age when the family came to California,
settling in Santa Ana, Orange County.
Two years later a removal was made to Yolo County and for a time the
father cultivated leased land in the Willow Slough district. Afterward he engaged in farming in the Willow
Oak district and in 1914 became a resident of Woodland.
Captain
Clover acquired his early education in country schools and continued his
studies in the public schools of Woodland.
In 1915, in partnership with his brothers, Irvin and Bert Clover, he
embarked in business on Main Street, handling men’s shoes and apparel. Having limited funds, they started with a
small stock, to which they have added year by year, doubling the original floor
space, and theirs is now the largest and best equipped store of the kind in the
valley. They carry everything in the
line of men’s furnishings, maintaining a high-class establishment, and draw
their patronage from a wide area. The
men who control the business are recognized leaders in mercantile circles of
Woodland and take a helpful interest in community affairs, manifesting that
progressive spirit which makes for public growth and prosperity as well as for
individual success.
Captain
Clover’s connection with military affairs constitutes an important chapter in
the record of his life. Several years
ago he became associated with the California National Guard as a member of the
Second California Infantry, serving from 1910 until 1916. On the 21st of April, 1926, he joined the One
Hundred and Eight-fourth Infantry of the State National Guard as a private and
is now holding the rank of captain, winning his promotions through ability and
merit. During the World War period he
enlisted in the United States Navy and was stationed on North Island in San
Diego Harbor. He is a charter member of
Woodland Post, No. 77, of the American Legion, and his fraternal affiliations
are with the Foresters of America and Woodland Lodge, No. 1299, B. P. O.
E. It is well known that he has always
been loyal to any cause which he has espoused and faithful to every duty, and
his strength of character and high principles have won for him a secure place
in the esteem of Woodland’s citizens, among whom practically his entire life
has been spent.
Transcribed by
Gerald Iaquinta.
Source:
Wooldridge, J.W.Major History of Sacramento Valley
California, Vol. 2 Pages 363-364. Pioneer Historical
Publishing Co. Chicago 1931.
© 2010 Gerald Iaquinta.
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