Researching Dan Stover
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 71 people with the Stover surname? In that year Stover was ranked number 3508 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dan means "Form of DANIEL - God is my judge" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Dan Stover on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dan Stover and the Stover Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stover Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Stover family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 23 people with the Stover surname in the UK? Stover is now ranked number 4020 for popularity in the UK. |
Stover Genealogy Databases
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Stover Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Stover surname in the USA? Stover is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Dan Stover. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dan Stover
Dan Stover
Dan Stover (born 1951) is a public educator, who ran as a Democrat for Congress in Illinois' 19th CD (map) against Republican John Shimkus. Stover was a professor and department chair at Kaskaskia College. Stover was also a member of the Centralia City Council. He is currently on the Marion County Board
While at Kaskaskia College Stover was head of the International Friends club, a group which raises money to send students on a study trips abroad annually. In 2003 the group traveled to England, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Stover's opponent, Shimkus, played a role in the Mark Foley scandal in his capacity as chairman of the Page Committee, in which he talked to Representative Foley about emails that Foley had sent in 2005 to a former page. Shimkus was considered a shoo-in for re-election until the scandal broke.
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