Elias Conover was born on 25. Mar. 1836 at Warren County, Ohio. He was the son of
William Conover and
Hester Runyan. Elias Conover married
Margaret Stowder, daughter of
Samuel Stowder and
Nancy Cowan, on 18. Aug. 1861 at Clermont County, Ohio. Elias Conover began military service on 19. Sep. 1861; enlisted as a Private. He enlisted in Co. K, 48th Ohio Infantry Regiment on 24. Sep. 1861. He transfered out of Company K, 48th Ohio Infantry Regiment
transfered into Company D. 83rd Ohio Infantry Regiment on 17. Jan. 1865. He transfered into Company D 83rd Ohio Infantry Regiment on 17. Jan. 1865. He ended military service in Jun. 1865 at Camp Dennison near, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; mustered out of Company D., 83rd Ohio Infantry Regiment.
Elias Conover was shown in the census on 19. Jun. 1880 as a farmer.
Elias Conover and
Margaret Stowder appeared on the census of 19. Jun. 1880 at Wayne Twp., Clermont County, Ohio.
Elias Conover was shown in the census on 11. Jun. 1900 as a farmer.
Elias Conover and
Margaret Stowder appeared on the census of 11. Jun. 1900 at Wayne Twp., Clermont County, Ohio,
; 4 children, 4 living. Elias Conover died on 18. Jan. 1906 at Edenton, Clermont County, Ohio, at age 69. He was buried on 20. Jan. 1906 at Edenton Cemetery, Clermont County, Ohio.

One of the defining events in American history, the Civil War involved millions of men who served the United States and the Confederate States. Millions of these men, or their dependents, applied for pension support from the federal government. These application cards (for Federal, not Confederate pensions) were indexed by the Pension Office and kept by the National Archives. This database is an index to nearly 2.5 million of these application cards. Each record includes the veteran's name and state in which he, or his dependents, filed the application. If a widow or a child filed the application, their name is provided. Because these pension files were for federal benefits, this collection only contains the names of Union veterans. To researchers of Civil War ancestors this database can be a useful source of detailed information. In addition, the index contains a link to a digitized image of the index card itself, which will contain additional information on the individual, such as unit of service, date of filing, and application and certificate numbers for the pension case file housed at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington D.C.