Stover (disambiguation)
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For leaves and stalks, see Stover
"Stover" is also a family name of German origin that is common in some parts of the eastern United States. Its relationship to the origin of the agricultural term is unclear.
Spelling variations of Stover are Stober, Stauffer, Staufer, Staufert, Stouffer.
Stover as a name:
Stover in fiction:
Other uses of Stover:
Stover
Stover is the leaves and stalks of corn , sorghum or soybean plants that are left in a field after harvest. It can be directly grazed by cattle or dried for use as fodder. It is similar to straw, the residue left after any cereal grain or grass has been harvested at maturity for its seed...
"Stover" is also a family name of German origin that is common in some parts of the eastern United States. Its relationship to the origin of the agricultural term is unclear.
Spelling variations of Stover are Stober, Stauffer, Staufer, Staufert, Stouffer.
Stover as a name:
- Dan StoverDan StoverDan Stover is a public educator, who ran as a Democrat for Congress in Illinois' 19th CD against Republican John Shimkus. Stover was a professor and department chair at Kaskaskia College. Stover was also a member of the Centralia City Council...
(born 1951), U.S. public educator, who ran as a Democrat - David StoverDavid StoverDavid Stover , is a former NASCAR driver.He did a part-time schedule for MB Motorsports in 2003. He made his debut at the Memphis, starting 23rd and finishing 25th. He would earn his first career top-20 finish the next race at Milwaukee, finishing 18th. Stover's best run would come at Bristol,...
(born 1979), former NASCAR driver - Ida Elizabeth StoverIda Elizabeth StoverIda Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower was the mother of U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower , and university president Milton Stover Eisenhower as well as Edgar N. Eisenhower , and Earl D. Eisenhower .She was born in Mount Sidney, Virginia, the only daughter of Elizabeth Ida Judah Link and Simon P...
(1862–1946), lifelong pacifist, mother of U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower. - Jeff StoverJeff StoverJeff Stover was a defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers American football team during the 1980s.-History:Stover finished in 3rd place in the NCAA shotput competition in 1979. In 1980, while attending the University of Oregon, he was named Pac-10 champion shot-putter. With record-breaking...
, defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers - Leon StoverLeon StoverLeon Eugene Stover was an anthropologist, a Sinologist, and a science fiction fan, who wrote both fiction and nonfiction. He was a scholar of the works of H. G. Wells and Robert A. Heinlein.-Scholarly career:...
(1929-2006), anthropologist, Sinologist, and writer - Matt StoverMatt StoverJohn Matthew "Matt" Stover is a former American Football placekicker. As of the start of the 2009 NFL season, he was the third most accurate kicker in the history of the National Football League. He is of Greek origin. He has played for the New York Giants, the Cleveland Browns, and the Baltimore...
(born 1968), NFL kicker, formerly with the Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts - Matthew StoverMatthew StoverMatthew Woodring Stover is an American fantasy and science fiction novelist. He is perhaps best known for his four Star Wars novels, including the novelization of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. He has also written several fantasy novels, including Iron Dawn and Jericho Moon...
(born 1962), U.S. fantasy novelist
Stover in fiction:
- Hotel Mamie Stover, 1963 novel by William Bradford Huie
- The Revolt of Mamie StoverThe Revolt of Mamie StoverThe Revolt of Mamie Stover is a 1951 novel by William Bradford Huie about a Mississippi prostitute, later a war profiteer in Honolulu. A movie version directed by Raoul Walsh was filmed in 1956 with Jane Russell in the title role....
, 1951 novel by William Bradford Huie - Smokey StoverSmokey StoverSmokey Stover is an American comic strip written and drawn by cartoonist Bill Holman, from 1935 until he retired in 1973. Distributed through the Chicago Tribune, it features the wacky misadventures of the titular fireman, and had the longest run of any comic strip in the "screwball comics"...
, comic strip by Bill Holman - Stover at YaleStover at YaleStover at Yale, by Owen Johnson is a novel describing undergraduate life at Yale at the turn of the 20th century. The book was described by F. Scott Fitzgerald as the "textbook of his generation"...
, 1912 novel by Owen Johnson
Other uses of Stover:
- Ralph Stover State ParkRalph Stover State ParkRalph Stover State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on in Plumstead and Tinicum Townships, Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a very popular destination for whitewater kayaking on Tohickon Creek and rock climbing on High Rocks...
, Pennsylvania State Park in Bucks County - Russell Stover CandiesRussell Stover CandiesRussell Stover Candies, Inc. is a supplier of candy, chocolate, and confections in the United States. They are headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.- Ice cream years :...
, U.S. supplier of boxed candy - Stover, MissouriStover, MissouriStover is a city in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 968 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stover is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, city in Morgan County - Stover-Myers MillStover-Myers MillThe Stover-Myers Mill is a watermill located on the Tohickon Creek in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The mill was built around 1800 and operated continuously until 1955. The mill was built by Jacob Stover and it used a...
, a historic mill in Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Stover CanalStover CanalThe Stover Canal is a canal located in Devon, England. It was opened in 1792 and served the ball clay industry until it closed in the early 1940s. Today it is derelict, but the Stover Canal Society is aiming to restore it and reopen it to navigation.-History:...
, a canal built for the ball clayBall clayBall clays are kaolinitic sedimentary clays, that commonly consist of 20-80% kaolinite, 10-25% mica, 6-65% quartz. Localized seams in the same deposit have variations in composition, including the quantity of the major minerals, accessory minerals and carbonaceous materials such as lignite...
industry in DevonDevonDevon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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