Jacob Gerdes Klover was born July 29, 1855 in Firrel, Ostfriesland, Germany, to Gerd Jacobs Clover and Anna Margaretha Janssen Thomssen.
He married Harmkemina Moderina Strathmann (born June 29, 1857) on October 21, 1876 in Detern, Leer, Hannover, Preußen, Deutschland.
Occupation: Factory worker in Deternerlehe
They had 10 children, all born in Deternerlehe, Ostfriesland, Germany:
- Anna Margaretha Fraukerina Klöver 13 Mar 1877
- Tochter Klöver Sep 30 1878 – 1878
- Heinrich Friedrich Klöver 18 Sep 1879, died in Nov 1879
- Friederike Henriette Klöver 06 Apr 1881
- Tochter Klöver 17 Jun 1883 – 1883
- Gerhardine Klöver 31 Aug 1884
- Heinrich Jacob Klöver 22 Sep 1886
- Gerd Hermann Klöver 15 Sep 1888
- Antke Harmine Klöver 31 Oct 1890