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Betty Jean Covey 1927–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 9, 1927

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 2 Aug 2008

Death Location: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, USA

Father: Jermiah Covey

Mother: Hattie Covey

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Betty Jean Covey was born in 1927 in Illinois, USA, the child of Jermiah Jerry Mar Covey And Hattie Mae Covey. In 1930, Betty Jean Covey resided in Danville, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. In 1935, Betty Jean Covey resided in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois. Betty Jean Covey married Ernest A Bishop. Betty Jean Covey passed away in 2008 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Betty Jean Covey was born in 1927 in Illinois, USA, the child of Jermiah Jerry Mar Covey And Hattie Mae Covey.
  • In 1930, Betty Jean Covey resided in Danville, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Betty Jean Covey resided in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois.
  • Betty Jean Covey married Ernest A Bishop.
  • Betty Jean Covey passed away in 2008 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jermiah Covey
1883–1953
Birth Location: Kansas, Missouri, United States
JC
Hattie Covey
1888–1974
Birth Location: Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois, United States of America
HC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Betty Covey's Ancestors

Self
Betty Covey
1927–2008
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
Jermiah (Jerry) Mar Covey
1883–1953
Kansas, Missouri, United States
Hattie (Mae) Covey
1888–1974
Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Betty Covey's Timeline

7 Records

1927
January 9, 1927
Birth of Betty Jean Covey in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 3
Betty Jean Covey resided here in Danville, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Betty Jean Covey resided here in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois
Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 13
Betty Jean Covey resided here in Pekin Twp, Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Pekin Twp, Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
1943
1943
Age 16
Betty Jean Covey resided here in Peoria, Illinois, USA
Peoria, Illinois, USA
1952
1952
Age 25
Betty Jean Covey resided here in Pekin, Illinois, USA
Pekin, Illinois, USA
2008
2 Aug 2008
Age 81
Death of Betty Jean Covey in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 9, 1927
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Manual Training High School; Year: 1943
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00895; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 90-32
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 2340299

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Danville, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 2340299

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00895; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 90-32

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pekin Twp, Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00895; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 90-32

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Peoria, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Manual Training High School; Year: 1943

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Pekin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 2008
    Event Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
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