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Dorothy Rosella Covert 1916 – 2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1916

Birth Location: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 2002

Death Location: Sioux Falls, Minehaha, South Dakota, USA

Father: Harry Covert

Mother: Louise Haarhues

Spouse(s): Robert Sheaffer

Children(s): Janet Sheaffer, Dean Sheaffer

In 1916, Dorothy Rosella Covert entered the world in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA, born to Harry Lee Covert and Louise Margaret Haarhues. Dorothy Rosella Covert married Robert Chris Sheaffer, and had children including Janet S Sheaffer, Dean Robert Sheaffer. Dorothy Rosella Covert passed away in 2002 in Sioux Falls, Minehaha, South Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1916, Dorothy Rosella Covert entered the world in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA, born to Harry Lee Covert and Louise Margaret Haarhues.
  • Dorothy Rosella Covert married Robert Chris Sheaffer, and had children including Janet S Sheaffer, Dean Robert Sheaffer.
  • Dorothy Rosella Covert passed away in 2002 in Sioux Falls, Minehaha, South Dakota, USA.

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Dorothy Covert's Ancestors

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Dorothy Covert
1916 – 2002
Birth Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
Parents
Harry Lee Covert
1886 – 1961
Sullivan, New York, USA
Louise (Margaret) Haarhues
1886 – 1951
West Point, Cuming, Nebraska, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (A) Covert
1865 – 1930
Lumberland, Sullivan, New York, USA
Mary (Caroline) Stanton
1860 – 1934
Forestburg, Sullivan, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Stanton
1831 – 1895
Susan Sackett
1838 – 1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sackett
1803 – 1887
Nancy Beers
1815 – 1890

Dorothy Covert's Descendants

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Dorothy (Rosella) Covert (29 Mar 1916 – 20 Feb 2002) m. Robert (Chris) Sheaffer (29 Mar 1913 – 9 Dec 2005)
  1. 1. Janet (S) Sheaffer (28 Feb 1937 – )
  2. 2. Dean (Robert) Sheaffer (26 May 1939 – )

Dorothy Covert's Timeline

2 Records

1916
29 Mar 1916
Birth of Dorothy Rosella Covert in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
2002
20 Feb 2002
Age 86
Death of Dorothy Rosella Covert in Sioux Falls, Minehaha, South Dakota, USA
Sioux Falls, Minehaha, South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 2002
    Event Place: Sioux Falls, Minehaha, South Dakota, USA

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