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Elijah Covington 1835–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina

Death Date: 24 May 1865

Death Location: Harts Island , New York Harbour

Father: Samuel Covington

Mother: Lucy Pankey

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In 1835, Elijah Covington entered the world in Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina, born to Samuel Covington And Lucy Pankey. Elijah Covington passed away in 1865 in Harts Island , New York Harbour.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Elijah Covington entered the world in Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina, born to Samuel Covington And Lucy Pankey.
  • Elijah Covington passed away in 1865 in Harts Island , New York Harbour.

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Elijah Covington's Ancestors

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Elijah Covington
1835–1865
Birth Place: Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina
Parents
Samuel Covington
1786–1852
Marlboro County, South Carolina
Lucy Pankey
1795–1874
Virginia
Grandparents
Stephen Pankey
1767–1863
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia
Rebecca Newberry
1774–1826
Great-Grandparents
John Pankey
1741–1804
Elizabeth Powell
1745–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1713–1750
Dorothy Hampton
1717–1772

Elijah Covington's Timeline

2 Records

1835
1835
Birth of Elijah Covington in Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina
Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina
1865
24 May 1865
Age 30
Death of Elijah Covington in Harts Island , New York Harbour
Harts Island , New York Harbour

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1865
    Event Place: Harts Island , New York Harbour

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