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Joshua Howell Covington 1831–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: February 5, 1831

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 5 Feb 1910

Death Location: Coweta, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Richard Covington

Mother: Mary Payne

Spouse(s): Dorthea Covington

Children(s): Mary Covington, Martha Roper, John Covington, William Covington, Sarah Covington, Joshua Covington, Francis Covington, Joshua Covington

Joshua Howell Covington was born in 1831 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Richard James Covington And Mary Polly H Payne. Joshua Howell Covington married Dorthea Jane Covington, and had children including Francis Marion Covington, John Thomas Covington, Joshua Covington, Joshua Perry Covington, Martha Mattie Jane Covington Roper, Mary Genila Covington, Sarah Ann Covington, William Covington. Joshua Howell Covington passed away in 1910 in Coweta, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joshua Howell Covington was born in 1831 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Richard James Covington And Mary Polly H Payne.
  • Joshua Howell Covington married Dorthea Jane Covington, and had children including Francis Marion Covington, John Thomas Covington, Joshua Covington, Joshua Perry Covington, Martha Mattie Jane Covington Roper, Mary Genila Covington, Sarah Ann Covington, William Covington.
  • Joshua Howell Covington passed away in 1910 in Coweta, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Joshua Covington's Ancestors

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Joshua Covington
1831–1910
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Richard James Covington
1804–1886
Granville, North Carolina
Mary ("Polly" H.) Payne
1809–1879
Granville, North Carolina
Grandparents
Luke Covington
1775–1783
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Bohannon
1720–1812
Virginia
Lewis Payne
1794–1867
Spartanburg, Surry, South Carolina, United States
Susannah (Anna) BUNCH
1795–1850
Spartanburg, Surry, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
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Joshua Covington's Descendants

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Joshua (Howell) Covington (February 5, 1831–5 Feb 1910) m. Dorthea (Jane) Covington (1828–23 July 1887)
  1. 1. Mary (Genila) Covington 1855–1938 m. Newton Holcomb 1852–1914
    1. 1. John Holcomb 1875–1932 m. Bertha (M) Holcomb 1885–1971
      1. 1. Carrie (Estelle) Holcomb 1905–1987 m. Hardy (Edward Roper) Sr. 1905–1993
        1. 1. Hardy (Edward Roper) Jr 1931–1998 m. Molene (B) Roper 1931–
        2. 2. Betty Cantrell 1934–2008
        3. 3. Marjorie Bruce 1928–2008 m. Dewey (J) Bruce 1927–2001
      2. 2. Charlie Holcomb 1912–2002
      3. 3. Cleo (I) Holcomb 1903–2000
      4. 4. Jackson Holcomb 1926–2007
      5. 5. Nora Holcomb 1919–2011
      6. 6. Ford Holcomb 1923–1978
      7. 7. Edna Halcomb 1915–2003
      8. 8. Howard Halcomb 1918–2005
      9. 9. Hazel (Ruthell) Holcomb 1928–1928
      10. 10. William (Theodore) Holcomb 1907–1974
      11. 11. Bessie (Gertrude) Holcomb 1911–1994
    2. 2. Mary (A) Stancil 1878–1972
    3. 3. Henry (E) Halcomb 1880–1946
    4. 4. Georgia (Hudlow) Holcombe 1897–1984
    5. 5. Zora (Newton) Holcombe 1893–1988
    6. 6. Celia (Selena) Holcombe 1873–1930
  2. 2. Martha (Mattie Jane Covington) Roper 1867–1957
  3. 3. John (Thomas) Covington 1865–1950
  4. 4. William Covington 1859–
  5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Covington 1865–1948
  6. 6. Joshua (Perry) Covington 1862–1920
  7. 7. Francis (Marion) Covington 1857–
  8. 8. Joshua Covington 1861–

Joshua Covington's Timeline

4 Records

1831
February 5, 1831
Birth of Joshua Howell Covington in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America
1833
21 MAY 1833
Age 2
Birth of Joshua Howell Covington in Granville, North Carolina
Granville, North Carolina
1910
5 February 1910
Age 79
Death of Joshua Howell Covington in Dawson County, Georgia, United States of America
Dawson County, Georgia, United States of America
1910
5 Feb 1910
Age 79
Death of Joshua Howell Covington in Coweta, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Coweta, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1833
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: February 5, 1831
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 February 1910
    Event Place: Dawson County, Georgia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1910
    Event Place: Coweta, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States of America

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