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Mary Genila Covington 1855–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 DEC 1855

Birth Location: Whitfield County, Georgia

Death Date: 31 May 1938

Death Location: Dawson, Georgia, USA

Father: Joshua Covington

Mother: Dorthea Covington

Spouse(s): Newton Holcomb

Children(s): John Holcomb, Mary Stancil, Henry Halcomb, Georgia Holcombe, Zora Holcombe, Celia Holcombe

In 1855, Mary Genila Covington entered the world in Whitfield County, Georgia, born to Joshua Howell Covington And Dorthea Jane Covington. In 1910, Mary Genila Covington resided in Yellow Creek, Dawson, Georgia, USA. Mary Genila Covington married Newton Holcomb, and had children including Celia Selena Holcombe, Georgia Hudlow Holcombe, Henry E Halcomb, John Holcomb, Mary A Stancil, Zora Newton Holcombe. Mary Genila Covington passed away in 1938 in Dawson, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Mary Genila Covington entered the world in Whitfield County, Georgia, born to Joshua Howell Covington And Dorthea Jane Covington.
  • In 1910, Mary Genila Covington resided in Yellow Creek, Dawson, Georgia, USA.
  • Mary Genila Covington married Newton Holcomb, and had children including Celia Selena Holcombe, Georgia Hudlow Holcombe, Henry E Halcomb, John Holcomb, Mary A Stancil, Zora Newton Holcombe.
  • Mary Genila Covington passed away in 1938 in Dawson, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Mary Covington's Ancestors

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Mary Covington
1855–1938
Birth Place: Whitfield County, Georgia
Parents
Joshua Howell Covington
1831–1910
North Carolina, United States of America
Dorthea (Jane) Covington
1828–1887
Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Richard (James) Covington
1804–1886
Granville, North Carolina
Mary ("Polly" H.) Payne
1809–1879
Granville, North Carolina
Michael Hudlow
1764–1855
Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Sally Goode) Hudlow
1788–1870
Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Luke Covington
1775–1783
Sarah Bohannon
1720–1812
Lewis Payne
1794–1867
Susannah BUNCH
1795–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Covington's Descendants

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Mary (Genila) Covington (22 DEC 1855–31 May 1938) m. Newton Holcomb (12 Feb 1852–3 Jan 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

Mary Covington's Timeline

3 Records

1855
22 DEC 1855
Birth of Mary Genila Covington in Whitfield County, Georgia
Whitfield County, Georgia
1910
1910
Age 55
Mary Genila Covington resided here in Yellow Creek, Dawson, Georgia, USA
Yellow Creek, Dawson, Georgia, USA
1938
31 May 1938
Age 83
Death of Mary Genila Covington in Dawson, Georgia, USA
Dawson, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 DEC 1855
    Event Place: Whitfield County, Georgia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Yellow Creek, Dawson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1938
    Event Place: Dawson, Georgia, USA

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