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Nellie Grace Covington 1889–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1889

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Jun 1976

Death Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Covington

Mother: Ruth Dean

Spouse(s): Richard Arrington

Children(s): Dillard Arrington, Lee Arrington, Richard Jr., Lee Arrington

Nellie Grace Covington was born in 1889 in Virginia, USA, the child of John Alva Covington And Ruth Perkins Dean. In 1940, Nellie Grace Covington resided in Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. Nellie Grace Covington married Richard Adler Arrington, and had children including Dillard Arrington, Lee C Arrington, Lee Christopher Arrington, Richard Adler Arrington Jr. Nellie Grace Covington passed away in 1976 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nellie Grace Covington was born in 1889 in Virginia, USA, the child of John Alva Covington And Ruth Perkins Dean.
  • In 1940, Nellie Grace Covington resided in Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
  • Nellie Grace Covington married Richard Adler Arrington, and had children including Dillard Arrington, Lee C Arrington, Lee Christopher Arrington, Richard Adler Arrington Jr.
  • Nellie Grace Covington passed away in 1976 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nellie Covington's Ancestors

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Nellie Covington
1889–1976
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
John Alva Covington
1862–1907
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Ruth (Perkins) Dean
1868–
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (A.) Covington
1832–1863
Rockingham Co, NC
Nancy (Jane) Pankey
1831–1898
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Pankey
1787–1868
Nancy Branch
1796–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nellie Covington's Descendants

1.
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Nellie (Grace) Covington (18 Oct 1889–17 Jun 1976) m. Richard (Adler) Arrington (18 Feb 1889–6 Nov 1966)
  1. 1. Dillard Arrington 1915–1974
  2. 2. Lee (Christopher) Arrington 1919–1970
  3. 3. Richard (Adler Arrington) Jr. 1911–1977 m. Hazel Cameron 1925–2013
    1. 1. Richard ("Rick" Cameron) Arrington 1947–2021
  4. 4. Lee (C) Arrington 1920–

Nellie Covington's Timeline

3 Records

1889
18 Oct 1889
Birth of Nellie Grace Covington in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 51
Nellie Grace Covington resided here in Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1976
17 Jun 1976
Age 87
Death of Nellie Grace Covington in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1889
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02944; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 60-84A
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02944; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 60-84A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02944; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 60-84A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1976
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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