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Rufus Doctor Covington 1847–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 5, 1847

Birth Location: Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, USA

Death Date: September 21, 1912

Death Location: Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Richard Covington

Mother: Mary Payne

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Rufus Doctor Covington was born in 1847 in Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, USA, the child of Richard James Covington And Mary Polly H Payne. Rufus Doctor Covington passed away in 1912 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Doctor Covington was born in 1847 in Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, USA, the child of Richard James Covington And Mary Polly H Payne.
  • Rufus Doctor Covington passed away in 1912 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA.

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Rufus Covington's Ancestors

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Rufus Covington
1847–1912
Birth Place: Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
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
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Rufus Covington's Timeline

2 Records

1847
March 5, 1847
Birth of Rufus Doctor Covington in Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
1912
September 21, 1912
Age 65
Death of Rufus Doctor Covington in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA
Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 5, 1847
    Event Place: Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 21, 1912
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA

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