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William Edgar Covert 1889 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1889 Oct 1

Birth Location: West Frankfort, Franklin, IL

Death Date: 1926 Jan 29

Death Location: West Frankfort, Franklin, IL (Oddfellow Cem, West Frankfort, Franklin, IL)

Father: Albert Covert

Mother: Sylvania Eldridge

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William Edgar Covert was born in 1889 in West Frankfort, Franklin, IL, the child of Albert Marion Covert and Sylvania Ellis Eldridge. William Edgar Covert passed away in 1926 in West Frankfort, Franklin, IL (Oddfellow Cem, West Frankfort, Franklin, IL).

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Biography

  • William Edgar Covert was born in 1889 in West Frankfort, Franklin, IL, the child of Albert Marion Covert and Sylvania Ellis Eldridge.
  • William Edgar Covert passed away in 1926 in West Frankfort, Franklin, IL (Oddfellow Cem, West Frankfort, Franklin, IL).

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William Covert's Ancestors

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William Covert
1889 – 1926
Birth Place: West Frankfort, Franklin, IL
Parents
Albert Marion Covert
1859 – 1913
Switzerland County, Indiana, United States of America
Sylvania (Ellis) Eldridge
1868 – 1920
Akin, Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
George (Washington) Covert
1835 – 1882
Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Perlinda Ricketts
1839 – 1875
Kentucky
William (Thomas) Eldridge
1834 – 1906
Hamilton County, Illinois
Margaret Malone
1834 – 1900
Hamilton, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Malone
1786 – 1858
Nancy Nelson
1788 – 1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Nelson
1759 – 1845

William Covert's Timeline

2 Records

1889
1889 Oct 1
Birth of William Edgar Covert in West Frankfort, Franklin, IL
West Frankfort, Franklin, IL
1926
1926 Jan 29
Age 37
Death of William Edgar Covert in West Frankfort, Franklin, IL (Oddfellow Cem, West Frankfort, Franklin, IL)
West Frankfort, Franklin, IL (Oddfellow Cem, West Frankfort, Franklin, IL)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1889 Oct 1
    Event Place: West Frankfort, Franklin, IL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1926 Jan 29
    Event Place: West Frankfort, Franklin, IL (Oddfellow Cem, West Frankfort, Franklin, IL)

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