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William Horace Covington 1775–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1775

Birth Location: VA, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 28 Jan 1861

Death Location: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Covington

Mother: Mary Walker

Spouse(s): Rhoda McEntire, Mary Green

Children(s): William Covington, Thomas Covington, Susanna Covington, Richard Covington, Eliza Covington, Drury Covington, Amanda Covington

William Horace Covington was born in 1775 in VA, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Covington And Mary Walker. William Horace Covington married Mary Rincie Green, Rhoda Mcentire, and had children including Amanda Jane Covington, Drury D Covington, Eliza C Covington, Richard Champion Covington, Susanna Ann Covington, Thomas P Covington, William Daniel Henry Covington. William Horace Covington passed away in 1861 in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Horace Covington was born in 1775 in VA, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Covington And Mary Walker.
  • William Horace Covington married Mary Rincie Green, Rhoda Mcentire, and had children including Amanda Jane Covington, Drury D Covington, Eliza C Covington, Richard Champion Covington, Susanna Ann Covington, Thomas P Covington, William Daniel Henry Covington.
  • William Horace Covington passed away in 1861 in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.

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William Covington's Ancestors

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William Covington
1775–1861
Birth Place: VA, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William Covington
1725–1817
Virginia, United States
Mary Walker
1725–1825
Anson, North Carolina, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Covington's Descendants

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William (Horace) Covington (16 Aug 1775–28 Jan 1861) m. Rhoda McEntire (1771–01 Mar 1841) m. Mary (Rincie) Green (21 Nov 1811–29 Nov 1902)
  1. 1. William (Daniel Henry) Covington 1842–1927
  2. 2. Thomas (P) Covington 1848–
  3. 3. Susanna (Ann) Covington 1845–1913 m. Perry (Greene) Gold 1841–1880
    1. 1. Florence Gold 1874–1892
    2. 2. William (C) Gold 1867–1875
    3. 3. George (Marcus) Gold 1878–1952 m. Minnie (Victoria) Padgett 1879–1956
      1. 1. Ruby (Rachel) Gold 1913–1999
      2. 2. Robert (Bailey) Gold 1906–1983
      3. 3. Roy (Monroe) Gold 1908–1996
      4. 4. Howard (Yates) Gold 1905–1954
      5. 5. Irene Gold 1916–
      6. 6. Gerene Gold 1899–
      7. 7. George (Forrest) Gold 1901–1974 m. Ola (Mae) Webb 1905–1998
        1. 1. George (Webb) Gold 1925–
      8. 8. Ernest (Greer) Gold 1899–1989
      9. 9. Annie (Mae) Gold 1910–1999 m. Curtis (Hubert) Hamrick 1910–1969
        1. 1. James (Robert) Hamrick 1937–2005
  4. 4. Richard (Champion) Covington 1850–1935
  5. 5. Eliza (C) Covington 1843–1902
  6. 6. Drury (D) Covington 1852–1916
  7. 7. Amanda (Jane) Covington 1855–1945

William Covington's Timeline

2 Records

1775
16 Aug 1775
Birth of William Horace Covington in VA, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
VA, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
1861
28 Jan 1861
Age 86
Death of William Horace Covington in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland, North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1775
    Event Place: VA, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1861
    Event Place: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA

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