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William Franklin Covington 1813–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 December 1813

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 16 January 1897

Death Location: College Grove, Williamson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Covington

Mother: Jane Covington

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Children(s):

The story of William Franklin Covington began in 1813 in Tennessee, United States of America. William Franklin Covington passed away in 1897 in College Grove, Williamson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Franklin Covington began in 1813 in Tennessee, United States of America.
  • William Franklin Covington passed away in 1897 in College Grove, Williamson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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William Covington's Ancestors

Self
William Covington
1813–1897
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
John J Covington
1772–1847
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Jane (Davis) Covington
1776–1853
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Edmund (Joseph) Covington
1736–1803
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Frances (Prewitt) Austin
1756–1818
Halifax (now Pittsylvania) Co, VA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Austin
1730–1810
Welthy Prewitt
1740–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hannah Love
1692–1778
John Austin
1699–1760
Daniel Pruett
1700–1755
Sarah Harrison
1710–1785

William Covington's Timeline

2 Records

1813
5 December 1813
Birth of William Franklin Covington in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1897
16 January 1897
Age 84
Death of William Franklin Covington in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 December 1813
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1897
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: College Grove, Williamson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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