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William Hiter "Willie" Covington 1853–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1853

Birth Location: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Jul 1916

Death Location: Ruther Glen, Caroline, Virginia, USA

Father: John Covington

Mother: Frances Houston

Spouse(s): Nannie Dabney, Nancy Pavey, Bettie Covington

Children(s): Willie Covington, Douglas Sr, Jeanie Covington, Robert Covington, Julian Covington, Llewellyn Covington, Edith Covington, Rosvenor Covington, Herbert Covington

William Hiter "Willie" Covington was born in 1853 in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA, the child of John Franklin Covington And Frances Sarah Houston. In 1860, William Hiter "Willie" Covington resided in Sparta, Caroline, Virginia, USA. In 1870, William Hiter "Willie" Covington resided in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA. William Hiter "Willie" Covington married Bettie James Covington, Nancy J Nannie Pavey, Nannie Hill Dabney, and had children including Douglas Halbert Covington Sr, Edith Hiter Covington, Herbert Evans Covington, Jeanie Blanche Covington, Julian Clyde Covington, Llewellyn Oland Covington, Robert Bernard Covington, Rosvenor Covington, Willie Irvin Covington. William Hiter "Willie" Covington passed away in 1916 in Ruther Glen, Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Hiter "Willie" Covington was born in 1853 in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA, the child of John Franklin Covington And Frances Sarah Houston.
  • In 1860, William Hiter "Willie" Covington resided in Sparta, Caroline, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1870, William Hiter "Willie" Covington resided in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA.
  • William Hiter "Willie" Covington married Bettie James Covington, Nancy J Nannie Pavey, Nannie Hill Dabney, and had children including Douglas Halbert Covington Sr, Edith Hiter Covington, Herbert Evans Covington, Jeanie Blanche Covington, Julian Clyde Covington, Llewellyn Oland Covington, Robert Bernard Covington, Rosvenor Covington, Willie Irvin Covington.
  • William Hiter "Willie" Covington passed away in 1916 in Ruther Glen, Caroline, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Covington
1828–
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Frances Houston
1827–1870
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nannie Dabney
1881–1973
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Pavey
1852–1901
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
NP
Bettie Covington
1873–1912
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
BC

Children(s)

Willie Covington
1882–1941
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Douglas Sr
1893–1972
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Jeanie Covington
1880–1965
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
JC
Robert Covington
1877–1961
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
RC
Julian Covington
1875–1935
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
JC
Llewellyn Covington
1886–1967
Birth Location: Ashland, Hanover, Virginia, USA
LC
Edith Covington
1916–2009
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
EC
Rosvenor Covington
1886–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
RC
Herbert Covington
1884–1968
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
HC

William Covington's Ancestors

Self
William Covington
1853–1916
Birth Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Franklin Covington
1828–
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Frances (Sarah) Houston
1827–1870
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (G) Covington
1778–1850
Essex, Virginia, USA
Mary (Catherine "Polly") Self
1805–1880
Sparta, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Self
1776–1840
Sally Boulware
1775–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Jr.
1743–1776
Elizabeth Gravatt
1740–1776

William Covington's Descendants

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William (Hiter "Willie") Covington (16 Oct 1853–12 Jul 1916) m. Nannie (Hill) Dabney (21 Sep 1881–11 Jun 1973) m. Nancy (J 'Nannie') Pavey (24 Sep 1852–27 Jul 1901) m. Bettie (James) Covington (27 Mar 1873–18 Oct 1912)
  1. 1. Willie (Irvin) Covington 1882–1941 m. Perthernia Covington 1890–1967
    1. 1. Nelson (Monroe) Covington 1927–2004
    2. 2. Harold (Lavette) Covington 1909–1987 m. Mary (Alice) Rucker 1922–2009
    3. 3. Marjorie (Edna) Covington 1925–
    4. 4. Willie (Marye) Robinson 1924–2008 m. Charles (Warrick) Robinson 1921–2017
      1. 1. Charles (Jerry) Robinson 1942–2005
    5. 5. Alice (Burnett) Covington 1919–1999 m. Robert (Horace) King 1920–1978
      1. 1. Ralph (Taylor) King 1946–2014 m. Brenda (Carol) Reece 1948–1976
      2. 2. Robert (Irvin) King 1941–2006
    6. 6. Doris (Catherine) Covington 1917–1977 m. James (Blair) Rice 1916–1961
      1. 1. Edward (Brady Rice) Sr 1950–2011
      2. 2. John (Randolph Rice) Sr 1943–2016
    7. 7. Parthenia (Iola) Covington 1912–2001 m. James (Edward) Head 1912–1997
      1. 1. Esther (Virginia) Head 1937–2021 m. Samuel (Eugene) Merson 1928–2007
    8. 8. William (Nelson) Covington 1922–1922
    9. 9. Nannie (Virginia) Covington 1911–1912
    10. 10. James (Donald) Covington 1915–2002 m. Gussie (Roberta) Barlow 1918–2018
    11. 11. Herman (Oswald Covington) Sr 1905–1946 m. Rosalie (Alice) Pritchett 1906–1983
      1. 1. Lillian (Francis) Covington 1926– m. Jack (Lester) Renbarger 1922–2005 m. Eugene (Arthur) Proulx 1924–
      2. 2. Thomas (Irving) Covington 1930–1999
      3. 3. Herman (Oswald Covington) Jr 1928–1981
    12. 12. Gwendolyn (June) Covington 1930–2016
    13. 13. Chester (Warren) Covington 1928–1995
  2. 2. Douglas (Halbert Covington) Sr 1893–1972 m. Landora (Blanche "Dora") Payne 1897–1961
    1. 1. Douglas (Halbert Covington) Jr 1920–1920
    2. 2. Landora (R) Covington 1922–
  3. 3. Jeanie (Blanche) Covington 1880–1965 m. Richard (Broaddus) Young 1870–1957
  4. 4. Robert (Bernard) Covington 1877–1961 m. Rose (Myrtle) Taylor 1900–1977 m. Lucy (Carter) Trice 1877–1968
    1. 1. M (Roy) Covington 1921–
    2. 2. Willing (Bernard) Covington 1922–1995
    3. 3. Myrtle (Rae) Covington 1920–2014 m. Carlton (Ray) Gatewood 1914–1979
      1. 1. Roger (Carlton) Gatewood 1945–2015
      2. 2. Jeanne (Wynne) Gatewood 1943–2014 m. Edward (Lamberton) Clapp 1941–2019
    4. 4. Robert (Lewis) Covington 1905–1995 m. Ronnie (Josephine) Fisher 1912–1990 m. Ruby (Lowrell) Martin 1911–1967
      1. 1. Nancy (Carter "Nannie") Covington 1944–1991 m. Glenn (Edward) McCoy 1943–2001
    5. 5. Laura (Brooke) Covington 1903–1989 m. Beverly (Taylor) Hall 1885–
      1. 1. Robert (Taylor) Hall 1926–
      2. 2. Bathi Hall 1926–
    6. 6. Ann (Gregory "Annie") Covington 1901–1980 m. George (William MacKay) Sr 1902–1979
      1. 1. George (William MacKay) Jr 1928–2013
      2. 2. Gerald (F MacKay) Sr 1924–2009 m. Rosemary (Margaret) Foerster 1925–1985
        1. 1. Thomas (F) MacKay 1948–2013
      3. 3. Cecil MacKay 1922– m. Charles (Frank) Hocker 1922–2005
    7. 7. William (Hyter) Covington 1933–1998 m. Jean (Elizabeth) Steele 1926–
    8. 8. Jeanne (Blanche) Covington 1927–1984 m. Atwell (Howard Burruss) Sr 1909–1998
      1. 1. Judith (Allen) Burruss 1951–1952
    9. 9. Robert (Beverly) Covington 1924–1995
  5. 5. Julian (Clyde) Covington 1875–1935 m. Blanche (Elvira) Julien 1884–1958
    1. 1. Julian (Clyde Covington) Jr 1915–1990 m. Loretta Hendricks 1916–
  6. 6. Llewellyn (Oland) Covington 1886–1967 m. Ada (May) Long 1890–
    1. 1. Kenneth (Ivan) Covington 1921–2011 m. Marie (Elizabeth) Epsen 1923–2013
      1. 1. Dennis (Charles) Covington 1946–2019
  7. 7. Edith (Hiter) Covington 1916–2009 m. James (Arthur) Breeden 1909–1972
  8. 8. Rosvenor Covington 1886–
  9. 9. Herbert (Evans) Covington 1884–1968 m. Annie (Marie) Pollard 1888–1982
    1. 1. Muriel (Opal "Skippy") Covington 1913–2008 m. Severn (Barden "Ben") Churn 1917–1975
    2. 2. Richard (Edward Covington) Sr 1930–2007 m. Louise (Ann) Teibel 1931–2000
    3. 3. Nancy (Elizabeth "Nannie") Covington 1912–1994 m. Lawrence (Walter Morris) Jr 1910–1960
    4. 4. Clarice (Louise) Covington 1915–2007 m. Adelard (Lionel Brault) Sr 1909–2007
      1. 1. Adelard (Lionel Brault) Jr 1938–2015
      2. 2. Alice (Lee) Brault 1950–1950
    5. 5. William (Herbert Covington) Jr 1911–1917
    6. 6. Clyde (Evans) Covington 1922– m. Agnes (Burl) Selph 1922–

William Covington's Timeline

9 Records

1853
16 Oct 1853
Birth of William Hiter "Willie" Covington in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1860
13 Sep 1860
Age 7
William Hiter "Willie" Covington resided here in Sparta, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Sparta, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 17
William Hiter "Willie" Covington resided here in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
William Hiter "Willie" Covington resided here in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 47
William Hiter "Willie" Covington resided here in Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1909
1909
Age 56
William Hiter "Willie" Covington resided here in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 57
William Hiter "Willie" Covington resided here in Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1914
12 Feb 1914
Age 61
William Hiter "Willie" Covington resided here in Burgess, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Burgess, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
1916
12 Jul 1916
Age 63
Death of William Hiter "Willie" Covington in Caroline, Virginia, USA
Caroline, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1853
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: 1359; Page: 525a; Enumeration District: 029
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: 1702; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0022
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: T624_1624; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375637
    [6] District of Columbia, Compiled Marriage Index
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1860
    Event Place: Sparta, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Virginia, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: 1359; Page: 525a; Enumeration District: 029

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: 1702; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0022

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: T624_1624; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375637

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Burgess, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 134

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1916
    Event Place: Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ruther Glen, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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