JOHN
H COVINGTON. Ref:27481. Born: Jul 1847 at Menard Co IL
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GENERATION
One
JOHN H COVINGTON. Ref: 27481. Born:
Jul 1847 in Menard Co IL. Father: not known, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not known,
Mother Ref: 0.
Mar: 14 Oct
1883 in Sangamon Co IL to Parsons, Eliza Ann 27482. Died: 10 May 1916 in
Springfield, Sangamon Co IL aged 68. Died
from
injuries sustained when caught between a freight car and a wagon while
unloading a railroad car of iron while working for Abe Baker
Iron Co.
(Last updated: 24/09/2021 15:52:19)
DAISY ANNA BELL COVINGTON. Ref:
27483. Born 30 Dec 1884 in Elkhart, Logan Co IL. Mother: Parsons, Eliza Ann,
Ref: 27482
MELVIN ALBERT COVINGTON. Ref: 5115.
Born 28 Feb 1885 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Mother: Parsons, Eliza Ann,
Ref: 27482
FRED WESLEY COVINGTON. Ref: 27485.
Born 16 Nov 1889 in Athens, Menard Co IL. Mother: Parsons, Eliza Ann, Ref:
27482
JOHN WILLIAM COVINGTON. Ref: 27484.
Born 9 Jul 1891 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Mother: Parsons, Eliza Ann,
Ref: 27482
JENNIE MAE COVINGTON. Ref: 27486.
Born 11 Apr 1892 in Athens, Menard Co IL. Mother: Parsons, Eliza Ann, Ref:
27482
GEORGE EDWARD COVINGTON. Ref:
27487. Born 18 Jan 1894 in Athens, Menard Co IL. Mother: Parsons, Eliza Ann,
Ref: 27482
FLOYD SYLVESTER COVINGTON. Ref:
27495. Born 12 Jul 1898 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Mother: Parsons, Eliza
Ann, Ref: 27482
CHARLES COVINGTON. Ref: 27496. Born
during 1903 in Illinois IL. Mother: Parsons, Eliza Ann, Ref: 27482
GENERATION Two
DAISY ANNA BELL COVINGTON. Ref:
27483. Born: 30 Dec 1884 in Elkhart, Logan Co IL. Father: Covington, John H,
Father Ref: 27481.
Mother:
Parsons, Eliza Ann, Mother Ref: 27482. Mar: about 1906 in Illinois IL to
Carter, Charles Albert . Died: 21 Feb 1940 in
Springfield,
Sangamon Co
IL aged 55. Obituary read "Carter, Mrs. Daisy Annbell, of South Eleventh
street, died at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21,
1940, at
St. John's hospital, age 55 years. Survived by husband, Charles; one son, Roy,
Decatur; six brothers, Albert, Floyd, Charles, John
and Fred
Covington, all of city; George, Roby; one sister, Mrs. Mae French, Oakland,
Calif.; three grandchildren.
- IL State
Journal, Springfield, IL, 2-22-1930
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mrs. Daisy
Annabelle Carter, 55, wife of Charles Carter, died late Wednesday in St. Johns
hospital in Springfield, according to word
received
here. She was the wife of Charles Carter and left Decatur about seven years
ago. While in Decatur the Carters operated a
restaurant
and a fish market. Mr. Carter was a contractor. Mrs. Carter leaves a son, Roy,
in Decatur and three grandchildren, also six
brothers in
Springfield and a sister in Oakland, Calif." (Last updated: 24/09/2021
15:56:36)
Daisy Anna Bell Covington 27483.jpg
MELVIN ALBERT COVINGTON. Ref: 5115.
Born: 28 Feb 1885 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Father: Covington, John H,
Father Ref:
27481.
Mother: Parsons, Eliza Ann, Mother Ref: 27482. Mar: about 1917 in Springfield,
Sangamon Co IL to Smith, Mary Elizabeth 5142.
Died: 19
Mar 1974 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL aged 89. Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery , Springfield, Sangamon County, IL (Last
updated:
24/09/2021 15:52:19)
ALBERT RAYMOND COVINGTON. Ref:
17359. Born 2 Oct 1919 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Mother: Smith, Mary
Elizabeth, Ref: 5142
FRED WESLEY COVINGTON. Ref: 27485.
Born: 16 Nov 1889 in Athens, Menard Co IL. Father: Covington, John H, Father
Ref: 27481.
Mother:
Parsons, Eliza Ann, Mother Ref: 27482. Died: 14 Jan 1960 in Springfield,
Sangamon Co IL aged 70. Known as Salty. (Last
updated:
24/09/2021 16:00:59)
JOHN WILLIAM COVINGTON. Ref: 27484.
Born: 9 Jul 1891 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Father: Covington, John H,
Father Ref: 27481.
Mother: Parsons, Eliza Ann, Mother Ref: 27482.
Died: 7 Jul 1941 in Menard, Randolph Co IL aged 49. (Last updated: 24/09/2021
15:59:26)
JENNIE MAE COVINGTON. Ref: 27486.
Born: 11 Apr 1892 in Athens, Menard Co IL. Father: Covington, John H, Father
Ref: 27481.
Mother:
Parsons, Eliza Ann, Mother Ref: 27482. Mar: about 1914 in Illinois IL to
French, Roy Lee . Died: 10 Jul 1960 in Emeryville,
Alameda Co
CA aged 68. (Last updated: 24/09/2021 16:01:44)
GEORGE
EDWARD COVINGTON. Ref: 27487. Born: 18 Jan 1894 in Athens, Menard Co IL.
Father: Covington, John H, Father Ref:
27481.
Mother: Parsons, Eliza Ann, Mother Ref: 27482. Mar: 4 Sep 1915 in Decatur,
Macon Co IL to Showers, Bonnie 27488. 2nd Mar:
during 1926
in Illinois IL to Cisco, Edna Irene 27490. 3rd Mar: about 1956 in Illinois IL
to Harter, Sylvia E 27489. Died: 20 Dec 1950 in
Jefferson
Barracks, St Louis Co MO aged 56. (Last updated: 24/09/2021 16:03:50)
CHARLES EVERT COVINGTON. Ref:
27491. Born 29 Aug 1927 in Godfrey, Madison Co IL. Mother: Cisco, Edna Irene,
Ref: 27490
SHIRLEY LEE COVINGTON. Ref: 27493.
Born 24 Aug 1929 in Madison Co IL. Mother: Cisco, Edna Irene, Ref: 27490
RUTH BERNADINE COVINGTON. Ref:
27494. Born 30 Apr 1932 in Roodhouse, Greene Co IL. Mother: Cisco, Edna Irene,
Ref: 27490
FLOYD SYLVESTER COVINGTON. Ref:
27495. Born: 12 Jul 1898 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Father: Covington,
John H, Father Ref:
27481.
Mother: Parsons, Eliza Ann, Mother Ref: 27482. Died: 1 Jul 1941 in Jefferson
Barracks, St Louis Co MO aged 42. (Last updated:
24/09/2021 17:00:51)
CHARLES COVINGTON. Ref: 27496.
Born: during 1903 in Illinois IL. Father: Covington, John H, Father Ref: 27481.
Mother: Parsons, Eliza
Ann, Mother
Ref: 27482. (Last updated: 24/09/2021
17:05:15)
GENERATION
Three
ALBERT RAYMOND COVINGTON. Ref:
17359. Born: 2 Oct 1919 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Father: Covington,
Melvin Albert, Father
Ref: 5115. Mother: Smith, Mary Elizabeth,
Mother Ref: 5142. Mar: during 1949 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL to Cooper,
Loraine 5176.
Died: 1 Apr
1994 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL aged 74. Obituary reads "Albert R.
Covington, 74, of Springfield died at 8:25 p.m. Friday
at St. John's Hospital. He was born Oct. 2,
1919, in Springfield, the son of Melvin and Mary "Jenny" Smith Covington.
He married Loraine
Cooper in
1948.
Mr.
Covington was a lifelong resident of Springfield. He worked in maintenance for
School District 186 for 27 years, was a deputy sheriff for
the state
and the city of Chatham for 14 years. He was a member of Illinois Municipal
Retirement Fund, Illinois Police Association, Illinois
Police
Federation, Illinois Sheriffs' Association and Operating Engineers IUOE and
IUOE Local 15.
Surviving are his wife, Loraine; three daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Mary
Lou) Hopping of Atterberry, Mrs. Ronald (Hazel Jane) Beard of Tallula and
Miss Betty
Chere of Springfield; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services:
Staab Funeral Home, with the Rev. Terry Rosenfield officiating. Burial: Oak
Ridge Cemetery" (Last updated: 24/09/2021
15:52:19)
MARY LOU COVINGTON. Ref: 10181.
Born about 1950 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Mother: Cooper, Loraine, Ref:
5176
HAZEL JANE COVINGTON. Ref: 11257.
Born about 1953 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Mother: Cooper, Loraine, Ref:
5176
BETTY COVINGTON. Ref: 11258. Born
about 1955 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Mother: Cooper, Loraine, Ref: 5176
CHARLES
EVERT COVINGTON. Ref: 27491. Born: 29 Aug 1927 in Godfrey, Madison Co IL.
Father: Covington, George Edward, Father
Ref: 27487.
Mother: Cisco, Edna Irene, Mother Ref: 27490. Mar: during 1945 in Illinois IL
to Henley, Norma Lee 27492. Died: 20 Sep 1976
in Clay Co FL aged 49. Adj2 in U.S. Navy,
served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. (Last updated: 24/09/2021 16:34:40)
SHIRLEY LEE COVINGTON. Ref: 27493.
Born: 24 Aug 1929 in Madison Co IL. Father: Covington, George Edward, Father
Ref: 27487.
Mother:
Cisco, Edna Irene, Mother Ref: 27490. Mar: about 1951 in Illinois IL to DeWeese . Died: 21 Jan 1989 in Jasper, Dubois Co IN
aged 59. (Last
updated: 24/09/2021 16:40:19)
RUTH BERNADINE COVINGTON. Ref:
27494. Born: 30 Apr 1932 in Roodhouse, Greene Co IL. Father: Covington, George
Edward,
Father Ref:
27487. Mother: Cisco, Edna Irene, Mother Ref: 27490. Mar: during 1951 in U.S.A.
to Dessart, Lenard Joseph . Died: 11 May
2004 in
Neenah, Winnebago Co WI aged 72. (Last updated: 24/09/2021 16:42:46)
GENERATION
Four
MARY LOU COVINGTON. Ref: 10181.
Born: about 1950 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Father: Covington, Albert
Raymond, Father Ref:
17359.
Mother: Cooper, Loraine, Mother Ref: 5176. Mar: about 1974 in Springfield,
Sangamon Co IL to Hopping, Jerry . (Last updated:
30/07/2001
20:42:44)
HAZEL JANE COVINGTON. Ref: 11257.
Born: about 1953 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Father: Covington, Albert
Raymond, Father
Ref: 17359.
Mother: Cooper, Loraine, Mother Ref: 5176. Mar: about 1975 in Springfield,
Sangamon Co IL to Beard, Ronald . (Last
updated:
28/09/2001 11:53:04)
BETTY COVINGTON. Ref: 11258. Born:
about 1955 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Father: Covington, Albert Raymond,
Father Ref:
17359.
Mother: Cooper, Loraine, Mother Ref: 5176. Mar: about 1979 in Springfield,
Sangamon Co IL to Chere . (Last updated:
28/09/2001
12:02:53)
GENERATION
Spouses, etc
Eliza Ann COVINGTON. Ref: 27482.
Born: May 1864 in Sangamon Co IL. Father: Parsons, John M, Father Ref: 0.
Mother: Cassity,
Elizabeth,
Mother Ref: 0. Mar: 14 Oct 1883 in Sangamon Co IL to Covington, John H 27481.
Died: 4 Dec 1916 in Springfield, Sangamon
Co IL aged
52. (Last updated: 24/09/2021 15:53:52)
Mary
Elizabeth COVINGTON. Ref: 5142. Born: 8 May 1882 in White Hall, Greene Co IL.
Father: Smith, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not known,
Mother Ref:
0. Mar: about 1917 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL to Covington, Melvin Albert
5115. Died: 13 Mar 1951 in Springfield,
Sangamon Co
IL aged 68. Known as Jenny. Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery ,
Springfield, Sangamon County, IL (Last updated: 24/09/2021
15:52:19)
Bonnie COVINGTON. Ref: 27488. Born:
Jun 1898 in Decatur, Macon Co IL. Father: Showers, Jacob Christopher, Father
Ref: 0. Mother:
Strewk,
Elizabeth R, Mother Ref: 0. Mar: 4 Sep 1915 in Decatur, Macon Co IL to
Covington, George Edward 27487. (Last updated:
24/09/2021
16:05:02)
Sylvia E COVINGTON. Ref: 27489.
Born: during 1898 in Sangamon Co IL. Father: Harter, John Henry, Father Ref: 0.
Mother: Sherwood,
Cora Belle,
Mother Ref: 0. Mar: during 1916 in Illinois IL to Powers, Benjamin Harrison . 2nd Mar: about 1956 in Illinois IL to Covington,
George
Edward 27487. Died: 27 Feb 1965 in Mechanicsburg, Sangamon Co IL aged 66. (Last
updated: 24/09/2021 16:10:06)
Edna Irene COVINGTON. Ref: 27490.
Born: 1 Mar 1907 in Greenfield, Greene Co IL. Father: Cisco, Edward Perry,
Father Ref: 0. Mother:
Jones, Rosy
Jane, Mother Ref: 0. Mar: about 1929 in Illinois IL to Havlin, Lawrence Irvin . 2nd Mar: during 1926 in Illinois IL to Covington,
George
Edward 27487. Died: 25 Jul 1955 in Hammond, Lake Co IN aged 48. (Last updated:
24/09/2021 16:22:28)
Loraine COVINGTON. Ref: 5176. Born:
28 Apr 1918 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL. Father: Cooper, Father Ref: 0.
Mother: not known,
Mother Ref:
0. Mar: during 1949 in Springfield, Sangamon Co IL to Covington, Albert Raymond
17359. Died: 20 Aug 2009 in Springfield,
Sangamon Co
IL aged 91. Obituary reads "M. Loraine Covington, 91, of Springfield died
at 3:57 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, at St.
John's
Hospital.
She was
born April 28, 1918, in Springfield, the daughter of Orville A. and Katie Marie
Kepperling Cooper. She married Albert R. Covington
in 1949; he preceded her in death in 1994.
She was
also preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Lloyd and Larue Cooper.
She is survived by three daughters, Betty L.
Chere of
Springfield, Hazel (Ronald) Beard of Tallula and Mary (Jerry) Hopping of
Atterberry; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren;
a
great-great-grandchild; and two nieces, Sandra (Bob) House of Springfield and
Sharon (Bob) Wilson of Avon, Ind.
Loraine was
a lifelong resident of Springfield.
She worked
as the secretary to the assistant superintendent for Springfield Public School
District 186 for 21 years. She was a member of
Third Presbyterian
Church. Loraine liked to sew and was an avid reader.
Visitation
will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009, at Staab Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday,
Aug. 24,
2009, at Staab Funeral Home, with Pastor Brent Mitchell officiating. Burial
will be at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Memorials may be
made to
Third Presbyterian Church. (Last updated: 01/04/2001)
Norma Lee
COVINGTON. Ref: 27492. Born: 24 Nov 1926 in Calumet, Cook Co IL. Father:
Henley, Grover Cleveland, Father Ref: 0. Mother:
Hayes, Marie Belle, Mother Ref: 0. Mar: during
1945 in Illinois IL to Covington, Charles Evert 27491. Died: 14 Dec 1978 in
Jacksonville,
Duval Co FL
aged 52. (Last updated: 24/09/2021 16:37:20)