Mary COVINGTON (26906). Born: 1794- 1795 at North Carolina NC

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GENERATION One

Mary COVINGTON (26906). Born: 1794- 1795 in North Carolina NC. Father: not known (0). Mother: not known (0). In 1880 was living with

son William B (26901) in Gulledges Township, Anson Co N, aged 85. (Last updated: 29/06/2021 15:05:07)

WILLIAM B COVINGTON (26901). Born about 1822 in North Carolina NC. Mother: Covington, Mary (26906)

GENERATION Two

WILLIAM B COVINGTON (26901). Born: about 1822 in North Carolina NC. Father: Covington, Mary (26906). Mother: Covington, Mary

(26906). Mar: about 1857 in Anson Co NC to Eliza (26902). In 1870 living in Morven, Anson Co NC & in 1880 at Gulledges Township,

Anson Co NC. (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:51:09)

ELIZABETH CATHERINE COVINGTON (26903). Born 1858- 1859 in Anson Co NC. Mother: Eliza (26902)

JOHN BENJAMIN COVINGTON (12459). Born 6 Feb 1862 in North Carolina NC. Mother: Eliza (26902)

WILLIAM COVINGTON (26904). Born 1867- 1868 in Morven, Anson Co NC. Mother: Eliza (26902)

SUSAN M COVINGTON (26905). Born 1877- 1878 in Anson Co NC. Mother: Eliza (26902)

GENERATION Three

ELIZABETH CATHERINE COVINGTON (26903). Born: 1858- 1859 in Anson Co NC. Father: Covington, William B (26901). Mother: Eliza

(26902). Mar: 2 Aug 1882 in Gulledge Township, Anson Co NC to Huntley, James W (). Died: 18 Aug 1917 in San Antonio, Bexar Co TX

aged 58. (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:54:58)

JOHN BENJAMIN COVINGTON (12459). Born: 6 Feb 1862 in North Carolina NC. Father: Covington, William B (26901). Mother: Eliza

(26902). Mar: 20 May 1894 in Bulloch Co GA to Williams, Dicy Adams (12460). Died: 11 Jan 1938 in Georgia GA aged 75. (Elam Baptist

Church, Elamville , Barbour Co AL Cemetery Records) (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:10:30)

ESSEY COVINGTON (6680). Born Feb 1895 in Bulloch Co GA. Mother: Williams, Dicy Adams (12460)

LEON COVINGTON (19359). Born 3 Sep 1896 in Portal, Bulloch Co GA. Mother: Williams, Dicy Adams (12460)

CHARLES COVINGTON (19360). Born 8 Dec 1898 in Bulloch Co GA. Mother: Williams, Dicy Adams (12460)

HENRY COVINGTON (26896). Born during 1901 in Georgia GA. Mother: Williams, Dicy Adams (12460)

VIEDA COVINGTON (26897). Born during 1905 in Georgia GA. Mother: Williams, Dicy Adams (12460)

PAUL COVINGTON (7483). Born 23 Sep 1906 in Emanuel Co GA. Mother: Williams, Dicy Adams (12460)

WILLIAM COVINGTON (26904). Born: 1867- 1868 in Morven, Anson Co NC. Father: Covington, William B (26901). Mother: Eliza (26902).

(Last updated: 29/06/2021 15:01:55)

SUSAN M COVINGTON (26905). Born: 1877- 1878 in Anson Co NC. Father: Covington, William B (26901). Mother: Eliza (26902). (Last

updated: 29/06/2021 15:02:50)

GENERATION Four

ESSEY COVINGTON (6680). Born: Feb 1895 in Bulloch Co GA. Father: Covington, John Benjamin (12459). Mother: Williams, Dicy Adams

(12460). (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:10:30)

LEON COVINGTON (19359). Born: 3 Sep 1896 in Portal, Bulloch Co GA. Father: Covington, John Benjamin (12459). Mother: Williams,

Dicy Adams (12460). Mar: 24 Sep 1922 in Georgia GA to Aaron, Eunice (26888). Died: 24 May 1970 in Twin City, Emanuel Co GA aged

73. (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:10:30)

TOMMIE LEE COVINGTON (26889). Born 11 Sep 1923 in Georgia GA. Mother: Aaron, Eunice (26888)

JOHN WILLIS COVINGTON (26890). Born 30 Nov 1925 in Georgia GA. Mother: Aaron, Eunice (26888)

BRUCE OLIVER COVINGTON (26891). Born 11 May 1928 in Jenkins Co GA. Mother: Aaron, Eunice (26888)

SHELTON LANE COVINGTON (7508). Born 3 Aug 1930 in Jenkins Co GA. Mother: Aaron, Eunice (26888)

CHARLES COVINGTON (19360). Born: 8 Dec 1898 in Bulloch Co GA. Father: Covington, John Benjamin (12459). Mother: Williams, Dicy

Adams (12460). Mar: 3 Dec 1922 in Georgia GA to Aaron, Nellie (26894). Died: 7 May 1972 in Millen, Jenkins Co GA aged 73. Known

as Charley. (Elam Baptist Church, Elamville , Barbour Co AL Cemetery Records). Described by his grandson, Michael Aaron, see ref

5558) in his daily notebook, Nov 2006, as having told his daughters that their great grandfather was "so tough that on the day he was

drafted for World War I, the Germans gave in and signed the armistice! " (Last updated: 23/08/2011)

CHARLES GORDON COVINGTON (7250). Born 21 Sep 1923 in Georgia GA. Mother: Aaron, Nellie (26894)

VERA MAE COVINGTON (26895). Born 8 Jul 1930 in Millen, Jenkins Co GA. Mother: Aaron, Nellie (26894)

HENRY COVINGTON (26896). Born: during 1901 in Georgia GA. Father: Covington, John Benjamin (12459). Mother: Williams, Dicy

Adams (12460). (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:39:41)

VIEDA COVINGTON (26897). Born: during 1905 in Georgia GA. Father: Covington, John Benjamin (12459). Mother: Williams, Dicy Adams

(12460). (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:40:40)

PAUL COVINGTON (7483). Born: 23 Sep 1906 in Emanuel Co GA. Father: Covington, John Benjamin (12459). Mother: Williams, Dicy

Adams (12460). Mar: about 1926 in Georgia GA to Johnson, Gladys (26898). Died: 8 Oct 1964 in Jenkins Co GA aged 58. (Last

updated: 29/06/2021 14:43:30)

JAMES BERNARD COVINGTON (26899). Born 8 Dec 1927 in Georgia GA. Mother: Johnson, Gladys (26898)

JANE COVINGTON (26900). Born 8 Nov 1940 in Georgia GA. Mother: Johnson, Gladys (26898)

GENERATION Five

JAMES BERNARD COVINGTON (26899). Born: 8 Dec 1927 in Georgia GA. Father: Covington, Paul (7483). Mother: Johnson, Gladys

(26898). Died: 8 Feb 2004 in U.S.A. aged 76. (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:46:50)

JANE COVINGTON (26900). Born: 8 Nov 1940 in Georgia GA. Father: Covington, Paul (7483). Mother: Johnson, Gladys (26898). Died: 8

Oct 2006 in Monroe, Walton Co GA aged 65. (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:47:52)

TOMMIE LEE COVINGTON (26889). Born: 11 Sep 1923 in Georgia GA. Father: Covington, Leon (19359). Mother: Aaron, Eunice (26888).

Mar: about 1951 in Jenkins Co GA to Kent, Neely (). Died: 19 Mar 2010 in Jenkins Co GA aged 86. (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:14:49)

JOHN WILLIS COVINGTON (26890). Born: 30 Nov 1925 in Georgia GA. Father: Covington, Leon (19359). Mother: Aaron, Eunice (26888).

Died: 22 Jul 2010 in Savannah, Chatham Co GA aged 84. (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:17:15)

JAMES LEON COVINGTON (26994). Born 27 May 1977 in Savannah, Chatham Co GA. Mother: not known (0)

BRUCE OLIVER COVINGTON (26891). Born: 11 May 1928 in Jenkins Co GA. Father: Covington, Leon (19359). Mother: Aaron, Eunice

(26888). Mar: about 1953 in Jenkins Co GA to Sikes, Patricia (26892). Died: 11 Jul 2004 in Savannah, Chatham Co GA aged 76. (Last

updated: 29/06/2021 14:18:41)

RODNEY BRUCE COVINGTON (26893). Born 18 Jun 1954 in Millen, Jenkins Co GA. Mother: Sikes, Patricia (26892)

DAVID NEWTON COVINGTON (26992). Born 22 Dec 1955 in Columbus, Chattahoochee Co GA. Mother: Sikes, Patricia (26892)

ALEX WAYNE COVINGTON (26993). Born 14 Sep 1968 in Georgia GA. Mother: Sikes, Patricia (26892)

SHELTON LANE COVINGTON (7508). Born: 3 Aug 1930 in Jenkins Co GA. Father: Covington, Leon (19359). Mother: Aaron, Eunice

(26888). Died: 7 Dec 1990 in Emanuel Co GA aged 60. (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:28:15)

CHARLES GORDON COVINGTON (7250). Born: 21 Sep 1923 in Georgia GA. Father: Covington, Charles (19360). Mother: Aaron, Nellie

(26894). Mar: about 1952 in Lowndes Co GA to Roberts, Hazel (25686). Died: 9 Oct 1966 in Lowndes Co GA aged 43. Won a

Distinguished Flying Cross in World War 2. Buried at Elam Baptist Church, Four Points, Jenkins Co GA. (Last updated: 08/09/2022

17:38:31)

MICHAEL AARON COVINGTON (5558). Born 14 Sep 1957 in Valdosta, Lowndes Co GA. Mother: Roberts, Hazel (25686)

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VERA MAE COVINGTON (26895). Born: 8 Jul 1930 in Millen, Jenkins Co GA. Father: Covington, Charles (19360). Mother: Aaron, Nellie

(26894). Mar: about 1952 in Georgia GA to Lambert, Leroy (). Died: 10 Feb 1993 in Augusta, Richmond Co GA aged 62. (Last updated:

29/06/2021 14:31:31)

GENERATION Six

MICHAEL AARON COVINGTON (5558). Born: 14 Sep 1957 in Valdosta, Lowndes Co GA. Father: Covington, Charles Gordon (7250).

Mother: Roberts, Hazel (25686). Mar: 25 Jul 1982 in U.S.A. to Mauldin, Melody (25685). Educated at Clare College, Cambridge. M. Phil

1978. Books include Astrophotography for the Amateur (Cambridge Univ Press) 1985. Had a letter published by The Times on 5 April

1978, written 31 March 1978, voicing concern that National Front activists expelled by the National Union of Railwaymen would

automatically lose their jobs in the closed shop Rail industry.

Although himself anti-National Front he felt this deprived people of their civil rights because of their political views. He cites the McCarthy

era as an example and ends with the statement. "We have to play fairly, even if our enemies don't. Fighting facism with facism will not work."

(The Times 5/4/1978, Pge 17 Col g)(Cambridge University List of Members up to 1978)(Library details 522-63 Feltham & Hounslow ANF,

Shelf ALNSC)

Details of Michael Covington’s published works as extracted from his Web-site

AI-1994-02 (Available by FTP), Michael Covington. Discontinuous Dependency Parsing of Free and Fixed Word Order: Work in Progress.

This paper briefly notes how to extend DDP (Report AI-1990-01) to handle fixed as well as variable word order, and then briefly analyzes

some aspects of its psychological reality and suggests improvements.

AI-1994-01 (Available by FTP), Michael Covington. An Empirically Motivated Reinterpretation of Dependency Grammar. This paper

reviews the dependency grammar formalism, presents evidence that stacked N-bar structures are required, and the proposes a

reinterpretation of dependency grammar to make it compatible with the evidence.

AI-1990-01 (available by FTP), Michael A. Covington. A Dependency Parser for Variable-Word-Order Languages

AI-1992-03, Michael A. Covington, GB Theory as Dependency Grammar

Dr. Michael A. Covington, Associate Director, Artificial Intelligence Center, The University of Georgia. LaTeX macros for linguists and

Astrophotography for the Amateur

My credentials: Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Education: B.A. (Linguistics), summa cum laude,

University of Georgia, 1977. M.Phil. (Linguistics), Cambridge University, 1978. Ph.D. (Linguistics), Yale University, 1982

Current research: Defeasible logic in embedded control (microcontrollers). Research on language for electronic commerce. Research on

natural language processing (several topics). Research on computers in historical linguistics. Other research in linguistics. Research on

Prolog and logic programming.

Other academic interests: Computer typesetting, TeX, LaTeX. Microcontrollers and microelectronics applications. Computer ethics and

security. U.Ga. Computer ethics policy developed under my chairmanship.

Consulting areas: Prolog programming language and related technology. Computer processing of human languages. Specialized

microcomputer applications and interfacing. Computer ethics and security policy development.

My research: Defeasible logic in embedded control. Defeasible logic is a system of reasoning in which rules have exceptions, and when

rules conflict, the one that applies most specifically to the situation wins out. This paper reports a successful implementation of a defeasible

logic system on a PIC micro-controller via a truth table.

Paper in PostScript - NEW - The Georgia Microcontroller Software Archive.

Language for electronic commerce - I propose a new type of language for electronic commerce (LEC) in which transactions are put

together by combining meaningful elements, much as a programming language encodes algorithms, rather than by filling in data fields on a

predesigned form.

Such a language is preferable to existing codes such as X12 and EDIFACT because of its greater versatility.

Papers in PostScript: "On Designing a Language for Electronic Commerce" - "Speech Acts in Electronic Communication, KQML, and

X12"

Computers in historical linguistics - An algorithm to align words for historical comparison. This is the first step in a computer implementation

of the Comparative Method. Paper will appear in Computational Linguistics in early 1997.

Paper in PostScript: Natural language processing. Natural language plurals in database queries. Paper in PostScript: Discontinuous

dependency parsing: work in progress. Other work: A dependency parser for free-word-order languages. Prolog and logic programming.

Prolog Programming in Depth by Michael A. Covington, Donald Nute, and Andre Vellino. Textbook with emphasis on practical software

development. Published by Prentice-Hall in 1996. Some copies of the previous edition (1987) are available from the University of Georgia;

for information, email aspaul@uga.cc.uga.edu.

Natural Language Processing for Prolog Programmers, by Michael A. Covington. Textbook with emphasis on practical software

development. Published by Prentice-Hall in 1993.

Information about 1995 ISO Prolog standard. (FTP library) GULP 3.1, an extension of Prolog for unification-based grammar.

Preprocessor for handling feature structures, such as case:nom..number:plural, in Prolog programs. Efficient Prolog: a practical guide

Other linguistics research: An empirically motivated reinterpretation of dependency grammar on the nature of the adjunct relation)

GB theory as dependency grammar. Paper presented at the 1992 International Congress of Linguists.

Dependency grammar mailing list. Dependency grammar is the analysis of syntactic structure by means of word-to-word links rather than

phrasal trees.

His Home Page quotes the following:

Return to Artificial Intelligence, Michael A. Covington, Ph.D., Writer/Consultant. Ph.D. (Linguistics), Yale University, 1982. Associate

Research Scientist, The University of Georgia. Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Contributing editor,

Electronics Now Magazine. Contributing editor, Visual Developer Magazine

Consulting areas: Computer security and ethics. The Internet is everywhere -- and with it, numerous opportunities for abuse, fraud, and

harassment. Does your company or institution have an acceptable-use policy for its computer network? If so, is it detailed enough to answer

users' questions, and is it ethically and legally sound? Common mistakes include leaving important rules unstated or giving a computer

technician the job of judge, jury, and executioner in computer abuse cases.

I can come to your site and work with your administrators and lawyers to develop an acceptable-use policy, an incident-handling plan, and a

user-education plan. With suitable preparation this can often be done in two days, including two talks for large audiences (one for users, one

for administrators who will have to handle incidents). I led the team that developed the acceptable-use policy for The University of Georgia,

which is now a widely used model.

Prolog programming language: Prolog is a logic-programming language widely used in artificial intelligence, natural-language processing,

and intelligent databases. The services I can provide include: On-site instruction: An intensive Prolog course in three 8-hour days or

(preferably) five 5-hour days, to get programmers up to speed in this new language. The course is based on the book “Prolog Programming

in Depth”, of which I am principal author, and includes hands-on exercises.

Programming services: If you've bumped into a Prolog programming problem, large or small, let me help. If your algorithm doesn't seem to

fit the Prolog language, there's probably an efficient Prolog implementation just waiting to be discovered. An internationally recognized

expert, I can work at your site or telecommute.

Computational linguistics/Natural language processing: If your software involves computer processing of human languages, I can help.

Services include evaluation of existing products, design, and programming assistance.

Electronics and computer interfacing - Gadgeteer for hire: Do you need to interface your PC to your toaster (or an industrial machine)? I can

design custom hardware and software to bridge small gaps and make the impossible possible. Services include analog and digital design,

custom-programmed microcontrollers, PC interfacing, and DOS and Windows 95 programming. Simple solutions to complex problems are

a specialty.

Consulting terms: Working at my site: $75-$150/hour depending on nature of work. Working at your site: $1000/day plus expenses.

Message 1: Re: 7.1016, Sum: Journal proliferation: pro & con Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 16:44:27 EDT

From: Michael Covington <mcovingt@aisun1.ai.uga.edu>

Subject: Re: 7.1016, Sum: Journal proliferation: pro & con

“I want to second M. Meechan's point that publishing in a journal, even a minor one, is better than just circulating papers to friends.

One peculiarity of linguistics compared to some other fields is that in linguistics, relatively few journals are considered respectable, and

publishing in a "bad" journal can allegedly lower a person's reputation. Early in my career, I was warned not to publish in certain journals.

That is an unfortunate situation because it leads to people leaving their work entirely unpublished. It would be better off to make it available,

even in the humblest journal. That's what journals are for. New journals are welcome, as long as they don't charge outrageous prices.”

Michael A. Covington, Artificial Intelligence Center The University of Georgia Athens, GA U.S.A. Unless specifically indicated, I am not

speaking for the University.

On his Daily Notebook he wrote in Nov 2006: "Veterans' Day -

Happy Armistice Day! I recently told my daughters:

You are descended from a long line of brave men. Your father survived Yale Graduate School. Your grandfather won a Distinguished Flying

Cross in World War II. And your great-grandfather [Charles Covington, 1898-1972, (see ref 7429] was so tough that on the day he was

drafted for World War I, the Germans gave in and signed the armistice! "

Michael & Melody have 2 daughters, Catherine Anne Covington & Sharon Elizabeth Covington, birth dates not known. (Last updated:

16/03/2021 16:06:28)

https://prabook.com/web/michael_aaron.covington/146736

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JAMES LEON COVINGTON (26994). Born: 27 May 1977 in Savannah, Chatham Co GA. Father: Covington, John Willis (26890). Mother:

not known (0). Died: 15 Sep 1995 in Augusta, Richmond Co GA aged 18. (Last updated: 14/07/2021 12:20:18)

RODNEY BRUCE COVINGTON (26893). Born: 18 Jun 1954 in Millen, Jenkins Co GA. Father: Covington, Bruce Oliver (26891). Mother:

Sikes, Patricia (26892). Died: 1 Nov 2002 in Savannah, Chatham Co GA aged 48. (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:22:45)

DAVID NEWTON COVINGTON (26992). Born: 22 Dec 1955 in Columbus, Chattahoochee Co GA. Father: Covington, Bruce Oliver

(26891). Mother: Sikes, Patricia (26892). Died: 5 Apr 2012 in Savannah, Chatham Co GA aged 56. (Last updated: 14/07/2021 12:14:53)

ALEX WAYNE COVINGTON (26993). Born: 14 Sep 1968 in Georgia GA. Father: Covington, Bruce Oliver (26891). Mother: Sikes, Patricia

(26892). Died: 7 Nov 2009 in Effingham Co GA aged 41. (Last updated: 12/01/2022 16:56:57)

GENERATION Spouses, etc

Dicy Adams COVINGTON (12460). Born: 5 Apr 1873 in Emanuel Co GA. Father: Williams, Charles M (0). Mother: Aaron, Elizabeth B (0).

Mar: 20 May 1894 in Bulloch Co GA to Covington, John Benjamin (12459). Died: 21 Jan 1952 in Jenkins Co GA aged 78. (Elam Baptist

Church, Elamville , Barbour Co AL Cemetery Records) (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:10:30)

Nellie COVINGTON (26894). Born: 28 Sep 1902 in Georgia GA. Father: Aaron, Thomas William (0). Mother: Lane, Sallie (0). Mar: 3 Dec

1922 in Georgia GA to Covington, Charles (19360). Died: Aug 1976 in Millen, Jenkins Co GA aged 73. (Elam Baptist Church, Elamville ,

Barbour Co AL Cemetery Records). (Last updated: 08/09/2022 17:38:31)

Eunice COVINGTON (26888). Born: 20 Oct 1904 in Emanuel Co GA. Father: Aaron, Thomas William (0). Mother: Lane, Sallie (0). Mar: 24

Sep 1922 in Georgia GA to Covington, Leon (19359). Died: 1 Mar 1951 in Jenkins Co GA aged 46. (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:10:30)

Gladys COVINGTON (26898). Born: 23 May 1907 in Garfield, Emanuel Co GA. Father: Johnson, Benjamin L (0). Mother: Cowart, Emily

Ann (0). Mar: about 1926 in Georgia GA to Covington, Paul (7483). Died: 6 Jul 1999 in Emanuel Co GA aged 92. (Last updated:

29/06/2021 14:43:30)

Hazel COVINGTON (25686). Born: about 1924 in U.S.A.. Father: Roberts (0). Mother: not known (0). Mar: about 1952 in Lowndes Co GA

to Covington, Charles Gordon (7250). (Last updated: 16/03/2021 16:11:44)

Eliza COVINGTON (26902). Born: about 1932 in North Carolina NC. Father: not known (0). Mother: not known (0). Mar: about 1857 in

Anson Co NC to Covington, William B (26901). (Last updated: 29/06/2021 14:52:33)

Patricia COVINGTON (26892). Born: 4 Apr 1933 in Emanuel Co GA. Father: Sikes, Hardy Newton (0). Mother: Johnson, Emma Agnes (0).

Mar: about 1953 in Jenkins Co GA to Covington, Bruce Oliver (26891). Died: 20 Jul 2005 in Swainsboro, Emanuel Co GA aged 72. (Last

updated: 29/06/2021 14:20:48)

Melody COVINGTON (25685). Born: about 1958 in U.S.A.. Father: Mauldin (0). Mother: not known (0). Mar: 25 Jul 1982 in U.S.A. to

Covington, Michael Aaron (5558). (Last updated: 16/03/2021 16:06:28)