ROBERT COVINGTON. Ref:18460. Born: around 1827 at North Carolina NC

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GENERATION One

ROBERT COVINGTON. Ref: 18460. Born: around 1827 at North Carolina NC. Father: not known, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not known, Mother

Ref: 0. Mar: around 1857 at Stokes Co NC to Welch, Minnie 18461. According to 1870 Census he was living as a boarder in the Phillip

Hairston family household employed as a Blacksmith (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:12:34)

SALEM COVINGTON. Ref: 18463. Born 18 Nov 1859 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Welch, Minnie, Ref: 18461

SALLIE COVINGTON. Ref: 18462. Born 18 Nov 1859 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Welch, Minnie, Ref: 18461

GENERATION Two

SALEM COVINGTON. Ref: 18463. Born: 18 Nov 1859 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Robert, Father Ref: 18460.

Mother: Welch, Minnie, Mother Ref: 18461. Mar: 5 Jan 1891 at Forsyth Co NC to Wade, Catherine 18465. Died: 16 Oct 1921 at Walnut

Cove, Stokes Co NC aged 61. In 1900-1920 Census he was described as a farmer. (Last updated: 31/01/2021 15:40:39)

WILLIAM M COVINGTON. Ref: 18468. Born 2 Feb 1891 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

ROBERT BENJAMIN COVINGTON. Ref: 18469. Born Aug 1894 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

JOSEPH COVINGTON. Ref: 18470. Born 8 Feb 1896 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

SARAH COVINGTON. Ref: 18471. Born 28 Feb 1898 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

MYRNA COVINGTON. Ref: 18472. Born Feb 1898 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

SALEM P COVINGTON. Ref: 6600. Born Nov 1899 at Sauratown, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

WADE COVINGTON. Ref: 18473. Born 15 Nov 1900 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

EVELYN COVINGTON. Ref: 18474. Born 24 Apr 1902 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

NANNIE COVINGTON. Ref: 18475. Born 24 Apr 1902 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

ALBERT COVINGTON. Ref: 18477. Born 9 Oct 1903 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

GILBERT COVINGTON. Ref: 18478. Born 9 Oct 1903 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

DOROTHY COVINGTON. Ref: 18479. Born during 1905 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

MANUEL COVINGTON. Ref: 18480. Born during 1906 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

CATHERINE COVINGTON. Ref: 18481. Born 3 May 1908 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

VIRGINIA COVINGTON. Ref: 18476. Born during 1908 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

JAMES COVINGTON. Ref: 18482. Born during 1909 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Ref: 18465

SALLIE COVINGTON. Ref: 18462. Born: 18 Nov 1859 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Robert, Father Ref: 18460.

Mother: Welch, Minnie, Mother Ref: 18461. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:15:46)

GENERATION Three

WILLIAM M COVINGTON. Ref: 18468. Born: 2 Feb 1891 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463.

Mother: Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. Died: 18 Feb 1920 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC aged 29. (Last updated: 31/01/2021

15:40:39)

ROBERT BENJAMIN COVINGTON. Ref: 18469. Born: Aug 1894 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref:

18463. Mother: Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. Mar: around 1915 at North Carolina NC to Fulp, Katherine Nell 18483. Died: 18 Apr

1920 at North Carolina NC aged 25. In 1910 & 1920 Census trade shown as Farm Labourer. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:23:56)

ROBERT BENJAMIN COVINGTON. Ref: 18484. Born 31 Jul 1916 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Fulp, Katherine Nell, Ref: 18483

SUSAN CATHERINE COVINGTON. Ref: 18486. Born 23 Nov 1918 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Mother: Fulp, Katherine Nell, Ref: 18483

JETHRO COVINGTON. Ref: 18485. Born 22 Aug 1919 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co NC. Mother: Fulp, Katherine Nell, Ref: 18483

JOSEPH COVINGTON. Ref: 18470. Born: 8 Feb 1896 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463.

Mother: Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. Died: 18 Feb 1921 at U.S.A. aged 25. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:25:01)

MYRNA COVINGTON. Ref: 18472. Born: Feb 1898 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463. Mother:

Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. Died: 4 Mar 1922 at U.S.A. aged 24. Known as Minnie. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:26:33)

SARAH COVINGTON. Ref: 18471. Born: 28 Feb 1898 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463.

Mother: Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. Mar: around 1922 at North Carolina NC to Lett . Died: 11 Nov 1938 at Durham, Durham Co

NC aged 40. (Last updated: 28/04/2021 16:33:37)

SALEM P COVINGTON. Ref: 6600. Born: Nov 1899 at Sauratown, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463. Mother:

Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. (Last updated: 31/01/2021 15:40:39)

WADE COVINGTON. Ref: 18473. Born: 15 Nov 1900 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463.

Mother: Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. Died: 18 Apr 1920 at U.S.A. aged 19. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:27:17)

EVELYN COVINGTON. Ref: 18474. Born: 24 Apr 1902 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463.

Mother: Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. Mar: around 1934 at North Carolina NC to Macon . (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:27:58)

NANNIE COVINGTON. Ref: 18475. Born: 24 Apr 1902 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463.

Mother: Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. Died: 22 Jun 1928 at North Carolina NC aged 26. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:28:25)

ALBERT COVINGTON. Ref: 18477. Born: 9 Oct 1903 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463.

Mother: Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. Died: Dec 1965 at North Carolina NC aged 62. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:30:08)

GILBERT COVINGTON. Ref: 18478. Born: 9 Oct 1903 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463.

Mother: Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. Mar: 12 Jan 1923 at Sauratown, Stokes Co NC to Hairston, Fannie E 21765. Died: 30 Apr

1973 at Durham, Durham Co NC aged 69. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:30:38)

DOROTHY COVINGTON. Ref: 18479. Born: during 1905 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463.

Mother: Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. Died: 22 Aug 1927 at North Carolina NC aged 22. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:31:11)

MANUEL COVINGTON. Ref: 18480. Born: during 1906 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463.

Mother: Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:31:51)

CATHERINE COVINGTON. Ref: 18481. Born: 3 May 1908 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463.

Mother: Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. Died: 31 May 1925 at North Carolina NC aged 17. Known as Cassie. (Last updated:

20/08/2010 15:32:21)

VIRGINIA COVINGTON. Ref: 18476. Born: during 1908 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463.

Mother: Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. Died: 29 Jan 1924 at North Carolina NC aged 15. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:29:29)

JAMES COVINGTON. Ref: 18482. Born: during 1909 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Salem, Father Ref: 18463.

Mother: Wade, Catherine, Mother Ref: 18465. Died: 29 Nov 1966 at Mingo Co WV aged 57. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:33:28)

GENERATION Four

ROBERT BENJAMIN COVINGTON. Ref: 18484. Born: 31 Jul 1916 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Robert Benjamin,

Father Ref: 18469. Mother: Fulp, Katherine Nell, Mother Ref: 18483. Mar: around 1938 at North Carolina NC to Ardelia 18487. 2nd Mar: 8

Apr 1950 at U.S.A. to Roberts, Goldie 18488. Died: 12 Sep 1999 at U.S.A. aged 83. Educated in West Virginia. He served in the US Navy

during WW2 and was honorably discharged on 13 Jan 1946. He worked for the New York Transit Authority.

According to e-mail from his great neice Eleasha Sledge, Jan 2011, he adopted the daughter of his sister Susan Catherine Covington

(18486). Her name was initially thought to be Jane Powell Covers but this was changed to Pamela J Covington. (Last updated: 20/08/2010

15:36:53)

ROBERT BENJAMIN COVINGTON. Ref: 18489. Born 24 Sep 1940 at North Carolina NC. Mother: Ardelia, Ref: 18487

SUSAN CATHERINE COVINGTON. Ref: 18486. Born: 23 Nov 1918 at Walnut Cove, Stokes Co NC. Father: Covington, Robert Benjamin,

Father Ref: 18469. Mother: Fulp, Katherine Nell, Mother Ref: 18483. Mar: around 1940 at U.S.A. to Godfrey . Died: 12 Mar 1967 at U.S.A.

aged 48. According to e-mail from her grand-daughter Eleasha Sledge, Jan 2011, her daughter was adopted by her uncle Robert

Benjamin (18484). The child's name was initially thought to be Jane Powell Covers but this was later changed to Pamela J Covington

(19103). (Last updated: 02/08/2011 14:33:55)

PAMELA JANE COVINGTON. Ref: 19103. Born around 1935 at U.S.A.. Mother: Covington, Susan Catherine, Ref: 18486

JETHRO COVINGTON. Ref: 18485. Born: 22 Aug 1919 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co NC. Father: Covington, Robert Benjamin, Father

Ref: 18469. Mother: Fulp, Katherine Nell, Mother Ref: 18483. Mar: 15 Dec 1946 at U.S.A. to Foster, Lorraine Vertelle 18490. Died: 27 Nov

1995 at Newark, New Castle Co DE aged 76. During part of his youth, he lived in West Virginia, where he received his education in the

public school system. He served in the United States Army in World War II. His tours included Algeria-French Morocco, Rhineland, and

Southern France. He received the American Defense Service Medal, the European-African-Middle Easterns Service Medal and the Good

Conduct Medal. His name is inscribed on the Wall of Liberty locted in Caen, France for his participation in the Battle of Normandy. He was

honorably discharged on June 28, 1945.

His craft was upholstery. He also worked for the United States Post Office and the New York City Transit Authority from which he retired in

1986 and moved from Queens, New York to spend his retirement years in Newark, Delaware. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:38:28)

NATHANIEL JETHRO COVINGTON. Ref: 18491. Born 22 Oct 1949 at U.S.A.. Mother: Foster, Lorraine Vertelle, Ref: 18490

SONIA MARIE COVINGTON. Ref: 18492. Born 21 Dec 1956 at U.S.A.. Mother: Foster, Lorraine Vertelle, Ref: 18490

GENERATION Five

ROBERT BENJAMIN COVINGTON. Ref: 18489. Born: 24 Sep 1940 at North Carolina NC. Father: Covington, Robert Benjamin, Father

Ref: 18484. Mother: Ardelia, Mother Ref: 18487. Died: 14 May 1979 at U.S.A. aged 38. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:47:54)

NATHANIEL JETHRO COVINGTON. Ref: 18491. Born: 22 Oct 1949 at U.S.A.. Father: Covington, Jethro, Father Ref: 18485. Mother:

Foster, Lorraine Vertelle, Mother Ref: 18490. Died: 6 Aug 1999 at U.S.A. aged 49. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:51:47)

SONIA MARIE COVINGTON. Ref: 18492. Born: 21 Dec 1956 at U.S.A.. Father: Covington, Jethro, Father Ref: 18485. Mother: Foster,

Lorraine Vertelle, Mother Ref: 18490. Mar: around 1978 at New York Co NY to Sanderson . (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:53:00)

PAMELA JANE COVINGTON. Ref: 19103. Born: around 1935 at U.S.A.. Father: Covington, Susan Catherine, Father Ref: 18486. Mother:

Covington, Susan Catherine, Mother Ref: 18486. According to e-mail from her daughter Eleasha Sledge, Jan 2011, she was adopted by

her uncle Robert Benjamin (18484). Her name was initially thought to be Jane Powell Covers but this was changed to Pamela Jane

Covington. (mrsesledge@gmail.com) (Last updated: 02/08/2011 09:11:36)

mrsesledge@gmail.com

GENERATION Spouses, etc

Minnie COVINGTON. Ref: 18461. Born: around 1824 at North Carolina NC. Father: Welch, Father Ref: 0. Mother: Jettie, Mother Ref: 0.

Mar: around 1857 at Stokes Co NC to Covington, Robert 18460. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:14:46)

Catherine COVINGTON. Ref: 18465. Born: during 1867 at North Carolina NC. Father: Wade, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not known, Mother Ref:

0. Died: 19 May 1924 at North Carolina NC aged 57. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:20:13)

Katherine Nell COVINGTON. Ref: 18483. Born: Feb 1898 at North Carolina NC. Father: Fulp, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not known, Mother Ref:

0. Mar: around 1915 at North Carolina NC to Covington, Robert Benjamin 18469. Known as Katie. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:34:56)

Fannie E COVINGTON. Ref: 21765. Born: during 1903 at Sauratown, Stokes Co NC. Father: Hairston, Cabel, Father Ref: 0. Mother:

Ardena, Mother Ref: 0. Mar: 12 Jan 1923 at Sauratown, Stokes Co NC to Covington, Gilbert 18478. Died: during 1956 at Walnut Cove,

Stokes Co NC aged 53. (Last updated: 26/05/2019 22:46:17)

Ardelia COVINGTON. Ref: 18487. Born: around 1916 at U.S.A.. Father: not known, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not known, Mother Ref: 0. Mar:

around 1938 at North Carolina NC to Covington, Robert Benjamin 18484. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:44:16)

Goldie COVINGTON. Ref: 18488. Born: around 1920 at U.S.A.. Father: Roberts, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not known, Mother Ref: 0. (Last

updated: 20/08/2010 15:44:58)

Lorraine Vertelle COVINGTON. Ref: 18490. Born: 30 Nov 1926 at U.S.A.. Father: Foster, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not known, Mother Ref: 0.

Mar: 15 Dec 1946 at U.S.A. to Covington, Jethro 18485. (Last updated: 20/08/2010 15:50:56)