DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM COVINGTON (born abt. 1774) & RINCIE GREEN
Researched and shared by Myrtle Bridges
August 4, 2012



Generation No. 1

1.  WILLIAM1 COVINGTON was born Abt. 1774 in Richmond County, North Carolina, and died Bet. 1860 - 1870 in Cleveland County, NC.  
He married RINCIE GREEN.  She was born in Cleveland County, NC.

Notes for WILLIAM COVINGTON:
Invalid in 1860

Notes for RINCIE GREEN:
In 1880 Mary  R. 'Polly' 68, was living with her son Thomas P. 32 and family. Mary was the mother of 7 children.
In 1900 Mary R. 88 wid. lived with her son Richard C. Covington in Sandy Run, Cleveland County, NC.
	
Children of WILLIAM COVINGTON and RINCIE GREEN are:
2.	i.	WILLIAM D.H.2 COVINGTON, b. 1843; d. Aft. 1910.
	ii.	ELIZA C. COVINGTON, b. 1845.
	iii.	SARAH A. COVINGTON, b. 1848.
3.	iv.	THOMAS P. COVINGTON, b. June 1848; d. May 25, 1914, Polk County, NC.
4.	v.	RICHARD CHAMPION COVINGTON, b. August 1850, North Carolina; d. September 06, 1935, Cleveland County, NC.
	vi.	DRURY D. COVINGTON, b. 1852.

Notes for DRURY D. COVINGTON:
Drury Covington, 58, is in Polk County, NC in 1910, widowed. 

	vii.	AMANDA D. COVINGTON, b. 1855.


Generation No. 2

2.  WILLIAM D.H.2 COVINGTON (WILLIAM1) was born 1843, and died Aft. 1910.  He married LEANNA.  She was born 1837, and died Bef. 1910.
	
Children of WILLIAM COVINGTON and LEANNA are:
	i.	ALICE3 COVINGTON, b. 1861.
5.	ii.	WESLEY W. COVINGTON, b. 1864.
	iii.	JOHN COVINGTON, b. 1867.
6.	iv.	JULIUS COVINGTON, b. 1869, NC; d. Bet. 1910 - 1920, Savannah, Chatham County, GA.
	v.	MAGGIE COVINGTON, b. 1871.
	vi.	WADE J. COVINGTON, b. 1874.


3.  THOMAS P.2 COVINGTON (WILLIAM1) was born June 1848, and died May 25, 1914 in Polk County, NC.  He married MARY LUCINDA 1869.  
She was born February 1846.

Notes for THOMAS P. COVINGTON:
Thomas was in Polk County, NC by 1900. Census.
	
Children of THOMAS COVINGTON and MARY LUCINDA are:
	i.	M. D. E.3 COVINGTON, b. 1871.
7.	ii.	RICHARD C. COVINGTON, b. June 1872; d. Aft. 1930.
	iii.	G. M. COVINGTON, b. 1874.
	iv.	E. C. COVINGTON, b. 1876.
	v.	GIRTH R. COVINGTON, b. December 1878.
	vi.	WILLIAM COVINGTON, b. October 1880.
8.	vii.	THOMAS P. COVINGTON, b. December 1882, North Carolina.
	viii.	LAURA A. COVINGTON, b. November 1884.
	ix.	JOHNIE COVINGTON, b. February 1889.


4.  RICHARD CHAMPION2 COVINGTON (WILLIAM1) was born August 1850 in North Carolina, and died September 06, 1935 in Cleveland 
County, NC.  He married (1) CATHERINE AMELIA ELLIOTT Abt. 1878.  She was born 1850, and died Abt. 1879 in Sandy Run, Cleveland 
County, NC.  He married (2) SARAH E. 1890.  She was born September 1857 in N.C..  He married (3) VIRA C. 'ESSIE' GRIGG 1907.  
She was born 1880 in North Carolina.

Notes for RICHARD CHAMPION COVINGTON:
Died cerebral hemorrhage
Informant, Mrs. R.C. Covington

More About RICHARD CHAMPION COVINGTON:
Burial: September 08, 1935, Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Shelby, NC
	
Child of RICHARD COVINGTON and CATHERINE ELLIOTT is:
9.	i.	WAYNE EVERETT3 COVINGTON, b. June 04, 1879, Grover, Cleveland County, NC; d. January 23, 1965.

	
Children of RICHARD COVINGTON and SARAH E. are:
	ii.	RICHARD M.3 COVINGTON, b. July 10, 1882.
	iii.	JOSEPH E. COVINGTON, b. September 1885; d. December 15, 1939, Cleveland County, NC.
	iv.	VIRTIE M. COVINGTON, b. March 1893.

	
Children of RICHARD COVINGTON and VIRA GRIGG are:
10.	v.	VERNON3 COVINGTON, b. 1908, NC.
	vi.	VELA VASTINE COVINGTON, b. December 22, 1908, Cleveland County, NC; d. January 21, 1998, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC.
	vii.	RICHARD C. JR. COVINGTON, b. 1916.


Generation No. 3

5.  WESLEY W.3 COVINGTON (WILLIAM D.H.2, WILLIAM1) was born 1864.  He married ANNA.  She was born 1863.

Notes for WESLEY W. COVINGTON:
His father William D. H. 68, widowed lived with Wesley W. in 1910 Polkville, Cleveland County, NC.
	
Children of WESLEY COVINGTON and ANNA are:
	i.	GREY4 COVINGTON, b. 1890.
	ii.	HORACE COVINGTON, b. 1892, North Carolina; m. DORCAS; b. 1895, North Carolina.
	iii.	EDWARD COVINGTON, b. 1893.
	iv.	HUGH COVINGTON, b. 1898.


6.  JULIUS3 COVINGTON (WILLIAM D.H.2, WILLIAM1) was born 1869 in NC, and died Bet. 1910 - 1920 in Savannah, Chatham County, GA.  
He married LUNA 1895.  She was born 1871 in GA.

Notes for JULIUS COVINGTON:
This family was in Chatham County, Georgia during 1910.
	
Children of JULIUS COVINGTON and LUNA are:
	i.	HARRY S.4 COVINGTON, b. 1900, Georgia.
	ii.	BETHEL M. COVINGTON, b. 1903, GA.
	iii.	JULIUS JR. COVINGTON, b. 1906, GA.
	iv.	FREDERICK COVINGTON, b. 1908, GA.


7.  RICHARD C.3 COVINGTON (THOMAS P.2, WILLIAM1) was born June 1872, and died Aft. 1930.  He married MARY M..  She was born Abt. 1882, 
and died Aft. 1930.
	
Children of RICHARD COVINGTON and MARY M. are:
	i.	ROBERT OSCAR4 COVINGTON, b. 1908.
	ii.	WILLIAM HANFORD COVINGTON, b. 1910.
	iii.	RICHARD COVINGTON, b. 1913.
	iv.	CLYDE L. COVINGTON, b. 1916.
	v.	PAUL COVINGTON, b. 1920.
	vi.	FURMAN S. COVINGTON, b. 1924.


8.  THOMAS P.3 COVINGTON (THOMAS P.2, WILLIAM1) was born December 1882 in North Carolina.  He married MARY SLAONE.  
She was born 1888 in North Carolina.

Notes for THOMAS P. COVINGTON:
This family lived on Campbells Road in Polk County, Green Creek Township during 1920's - 1930's. Census
	
Children of THOMAS COVINGTON and MARY SLAONE are:
	i.	HORACE4 COVINGTON, b. 1911.
	ii.	PAULINE COVINGTON, b. 1912.
	iii.	HOLLICE COVINGTON, b. 1916.
	iv.	RAY COVINGTON, b. 1925.


9.  WAYNE EVERETT3 COVINGTON (RICHARD CHAMPION2, WILLIAM1) was born June 04, 1879 in Grover, Cleveland County, NC, and died 
January 23, 1965.  He married CYNTHIA ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE' GOLD December 23, 1899, daughter of BEN GOLD and CYNTHIA PANNELL.  
She was born January 01, 1878 in Cleveland County, NC, and died June 01, 1951 in Cleveland County, NC.

Notes for WAYNE EVERETT COVINGTON:
Wayne and Lizbeth were living near McNeill's, Moore County, NC on Sand Clay Road  in 1930. 
Wayne E. Covington's WWI Draft Registration shows he was tall, slender, brown eyes and auburn hair.

More About CYNTHIA ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE' GOLD:
Burial: June 03, 1951, Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Shelby, NC
	
Children of WAYNE COVINGTON and CYNTHIA GOLD are:
	i.	CARL EVERETT4 COVINGTON, b. December 26, 1900, Cleveland County, NC.
11.	ii.	ZULA JANE COVINGTON, b. January 13, 1910, Hoffman, Beaverdam Township, Richmond County, NC; d. November 24, 1957, 
Hoffman, Beaverdam Township, Richmond County, NC.
	iii.	RICHARD COVINGTON, b. 1913.
12.	iv.	IRIS COVINGTON, b. 1915.
13.	v.	ELAINE COVINGTON, b. 1920.


10.  VERNON3 COVINGTON (RICHARD CHAMPION2, WILLIAM1) was born 1908 in NC.  He married BULAH Abt. 1927.  She was born in NC.
	
Child of VERNON COVINGTON and BULAH is:
	i.	HAZEL4 COVINGTON, b. 1928, NC.


Generation No. 4

11.  ZULA JANE4 COVINGTON (WAYNE EVERETT3, RICHARD CHAMPION2, WILLIAM1) was born January 13, 1910 in Hoffman, Beaverdam Township, 
Richmond County, NC, and died November 24, 1957 in Hoffman, Beaverdam Township, Richmond County, NC.  She married (1) UNKNOWN in c1930.    
She married (2) JAMES LUTHER LATON Abt. 1932, son of ARCHIBALD LATON and MARY HOWARD.  He was born June 11, 1909 in Stanly County, NC, 
and died December 17, 1974 in Rockingham, Richmond County, NC.

More About ZULA JANE COVINGTON:
Burial: Bethesda Cemetery, Aberdeen, Moore County, NC

Notes for JAMES LUTHER LATON:
Died Possible Acute Myocardial Infarction, Congestive Heart failure, Acute Pulmonary Adema.

More About JAMES LUTHER LATON:
Burial: December 19, 1974, Bethesda Cemetery, Aberdeen, Moore County, NC
	
Child of ZULA COVINGTON and UNKNOWN is:
	i.	RUTH5 COVINGTON, b. Abt. 1931.

	
Children of ZULA COVINGTON and JAMES LATON are:
	ii.	LUTHER LEE5 LATON, b. August 08, 1933, Moore County, NC.
	iii.	WAYNE ARCHIBALD LATON, b. July 07, 1937, Richmond County, NC; d. November 21, 2003, Carteret County, NC; m. MYRTLE FAYE NORTON; 
	b. March 24, 1941, Richmond County, NC.
	iv.	JAMES GOLD LATON, b. October 31, 1941, Mineral Springs, Moore County, NC; m. EDNA LENORA DICK.


12.  IRIS4 COVINGTON (WAYNE EVERETT3, RICHARD CHAMPION2, WILLIAM1) was born 1915.  She married JAMES HAMPTON.  
	
Child of IRIS COVINGTON and JAMES HAMPTON is:
	i.	JAMES JR.5 HAMPTON.


13.  ELAINE4 COVINGTON (WAYNE EVERETT3, RICHARD CHAMPION2, WILLIAM1) was born 1920.  She married UNKNOWN CORNETT.  
	
Children of ELAINE COVINGTON and UNKNOWN CORNETT are:
	i.	JAMES GOLD5 CORNETT, m. BECKY.
	ii.	MILTON CORNETT.

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