Brief Life History of Ora Wasson "Wassie"
When Ora Wasson "Wassie" Covert was born on 21 January 1854, in Franklin, Arkansas, United States, her father, John Bates Covert, was 38 and her mother, Hester Ann Warner, was 40. She married David R Rickart on 17 September 1873, in San Joaquin, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 8 October 1928, in Oakdale, Stanislaus, California, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Oakdale, Stanislaus, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Ora W Rickart in household of Dave Rickart, "United States Census, 1910"
- Noson Covert, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Ora W Richart in household of David Richart, "United States Census, 1900"
Spouse and Children
1848–1927 Male
1854–1928 Female
Children (5)
1874–1874 Male
1880–1962 Female
1883–1961 Female
1886–1886 Female
1891–1891 Male
Parents and Siblings
1815–1888 Male
1813–1862 Female
Siblings (8)
1835–1864 Male
1837–1912 Male
1837–1926 Male
1839– Male
1839–1865 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
Age 3
1861
Age 7
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (Surrey, of Norman origin): habitational name from the Norman hamlet of Couvert in Calvados or from some other locality similarly named from Old French (le) covert ‘the secret corner, refuge, or thicket’. Sussex surname forms with the definite article and no preposition are not nicknames from Old French covert ‘secret(ive)’, as has been suggested, but are either references to ‘Le Covert’ as the place of origin or represent the common Norman practice of substituting le for de in surnames. This surname is now extinct in Britain.
Americanized form of an unidentified Dutch or German name, perhaps Kofoed or German Gobert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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