Brief Life History of Laura A
When Laura A Covey was born in 1862, in Missouri, United States, her father, William Grant Covey, was 22 and her mother, Phidelia McLaughlin, was 18. She married Joseph Campbell in 1888, in Mercer, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Harrison Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1929, in Mercer, Missouri, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Goshen Cemetery, Harrison Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States.
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- Laura A Covey in household of William Covey, "United States Census, 1870"
- Laura Covey in entry for Leland B Campbell, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968"
- Laura A Campbell in household of Joseph Campbell, "United States Census, 1920"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened form of MacCovey, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cobhthaigh (see Coffey ).
English: unexplained. Covey is used of ‘pantry’ in the early modern period and covey ‘little chap’ (a diminutive of cove, Middle English cof ‘bold, eager, courageous’; see Cove ) in the early nineteenth century, but there is no evidence to confirm either as the source for the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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