Mary Letitia Covington

Brief Life History of Mary Letitia

When Mary Letitia Covington was born on 2 August 1822, in Robertson, Tennessee, United States, her father, Nicholas C Covington, was 22 and her mother, Mary Nicey Byrd, was 16. She married Robert Calhoun Tate on 28 August 1844, in Robertson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Civil District 11, Robertson, Tennessee, United States for about 30 years. She died on 3 August 1906, in Robertson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Randolph 15-17 Cemetery, Cross Plains, Robertson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Calhoun Tate
1826–1906
Mary Letitia Covington
1822–1906
Marriage: 28 August 1844
Mary Ann Tate
1845–1936
Lutitia Josephine Tate
1847–1926
Thomas Jefferson Tate
1849–1932
Robert Henry Tate
1856–1917
Nicey Jane Tate
1858–1945
Nancy Elizabeth Tate
1861–1942

Sources (17)

  • Mary L Tate in household of R C Tate, "United States Census, 1870"
  • M L Covington, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1959"
  • Mary L Covington Tate, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in Huntingdonshire named Covington, from an Old English personal name Cofa + Old English -ing- denoting association + tūn ‘settlement’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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