Brief Life History of Josiah
When Josiah Covington was born on 27 March 1834, in Tennessee, United States, his father, William Covington, was 28 and his mother, Sarah E Hunter, was 24. He married Hulda Francis Fraser on 29 June 1862, in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Liberty Township, St. Francois, Missouri, United States in 1870 and St. Francois Township, St. Francois, Missouri, United States in 1880. In 1880, at the age of 46, his occupation is listed as farming in St. Francois Township, St. Francois, Missouri, United States. He died on 7 June 1897, in Flat River, St. Francois, Missouri, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in St. Francois, Missouri, United States.
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- Josiah Covington in household of William Covington, "United States Census, 1850"
- Josiah Covington, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Josiah Covington, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
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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