Brief Life History of Emily Jane
When Emily Jane Covington was born on 1 January 1843, in Summerville, Noxubee, Mississippi, United States, her father, Robert Dockery Covington, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth Ann Thomas, was 22. She married Winslow Farr Jr on 17 October 1858, in Washington, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1920 and Weber, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 4 March 1921, in Taylor, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Sources (43)
- Emily J Farr, "United States Census, 1920"
- Emily Jane Farr, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Blank in entry for Barnard E Farr and Susie Alvord, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
Spouse and Children
1837–1913 Male
1843–1921 Female
Children (14)
1860–1861 Male
1862–1925 Female
1864–1946 Male
1866–1942 Male
1868–1869 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1815–1902 Male
1820–1847 Female
Siblings (5)
1840–1908 Male
1843–1921 Female
1845–1846 Female
1846–1846 Female
1847–1928 Male
World Events (8)
1846
Age 3
1850
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1865
Age 22
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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A Life Sketch of Emily Jane Covington Farr
Written by a granddaughter, Emily Evelyn Farr Mower Emily Jane Covington was born January 1, 1843 in Sommerville, Noxubee Mississippi. She was a daughter of Robert Dockery Covington and Eli …
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