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     William Coverstone died at Whitley Co., IN. He married Emily Windle, daughter of Peter Windle and Elizabeth Smith, on 13 May 1864.

     Lucy Jane Covey was born on 2 September 1894. She married Henry Porch. Lucy Jane Covey died on 30 March 1959 at age 64. She was buried in April 1959 at Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Little Yazoo, Yazoo Co., MS, Findagrave #91005153.

     Charles Jett Covington was born on 6 January 1929 at Reedville, Northmberland Co., VA. He was the son of William Tankard Covington and Mortimer Idelle McNeal. Charles Jett Covington married Elizabeth Josephine Venable, daughter of John Samuel Venable and Louisa Storie, on 10 September 1949 at Lancaster Co., VA. Charles Jett Covington died on 9 August 2006 at age 77. He was buried in August 2006 at Roseland Cemetery, Reedville, Northumberland Co., VA, Findagrave #129367603.

     Claudia Covington was born on 1 March 1888 at Rosalie, Red River Co., TX; daughter of T. John and Julia F. (McCulloch) Covington. She married Errette Johnson Garst, son of Thomas Chester Garst and Julia Catherine Bacon, on 12 May 1920. Claudia Covington died in February 1953 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS, at age 64. She was buried in 1953 at Highland Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS, Findagrave #23809463.

     Mary Louise Covington was born on 9 March 1924 at Forsyth Co., NC. She was the daughter of Thomas Hovert Covington and Cora A. Gibson.¹ Mary Louise Covington married Joseph James Artle on 28 February 1944 at District of Columbia. Mary Louise Covington married Bobby Louis DeVault, son of Louis Pence DeVault and Bertha Lou Ella Plowman, on 2 January 1954 at Iredell Co., NC. Mary Louise Covington died in 1985. She was buried in 1985 at Woodland Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC, Find A Grave Memorial# 47213681.

     Thomas Hovert Covington was born circa 1895 at North Carolina.¹ He married Cora A. Gibson circa 1922.¹

     Vernon Venable Covington was born on 6 January 1956 at Lancaster Co., VA. He was the son of Charles Jett Covington and Elizabeth Josephine Venable. Vernon Venable Covington died on 15 May 2004 at Portsmouth, VA, at age 48

Obituary (Findagrave.com):

CHESAPEAKE — QMC Vernon V. Covington, USCG Retired, 48, passed away May 15, 2004, at Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth.

A native of Lancaster County, Va., he was the son of Charles J. Covington II and Bette Jo Covington of Reedville, Va. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard and a realtor with Coldwell Banker in the Hampton Roads Area.

He was buried in May 2004 at Roseland Cemetery, Reedville, Northumberland Co., VA, Findagrave #80219394.

     William Tankard Covington was born in 1897. He married Mortimer Idelle McNeal on 9 September 1919. William Tankard Covington died in 1967. He was buried in 1967 at Roseland Cemetery, Reedville, Northumberland Co., VA, Findagrave #80220251.

     Levi A. Covy married Annie Dora Myers, daughter of John A. Myers and Ida Laura McClay, on 3 November 1904.

     A. Nancy Cowan married Benjamin W. Jones.

     Florence Margaret Cowan married Edward Greenwalt Strickler, son of Amos S. Strickler and Ella Aleda Etter, on 16 August 1924.

     Harriet B. Cowan was born in 1855 at New York. She married Alonzo M. Eager circa 1881.¹ Harriet B. Cowan died circa 7 June 1926 at Silver Lake, Kenosha Co., WI. She was buried in June 1926 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Rock Co., WI, Findagrave #125561082.

     Hugh M. Cowan was born on 2 October 1849 at Ohio.¹ He married Virginia Ellen Patterson on 26 March 1877 at Greene Co., MO. Hugh M. Cowan died on 5 February 1903 at Missouri at age 53.

     Inez Maize Cowan was born on 24 September 1872 at Dade Co., MO. She married Robert Edward Ireson. Inez Maize Cowan died on 16 July 1963 at Springfield, Greene Co., MO, at age 90. She was buried in July 1963 at Stockton Cemetery, Stockton, Cedar Co., MO, Find A Grave Memorial# 70729999.

     J. P. Cowan was born circa 1824. He married Mary Jane Hooker, daughter of Richard Hooker and Nancy Tallman, circa 1848 at Fairfield Co., OH.

     James Craig Cowan was born on 27 August 1854. He married Louise Henry on 6 December 1881 at Church of the Holy Trinity, Vicksburg, Warren Co., MS. James Craig Cowan died on 15 July 1896 at Vicksburg, Warren Co., MS, at age 41. He was buried in July 1896 at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Warren Co., MS, Findagrave #13602213.

     Marie Louise Cowan was born on 20 September 1882 at Vicksburg, Warren Co., MS.¹ She was the daughter of James Craig Cowan and Louise Henry.¹ Marie Louise Cowan married Lt. Henry Watson Starling, son of Henry Lyne Starling and Katherine Crittenden Watson, on 14 April 1909. Marie Louise Cowan died on 29 July 1974 at Greenville, Washington Co., MS, at age 91. She was buried in 1974 at Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Washington Co., MS, Findagrave #148509130.

     Martha Love Cowan was the daughter of William John Cowan and Jeanie Bean. Martha Love Cowan married William James Hobbs, son of Amory Oliver Hobbs and Rhoda Ann Stringfield.

     Rebecca Ellen Cowan married Charles McClay.

     Richard H. Cowan was born on 2 October 1916 at Muskogee, Muskogee Co., OK.¹ He was the son of William P. Cowan and Laura J. Raitt.¹ Richard H. Cowan lived in April 1940 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK. He died in December 1972 at age 56.

     William John Cowan married Jeanie Bean.

     William P. Cowan was born on 8 August 1882 at Greene Co. (probably), MO.^2,1 He was the son of Hugh M. Cowan and Virginia Ellen Patterson.² William P. Cowan married Laura J. Raitt, daughter of Charles Hammond Raitt and Amelia Belinda Clippinger, on 25 January 1909 at Greene Co., MO. William P. Cowan died in November 1969 at Cleveland Co., OK, at age 87 Dates per SSDI, last residence Norman.

     Wilmina Cowan was born in July 1856 at Illinois.¹ She married Robert Nicholas Burckhalter circa 1875.¹ Wilmina Cowan died on 16 January 1924 at Butler, Butler Co., PA, at age 67. She was buried in January 1924 at North Side Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co., PA, Findagrave #102966366.

     John Mortimer Coward was born in August 1867 at New York.¹ He married Minnie M. Van Winkle circa February 1899. John Mortimer Coward died on 10 March 1928 at age 60. He was buried in March 1928 at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, Findagrave #108498797.

     Miriam Van Winkle Coward was born on 14 July 1907 per 1926 and 1933 ship passenger lists.

Findagrave.com memorial shows her born in 1909, however she is listed in the 1910 census (April) as age 2. She was the daughter of John Mortimer Coward and Minnie M. Van Winkle. Miriam Van Winkle Coward married Ernest Hugh Rice, son of Elwood E. Rice and Mary Elizabeth O'Neill, on 31 January 1927 at New York City, NY, license date. Miriam Van Winkle Coward married Arthur Newton Pierson Jr. Miriam Van Winkle Coward died on 6 April 1958 at Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., FL, at age 50 Obituary,(via Findagrave.com):

Mrs. Miriam Coward Pierson of Kenellyn Farms, Far Hills, wife of Arthur N. Pierson Jr., formerly of Westfield, died Sunday of an embolism at St. Mary's Hospital, Palm Beach, Fla. Her age was 49.

Mrs. Pierson was a granddaughter of James S. Coward, founder of the Coward Shoe Company. She was the daughter of the late John Moore and Minnie Van Winkle Coward and daughter-in-law of the late County Treasurer, Arthur N. Pierson Sr.

She also leaves a son by a former marriage, Ernest Hugh Rice Jr. of Millburn, and three grandchildren.

Services will ibe held at 2 p.m. today in her home. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Gray's Funeral Home. Obituary can be found in Westfield Leader, April 10, 1958, page 4.

She was buried in April 1958 at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, Union Co., NJ, Findagrave #107485752.

     Earl William Cowden married Ruth Miriam Roland, daughter of Joseph Martin Roland and Amanda Hannah Brumfield, on 8 June 1920 at Des Moines, Polk Co., IA.

     Ethel Cowdin was born on 16 April 1888 at Manhattan, New York Co., NY. She married Charles Morgan on 4 June 1910 at New York City, New York Co., NY. Ethel Cowdin died on 18 September 1966 at New York City, New York Co., NY, at age 78. She was buried in September 1966 at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, Find A Grave Memorial# 114988315.

     Charles R. Cowdrey was born on 15 July 1926 at Michigan.¹ He was the son of Robert Fulton Cowdrey and Marian Seville Dibble.¹ Charles R. Cowdrey died in November 1970 at age 44.

     Gilbert Dibble Cowdrey was born in 1912 at North Star, Gratiot Co., MI.¹ He was the son of Robert Fulton Cowdrey and Marian Seville Dibble.¹ Gilbert Dibble Cowdrey died in 1927 at North Star, Gratiot Co., MI.

     Noabella Cowdrey was born in 1921 at North Star, Gratiot Co., MI.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Fulton Cowdrey and Marian Seville Dibble.¹ Noabella Cowdrey died in 2000 at Florida.