Covington

 

Hello . . . I'm Bill Covington . . . this site provides links to information about my great-grandfather, Terrell Covington (1831 - 1915), of Wadesboro, NC.

First, a quick note about me . . . William Oates Covington, Jr. (1932 - ), born Wadesboro, NC . . . now in New Jersey and retired . . . email: wiloc@aol.com

 

Brad Nichols, a descendant of Terrell Covington, has done extensive research on the Covington family and has documented his work on findagrave.com memorial webpages. As an entre to this interesting and informative work, along with contributions by many other enthusiastic genealogists, here is a link to the webpage for Terrell Covington:

 

Terrell Covington (1831 - 1915)   findagrave webpage

 

 

 

 

I published a book in the year 2005 that details the information I had gleaned about the Covingtons who migrated from Maryland to Richmond County, NC, c.1769. This book of over 800 pages is available from the publisher. Click the book title link for details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terrell & Eranda Covington Genealogy

by William Oates Covington, Jr.

 

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Terrell Covington was born in Richmond County, NC, served in the Civil War, then moved to Wadesboro, NC, in adjoining Anson County. Terrell was descended from the group of Covingtons who migrated from Maryland to Richmond County, NC, c.1769. Terrell was married twice; by his first wife he had eight sons and two daugthers. His son, Jeff, was my grandfather.