Samuel Homer Covington

Notes:

Exact death date from apocryphal source

Covington Surname Origin The name Covington is of Old English origin, and the meaning is "settlement near the cave" It is a fairly common surname, #1053 out of 88799 according to the 1990 U.S. Census. The earliest of the name on record appears to be Covintune who was listed as a tenant in the Domesday Book of 1086. Couvyngton was recorded in 1260 in County Lancashire. Later instances of the name include William de Colbaynston between 1202 and 1222 as witness to a charter by Brice, Bishop of Moray, bestowing the church of Deveth on the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity at Spyny. Edmund de Colbenstone of Lanarkshire, also rendered homage for their possessions in 1296. In 1297, a royal message from Edward I of England was directed to William de Colbeynston, and in 1304, Sir John de Colbanston held the farm of the barony of Colbayneston of the King.

Surname Origins in Europe Surnames derived from placenames are divided into two broad categories; topographic names and habitation names. Topographic names are derived from general descriptive references to someone who lived near a physical feature such as an oak tree, a hill, a stream or a church. Habitation names are derived from pre-existing names denoting towns, villages and farmsteads. Other classes of local names include those derived from the names of rivers, individual houses with signs on them, regions and whole countries. In the Middle Ages heraldry came into use as a practical matter. It originated in the devices used to distinguish the armoured warriors in tournament and war, and was also placed on seals as marks of identity. As far as records show, true heraldry began in the middle of the 12th century, and appeared almost simultaneously in several countries of Western Europe.

(Research):1900 Iowa Census, Decatur, Richland. In this household: Alma Shafftner age 17 and Mendal D. Shafftner age 11. My comment: The 't' in Shafftner unlikely; more likely, Shaffner

Family/Spouse: Henrietta Frances Shaffner. Henrietta (daughter of Matthias Shaffner and Henrette Everett) was born about 1855 in Ohio; died about 1945 in Decatur City, Decatur Co, Iowa; was buried about 1945 in Decatur City Cemetery, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Esther N Covington was born about 1878 in Decatur City, Decatur Co, Iowa; and died.
2. Josephine L. Covington was born about 1884 in Decatur County, Iowa; and died.
3. Samuel Everett Covington was born on 8 Aug 1888 in Decatur City, Decatur Co, Iowa; died on 16 May 1981 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado.

Notes:

For Bird H Covington's birth place, only the state, Virginia, has been verified. The county of birth, Fairfax, is from the apocryphal LDS Ancestry File of the 70s-90s. The given name "Bird" is so unusual I went about searching for verification that it was so. This was prompted from a WPA list that had his given name as "Biod" which is really farfetched. I found it in an official U.S. document (see name source) then I later found it in the Bureau of Land Management database.

(Research):This is from a UK website http://www.covingtonhistory.co.uk/LatestUpdates.htm
BIRD H COVINGTON. Ref: 17479. Born: during 1801 at Halifax Co VA. Father: not known, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not known, Mother Ref: 0. 25/05/2010 from http://www.covingtonhistory.co.uk/LatestUpdates.htm
BIRD H COVINGTON. Ref: 17479. Born: during 1801 at Halifax Co VA. Father: not known, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not known, Mother Ref: 0 SARAH E. Ref: 17484. Born around 1847 at Edgar Co IL. Mother: Sarah, Ref: 17480 SMITH C. Ref: 17483. Born during 1844 at Edgar Co IL. Mother: Sarah, Ref: 17480 AMANDA. Ref: 17482. Born during 1841 at Edgar Co IL. Mother: Sarah, Ref: 17480 THURSAY A. Ref: 17481. Born during 1838 at Edgar Co IL. Mother: Sarah, Ref: 17480

Bird married Sarah (wife of Bird H. Covington) [?]. Sarah was born about 1815 in Ohio; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]