Samuel Homer Covington^{[1, 2, 3]}

Abt 1854 - 1920  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Samuel Homer Covington  [4, 5, 6]
  Birth	Abt Jun 1854	Iowa   [3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Abt Oct 1920	Decatur City Cemetery, Iowa   [7]
  Death	11 Oct 1920	Decatur City, Decatur Co, Iowa   [8]
  Person ID	I1783	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	Bird H. Covington,   b. Abt 1801, Fairfax County, Virginia d. 11 Mar 1861, Decatur County, Iowa (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Sarah (wife of Bird H. Covington) [?],   b. Abt 1815, Ohio d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henrietta Frances Shaffner,   b. Abt 1855, Ohio d. Abt 1945, Decatur City, Decatur Co, Iowa (Age ~ 90 years)
  Children	1. Esther N Covington,   b. Abt 1878, Decatur City, Decatur Co, Iowa d. Yes, date unknown   2. Josephine L. Covington,   b. Abt 1884, Decatur County, Iowa d. Yes, date unknown   3. Samuel Everett Covington,   b. 8 Aug 1888, Decatur City, Decatur Co, Iowa d. 16 May 1981, Akron, Washington Co, Colorado (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F618	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2010

  
  

• 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. [9] (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

  
  

• Sources

  [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1900 Iowa, Decatur, Richland (Reliability: 3). Age 46' Father's birthplace, Tennessee; Mother's birthplace, Kentucky; Marriage year 1875; Years married, 25. Also living in this household Alma Shafftner ae 17 and Mendal D. Schafftner ae 11 [probably Shaffner] [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1920 Iowa, Decatur Co, Decatur City; age 65; one other household member, Henrietta age 65 (Reliability: 3). [S524] State of Iowa, Iowa State Census, (Original data: State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa ), 1925 Decatur Co, Decatur City; age 37 (Reliability: 3). [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1910 Iowa, Decatur, Burrell; age 56, (Reliability: 3). Samuel H Covington, age 56; Henriette Covington, age 56; Vern E Beck, age 29; Josephine H Beck, 26. [S355] United States Government, Census - main, (Censuses conducted 1790-1930), 1880 Iowa, Decatur, Decatur; age 26 (Reliability: 3). Samuel Covington; Decatur, Decatur, Iowa home in 1880; est birth year 1854; bp Iowa; her relation to head-of-household, self; his father's bp was Virginia, and his mother, who was living in his household, was born in Ohio; his occupation was farmer; he was married. In this household: Samuel H. Covington, 26; Henrietta Covington, 25; Esther N. Covington 2, Sarah Covington, 65, and Isaac W. Covington, 22. [S524] State of Iowa, Iowa State Census, (Original data: State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa ), 1885 IA state, Ringgold, Athens Twp, Kellerton Town (Reliability: 3). Samuel Waers; Birth Year: abt 1822; Birth Place: Ohio; Gender: Male; Census Date: 1885; Residence State: Iowa; Residence County: Ringgold; Locality: Athens; Roll: IA1885_257; Line: 17; Family Number: 129; Neighbors: View others on page; Household Members: Samuel Waers 63; Sarah Waers 60 [S525] Iowa GenWeb, Iowa death index, Iowa GenWeb Decatur Cemetery burial index (Reliability: 3). COVINGTON S.H. 1854-1920 SecA 04-10 [S525] Iowa GenWeb, Iowa death index, Iowa GenWeb Decatur Cemetery burial index (Reliability: 3). COVINGTON S.H. 1854-1920 [S542] Henry Harrison, English Surnames, (The Eaton Press, 190 Ebury Street, London, S.W; 1912.).