Jacob Amic Covington

1844 - 1917  (73 years)

• Name	Jacob Amic Covington
  Born	10 May 1844	Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Group	Halls of Portsmouth, RI - DNA Family 015
  	Descendants of William Hall of Portsmouth, Rhode Island
  Group	Veteran of Civil War - Union
  	Person who served in the Civil War in the Union Forces (Grand Army of the Republlic)
  FamilySearch ID	K8TR-PNL
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8TR-PNL
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	5101238
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5101238
  Died	26 Sep 1917	Seattle, King County, Washington
  Buried	30 Sep 1917	Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington
  Person ID	I17718	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Elijah Covington,   b. Abt 1821, Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia ,   d. Unknown
  Mother	Catherine McClintock,   b. Abt 1821, Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia ,   d. Unknown
  Family ID	F8393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Amelia Darlington,   b. 22 May 1853, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa ,   d. 3 Jan 1939, Seattle, King County, Washington  (Age 85 years)
  Married	27 Jan 1872	Indian Territory
  Children	1. Catherine Amelia "Katie" Covington,   b. 8 Aug 1873, Indian Territory ,   d. 9 Jun 1923, Seattle, King County, Washington  (Age 49 years)   2. William Darlington Covington,   b. 28 Aug 1875, Indian Territory ,   d. 10 Nov 1944, Vashon, King County, Washington  (Age 69 years)   3. Louise Alice Covington,   b. 31 Aug 1879, Indian Territory ,   d. 8 Dec 1912, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona  (Age 33 years)   4. Mabel Electa Covington,   b. 28 Jul 1882, Indian Territory ,   d. 30 Apr 1961, Imola, Napa County, California  (Age 78 years)   5. Sarah Bird Covington,   b. 19 Dec 1888, Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas ,   d. 16 Mar 1972, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina  (Age 83 years)   6. Belle Elizabeth "Lizzie" Covington,   b. 1 Jan 1894, Fremont, King County, Washington ,   d. 31 Jan 1977, Seattle, King County, Washington  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F8392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 May 1844 - Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia Died - 26 Sep 1917 - Seattle, King County, Washington Buried - 30 Sep 1917 - Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges

  Veteran of the Union Forces during the Civil War

  
  

• Notes

  From Findagrave: He was the husband of Sarah Amelia (Darlington) Covington. Jacob A. Covington Residence was not listed; 19 years old. Enlisted on 6/14/1861 at Yonkers, NY as a Sergeant. On 6/14/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. NY 40th Infantry He was dismissed on 2/18/1863 Promotions: * 1st Sergt 8/1/1861 * 2nd Lieut 7/8/1862 Intra Regimental Company Transfers: * 7/8/1862 from company D to company I Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Saturday, September 29, 1917, page 11, column B J. A. COVINGTON, AGED FREMONT RESIDENT, DEAD Veteran of Civil War Who Came to Seattle Thirty-Four Years Ago Passes Away J. A. Covington died at the family home, 3629 Sunset place, Thursday morning, following an illness of a year. Mr. Covington, who had been a resident of the north end of Seattle for the last thirty-four years, was 76 years old. He was a member of Miller Post, G. A. R. and of the Masonic order. Mr. Covington was born in Wheeling, W. Va., seventy-seven years ago. At the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted in the Fortieth infantry of New York as a private. He was advanced to the rank of captain before the close of the war. He removed to Seattle thirty-four years ago and had been a resident of Fremont all that time. He had been employed as clerk at the county treasurer's office for the past fifteen years. He is survived by his wife and by five children--Mrs. E. C. Johnson, of Clear Lake; W. D. Covington, of Seattle; Mrs. Charles E. Nosler, of Oakland; Mrs. J. L. Kendall, of Huntsville, Ala., and Mrs. Ralph C. Byers, of Seattle. The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon from the Masonic temple at Fremont under the direction of the Miller Post, G. A. R., and the Doric lodge of Masons.