Robert Dockery Covington
Birth Date
On 1815 August 20 (Born)
Death Date
On 1902 June 2 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
1
Born in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, United States
1815 August 20
Mother
Jane Thomas
Father
Thomas B Covington
Date Details
Occurred On 1815 August 20
Married
Elizabeth Ann Thomas
1839 February 20 (Age 23)
Married
Elizabeth Ann Thomas
1839 February 20 (Age 23)
Baptized by
Benjamin Lynn Clapp
1842 (Age 26)
Traveled in
Edward Hunter/Jacob Foutz Company (1847)
1847 June 19 – October 1 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
John Thomas Covington (Age 6)
Emily Jane Covington (Age 4)
Elizabeth Ann Thomas (Age 27)
Robert Laborius Covington (Age 0)
Additional Information
His travel to Utah in 1847 is confirmed by the obituary of his daughter Emily.
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 19
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 1
Company Arrived
Married
Malinda Allison
1848 September 26 (Age 33)
Married
Malinda Allison
1848 September 26 (Age 33)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1869 October 9 (Age 54)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Washington, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Washington, Washington, Utah, United States
1902 June 2 (Age 86)
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Robert Dockery Covington (1815 - 1902) Profile
Robert Dockery Covington (1815 - 1902)
Sources
Person
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877). Registry of the names of persons residing in the various wards, 1852: Page 48.
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Ogden Standard-Examiner
"Emily Jane Farr to be Buried Today", Ogden Standard-Examiner, (6 March 1921), Page 13.
Record of Members, 1836-1970, SAINT GEORGE STAKE, Part 2, High Priest Quorum Genealogical Records, 1872-1906
"Robert D. Covington autobiographical sketch", Record of Members, 1836-1970, SAINT GEORGE STAKE, Part 2, High Priest Quorum Genealogical Records, 1872-1906, Page 160.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 17, Line 651.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 16, Line 651.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 11 June 1847, Page 26.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 17 August 1847.
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