On 12 March 1913, Major Thomas Covington was born in Rappahannock District, Essex County, Virginia. Boy; legitimate; father Thomas Covington, resident of Essex County, Virginia, white, 38, born in Essex County, Virginia, farmer; mother Mary Fannie Hodges, resident of Essex County, Virginia, white, 24, born in Essex County, Virginia, housewife. Number of children born to this mother, including this birth: 4; number of living children, including this birth: 4. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Birth 8603.]