NameWalter Gregory Covington 
Birth14 Dec 1814, Essex County, Virginia
Death21 Jul 1858, Essex County, Virginia
OccupationFarmer and carriage maker
Documentation
1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 72A, Dwelling 107, Family 107
Covington, Walter, 34, male, farmer, $5,000 real estate, born in Virginia
Covington, Lucy, 26, female, born in Virginia
Covington, Joseph, 12, male, born in Virginia, attended school
Covington, Richard, 10, male, born in Virginia, attended school
Covington, Thomas, 5, male, born in Virginia
Covington, Arthur, 3, male, born in Virginia
Covington, Ann, 2, female, born in Virginia
A chancery case in Essex County, Virginia, stated that William Howerton was “many years ago” deceased. His widow was Ann W. Howerton, who was Ann W. Covington. They had three children: Judson, Benjamin and Mary Agnes. William Howerton had been previously married and had children by his first marriage, Winnifred Howerton, Charlotte Howerton (who married Thomas Cotes or Coles), Thomas Howerton, and Eldred Howerton. Ann W. Covington had been previously married and had children Walter G. Covington and Sophronia Covington, who married Thomas Howerton. [Essex County, Virginia, Loose Papers, apparently mistakenly filed in the folder Dunn vs. Dunn, 1853.]
Spouses
Marriageabt 14 Dec 1835, Essex County, Virginia
Birthabt 1824, Virginia
Death1875
Marriageabt 2 Dec 1844, Essex County, Virginia