Lee Andrew Covington III (1920 - 1992)

Born 16 Apr 1920 in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Bertie (Creel) Dennis — married 11 Jun 1938 (to Jun 1949) in Jones County, Mississippi, USA

Died 23 Dec 1992 at age 72 in Freeport, Brazoria, Texas, United States

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Biography

Lee Andrew Covington III was born on Apr 16, 1920 in Wayne County, Mississippi, USA as the second child of Lee Andrew Covington and Alice Emmaline Carney.

He had one sibling, namely: James Ples.

He died on Dec 23, 1992 in Freeport, Brazoria, Texas, USA (Age at Death: 72).

When he was 18, he married Bertie Creel, daughter of Chalmer Creel and Magnolia Dennis, on Jun 11, 1938 in Jones County, Mississippi, USA. ^[1] They divorced on Jun 1949 in Harrison County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

When he was 31, he married Louise Katheryn Jones, daughter of John D. Jones and Lula Mae Jones, on Dec 05, 1951.

Lee Andrew Covington III lived in Beat 3, Wayne, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grandson).

He lived in Southeast, Jones, Mississippi in 1935. He lived in Southeast, Jones, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 19; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son). Race: (White)

He was buried in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, USA (Conroe Memorial Park). ^[3]

Lee Andrew Covington III and Louise Katheryn Jones had the following children:

1. Emma Sue Covington.
2. Jimmie Ray Covington.
3. Lee Andrew "Andy" Covington.
4. Rainnie Kay Covington was born on Apr 01, 1960 in Somervell, Texas, USA. She died on Jan 02, 2003 (Age at Death: 42).
5. Pat Covington.
6. Johnny Covington.
7. Carl Wayne Covington.
8. Mary Covington.

Death

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000

Name: Lee Covington III

Death Date: 23 Dec 1992

Death County: Brazoria

Gender: Male^[4]

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

Name: Lee Covington

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1920

Death Date: 26 Dec 1992 s/b 23 Dec 1992

Branch 1: ARMY

Enlistment Date 1: 23 Nov 1942

Release Date 1: 18 Oct 1947^[5]

Burial

Burial: Conroe Memorial Park

Place: Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, USA

Plot: Section C Plot 66 Space 2

GPS (lat/lon): 30.17672, 95.25737

Inscription:

Lee Andrew Covington III

1920 - 1992

Inscription (military):

Lee Andrew Covington

PFC US Army

World War II

Apr. 16, 1920

Dec. 23, 1992

Sources

1. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8DYT-Q4W2 : 27 July 2020), Bertie Creel in entry for Lee Covington, 11 Jun 1938; citing Marriage, Jones, Mississippi, United States, 00900, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
2. ↑ Divorce Mrs. Bertie Creel Covington vs Lee Andrew Covington
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123593125/lee-andrew-covington : accessed 04 February 2022), memorial page for Lee Andrew Covington III (16 Apr 1920–23 Dec 1992), Find a Grave Memorial ID 123593125, citing Conroe Memorial Park, Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Jerry Taylor (contributor 48007598) .
4. ↑ Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
5. ↑ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB91-KKV : 4 January 2021), Lil Covington in household of Lina Covington, Beat 4, Jones, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-34, sheet 9B, line 75, family 153, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2036.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MR-8KG : accessed 5 February 2022), Lee A Covington in household of Alice E Camey, Beat 3, Wayne, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 8A, line 26, family 154, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1171; FHL microfilm 2,340,906.