James Covert (1808 - 1885)

Born 3 Jun 1808 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1885 at age 76 in Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

James was born in 1808.

He married Mary Martz (1811-1858) on 11 July 1830. They had nine children, according to FamilySearch:

Elizabeth Covert (Walters) 1831-1886

Mary Marinda Covert 1833-1906

William Augustus Covert 1835-1863

Jacob Wilson Covert 1837-1902

Abraham Martz Covert 1839-1877

Margaret Clara Covert 1841-1842

Catharine Ann Covert 1844-1928

Susan Lucretia Covert 1847-1847

James Covert 1849-1882

He married Susan Zimmerman (1826-1901) after his first wife died.

1850-1860 he was in Sunbury, Northumberland, PA. Afterward he is recorded in Selinsgrove, Snyder, PA.

He passed away in 1885. He is buried in Union Cemetery, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.

Sources

• FamilySearch
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CH-5CL : 22 December 2020), James Covert, Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX5J-R7S : 18 February 2021), James Covert, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ28-RG7 : 29 May 2021), James Covert, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWVZ-BGQ : 14 January 2022), James Covert, Selinsgrove, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• Covert Family Bible Images Here
• Find a Grave