John Slaughter Covington (1820 - 1884)

Born 12 Aug 1820 in Virginia, United States

Died 3 Sep 1884 at age 64 in El Dorado, California, United States

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Biography

John S Covington was born in Virginia about 1821. He died 3 Sept 1884 in El Dorado County, California. ^[1]

He is buried in the Sutter's Mill PIoneer Cemetery in Coloma, California. ^[2]

Tombstone Inscription

John S Covington

Native of Virginia

DIED

Sept 3, 1884

AGED

63 Years

1850 US Census Dutch Creek, California.^[3]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John S Covington Male 30 Virginia

Joseph Luddington Male 21 New York

James R Waite Male 28 New York

1880 US Census Coloma, California. John is listed as a toll gate keeper.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVS-D5Z9 : 5 June 2019), John Slaughter Covington, ; Burial, Coloma, El Dorado, California, United States of America, Pioneer Cemetery; citing record ID 6718871, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ Tombstone photo taken by janice sutherland July 2020. Sutter's Mill Pioneer Cemetery
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M491-LFP : 5 April 2020), John S Covington, Dutch Creek, El Dorado, California, United States; citing family 9, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GR-XPX : 26 August 2017), John S Covington, Coloma, El Dorado, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 52, sheet 62D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,065.