Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Strother Covington
and Elizabeth (Griffin) Covington
Sister of
Lucy Covington Duvall and Irene (Covington) Lewis
Wife of
Abraham Henry Lewis
— married
1850 in Culpeper County Virginia, USA
[children unknown]
Died
at age 58
in Amsterdam, Bates, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Aug 2014
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Biography
Birth: Oct. 27, 1824 Culpeper County Virginia, USA Death: Apr. 11, 1883 Amsterdam Bates County Missouri, USA
Geraldine was the daughter of John Strother Covington and Elizabeth W (Griffin) Covington of Culpeper County, Virginia. On January 15, 1850 Geraldine married the Reverend Abram Henry Lewis in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He was the son of John Lewis and Ann Merry (Wallis) Lewis of Culpeper County, Virginia.
Geraldine and Abram were the parents of Mary Wade, John Wallis, Lucy Kate, Elizabeth Merry Lily, Geraldine L "Dina", Thomas H, Robert Alfred, Willie, Mildred Irene "Rennie", Lloyd, Strother Covington, and Dennis T Springfield Lewis. They migrated from Culpeper County, Virginia to Westpoint, Bates County, Missouri in the late 1850's.
- by Lila Cole
Burial: West Point Cemetery Merwin Bates County Missouri, USA
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Created by: Lila Cole Record added: Nov 23, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 23048040
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23048040/geraldine-lafayette-lewis: accessed 04 August 2022), memorial page for Geraldine Lafayette Covington Lewis (27 Oct 1824–11 Apr 1883), Find A Grave: Memorial #23048040, citing West Point Cemetery, Merwin, Bates County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by JARROTT P. COX (contributor 46518980).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Geraldine by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Geraldine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Geraldine by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Geraldine:
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~1.17%
Richard Fowler
:
23andMe, GEDmatch DG8108167 [compare], yourDNAportal RIC52806da6
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~0.78%
Bob Dennis :
23andMe, GEDmatch QP3130568 [compare]
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