Rufus Melvin Covey

M, b. 3 May 1876, d. 25 December 1952
FatherWilliam Covey b. 12 Aug 1839, d. 1 Apr 1922
MotherFanny Adelia Wells b. c 1845, d. c 1880
Relationship3rd cousin 3 times removed of Pamela Joyce Wood
     Rufus Melvin Covey was born on 3 May 1876 at Mooers, Clinton Co, New York.1,2 He was the son of William Covey and Fanny Adelia Wells. Rufus Melvin Covey married Jennie Minnie Covey, daughter of Hiram Barzilla Covey and Corintha Eleanor Taylor, on 19 August 1896 at Ellenburg Corners, Clinton Co, New York.3 Rufus Melvin Covey died on 25 December 1952 at Northfield, Washington Co, Vermont, at age 76.2,4 He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Northfield Ctr, Washington Co, Vermont.
     He appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 at 38 Lenox Avenue, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co, Massachusetts; Rufus Covey, 24, (May 1876), wife Jennie, 21 (Mar 1879), both born NY, son Raymond, 1 (Jan 1899), b. Quebec. They had two children, one living.5 He appeared on the census of 11 February 1920 at Northfield, Washington Co, Vermont; Rufus Covey, 51, and Hattie M., 48. There were no children listed with them.6

Family

Jennie Minnie Covey b. 11 Mar 1879, d. 22 Dec 1963
Marriage*He married Jennie Minnie Covey, daughter of Hiram Barzilla Covey and Corintha Eleanor Taylor, on 19 August 1896 at Ellenburg Corners, Clinton Co, New York.3 
Children
Last Edited28 Feb 2010

Citations

  1. [S608] WWI Draft Registrations, online at Ancestry.com: http://www.ancestry.com, Entry for Rufus Covey, Washington Co, VT.
  2. [S991] Ancestry.com Inc., 2010: Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008 , Rufus M. Covey, 1952.
  3. [S597] Larry Baker, "E-mail - Baker, Larry," e-mail to Pam Wood Waugh, Jan-Feb 1998, 2 Feb 1998.
  4. [S597] Larry Baker, "E-mail - Baker, Larry," e-mail to Pam Wood Waugh, Jan-Feb 1998, 18 Jan 1998.
  5. [S428] 1900 US Federal Census , Massachusetts, Berkshire Co, Pittsfield. Series: T623 Roll: 632 Page: 331.
  6. [S207] 1920 US Federal Census , Vermont, Washington Co, Northfield. T625 Roll: 1875 Page: 201.