Eighth Generation


348. Fannie Hall THOMAS was born on 19 April 1865 in Texas.172 She died on 8 December 1952 at the age of 87 in Fannin County, Texas.172

1880 Census. Lamar County, TX. Hh 37
Warren S. Thomas, age 35, b. AR, father b. VA, mother b. NC
Hannah S., mother, age 54, b. NC as were her parents
Nathan P., brother, age 26, b. AR
Fannie H., sister, age 15, b. TX

1900 Census. Justice Prec 4, Fannin Co, TX Hh 169
"Mat" C. Covington, b. Feb 1847, age 53, married 20 years, b. MO as were his parents, farmer
Fannie, wife, b. Apr 1865, age 35, has had 7 children, 4 are living, b. TX, father b. SC, mother b. NC
Children all born in Texas
Albert, son, b. Nov 1886, age 14 [should have been 13]
Lillian, dau, b. Sep 1890, age 9
Della, dau, b. Dec 1893, age 6
Hollis, son, b. Feb 1898, age 2

1910 Census, Justice Prec 3, Fannin Co, TX Hh 179
Nathan C. Covington, age 63, married for 29 years, b. MO, carpenter
Fannie H., wife, age 44, has had 8 children, only 4 are living, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. NC
Lillie P, dau, age 19
Grace D., dau, age 17
Hollis L., son, age 12
Granville, son, age 6
[son Albert must have died since 1900]

1920 Census. Justice Prec 3, Leonard, Fannin Co, TX, Hh 20
Nathan C. Covington, age 71, b. TN
Fannie, wife, age 64, b. TX, father b. SC, mother b. NC
Hollis L, son, age 21, b. TX
Granville, son, age 16, b. TX
Lillie Baker, dau, age 28, married, b. TX
Mary R., granddau., age 1 year, 9 months

1930 Census. Bonham, Dist 3, Fannin Co, TX Hh 357
Price Thomas, age 77, single, b. TX, father b. SC, mother b. NC
Fannie Covington, sister, age 64, widowed. She was 15 when she married., b. TX

Texas Death Certificate #59993
Fannie Hall Covington died St. Vincent's Hospital in Sherman, Grayson Co, TX. Her residence given as 107 N. Carr Ave. She was born 19 Apr 1865 in DeKalb, TX [no longer found as a town] and died at age 87 years, 7 months, 19 days, on 8 Dec 1952. She was widowed. Her father was William Thomas; her mother Hannah Graves. The informant was G. Covington [likely her son Granville]. She fell at home on the 4th of December and fractured her right femur and subsequently died of a coronary occlusion. She was buried Willow Wild Cemetery, Bonham.

Fannie Hall THOMAS and Nathan Carol COVINGTON were married on 18 August 1880 in Lamar County, Texas. Nathan Carol COVINGTON was born on 14 February 1837 in Missouri.172 He died on 26 January 1926 at the age of 88 in Leonard, Fannin County, Texas.172

Database online at WorldConnect lists Nathan's parents as John Madison Covington, born about 1814 in Tennessee, died May 1859, Fannin Co, TX, and Charity Johnson, born about 1820 in NC and died 2 May 1914, Texas. They were married about 1838 in Hardeman County, TN

Fannie Hall THOMAS and Nathan Carol COVINGTON had the following children:

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Daisie Pearl COVINGTON was born on 5 September 1881 in Texas.172 She died on 5 December 1886 at the age of 5 in Fannin County, Texas.172

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Charity Myrtle COVINGTON was born on 30 June 1883 in Texas.172 She died on 13 August 1884 at the age of 1 in Fannin County, Texas.172

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Walter Willard COVINGTON was born on 29 January 1885 in Texas. He died on 10 July 1885 at the age of 0 in Fannin County, Texas.

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Albert J. COVINGTON was born in 1886 in Texas.172 He died on 9 December 1905 at the age of 19 in Texas.172

Report of Death, #27575, County Clerk, Fannin Co, TX
Albert Covington, white male, age 19, died 9 Dec 1905 at 4:20 PM, in Bailey, Fannin Co. He had remittant fever for three days

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Lillie P. COVINGTON was born on 17 September 1890 in Texas. She died on 14 October 1966 at the age of 76 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas.

Married name was Baker.

Texas Death Certificate #65799
Lilliam P. Baker died 14 Oct 1966, at the Chapel of Care, Sherman, Grayson Co, TX, of a stroke. Her residence was 909 E. Cherry St in Sherman. She was 76, born 17 Sep 1890 in Gober, Texas, and widowed. Her father was N. C. Covington, her mother Fannie Thomas. Her daughter Mary Hampton was the informant. She was buried Willow Wild Cemetery in Bonham, Fannin Co TX on 16 Oct 1966.

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Grace Della COVINGTON was born in December 1893 in Texas.

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Hollis Lawrence COVINGTON was born on 23 February 1897 in Texas. He died on 15 September 1950 at the age of 53 in Grayson County, Texas.

Texas Death Certificate #62327
Hollis Lawrence Covington. His residence was Rt. 1, Electra, Grayson Co, TX. He was divorced. Hollis was born 23 Feb 1897, Texas, and died at 53 years, 6 months, and 23 days, on 15 Sep 1950. He had been a butcher in a meat market. His father was Nathan Carroll Covington; his mother Fannie Hall Thomas. Mrs. G. Covington was the informant. [probably his sister-in-law]. He committed suicide with poison, on his farm. He was buried Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Grayson Co.

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Granville COVINGTON was born on 27 June 1903 in Fannin County, Texas. He died on 19 September 1995 at the age of 92 in Grayson County, Texas.