Roxana Hunter

     Roxana Hunter was born in November 1818 at Vermont.¹ She was the daughter of James Hunter and Asenath Nokes. Roxana Hunter married John Young Covey, son of James Covey and Elizabeth (?); Corinne Lawson wrote in 1999 about a slip of paper she was shown by Alyce Tucker Ronzo, written by her mother Eunice (Covey) Tucker. She interprets as: "John Covey married Roxanna Hunter. She was the daughter of James Hunter who was married to Senith Noax..." This transcription is more fully covered under Asenath Nokes.² Roxana Hunter died on 31 December 1901 at Ellenburg Depot, Clinton Co, New York, at age 83; " Mrs Roxanna Covey, aged 84 years, died Dec. 31st. She was a devout CHristian and a member of the Free Baptist Church and had been totally blind for nearly forty years. She leaves several sons and daughters, grandchildren, and great grandchildren".³ She was buried at Sheldon Cemetery, Ellenburg, Clinton Co, New York.⁴
     She witnessed the baptism of John P. Alfred Covey on 7 February 1858 at Franklin Centre Methodist Church, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon Co, Quebec.⁵ In files compiled by Everett Hoebbel of Wauconda, IL in 1977, he wrote that Roxanna (Hunter) Covey was known as "Blind Grandma" and was a half sister to Barzilla Grimshaw.⁶