Mary Nichols

1798 - 1857  (59 years)

• Name	Mary Nichols  [1]
  Birth	10 Jan 1798	Kentucky   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Alternate death	Aft 15 Apr 1853  [5]
  Death	24 May 1857	Havana, Mason, Illinois   [6]
  Burial	Fullerton Cemetery, Havana, Mason, Illinois   [6]
  Person ID	I39173	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of LMW
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	George Nichols,   b. Abt 1771, Maryland
  Family ID	F10552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Covington,   b. Maryland d. Bef 1840
  Marriage	26 Oct 1821	Halifax, Brunswick, Virginia   [7]
  Notes	Halifax is now the county seat of Halifax County.
  Children	+ 1. James Covington,   b. 10 Apr 1824, Dearborn County, Indiana d. 6 Oct 1897, Belvidere, Thayer, Nebraska (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F23003	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Her Find a Grave page (as of 5 Nov 2023) gives her birthdate as 10 Jan 1795, but the photo of her grave clearly says that she died "May 24, 1857, AGED 59Ys. 4-Mn 14-Ds.", which yields a birth date of 10 Jan 1798. The 1850 census has Mary Covington living in Dearborn, Indiana, age 52, presumably a widow, in a household with George Nichols, presumably her father. But it seems unlikely that this was George Nichols whose wife was Susanna Mitts (also spelled Metz), for that couple's daughter Mary married a John Whitney in 1827.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6940] Find a Grave page for James Covington. [S6959] Find a Grave page for Mary Nichols Covington., date only. [S2244] 1880 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com., state only. [S2228] 1850 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com., state only. [S6958] Land grant to Mary Covington, 15 Apr 1853, at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/3417172/person/251582975/hints. [S6959] Find a Grave page for Mary Nichols Covington. [S3397] Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, on ancestry.com.