Individual Details

1860 Census. Deepwater, Henry Co, MO, Hh 742
Jacob Cover, 24, Farmer
Sarah M., 22
Mary A., 3
Martha L., 8 months
Joshua Covey, 63, b. VA, Stone Mason
Levi, 23, Farm hand
John, 17, Farm hand

Find A Grave Memorial# 15460473
Joshua was the sixth, and youngest, child of Samuel and Elizabeth (Nap) Covey, born July 18, 1796 in Virginia. His father was a Revolutionary War soldier from New York and Virginia. His siblings were Rachel, Joseph, Samuel, James, and William H.
On June 1, 1815, Joshua married Lydia Adamson and together, they had 13 children between 1816 and 1842: Elizabeth, Martha, Enoch, Hester, Samuel Edward, Priscilla, Nancy, Susannah, William B., Jacob, Levi, Lucian, and John Isaac. Lydia died in April 1855 after nearly 40 years of marriage.
By 1840, Joshua and his family had moved to Pettis County, Missouri. He passed away April 19, 1873 in Henry County, Missouri, aged 76 years.

Buried Stone's Chapel Cemetery, Montrose, Henry Co, MO.

Birth	1795	Montgomery County, Virginia
Marriage	1 Jun 1815	Jefferson County, Tennessee - Lydia ADAMSON
Death	14 Apr 1873	Missouri

Spouse	Lydia ADAMSON (1797 - 1855)
Child	Elizabeth Covey (1816 - 1900)
Child	Martha Covey (1818 - 1895)
Child	Enoch Moore Covey (1819 - 1896)
Child	Hester Covey (1821 - 1880)
Child	Samuel Edward Covey (1823 - 1868)
Child	Priscilla Covey (1825 - 1923)
Child	Nancy Covey (1827 - 1899)
Child	Susannah Covey (1830 - 1865)
Child	William B. Covey (1832 - 1857)
Child	Jacob C. Covey (1835 - 1900)
Child	Levi Covey (1837 - 1925)
Child	Lucian Covey (1839 - 1841)
Child	John Isaac Covey (1842 - 1922)