Ancestry of
Dakota Fanning

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Nell L. Covington

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• • 2nd Great-grandmother of Dakota Fanning — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 25 
  • Father:
  • John Alva Covington 
  • Mother:
  • Nancy Jane Dean   
  • Birth Date:
  • 18 Oct 1889 
  • Birth Location:
  • Henry County, Virginia 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 17 Jun 1976 
  • Death Location:
  • Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Richard Adler Arrington
  • Marriage Date:
  • 21 Aug 1909 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Guilford County, North Carolina 
  • Child:

  Richard Adler Arrington (Ahnentafel No:12 )

  • Notes: 

  • Nell Covington's given name is also seen as Nellie.

• Sources for Nell L. Covington

  • ¹ Federal Census, NC, Mecklenburg County, 1920, Charlotte Ward 8, E.D. 153, Sheet 27B, Image 53 of 56.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 12/14/2021).
  • ³ North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, Death certificate for spouse Richard Adler Arrington.
  • ⁴ North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Marriage record for Richard A Arrington and Nellie L Covington.
  • ⁵ The Charlotte News (Charlotte, North Carolina), 18 JUN 1976, p. 8, Obituary for Nell Arrington.

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