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• FamilySearch ID: L7F8-Z1X
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 120512282
• Group: Halls of Portsmouth, RI - DNA Family 015
• 1850 Census: 17 Sep 1850, Salem, Henry County, Iowa

Notes:

The Descendants of Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth Rhode Island
https://ia800208.us.archive.org/34/items/descendantsoftho00lcreed/descendantsoftho00lcreed.pdf

William Hall's wife, Mary "Polly" Durfee is the daughter of James Durfee and Mary Burrington. The relevant pages are 241, 242, and 403, 404. Eleven children are listed including George Hall born 10 September 1805. The book mentions that James Durfee removed his family to Madison, New York in 1803. That is where William Hall and Mary Durfee's son George was most likely born.

pp. 413-414

XI.  --  HALL, AMELIA CHARITY (William 2d, George 1st). Born in Madison, N. Y., November 18, 1813; died in Springdale, Iowa, August 22, 1860; married in Salem, Iowa, in August 1849, to BRINTON DARLINGTON, agent of Cheyenne and Arrapahoe Indians, son of Stephen and Rachel (---) Darlington; born in Fayette Co., Pa., December 3, 1804; died in Indian Territory, at Indian Agency, May 1, 1872.

Their chidren were:

WILLIAM T. DARLINGTOB; who was a soldier in the Union army during the War of Rebellion.

SARAH A. DARLINGTON, born in Muscatine, Ia., May 22, 1853; married in Indian Territory, January 27, 1872 to JACOB A. COVINGTON, of West Virginia, son of Elijah and Catherine (---) Covington; born in Wheeling, West Va., May 10, 1844. They were living in 1902 at 3629 Sunset Place, Fremont Station, Seattle, Wash.

Their children were (first four were born at Cheyenne Agency, Indian Territory):

1st.  --  KATHERINE A. COVINGTON, born August 8, 1873; married in Fremont, Wash., May 7, 1892, to EDWARD C. JOHNSON, of Vermont.  They reside at Seattle, Wash.

2d. --  WILLIAM D. COVINGTON, born August 28, 1875; living in 1902 at Seattle, Wash., where he is a stenographer in the office of Depot Q. M., U. S. A,; he was a soldier in the Spanish-American War; serving as Q. M. Sergt. in Co. B, 1st Washington Vol. Infty.; was wounder twice, for which he receives a pension.

3d.  --  LOUISE ALICE COVINGTON, born August 31, 1879.

4th.  --  MABEL ELECTA COVINGTON, born July 28, 1882.

5th.  --  SARAH BIRD COVINGTON, born in Cardwell, Kas., December 19, 1888.

6th.  --  ELIZABETH BELL COVINGTON, born in Fremont, Wash., January 1, 1894.

Mr. Jacob Covington served four years in the Union Army during the War of Rebellion; as Sergt. in Co. D, 40th Regt. N. Y. Vols. Infty., and as Lieut. in same Co., and Regt.. In 1902, he was a clerk in the County Treasurer's Office at Seattle, Wash.

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Descendants of William Hall of Portsmouth, Rhode Island

1850 Census:
Division No Two, Salem Township, p. 230
Peter Collins    46  M   Merchant  $2600   Rhode Island
Sarah    "        46   F                               New York
Thomas E "     20  M   Clerk                         "
Hannah     "    18   F                                    "            school
Amelia J   "     15  F                                     "                "
Malon       "     11  M                                    "                 "
Huldah      "      6   F                                Iowa               "
Anna F     "      4   F                                   "                  "

Brinton Darliington     46  M   Corder & Feeder  $400   Pennsylvania
Amelia       "              35   F                                        New York
Ann           "              18   F                                        Ohio               school
Esther        "             15  F                                             "                   "

Amelia married Brinton Darlington in Aug 1849 in Salem, Henry County, Iowa. Brinton (son of Stephen Darlington and Rachel Cattell) was born on 3 Dec 1804 in Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; died on 1 May 1872 in Indian Territory; was buried after 1 May 1872 in Concho Cemetery, Concho, Canadian County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KCP4-34B
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 5101239
• Group: Halls of Portsmouth, RI - DNA Family 015

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From FindaGrave:

Sarah Amelia Darlington (Covington) was born in Muscatine, Iowa, to parents Brinton Darlington (3 Dec 1804-1 May 1872) and Amelia Charity Hall (Darlington), (18 Nov 1813-22 Aug 1860).

Family records indicate she was married at age 17 in Oklahoma to Jacob Amic Covington, 27 Jan 1870.

She had 6 children:

- Catherine "Katie" Amelia Covington (m. Edward Cluff Johnson), 1873-1923
- William Darlington Covington, 1876-1944
- Louisa Alice Covington (m. Thomas Warner Lough), 1879-1912
- Mabel Electa Covington (m. Charles Edgar "Eddie" Nosler), 1882-1961
- Sarah Bird Covington (m. James Louis Kendall), 1888-1972
- Belle Elizabeth "Lizzie" Covington (m. Ralph Reed Byers), 1894-1977

She died at age 85 in Seattle, King County, Washington.

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Descendants of William Hall of Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Sarah married Jacob Amic Covington on 27 Jan 1872 in Indian Territory. Jacob (son of Elijah Covington and Catherine McClintock) was born on 10 May 1844 in Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia; died on 26 Sep 1917 in Seattle, King County, Washington; was buried on 30 Sep 1917 in Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Born at the Cheyenne Agency.

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Catherine married Edward Cluff Johnson on 7 May 1892 in Fremont, King County, Washington. Edward (son of Charles Gilman Johnson and Mary Josephine Cluff) was born on 28 Aug 1872 in New York; died on 26 Jan 1951 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Group: Halls of Portsmouth, RI - DNA Family 015

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Birth:
Born at the Cheyenne Agency.

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Louise married Thomas Warner Lough on 3 Jun 1903 in Indian Territory. Thomas was born on 10 Apr 1876 in Kill Creek, Osborne County, Kansas; died on 10 May 1951 in Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LV5R-M2J
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 107446692
• Group: Halls of Portsmouth, RI - DNA Family 015

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From FindaGrave:

MABEL ELECTA COVINGTON was born 28 Jul 1882 in Oklahoma "Indian" Territory to parents Jacob Amic Covington and Sarah Amelia Darlington. Although born in Oklahoma, Mabel was quick to correct anyone's perception about those born in that state/territory, and would often sternly admonish ". . .but I am NOT an 'Okie'."

She married CHARLES EDGAR "EDDIE" NOSLER 12 Nov 1904 in King County, WA.

Their 5 children were:

-Charles Edgar "NED" Nosler (Jr) b1906-d1978
-Katherine Ann "KASSIE" Nosler [Rutherford] b1908-d1996
-Mark Covington Nosler b1910-d1989
-Robert James Nosler b1917-d1940
-Margaret CAROLINE Nosler [Holcomb] b1919-d2004

1910 (*federal census), age 27, living in Redondo, CA, with husband and 2 oldest children, husband employed as a bookkeeper.

At age 55, during the early/middle years of the Great Depression, her husband died, and the Nosler family grocery business in Oakland went bankrupt. She was a single widow for the remaining 28 years of her life. At the time of the family's business demise, Mabel went to work as a "baby nurse", employed by families who needed help caring for a newborn. After several years of increasing dementia, Mabel died in 1961 at age 78 at Napa State Hospital.

Mabel died at age 78, 30 Apr 1961, burial at San Francisco National Cemetery with husband, Charles.

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Descendants of William Hall of Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Mabel married Charles Edgar "Eddie" Nosler on 12 Nov 1904 in King County, Washington. Charles was born on 29 Jun 1870 in Western, Linn County, Iowa; died on 25 Feb 1937; was buried after 25 Feb 1937 in San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From FindaGrave:

Sarah Bird Covington was born in Caldwell, Kansas to Sarah Amelia Darlington,age 35 and Jacob Amick Covington, Age 48. She was married to James Louis Kendall in 1908.

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Descendants of William Hall of Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Sarah married James Louis Kendall in 1908. James was born on 19 Sep 1885 in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin; died on 17 Sep 1974 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina; was buried after 17 Sep 1974 in Westminster Gardens, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Descendants of William Hall of Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Belle married Ralph Reed Byers on 26 Jun 1914 in Seattle, King County, Washington. Ralph was born on 30 Mar 1893 in Seattle, King County, Washington; died on 13 Jul 1980 in Seattle, King County, Washington; was buried after 13 Jul 1980 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]