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William Jacob Covington

First District Court Clerk of Camp County, Texas

Died when: 71 years 207 days (858 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

William Jacob Covington

Pvt.William Jacob Covington (July 1, 1838, Spartanburg District, S.C. – January 24, 1910, Memphis, Tennessee) was the first district Court Clerk of Camp County, Texas.

A year following the American Civil War, Covington moved to Texas, and there in 1876, he was elected toserve as the first district court clerk of the newly-formed Camp County.

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