Harold Douglas Covington (1935 - 2012)

Born 7 Mar 1935 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Jun 2012 at age 77 in Virginia, United States

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Biography

Douglas Covington is Notable.

Dr. H. Douglas Covington was the first African-American President of Radford University, serving from 1995-2005. Prior to that, he served as Chancellor of Winston-Salem State University in N.C.; President of Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Ala.; President of Cheyney University, Cheyney, Pa.; and Vice President of Development at Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Al,^[1]

Harold was born in 1935 in North Carolina. He was the son of Henry Covington and Fannie Davidson.^[2] In 1950 he was living with his parents in Wellington, Ohio.^[3]

Harold passed away in 2012 and was buried with his wife in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Christianburg, Virginia.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia entry for Douglas Covington
2. ↑ Birth: "North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000"
   Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives. Microfilm; Volume: 23; Page: 1218
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8783 #6797321 (accessed 2 June 2023)
   Harold Douglas Covington born on 7 Mar 1935.
3. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wellington, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: 766; Sheet Number: 5; Enumeration District: 47-167
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #206179335 (accessed 2 June 2023)
   Harold D Covington (15), single son, in household of Henry H Covington (42) in Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, USA. Born in North Carolina.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #92732917 (accessed 2 June 2023)
   Memorial page for Dr Harold Douglas Covington (7 Mar 1935-27 Jun 2012), citing Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by KLS (contributor 47564246).