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Family HistoryFamily History - Sarah Bird Covington


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Sarah Bird Covington and six of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Sarah Bird Covington,1 born 19 December 1888 in Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob Amic Covington and Sarah Amelia Darlington;1 died 16 March 1972.1 Sarah married, 1908, James Louis Kendall1 (born 19 September 1885 in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin, the son of Ebenezer Lathrop Kendall and Martha Sherman Baker;2 James died 17 September 1974 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina2). Sarah and James are buried in Westminster Gardens Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.1, 2

Child of Sarah Bird Covington and James Louis Kendall:

+2i. Henry Covington Kendall, Sr., born 30 June 1914 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama; died 4 April 2016 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. Married (1) Annie Lee Harvey Married (2) Helen Black (née Bricker) .

  1. Find a Grave (website). Westminster Gardens, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, Mrs. Sarah Bird “Bird” Covington Kendall, born:19 December 1888; died: 16 March 1972 [from record, which includes a note about her birth in Caldwell, Kansas, and her parents, and provides the names and links for her parents, spouse, siblings, and child].
  2. Find a Grave (website). Westminster Gardens, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, James Louis Kendall, born: 19 September 1885 in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin; died: 17 September 1974 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, spouse (m.1908), siblings, and child].
Second Generation
2. Henry Covington Kendall, Sr.2 (Sarah1), born 30 June 1914 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama;1, 2 died 4 April 2016 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.1 Henry married, first, 1938, Annie Lee Harvey3 (born 5 October 1914 in Alabama, parents not determined;2, 3 Annie died 23 October 19903). Henry married, second, 1991, Helen Black (née Bricker) 4 (born 19 June 1918 in Michigan, the daughter of Ira Bricker and Mabel Helen Ferguson;4 Helen died 25 October 2002 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina4). Henry is buried in St. Andrews Urn Garden, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.1 Annie is buried in St. Andrews Urn Garden, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.3 Helen is buried in Westminster Gardens Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.4

Children of Henry Covington Kendall, Sr. and Annie Lee Harvey:

+3i. Margaret Anne Kendall, born 10 April 1940 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Married Wesley Max Walser.
+4ii. Sandra Lee Kendall, born 14 August 1941 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Married Carl Donnaree O’Briant.
+5iii. Henry Covington Kendall, Jr., born 21 December 1944 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Married Joan Saxton Lawrence.
+6iv. Mary Alice ‘Mae’ Kendall, born 27 April 1949 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Married (1) Tommy Neal Foushee Married (2) Harry Stanton ‘Butch’ Borneman.
+7v. Charles Harvey ‘Charley’ Kendall, born 25 September 1957 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Married Nancy Carol Epps.

  1. Find a Grave (website). St. Andrews Urn Garden, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, Henry Covington Kendall, Sr., born: 30 June 1914 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama; died: 4 April 2016 in Greensboro, Guilford Couunty, North Carolina [from record, which includes his obituary giving vital and biographical details, and the names of his parents, spouses, and siblings].
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, North Carolina, Guilford County, Morehead Township, Pinecroft, E.D. 41-116, Sheet No. 10B, Henry C. Kendall, 25, Alabama, superintendent, cedar plant; wife Annie h. Kendall, 25, Alabama; place of residence in 1935: Decatur, Alabama [for both Henry and Annie].
  3. Find a Grave (website). St. Andrews Urn Garden, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, Annie Lee Harvey Kendall, born: 5 October 1914; died: 23 October 1990 [from record, which provides the name of her spouse].
  4. Find a Grave (website). Westminster Gardens, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, Helen Bricker Black Kendall,born: 19 June 1918 in Michigan; died: 25 October 2002 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and spouse].
Third Generation
3. Margaret Anne Kendall3 (Henry,2 Sarah1), born 10 April 1940 in Guilford County, North Carolina.1 Margaret married Wesley Max Walser (born 15 April 1940 in Davidson County, North Carolina, parents not determined2).

4. Sandra Lee Kendall3 (Henry,2 Sarah1), born 14 August 1941 in Guilford County, North Carolina.3 Sandra married, 22 June 1963, Carl Donnaree O’Briant5 (born 21 June 1941 in Guilford County, North Carolina, parents not determined4).

5. Henry Covington Kendall, Jr.3 (Henry,2 Sarah1), born 21 December 1944 in Guilford County, North Carolina.6 Henry married, 25 November 1967 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Joan Saxton Lawrence7 (born ca. 1947, the daughter of Gershon Saxton Lawrence and Elinor Russell).

6. Mary Alice ‘Mae’ Kendall3 (Henry,2 Sarah1), born 27 April 1949 in Guilford County, North Carolina.8 Mae married, first, 6 June 1970 in Guilford County, North Carolina, Tommy Neal Foushee10 (born 19 April 1949 in Guilford County, North Carolina, parents not determined9). Mae married, second, ca. 1983, Harry Stanton ‘Butch’ Borneman11 (born 13 December 1946 in Washington, D.C., the son of Harry Stanton Borneman, Sr. and Dell Warren;11 Butch died 14 June 2017 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina11).

7. Charles Harvey ‘Charley’ Kendall3 (Henry,2 Sarah1), born 25 September 1957 in Guilford County, North Carolina.12 Charley married Nancy Carol Epps (born 2 February 1957 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, the daughter of Percy V. Epps and Jean Raden13).

  1. North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000, Margaret Anne Kendall, born: 10 April 1940 in Guilford County, NC; father: Henry Covington Kendall.
  2. North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000, Wesley Max Walser, born: 15 April 1940 in Davidson County, NC; father: Alvin Walser.
  3. North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000, Sandra Lee Kendall, born: 14 August 1941 in Guilford County, NC; father: Henry Covington Kendall.
  4. North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000, Carl Donaree [sic] O’Briant, born:21 June 1941 in Guilford County, NC; father: Sidney Donaree O’Briant.
  5. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (available at familysearch.org), Carl Donnaree O’Briant, age 21, and Sandra Lee Kendall, age 21, married on 22 June 1963 in Morehead, NC.
  6. North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000, Henry C. Kendall, Jr., born: 21 December 1944 in Guilford County, NC. Father: Henry Covington Kendall.
  7. Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950, Henry Covington Kendall, age 22, father: Henry Covington [Kendall]; Joan Saxton Lawrence, age 20, father: Gershon Saxton Lawrence; mother: Elinor Russell; married on 25 November 1967 in Montgomery, Alabama.
  8. North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000, Mary Alice Kendall, born: 27 April 1949 in Guilford County, NC. Father: Henry Covington Kendall.
  9. North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000, Tommy Neal Foushee, born: 19 April 1949 in Guilford County, NC. Father: Leonidas M. Foushee III.
  10. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (available at familysearch.org), Tommy Neal Foushee, age 21; Mary Alice Kendall, age 21; married on 6 June 1970 in Guilford County, NC.
  11. Obituary, Andrews Mortuary and Crematory, Wilmington, NC (website: andrewsmortuary.com), Harry “Butch” Stanton Borneman, Jr., died: 14 June 2017 in Wilmington, NC; born: 13 December 1946 in Washington, DC. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, wife, siblings, children, grandchildren.
  12. North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000, Charles H. Kendall, born: 25 September 1957 in Guilford County, NC. Father: Henry C. Kendall.
  13. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, Nancy Carol Epps, born: 2 February 1957 in Cabarrus County, NC. Father: Percy V. Epps.