Pvt. Levi Covey, USA

Levi was born May 26, 1837 in Pettis County, Missouri to Joshua David and Lydia (Adamson) Covey. He was the 11th of thirteen children. Levi's older siblings are Elizabeth, Martha, Enoch, Hester, Samuel Edward, Priscilla, Nancy, Susannah, William B., and Jacob. His younger siblings are Lucian and John Isaac.

On December 4, 1860, he married Laurinda A. Vanhoy and together, they had four children: May E., Priscilla E., John M., and Clara A. May appears to have died in childhood, as she is identified in the 1870 census as seven years old, but does not appear in census records after 1870.

Levi joined the Civil War effort on the side of the Union by enlisting on August 1, 1863 in Warsaw, Missouri. He was mustered into service as a private with Company H, 7th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry on August 18, 1863 in Sedalia, Missouri and was discharged April 26, 1865 for disability.

On April 22, 1899, Levi's wife of 38 years, Laurinda, had passed away. By 1902, he had met and married Anna E (Lowe) Shepherd. She was also on her second marriage and had sic children from her first marriage. Levi passed away June 30, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri. Anna had passed away three years earlier on May 8, 1922.

Covey, Levi
BATTLE UNIT NAME:
7th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry
SIDE:
Union
COMPANY:
H,B
SOLDIER'S RANK IN:
Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:
Private
ALTERNATE NAME:
FILM NUMBER:
M390 ROLL 10
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NOTES:
none