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Jesse
Ortweiller Covell
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1891 to
William Sylvester Covell and
Mariah E. Crawford |
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Married to
Margaret Beck |
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October 8, 1957 |
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William, Walter,
Catherine, Rosalind, Elsie, Madeline, Lyman, Lilah, Bob, Al |
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"The Name and Family Covell" (by Jesse O Covell) |
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Jesse O. Covell was born at the Covell
homestead in Scott township on August 9, 1891, the son of William S. and
Maria Crawford Covell. He was educated in rural schools and as a young man
was engaged in farming for his father, for neighbors and later on his one
acres. He became a member of Company B of the Indiana National Guard in
1907, serving on the Indiana Rifle Team in 1917, 1918 and 1919. When the
Angola company was mustered into Federal Service, he served his comrades as
Captain of Batter B 137th Field Artillery, on the Mexican border and in
World War I. His first concern was ever for the welfare of his men.
Mr. Covell held the office of Auditor of Steuben County for three terms,
from 1929-1933 and 1937-1945, serving the county with honesty and efficiency
and the people with such fairness and understanding as to make many friends.
Since retirement he has been in his farm home, his activities limited by
diabetes.
He was a member of I.O.O.F in Angola for many years and of Angola F & A.M.,
receiving the 32nd degree in Meridian, Miss in 1918. He was a member of the
Angola Post 31 of the American Legion.
In 1919 Mr. Covell was united in marriage with Margaret Edith Beck of
Syracuse, and to them were born ten children, five sons and five daughters:
William G. of Danville; Walter V. of Scott Township, Catherine of
Washington, D.C., Rosalind, wife of Howard Beard of Scott Township, Elsie,
wife of William Butler of Havana Cuba, Madeline, wife of Raymond Porter of
Angola, Lyman G. of Plainfield, Lilah, wife of Gerald Sellers of Millgrove
Township; Robert Jesse of Miami, Florida, and Alvin Beck of Johnson City,
Tenn. Mrs. Covell finished her life of loving unselfish service in 1949.
In 1951, Mr. Covell married Florence Parsell of Angola. They have resided at
the farm in Scott Township until Mr. Covell's passing.
He was a man of rigid adherence to duty, honesty and sobriety, instilling
those virtues in his children. He believed in a kind Heavenly Father who
cares for and guides the destinies of his children. He loved the land and
the changing seasons and wild life. He was always a loyal friend and good
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Army
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Written by Elsie Butler, 1984:
Jesse O. Covell was born in Scott Township,
Steuben County, Indiana in 1891. His father, William Sylvester
Covell died in 1909 and young Jesse could not attend high school
because there was no high school in Scott Township at that time.
He worked at the old County Farm and then joined the Indiana
National Guard in 1914 and was sent to Brownsville to chase old
Pancho Villa, the most famous Mexican bandit who was terrorizing and
robbing with his band of outlaws. When old Pancho was subdued
finally, Jesse remained in the National Guard and served until the
end of World War I. He rose to the rank of Captain, was
written up in the Hattiesburg, Miss. social column of the local
newspaper there as being on of the most handsome and debonair
officers of Uncle Sam's army. He was truly a man of high
principles all of her life.
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The fine family of auditor and Mrs. Jesse
O. Covell attracted much attention when they attended the
Ringling Circus at Ft. Wayne last week. Probably no family
in Steuben County has ever been more interesting, more
attractive and more promising than this fine line of
children who are naturally the source of great pride of
their parents. Angola Herald, June
24, 1938 |
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Margaret Edith Beck (Mother), Jesse O. Covell
(Father) Children (l-r) Alvin, Lyman, Lilah, Robert,
Madeline, Elsie, Rosalind, Catherine, William, Walter. |
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with army buddy
with General Hershey
In Michigan, 1957
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