. History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan . ring the bloody days ofthe Rebellion. The present membership is over fifty, andthe officers are: H. C. Yerby, Chief Counselor; AlfredLeach, Senior Vice-Counselor; Martin L. Ackley, JuniorVice-Counselor; A. A. Lumbard, Rec. Sec.; John L. Nich-ols, Fin. Sec.; Henry H. Small, Treas. This organization is similar to the Grand Army of theRepublic. An encampment of Our Countrys Defend-ers was partially organized in Leslie, but the Order ofStars and Stripes appears to have better suited the oldsoldiers, and the latter organization is in a flourishing
. History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan . ring the bloody days ofthe Rebellion. The present membership is over fifty, andthe officers are: H. C. Yerby, Chief Counselor; AlfredLeach, Senior Vice-Counselor; Martin L. Ackley, JuniorVice-Counselor; A. A. Lumbard, Rec. Sec.; John L. Nich-ols, Fin. Sec.; Henry H. Small, Treas. This organization is similar to the Grand Army of theRepublic. An encampment of Our Countrys Defend-ers was partially organized in Leslie, but the Order ofStars and Stripes appears to have better suited the oldsoldiers, and the latter organization is in a flourishing con-dition. BAND. The Leslie Cornet Band was organized in June, 1880,with sixteen pieces, and Enoch Dowling as leader. A fineuniform and a good outfit have since been purchased, andthe band is free from debt. Most of its members are oldplayers, and the organization is a creditable one. Itsmusic is new and excellent, and the execution thereof isworthy of bands of greater note. Mr. Dowling continuesas leader. 268 HISTORY OF INGHAM COUNTY, MAHLON CUVEllT. MAHLON COVERT. The Covert family was orginally from France, where theorthography of the name was formerly Couver. They wererefiigees, who, having espoused the Protestant faith, foundpersecution and trial their lot, and fled to the they found their way to Holland, where the Dutchprefix Van was adopted, which rendered the name VanCouver. signifying from concealment. The famous navigator, George Vancouver, was a de-scendant of this race, and two members of the family emi-grated to the United States, and located in New Jersey,where many of the descendants now reside. Among themembers of this family were Bergen and Anna House!Covert, whose son Mahlon, the subject of this biography,was born in Seneca Co., N. Y., to which he removed at anearly day with his parents, Sept. 26, 1808. They reared afamily of eight children, of whom Mahlon was the seventh. Mr. Covert the elder was a man of religious instincts, ofhig
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