Lanore Wilda Covalt was born on September 17, 1897 in Kansas City, Kansas to parents Robert Elmer "Elmer" Covalt (1871-1949) and Zella Florence Golliher (1868-1963). She had siblings Netta, Susie, Myrtle, Edna, Charley, and Theodore Covalt. They grew up in Elmerdaro, Lyon, Kansas, USA.
On July 3, 1923 she married Raymond Jackson Broom (1885–1964) in Denver, CO.
Myrtle Wilcox of Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas was born on December 30, 1894 to Robert Elmer Covalt and Zella Covalt. She had siblings Ted Covalt, Nettie Hedrick, Susie Duffy, Charley Covalt, Wilda Broom, and Edna Covalt. Myrtle Wilcox died at age 84 years old in February 1979.
Neonetta (Covalt) Hedrick of Nickerson, Reno County, Kansas was born on March 22, 1891 to Robert Elmer Covalt and Zella Covalt. They had siblings Ted Covalt, Myrtle Wilcox, Susie Duffy, Charley Covalt, Wilda Broom, and Edna Covalt. Neonetta Hedrick died at age 85 years old in October 1976.