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b & d Wabash Co; s/of Noble Ebenezer Couch* & Grace Anna Shepard* both buried at Orio Cem; m: 15 Oct 1919 Jennie Belle Leek*; ch: Eva Maye* (3 Jul 1926 Allendale) & June Ilene (1935 m: Fred Lee Xanders {7 Mar 1932}). (obit of Eva Maye)
d/of William Oliver Leek* & Flora May Litherland*; m: 15 Oct 1919 Emmett David Couch*

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m: Walter Couch
s/of James E Couch & Mary Lena Skaggs*
d: Wabash; s/of James E Couch & Mary Lena Skaggs*
b: IL; d/of James Minor Skaggs (ca 1839 KY) & Elizabeth Compton (ca 1842 IL); m: 5 Oct 1892 Wabash James E Couch (Nov 1868 IL s/of Hiram R Couch & Emily Smith buried Friendsville); res: 1900 Montville twp Geauga Co OH; ch: Silva (Nov 1894 IL) & Hazel Emily (Sep 1896 IL) & Geneve (Mar 1898 IL) & Herbold* (1901) & Hershel* (1901); note: James m2: Catherine (ca 1873 IL) & res: 1910 Salem - Edwards Co.) IL.
d/of William Thurman Dicus* & Grace Dardeen*; m: Willard Mason Couch*
b & d Wabash; s/of Ebenezer Couch (ca 1806 NY-18 Dec 1883 buried Friendsville) & Mary Louise Pool (ca 1818 NJ-17 Feb 1901; m: 16 Feb 1879 Wabash Sarah Jane Fox (6 Jan 1858 Wabash-18 Feb 1936 St Francisville) d/of Jeremiah Fox & Caroline E Spidle both buried Spidle Cem); res: 1870 Friendsville 1880 Wabash pct 1900 Wabash pct 1910 St Francisville 1930 Mt Carmel; ch: Fanny G* (18 Jul 1880 m: Charles E Smith*) & Anna Beatrice* (1882 m: Carl H Smith) & Beulah Zoe (9 Jan 1885) & Mefford Jeremiah (27 Aug 1887-1953 Chicago buried Oak Lawn Cem Lawrence Co m: 1914 Mabel Lucy Lyons) & Floyd Elwood (3 Jun 1890-7 Feb 1969 m: 7 Feb 1929 Virginia Bandy) & Carrie Louise (13 Jan 1893) & Inez Irene (15 Dec 1895 m: 1915 Randolf Snider) & Helen F (31 Aug 1898) & Sterling McIntosh (5 Jun 1902-6 Oct 1973) Note: Simeon & Sarah divorced by 1930 Sarah listed as married & head of houshold 1920 Denison twp Lawrence Co with Floyd & Helen & Sterling (census & Rootsweb & Ancestry) Quest: where is Sarah Jane buried?
age 78; PFC US Army WWII; b: Friendsville; d: Sumner; s/of Charles Edwin Couch (26 Nov 1879 IL) & Maggie E Andrus (4 May 1884 IL) both buried Friendsville Cem; m: 30 Nov 1942 Opal Fern Dicus*; res: 1940 Friendsville; ch: Larry M & Charles & Brenda (m: ? Dodd) (obit)

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d/of David Gracie Milligan* & Elvira A Grout*; m: 1890 George C Couch*
age 80; b: Wabash; d: Lukin twp; s/of Joel B Couch (Oct 1829-10 Mar 1901) & Martha Armstrong (1842-1882) both bur: Friendsville Cem; m1: Mary Dunlap; m2: 27 Nov 1890 Lawrence Co IL Arminda Elmira Milligan*; res: 1870-80 Friendsville 1900-40 Lukin - Lawrence Co IL; ch: infant girl*
d/of George C Couch* & Arminda Elmira Milligan*
b: Wabash; d: Sumner; s/of Noble E Couch (7 Oct 1876-29 Jul 1951) & Grace Ann Shepard (1 Mar 1878-19 Dec 1944) both bur: Orio Cemetery; m: Jan 1923 Scharlette B Schrader*; res: 1920 Lukin twp 1930 Bridgeport 1940 Lukin twp; ch: Joseph G (26 May 1927 IL-11 Jan 2011 Lawrenceville bur: Moffett Cemetery)
b: Lukin twp Lawrence Co IL; d: Sumner IL; d/of Joseph Schrader (1880-1955) & Nellie Corrie (18 Jul 1883-Aug 1962) both bur Sumner Cem; m: Raymond Willis Couch*

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b: IL; d: Wabash; d/of James Skaggs (ca 1839 KY) & Elizabeth Compton (ca 1844 IL); m: Walter Wade Couch*; res: 1870 Coffee
ch/of George C Couch (27 Sep 1860 Wabash-11 Sep 1940 Lawrence Co IL) & Arminda Elmira Milligan
b: Wabash; d: Chicago IL; s/of Levi D Couch (17 Aug 1834-25 Sep 1912) & Harriet Litherland (18 Nov 1832-26 Mar 1912) both buried Rose Hill Cem; m: 17 Oct 1883 Richland Co IL Ella Skaggs*; res: 1880 Christy - Lawrence Co IL 1900 Lancaster 1910 Saline- Drew Co AR; 1920 Bellmont; ch: P Glen (7 Jul 1884 IL m: Judy Wood both buried Lick Prairie Cem) & Leila (Feb 1887 IL-1931) & Hattie M (Oct 1888 IL m: Ernest Gray both buried Highland Cem) & Alva (son 6 Jul 1890 WA) & Mollie M (Jun 1893 WA-1978) & Rollie W (Sep 1894 IL) & Levi Walter (28 Jul 1897 IL-Sep 1976 CA)

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age 43y; b: Fairfield CT; d: Friendsville IL; d/of George Higgins & Patience Mapes perhaps bur Old Lancaster Cem; first wife of Levi Couch (22-Jun-1783 New Preston CT - died after 1828 Wabash Co); ch: Hiram Ransom (1809-1874 m: mar Sarah May Starkey both bur Friendsville Cem)
age 38y 11m 5d;b: IL d: IL; two stones; m: Ebenezer Couch (23-Dec-1805 Alleghany NY-18_Dec-18183 Wabash Co buried Friendsville Cem s/of Levi Couch [22-Jun-1783 CT] and Cynthia [Lucy] HIGGINS*); first wife

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b: Lawrence Co IL; d: Vincennes IN; s/of Charles Edwin Couch* & Maggie Eliza Andrus*; m: 14 Oct 1925 Wabash Irene Mathilda Price*; res: 1940 Friendsville; ch: Ronald Edwin* (10 Dec 1937 Friendsville) & Joe R. (m: Debbie ? Albion IL). (obit of Ronald)
age 9m 14d; b & d Friendsville; s/of Bradley S Couch (1 Feb 1844 Wabash-21 Jun 1930 West Salem-Edwards Co IL; s/of Hiram Ransom Couch* & Mary Starkey*) & Maria Esther Greathouse (11 Jun 1848 Wabash-27 Mar 1927 West Salem-Edwards Co IL; d/of John A Greathouse (1822-1855) & Hester Kaericher (21 Jan 1822 PA-21 Jul 1865) both buried Old Lancaster Cem
age 86; b & d Wabash; s/of Ebenezer J Couch Jr* & Rachel Gaddy*; m: 18 Oct 1900 Wabash Maggie Eliza Andrus*; res: 1900 Lukin twp. Law. Co; 1910-30 Friendsville; 1942 Mt Carmel; ch: Percy S.* (8 Dec 1901 IL) & Byron E.* (2 Mar 1903 Lawrence Co IL) & Edna Marie* (18 Mar 1905 m: 11 Dec 1926 Omar Shank) & Melvin E.* (22 Apr 1907) & William Harlan* (29 Nov 1909) & Beulah Irene (19 Oct 1920 Knox Co IN-7 Feb 1983 LA CA) & Mefford Hiram* (17 Aug 1920-21 Jan 2013 m: Margaret Thompson both buried Harrison Cem) & Willard Manson (10 Apr 1923 Friendsville-28 Aug 2000 buried Allendale Cem m: Opal Fern Dicus).
b & d Wabash; s/of Ebenezer Couch* & Mary Louise Runyon*; m1: 25 Nov 1875 Wabash Louisa Jane Smith*; res: 1880-1900 Lancaster 1920 Friendsville; ch: Noble Ebenezer (7 Oct 1876 IL-26 Jul 1951 m: 10 Oct 1897 Wabash Grace Ann Shepard both buried Orio Cem) & Ethel (28 Nov 1878 IL-1 Jan 1919 buried Bicknell Knox Co IN m: by 1910 Albert G. Craig) & Harvey Joshua* (18 Oct 1881 IL)
age 32; Co G Inf 333 - cook; b: Wabash; d: Lukin twp Law. Co IL; s/of Ebenezer J Couch Jr* & Rachel Gaddy*; m: 18 Nov 1918 Law. Co IL Agnes May Wright (Sep 1897 IL; d/of Stephen Wright 30 Nov 1870 IL-30 Nov 1932 Bridgeport Lawrence Co IL & Susan E Moore Sep 1861-28 Sep 1918); res: 1920 Lukin twp Law. Co IL; ch: Doris Edna (15 Feb 1920 IL-17 Jan 2010 MT) & Katherine (8 Apr 1922 IL-21 Mar 1972 buried Crawford Col IL m: Richard Atwood); note: Agnes res: 1930 Bridgeport w/father
age 77y 11m 25d ; b: Alleghany NY; d: Wabash; s/of Levi Couch (22 Jun 1783 CT-7 Sep 1875) & Cynthia Higgins (1785 CT-18 Feb 1828 buried Couch-Higgins Cemetery); m1: by 1833 Esther S Prout (1803 NY-5 Apr 1847 buried Couch-Higgins Cemetery); m2: 1848 Mary Louise Runyon*; res: 1840-50 Wabash 1860 Lancaster 1870-80 Friendsville; ch: Aesensth Elizabeth (18 May 1833-3 Oct 1898 buried Old Lancaster Cem m: William F. Courter) & Hiram* (1 Nov 1835 Wabash) & Ebenezer Jr* (28 Apr 1845 Wabash) & David Cyrus* (28 Aug 1850 Wabash) & George C (21 Mar 1852 Wabash-16 Apr 1931 FL) & Amanda C. (7 Apr 1854 Wabash-10 Nov 1947 buried Old Lancaster Cem m: 16 Nov 1876 Edward Greathouse) & Simeon C. (1 Nov 1855 Wabash-8 Jul 1947 buried Allendale m: 1879 Sarah J. Fox) & Sarah E (20 Oct 1859 Wabash-16 Apr 1869 Wabash).
age 76; b & d Wabash; s/of Ebenezer Couch* & Esther S Prout (1808-1847 buried Couch-Higgins Cem); m1: 25 Oct 1869 Wabash Julia Angelina Pool*; m2: 3 Nov 1878 Law. Co IL Rachel Gaddy*; res: 1870 Friendsville; 1900 Lukin twp. Law. Co.; ch: Dr. Gilbert Sharon (18 Jul 1870 Wabash-16 Jul 1946 Gibson Co IN) & Harlan William (15 May 1872 IL-22 Sep 1954 CA) & Julia Angeline (5 Nov 1875 Wabash-13 Nov 1965 Bridgeport IL m: Joseph Williams) & Charles Edwin* (26 Nov 1879 Wabash) & Minnie Esther* (Jul 1881 Wabash) & Elve Elizabeth (27 Apr 1884 IL-25 Oct 1971 WA m: Perry Richmond) & David Russell* (17 Feb 1889 Wabash).
d/of Uriah Lambert (15 Feb 1865 Wabash-14 Aug 1929) & Mary D Vandament (Feb 1874-May 1945) both buried Antioch Cem; m: 18 Oct 1937 Mt Carmel William Harlan Couch*
age 18y 7m 6d; d: Wabash; d/of Walter Ransom Couch* & Exima Charlotte Wood*
age 44y 5m 10d; b & d Wabash; d/of James Smith* & Almira Daily*; m: 5 Feb 1863 Wabash Hiram R (2) Couch*
age 22y 6m 9d; b & d Wabash; s/of Walter Ransom Couch* & Exima Charlotte Wood*
age 40; d/of Joseph Wood Jr* & Charlotte J Keen*; m: 16 Aug 1862 Wabash Walter Ransom Couch*
age 50; b: Lancaster; d: Wabash; s/of David Cyrus Couch* & Louisa Jane Smith*; m: 23 Sep 1904 Richland Co IL Pearl Brian Higgins*; res: 1910 Lancaster IL 1920 Friendsville 1930 Lancaster; ch: Grace Ivalee (10 Aug 1905 Wabash-14 Jul 1963 FL m: Clifford A Strine both buried Winter Haven-Polk Co FL) & Virginia Lee (28 Feb 1918 Lancaster-19 Dec 2011 buried Highland Cem m: Burtis Brown Alka).
age 54; b & d Wabash; s/of Ebenezer Couch* & Esther S Prout (bur: Couch-Higgins Cem); m: 5 Feb 1863 Wabash Emily Smith*; res: 1850 Wabash 1870-80 Friendsville; ch: Louis Linder (28 Nov 1863-26 Sep 1935 Vincennes IN buried Fairview Cem. m: 12 Nov 1890 Lulu M. Garner) & Mary A. (Dec 1866 Wabash-1950 buried Forest Park Cook Co IL m: Malcolm Ingham 1860-1925) & James E (20 Nov 1868 Wabash-11 Sep 1942 Oak Park-Cook Co IL m1: Mary Lena Skaggs 4 Jan 1869-9 May 1902 buried Allendale; m2: 1904 IN Catherine Priebs) & Louella* (1871 IL) & Amanda (Feb 1873 IL m: ca 1893 George B. Courter) & George Noble (18 Apr 1875 Mt Carmel-7 Apr 1941 Peoria IL m: Grace) & Marshall Leeds (20 Dec 1879 Wabash m: 3 Sep 1919 Cook Co IL Fannie M Braumoeller 7 Sep 1881-7 Jun 1940; res: 1918-1942 Chicago).
age 65y 2m 5d; b: Alleghany NY; d: Wabash; s/of Levi Couch (22 Jun 1783 New Preston-Litchfield Co CT-23 Jul 1845 Wabash) & Cynthia [Lucy] Higgins (1785-18 Feb 1828 buried Couch-Higgins Cem); m: ca 1825 Allegheny NY Sarah Mary (Polly) Starkey*; res: 1840 Wabash - bought land in Wabash 1854; 1870 Friendsville; ch: Sarah K (8 Sep 1831-9 Sep 1889 m: Ira Keen Smith both buried Allendale Cem) & William (21 Jun 1832-22 Jun 1832) & Levi D. (17 Aug 1834-25 Sep 1912 buried Rose Hill Cem m: 1854 Harriet Litherland) & Esther Cynthia* (1837 m: Newton J. Courter) & Rev. Walter Ransom (14 Sep 1839-22 Nov 1917 CO) & Ebenezer Bostwick (19 Jan 1842 Friendsville-26 Feb 1925 WA) & Bradley S. (1 Feb 1844 Friendsville-21 Jun 1930 West Salem m: Miria E. Greathouse) & Charles Eastman (ca 1846 IL-1850 Wabash) & Susan(28 Jun 1848 IL-28 Jan 1928 Beaver City Furnas Co NB m: 1866 Charles W Showalter) & Harriet Eliza (3 Jan 1851 Friendsville-1885/9 IL m: Thomas J. Grayson) & Lewis Albert (2 Sep 1853 Wabash-Jun 1854 Wabash).
ch/of Joel B Couch* & Martha Armstrong*
age 77; d/of Clifford Noble Price* & Minnie Frick*; m: 14 Oct 1936 Byron Edwin Couch*
age 70; b & d Wabash; s/of Lora Sophia Couch (10 Feb 1808 NY-14 Oct 1877) m: Samuel Hazelton (1813-1881) both buried Orio Cem; m1: 9 Dec 1858 Wabash Martha Armstrong*; m2: 22 Mar 1883 Wabash Mary Ann (Strine) (May 1843-by 1900?; m1 ? Sales); res: 1870-1900 Friendsville; ch: George C. (27 Sep 1860-11 Sep 1940 Lawrence Co IL) & Lewis* (1863 Wabash) & & Francis [Frank] Newton (Oct 1867-1959 Texas Co OK) & Rhoda* (1869) & Theodore* (1873 Wabash) & infant* (1875) & Mary* (1880 Wabash) & Catherine (26 Dec 1883 Wabash-after 1900) & Florence Jane (10 Sep 1885 Wabash-21 Jan 1926 Wabash m: Benjamin F Beanblossom).
age 24y 8m 17d; b: Wabash; d: IL; d/of Orange W Pool (4 Mar 1822-25 Feb 1884 Richland Co IL) & Lousia Melinda Smith (29 Apr 1826 Allendale-10 Jun 1907 Richland Co IL) both buried Shiloh Cem; m: 25 Oct 1869 Wabash Ebenezer Couch Jr*
b & d Wabash; s/of Joel B Couch* & Martha Armstrong*
age 16y 6m 4d; b & d Wabash; d/of Hiram R Couch* (2) & Emma Emily Smith*
b & d Wabash; d/of Joshua Smith (29 Jun 1821 Allendale-10 Feb 1887) & Caroline Kimbrell (16 Dec 1829 IL-26 Jul 1918) both buried Allendale; m: 25 Nov 1875 Wabash David Cyrus Couch*
age 43; d/of Melvin Ebenezer Couch* & Mary Irene Summers*
age 77; b: Friendsville; d: IL; d/of Pascal F Williams (Feb 1867 IL-1901) & Mary Ellen White (1870 IL-1936) both buried Orio; m: 8 Dec 1922 Wabash Percy Sharon Couch*
age 79; b & d Wabash; d/of Marcellus Cylvestine Andrus (1 Dec 1857-27 Jul 1943 buried Highland Cem) & Mary Elizabeth Keen*; m: 18 Oct 1900 Wabash Charles Edwin Couch*
d/of Lewis Thomas Armstrong (6 Aug 1799-2 Sep 1869) & Martha Wood (6 Nov 1800-19 May 1866) both buried Armstrong Cem; m: 9 Dec 1858 Wabash Joel B Couch* (birthdate on monument does not match other records)
b & d Wabash; d/of Joel B Couch* & Martha Armstrong*
age 10m 9d; b & d Wabash; d/of George C Couch (21 Mar 1852 Wabash-16 Apr 1931 FL; m: 15 Nov 1876 Wabash) & Eliza C McCrary (16 Oct 1854 IN-14 Jan 1913 FL) both buried West Salem-Edwards Co IL
b: Lancaster; d: Mt Carmel; d/of Harley Summers (Jan 1892 IL-18 Mar 1972) & Ida J Able (19 Oct 1894 IN-27 Oct 1971) both buried Harrison Cem; m: 24 Dec 1930 Melvin Ebenezer Couch*
age 82y 2m 20d; b: New Brunswick NY; d: Friendsville; d/of David Runyon (ca 1781 NJ) & Phoebe (ca 1781); m1: Mar 1835 NJ Richard Vermule; divorced 1845 Wabash; m2: 1848 Ebenezer Couch*; res: 1900 Friendsville w/daughter Manda Greathouse (Apr 1853 IL); note: Mary had Eliza M. Vermule* (ca 1830 NJ m: 1859 Stephen L. Liddle*)
age 67; s/of Charles Edwin Couch* & Maggie Eliza Andrus*; m: 24 Jan 1930 Mary Irene Summers*; res: 1940 Friendsville; ch: Lucille Catherine* (16 Aug 1932 IL) & Shirley Ann* (19 Sep 1935 Wabash m: George W Van Matre*) & Alice M* (28 May 1940-29 Nov 2007 m: 1959 Glenn Allen)
age 43; b: Wabash; d: Lawrenceville; d/of Ebenezer J Couch Jr* & Rachel Gaddy*
age 73; b: Richland Co IL; d/of Authur E Higgins (Mar 1849 IL-18 Mar 1925; m: ca 1883) & Barbara Jane Brian (29 May 1857 Lawrence Co IL-22 Mar 1931) both buried West Salem-Edwards Co IL); m: 14 Sep 1904 Richland Co IL Harvey J Couch*; res: 1900 Bonpas
age 5y 18d; b & d Wabash; s/of George Clinton Couch (21 Mar 1852 Wabash-16 Apr 1931 FL) & Eliza C McCrary (16 Oct 1854 IN-14 Jan 1901 FL) both buried West Salem-Edwards Co IL; note: George Couch s/of Ebenezer Couch* & Mary L Runyon*
age 75; b: Friendsville; d: Mt Carmel; s/of Charles Edwin Couch* & Maggie Eliza Andrus*; m: 8 Dec 1922 Madora Williams*; res: 1930-40 Friendsville; ch: Margaret B. (15 Oct 1923 Mt Carmel- 31 Mar 1997 Evansville IN m: Loren M Bosecker both buried Highland Cem) & Sharon Edwin* (1928 Wabash) & Harriett I (22 May 1932 IL- buried Evansville IN m: ? Davis)
age 48; b & d Lawrence Co IL; d/of Elijah Gaddy (20 Aug 1815 Wilson Co TN-14 Mar 1902 Lawrence Co IL; m: 14 Feb 1836 Lawrence Co IL) & Amy Moore (1816 TN-27 Dec 1896); m: 3 Nov 1878 Lawrence Co IL Ebenezer Couch Jr*
d/of Joel B Couch* & Martha Armstrong*
May not be buried here; US Army 1958-60; age 81; b: Friendsville IL; d: Mt Carmel; s/of Byron Edwin Couch* & Irene Matilda Price*; m: 27 Nov 1965 Mt Carmel D. Kay Armstrong; ch: Brian (ca 1970 m: Tonya- Hendersonville TN) & Brent (Gilbert AZ). (obit)
age 69y; b: OH; d: Friendsville; d/of John Starkey?; m: ca 1825 Allegheny NY Hiram Ransom Couch*
age 6d; b & d Wabash; s/of Percy Sharon Couch* & Madora Williams*
b & d Wabash; s/of Joel B Couch* & Martha Armstrong*; m: 16 Sep 1896 Law. Co IL Julia Ann Fipps (1878-08 Fayette Co IN; d/of John H Fipps {ca 1827 IN} & Eliza J {ca 1846 OH}); who res: 1900 Friendsville 1930 Detroit MI; siblings: Ogle Sharon (9 Sep 1897 Wabash-23 May 1975 FL m: Hazel M.); note: Julia m2: ca 1900 Herbert DeLoria; m3: Vern L Ward
age 1y 8m; d/of Bradley S Couch (1 Feb 1844-21 Jun 1930 West Salem-Edwards Co IL; s/of Hiram Ransom Couch* & Sarah Mary Starkey*) & Maria Esther Greathouse (11 Jun 1848 Wabash-27 Mar 1927; buried West Salem-Edwards Co IL; d/of John A Greathouse (1822-1855) & Hester Kaericher (21 Jan 1822 PA-21 Jul 1865) both buried Old Lancaster Cem)
b: Friendsville; d: Jefferson Co CO; s/of Hiram Ransom Couch* & Sarah Mary Starkey*; m1: 16 Aug 1862 Wabash Co IL Exima Charlotte Wood*; m2: 24 Mar 1884 Wabash Mary Jane Leek (30 Sep 1833 Wabash-1 May 1912 Wabash; d/of Robert Leek & Margaret Philpott & widow of Robert G. Cusick); res: 1870 Friendsville 1880 Denison twp. Law. Co IL 1900 Friendsville 1910 Mt Carmel; ch: Clara B. (30 Nov 1865 Friendsville-18 Jun 1896) & Emmett Francis* (21 Jan 1868 Wabash) & Eleanor Keen [Nellie]* (17 Apr 1870) & Marshall Wood (21 Nov 1873 IN-25 Feb 1948 buried Highland Cem) & Mary Charlotte (12 Jan 1875-3 Jul 1968 CA) & John Franklin (29 Jul 1877-23 Sep 1977 Anderson-Madison Co IN m: 1903 Daisy C. Chambers) & Mason Gregg (20 Mar 1879 Friendsville-29 Jun 1970 Barry Co MI) & Sarah?
age 88; b: Friendsville; d: Mt Carmel; s/of Charles Edwin Couch* & Maggie Eliza Andrus*; m: 18 Oct 1937 Mt Carmel Edith Edna Lambert*; res: 1930 Friendsville; ch: Molly (m: ? Helton)

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b: IL; d/of Alva Thomson (25 Nov 1889 Richland Co IL-1952 bur: Bethel Cem-Law Co IL) & his first wife; m: 14 Oct 1939 Friendsville IL Mefford H Couch*
b: Wabash; d: Mt Carmel; s/of Charles Edwin Couch (26 Nov 1879 Wabash-19 Sep 1996) & Maggie [Ellizie] Andrus (4 May 1884 Wabash-13 Feb 1964) both bur: Friendsville Cem; m: 14 Oct 1939 Friendsville IL Margaret E Thomson*; res: 1940 Friendsville; ch: Carol (m: James Hawf res: Friendsville; James; s/of Burrel R Hawf & Charlotte E Liddle both bur: Friendsville Cem) & Constance [Connie] Sue (1 Oct 1940 Mt Carmel-12 Dec 1990 Orange Co FL m: by 1960 ? Arnold)

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b: Oaksville - Gray Harbor WA; d: Mt Carmel; s/of Gilbert Sharon Couch* & Katherine Hinderliter*; m1: Paulette B Ross (ca 1907 WVA- 23 Jan 1942 Cincinatti OH); m2: Omah Ruth Deisher*; res: 1920 Mt Carmel 1930 Wichita - Sedgwick KS 1940 Mt Carmel; ch: Ruth Ann (29 Sep 1944 m: John R Poehlein).
d: Princeton IN; s/of Ebenezer J. Couch (28 Apr 1845-10 Apr 1922) & Julia A. Pool (24 Feb 1850-11 Nov 1874) both buried Friendsville Cem.; m: 27 Oct 1895 Wabash Katherine Hinderliter*; ch: Gilbert H.* (1903 WA) & Gladys F. (ca 1904 WA)
b: Mt. Carmel; d: Kansas City MO; d/of William John Baird (19 Dec 1847 Belfast Ireland-8 Feb 1911 Wabash) & Susan Ann Marie Reel (ca 1848-9 Jan 1933) both buried Rose Hill Cem; m: Marshall Wood Couch*
d/of Lewis Franklin Hinderliter (1825-1909) & Wilhemina A. Fornoff (1844-1925) both buried Old Lancaster Cem; m: Gilbert S. Couch*
d: Mt Carmel;
b: Greenwood - Johnson Co. IN; d: Denver CO; s/of Walter Ransom Couch (14 Sep 1839-22 Nov 1917 CO) & Exima Charlotte Wood (4 Aug 1843-7 Jan 1884 IL) both buried Friendsville Cem; m: 23 Jan 1894 Wabash Ida Isabelle Baird*; ch: Alethia Cleo (14 Jan 1895-1897 buried Sand Hill) & Geneva Millicent (7 May 1896 IL-8 Nov 1986 UT m: ? Webb) & Raymond* (1899) & Martinez Wood (29 Jan 1901-1992 m: ? Franks) & Marshall Wood (6 Mar 1904-2 Dec 1988 AL) & Eldred Archie (27 Sep 1905-17 Jan 1992 CT)
b & d Mt. Carmel; d/of Henry Nathan Deisher (11 Jan 1855-14 Jul 1941) & Della Drescott Dragoll (27 Apr 1876-26 Oct 1939) both buried Gard?s Pt. Cem.; m: Joy Eldon Storckman*; m2: Gilbert Couch*. Storckman ch: Billie Jean (28 Jan 1928 m:William Graeg) & Joy Jr. (17 Mar 1932 m: Stella Royston) & Richard K*. (30 Sep 1933 m: June Angle).
b: Wabash; d: NC; s/of Marshall W. Couch* & Ida Baird*; m: 18 Apr 1925 Tampa FL Margaret Angelina Link (ca 1903 NY); divorced 1936; res: 1930 Dade Co FL; ch: Raymond (ca 1927 FL) & Barbara S (ca 1928 FL) & Anthony L (ca 1930 FL) & Theodore Joseph (24 Oct 1936 FL m: 1956 Jacquelyn M Geiger; divorced 1960)

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s/of P Glen Couch* & Judah L [Judy] Wood*
d/of Nelson Wood* & Mary E Ulm*; m: P Glen Couch*
s/of Walter W Couch & Ella; m: Judah L [Judy] Wood*; ch: infant son* (1905) & Mary (ca 1906 IL) & Thobern Nelson* (1910)
s/of P Glenn Couch* & Judah L [Judy] Wood*

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b: Vincennes-Knox Co IN; d: Bridgeport - Lawrence Co IN; d/of Ernest E Earhart (26 Dec 1904 Parke Co IN-25 Jul 1943) & Katherine Louise Fox (26 Nov 1908-21 Mar 2005) both buried Bicknell Cem Knox Co IN; m: Joseph G Couch*
b: Lawrence Co IL; d: Lawrenceville; s/of Raymond Willis Couch (1903-1993) & Scharlette B Schrader (1905-1991) both buried Bethel Cem Lawrence Co IL; m: 18 Aug 1962 Edna Earhart*

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b: Wabash; d: Mt Carmel; d/of William Litherland (30 Mar 1808 Jefferson Co KY -1 May 1843) & Elizabeth Wood (4 Oct 1809-Dec 1886) both bur: Orio Cem. m: Levi D. Couch*
s/of John Franklin Couch (29 Jul 1877 Wabash-23 Sep 1977 m: Feb 1901 IL - s/of Walter Couch & Exima Charlotte Wood) & Daisy Hattie Chambers (Aug 1877 IL-1962 Anderson - Madison Co IN) who res: 1910 St James - Mississippi Co MO 1920 Coffee 1930 Mt Carmel; ch: daughter & Willard Lee (ca 1903 IL-1922) & Francis Marion (2 Oct 1904 IL-7 Jul 1981 NY m: Rose Marie Mussari) & Chester Lawrence (2 Aug 1909 IL-10 Dec 1975 NY)
b & d Wabash; s/of Hiram Ransom Couch (21 Jul 1808 NY-26 Oct 1874) & Sarah Mary [Polly] Starkey (11 Nov 1809 OH- 12 Dec 1880) both bur: Friendsville; m: 31 Aug 1855 Wabash Harriet Litherland*; res: 1860 Lancaster 1870 Round Prairie pct; ch: Mary Elizabeth (Jun 1856-after 1942 LA CA; m: James C Stewart) & Sarah (1858) & Walter Wade (1861-16 Dec 1927 Chicago m: Ora Ella Skaggs both bur: Bethel Cem Bellmont) & Melissa (15 Nov 1862-24 Nov 1951 m: Wallace G Beard {1862-1923} both buried Kirk Cem Ina IL) & Joseph Page (1 Feb 1865-21 Oct 1933 Carter Co MO m: 1887 Margaret A Anderson both bur: Smith Cem Alton MO) & Bertha* (6 Jul 1866-4 Oct 1938 m: Harrison Shaw Beard*) & Norah Ellen (8 Dec 1869 Wabash Co-17 Jul 1881 Claremont IL bur: Antioch Cem Claremont IL) & Evalena (8 Dec 1969-24 Dec 1949 m: ? Michael bur: Forest Lawn Mem Park Glendale CA)

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d/of Marshall Wood Couch (21 Nov 1873 Greenwood - Johnson Co IN-25 Feb 1948 Denver CO) & Ida Isabelle Baird (23 Jan 1874 Mt Carmel-2 Dec 1954 Kansas City MO) both bur: Highland Cem

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b: Bellmont; d/of Glen Leeper Wallar (4 Oct 1881 Wabash-1955 St Louis MO) & Grace Frank Tanquery* (m2: Logan Price); m: Edwin E Couch

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b: Wabash Co; s/of Noble Ebenezer Couch* & Grace Anna Shepard*
b & d Wabash Co; d/of Albert Shepard* & Sarah Jane Greathouse*; m: 10 Oct 1897 Wabash Co Noble Ebenezer Couch*
b: Lancaster pct; d: Wabash Co; s/of David Cyrus Couch & Louisa J Smith (both buried Friendsville Cem); m: 10 Oct 1897 Wabash Co Co IL Grace Anna Shepard*; res: 1900-10 Lancaster 1920 Lukin twp Lawrence Co 1930 Lancaster twp; ch: Emmett David (1898-1975 m: Jennie Belle Leek both buried Adams Corner Cem) & Emory Albert* (1898-1898) & Raymond Willis (1903-1992 m: 1923 Scharlette B Schrader both buried Bethel Cem Lawrence Co) & Anson M (29 Jun 1905-25 Oct 1980 m: Anna Marie; both buried Crown Hill Cem Indianapolis IN) & Manson Clarence (29 Jun 1905-18 May 1962 m: 1930 Beulah Mae Smith both buried Arborcrest Mem Park Funkhouser IL) & Vera Ethel (28 Mar 1912-1986 m: Herb R Smith both buried Highland Cem) & Melvin Harold (27 Aug 1915-31 Aug 2007 buried Socrum Cem Lakeland FL; m1: Evelyn Jeane; m2: Hazel L)

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US Army WWI; age 78; s/of Simon Couch (1 Nov 1855-8 Jul 1947) & Sarah Jane Fox*; m1: 7 Feb 1929 Virginia Bandy*; m2: after 1940 Sarah I*; res: 1930-42 St Francisville
age 80; b: St Francisville; d/of William Allen Lyons* & Elizabeth Saums*; m: Mefford J Couch*
age 65; d: Chicago IL; s/of Simon Couch & Sarah Fox*; m: 24 Jun 1914 Law Co IL Mabel Lucy Lyons*; res: 1920-40 Chicago-Cook Co IL; ch: William Allen (6 Apr 1915 Chicago-24 Jul 1984 O'Fallon bur: Bellville) & John Victor (23 Jul 1919 Chicago IL-13 Jun 1978 NM)
age 85; b: Grayville-Edwards Co IL; d: Evansville IN; d/of Thomas Edward Coale (1 Aug 1871-21 May 1925) & Effie May Keeling (29 Sep 1881-30 Nov 1954) both bur: Grayville-Edwards Co IL; m1: ? Coffman; m2: Floyd E Couch*; m3: ? Johnson; res: 1920 Grayville-Edwards Co IL then Mt Carmel
b: Wabash; d: St Francisville; d/of Jeremiah Fox (14 Jan 1819-8 Oct 1887) & Caroline E Spidle (21 Jan 1836-16 Jan 1924) both bur: Spidle Cem; m: 16 Feb 1879 Wabash Simeon Carlyle Couch (1 Nov 1855-8 Jul 1947 bur: Allendale Cem); divorced by 1930; res: 1880 Wabash pct 1900 Wabash pct 1910-30 St Francisville; ch: Fannie (18 Jul 1880-5 Jun 1906 bur: Allendale Cem m: Charles Edward Smith) & Ann Beatrice (18 Jul 1882-13 May 1928 bur: Alledale Cem m: Carl H Smith) & Beulah Zoe (Jan 1885 Wabash-Jul 1958 FL) & Mefford* (27 Aug 1887 IL) & Floyd* (3 Jun 1890 IL) & Carrie Louise (13 Jan 1893 IL-Jul 1982 FL) & Inza (15 Dec 1895 IL-1 Oct 1997 FL m: 1915 Randolph F. Snider) & Hellen F (31 Aug 1898 IL-6 Jan 1994 FL) & Sterling* (3 Jun 1905 Wabash)
US Army WWII; age 68; b: Wabash; d: FL; s/of Simon Couch & Sarah Fox*; res: 1940 St Francisville
age 37; b: Nashville TN; d: St Francisville; d/of Edward Bandy (TN) & Pearl Guthery (TN); m1: 4 Oct 1919 Summit OH John Aden Phipps (11 Jul 1898 Vincennes IN-23 Oct 1962 CA); m2: Floyd E Couch*; res: 1920 Akron-Summit Co OH; Phipps ch: Jack (ca 1920 IL) & William (7 Sep 1922 IL-9 Aug 1981 Clinton Co IA)

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age 71; b: Cynthiana-Posey Co IN; d: Normal-McLean Co IL; d/of William B Smith* (1815 NC) & Ellen M Jennings* (Dec 1882 KY); m: Henry Benjamin Couchman*
age 77; b & d Law twp- Lawrence Co IL; m: 22 Jan 1854 Wyne Co OH Elizabeth Sheidan*; res: 1860-1900 Christy twp- Lawrence Co IL; ch: Henry* (Apr 1855 IL) & Mary Anna (1 Sep 1857 IL-19 Dec 1932 buried Vincennes IN m: Lafayette Combs) & Boliver Clinton (Sep 1858 IL-29 Dec 1941 Dallas TX) & Dorothy Ann (8 Sep 1860 IL-3 Nov 1927 Lawrence Co IL m: John M Butler) & Ira Clement (1863 IL-29 Sep 1906 CO) & Frank (28 Jun 1865 IL-29 Jul 1865 IL) & Minnie Belle* (6 Mar 1870 IL m: Josiah F Judy) & Jesse (8 Aug 1873 IL)
age 83; b: Wayne Co OH; d: Vincennes IN; d/of Henry Sheridan (OH) & Hannah Lawrence (PA); m: Andrew J Couchman*
US Army veteran; age 61; b: IL; d: Broward Co FL; s/of Guilford H Couchman* & Pansy Culbertson*
age 71; b: IL; s/of Henry B Couchman* & Alice Smith*; m: 24 Dec 1908 Lawrence Co IL Pansy Culbertson*; res: 1910 Lawrenceville 1920-40 Hoopeston-Vermilion Co IL; ch: Gil H* (8 Nov 1913 IL)
age 66; b & d Law twp- Lawrence Co IL; s/of Andrew Couchman* & Elizabeth Sheridan*; m: 30 Aug 1883 Alice Jennings Smith* ; res: 1900-10 Sumner; ch: Guilford* (Jan 1885 IL) & Andrew Boyd (8 Jan 1890 Sumner-13 Mar 1946 Wayne Co MI) & Eugene Herbert (10 Aug 1892 IL) & Alice Irene (10 Aug 1892 Lawrenceville-3 Jan 1974 CA m: Robert Guy Buzzard)
age 88; d: FL; d/of John Culbertson* & Chloe Olive Stoltz*; m: Guilford H Couchman*