b: Wabash; d: Mt Carmel; d/of Levi Couch* (1835-1912) & Harriett Litherland* (1832-1912); m: Harrison S Beard*
BEARD, Harrison Shaw 24 Apr 1864 - 29 Jan 1940 ()
b: Marysville-Union Co OH; d: Mt Carmel; s/of John Beard (7 Jan 1839 OH-26 Mar 1917 Sumner) & Amanda Z Shaw (16 Feb 1836 MD-24 Mar 1918 Bridgeport); m: ca 1885 Bertha Couch*; res: 1880 Claremont-Richland Co IL 1900 Christy-Law. IL 1920-30 Mt Carmel; ch: Omar A (Aug 1886 IL) & Otis Levi (3 Jan 1889 Claremont-Richland Co IL-23 May 1874 buried Bethel Cem in Bellmont) & Lula Mae (18 Sep 1895-18 Oct 1969 buried Highland Cem m: Charles Raber) & Raymond Bertis (15 Oct 1901-18 Jan 1972 m: Ruth Coale both buried Highland Cem)
