Cecelia Caroline 'Celia' (Hall) Couch
--b. January 24, 1822 Jackson Co., Alabama
--d. November 13, 1901 Montague Co,. Texas
----buried Salona cemetery, near Bowie, Montague Co.,Texas
--m. Benjamin COUCH
--September 6, 1838 Jackson Co., Alabama
----b. December 13, 1815 Alabama
----d. June 23, 1889 Salona, Montague Co., Texas
------buried Salona cemetery, near Bowie, Montague Co.,Texas
--------s/o Moses M. Couch and Mary Elizabeth 'Betsy' LINDLEY
--------gs/o John Lindley and Sara PYLE
- 1840 Ripley Co., Missouri Census
- 1850 Greene Co., Missouri, Cass Twp
- 1860 Dade Co, Missouri, Polk Twp
- 1880 Cooke Co., Texas, District 113)
Children of Cecelia Hall and Benjamin Couch
As more photos are received, Cecelia's descendants will be moved to their own site - like Lydia's above.
If you're researching the Couch family, be sure and check out Mike Landwehr's website and online book, The Moses Couch Family, where he goes into much detail and shares his years of research.
Sarah Elizabeth (Couch) Hankins
--b. February 24, 1840 Missouri
--m. James D. HANKINS
--abt 1858 probably Dade Co., Missouri
----b. abt 1836 Ohio
Josiah Couch
--b. June 1, 1842 Missouri
--d. 1873
--m. Minerva E. MORRIS
Avery Couch
--b. January 27, 1844 Missouri
--d. December 25, 1865 Missouri
Mary Jane (Couch) Morris
--b. September 16, 1845 Missouri
--d. May 20, 1918 Purcell, Cleveland Co., Oklahoma
--m. Nation George MORRIS
----b. abt 1847
James Madison Couch
--b. June 6, 1847 Missouri
--d. September 3, 1847 Missouri
Louvisa (Couch) Pettygrew Morris
--b. November 10, 1849 Cass Twp, Greene Co., Missouri
--d. believed to be March 21, 1927
--m/1 John T. PETTYGREW
--March 17, 1864 Grayson Co., Texas
--m/2 John Wesley MORRIS
--November 30, 1871 Dade Co., Missouri
----b. March 16, 1849 Missouri
----d. November 10, 1891 Carter Co., Oklahoma
Emanuel 'Bud' Couch
--b. May 11, 1850 Missouri
--d. March 30, 1934 Davidson, Tillman Co., Oklahoma
----buried Davidson Cemetery, Davidson, Tillman Co., Oklahoma
--m. Sarah Wilson BOWEN
----b. June 24, 1850 Wilmington, North Carolina
----d. October 17, 1930 Donna, Texas
Lydia Ellen (Couch) Findley
--b. March 28, 1853 Missouri
--d. June 3, 1895 Grayson Co., Texas
--m. William Robinson 'Bill' FINDLEY
--April 7, 1870 Grayson Co., Texas
----b. October 12, 1851
----d. December 28, 1922 Grayson Co., Texas
William Riley 'Billy' Couch
--b. February 1, 1856 Missouri
--d. 1887/92
--m. Josephine Mollie Brandernburg NEWHOUSE
----b. abt 1865 Indiana
Susannah (Couch) Morris
--b. December 23, 1857 Dade Co., Missouri
--d. March 9, 1931 Donna, Hildalgo Co., Texas
----buried Donna Cemetery, Donna, Hildalgo Co., Texas
--m. George Kelly MORRIS
--February 3, 1876 Whitesboro, Grayson Co., Texas
----b. June 14, 1853 Lawrence Co., Missouri
----d. January 26, 1932 Donna, Hildalgo Co., Texas
------s/o Jesse Ellender Morris and Frances MATHER
Samuel Couch
--b. March 20, 1860 Dade Co., Missouri
--d. March 28, 1936 Salona, Montague Co., Texas
----buried Salona Cemetery, Montague Co., Texas
--m. Rachel L. CROSS
--November 1, 1877 Cooke Co., Texas
----b. August 14, 1857 Missouri
----d. January 28, 1955 Montague Co., Texas
------buried Salona Cemetery, Montague Co., Texas
Rachel L. (Cross) Couch
Submitted by Kathie Carden
Picture taken Aug. 16, 1950 Corpus Christi, TX
Submitted by Kathie Carden
L to R: Viola Reeves, Great Grandma Richardson,
G Great Grandma Couch, Georgia James (daug: George B. James)
and Clara (Richardson) Reeves (daug: of J.S. Richardson)
Written on the back of this picture was that Grandma Couch was 103 years
old and still taking care of her 76 year old son.
MY NOTE: - According to her death record and censuses, Rachel was 97 1/2 when she died.
Sitting Great Grandma Couch, standing behind her is Great Grandma Richardson, other are only identified by their last names Gibsons & Richardsons.
According to my mother, Grandma Couch was a full blood Cherokee Indian.
MY NOTE: - I have NOT confirmed the Cherokee lineage, since it it the Inabnit/Atnip ancestry that we're interested in this lineage.
Children of Samuel Couch and Rachel L. Cross
- Maulcy Gertrude (Couch) James
--b. July 26, 1878 Cooke Co., Texas
--d. July 26, 1968 Corpus Christi, Neuces Co., Texas
--m/1 George Batey JAMES
--January 25, 1893 Montague Co., Texas
----b. January 25, 1875 Cumberland Co., NC
----d. December 5, 1900 Montague Co., Texas
--m/2 John Samuel RICHARDSON
--abt 1905
----b. January 16, 1864
----d. May 2, 1925 Montague Co., Texas
- Viola Gertrude (James) Gibson
--(July 16, 1895 Montague Co., TX - Octobr 12, 1979)
--m. Horace Linard GIBSON
- Carlos Victor James
--(June 27, 1897 Montague Co., TX - ?)
- Mary Esther (James) Allen
--(September 9, 1899 Montague Co., TX - abt Sept 1936)
--m. James Carl ALLEN
----(October 8, 1896 Georgia - July 21, 1966 Placer Co., California)
- Georgia Leona James
--(May 28, 1901 Montague Co. TX - ?)
* * * *
- Gilbert Couch
--b. November 6, 1880
--d. August 23, 1948
--m. Alma CAMPBELL
* * * *
- Lilla Couch
--b. April 6, 1883
* * * *
- Lamantin 'Lam' Couch
--b. September 12, 1885 Texas
--d. August 18, 1963 Montague Co., Texas
--m/1 Anna ----
--abt 1904
----b. 1885 Texas
--m/2 Minnie WOODS
--abt 1917 probably Montague Co., Texas
----b. March 1, 1894
----d. April 9, 1965
* * * *
- Ethel Alto (Couch) Campbell
--b. April 8, 1889
--d. May 30, 1991 Wichita Co., Texas
--m. Lonnie G. CAMPBELL
----b. November 15, 1884
----d. August 24, 1968 Montague Co., Texas
* * * *
- Gladys Couch
--b. January 8, 1892
* * * *
- Virgil L. Couch
--b. March 16, 1895
--d. November 16, 1977 Montague Co., Texas
--m. Lorelei BOONE
----b. December 28, 1901
----d. December 19, 1986 Montague Co., Texas
* * * *
- May Cleo (Couch) Brigance
--b. March 16, 1895 Texas
--d. July 20, 1978
--m. Theodore Franklin BRIGANCE
----b. November 16, 1887 Montague Co., Texas
----d. May 4, 1969 McCullough Co., Texas
* * * *
- Gassaway B. Couch
--b. December 22, 1897
--d. December 7, 1974
--m. Cordia May OVERSTREET
----b. September 21, 1899 Montague Co., Texas
* * * *
- Ruby Eleanor (Couch) Wallace
--b. May 1900
--m. Herman WALLACE
Delilah Caroine 'Callie' (Couch) Williams
--b. August 22, 1863 Grayson Co., Texas
--d. March 30, 1917
--m. John Franklin WILLIAMS
--January 3, 1878 Cooke Co., Texas
----b. July 7, 1859 Georgia