COUCH F AMIL Y

 

Benjamin and Celia Caroline Hall Couch

Benjamin Couch was born December 13, 1815 in Alabama. His parents were believed to

be

Lindley and Susannah Atnip Couch. He died June 22, 1889 in Salona, TX.

He is buried in Salona Cemetery, Montague Co., TX

Celia Caroline Hall was born January 24, 1822 in Jackson Co., Alabama to Thomas

and Sarah Williams Hall. She died November 13, 1901. She is buried in Salona

Cemetery, Montague Co., TX

Benjamin and Celia were married September 6, 1838 in Jackson Co., Alabama

By 1840, they were living in Missouri. By the 1860's they were living in Dade Co.

 

Benjamin and Celia Couch had 12 children:

 

1. Sarah Elizabeth Couch, born February 24,1840 in Missouri. She married James D.

Hankins about 1857. They lived in Dade Co.

 

Sarah and James Hankins had the following children:

Mary Margaret, Benjamin Franklin, George, Anna Elizabeth, Angeline, Caroline

and Ella.

 

2. Josiah Couch, born June 1, 1842 in Missouri. He married Minerva Morris on April 7,

1870. They had one son Frank. Josiah died in 1873.

 

3. Avery Couch, born January 24, 1844 in Missouri. He died in the Civil War, on

December 24, 1865.

 

4. Mary Jaine Couch, born September 12,1845 in Missouri. She married George W.

"Nation" Morris on June 28, 1863 in Grayson Co., TX. Mary died September 1, 1877 in

Cleveland Co., Oklahoma

 

5. James Madison Couch, born June 6,1847 in Missouri and died on September 3, 1847.

 

6. Lavisa Jane Couch, born November 10, 1849 in Greene Co., Missouri. She married

John T. Pettygrew on March 17, 1864. They had two children, William and Sarah

Pettygrew. After her divorce from John Pettygrew, she married John Wesley Morris on

November 30, 1871. John and Lavisa Morris had the following children: Annie,

Benjamin, Nancy, Frances, John, Nora, James and Lydia Morris. Lavisa died on March

21, 1927 in Oklahoma.

 

7. Emanuel "Bud" Couch, born May 11, 1851 in Missouri. He married Sarah Wilson

Bowen on April 26, 1869. They had the following children: James Avery, Nancy Ellen,

Luther R., Ruth Laura, Lemuel L., and George Delmer Couch. Bud Couch died March

30, 1934 in Davidson, Oklahoma.

 

8. Lydia Ellen Couch, born March 28, 1853 in Missouri. She married William R. Findley

on April 7, 1870. They had the following children: John, Victoria, James, Aquilla, Mary,

Allie (or Lillie) and Acey. Lydia died on June 3, 1895. She is buried in Berry Cemetery

in Grayson Co., Texas.

 

9. William Riley Couch, born February 1, 1856 in Missouri. He married Mary

(Unkown). They had the following children: Arville and a daughter, Willie.

William died between 1887 and 1891 in Texas. He is buried in Salona Cemetery,

Montague Co., Texas, near his parents.

 

10. Susannah "Susie" Couch, born December 23, 1857 in Dade Co., Missouri. She

married George Kelly Morris on February 3,1876 in Grayson Co., Texas.They had the

following children: William, Henry, Sarah, Mary Ann, Charles, Lydia, Rosa, James,

Samuel, Minnie May and Tennie Morris. Susie died March 9, 1931 in Donna, Texas.

 

11. Samuel P. Couch, born March 20, 1860 in Dade Co., Missouri. He married Rachel

Cross in about 1878. They had the following children: Maulcy, Gilbert, Lilla, Lamatin,

Ethel, Gladys, Virgil, May, Gasaway and Ruby. Samuel died March 28, 1936 in Salona,

Texas and is buried in Salona Cemetery, Montague Co., Texas.

 

12. Delilah Caroline Couch, born August 22, 1863 in Grayson Co., Texas. She married

John Franklin Williams on January 3, 1878. They had the following children: Celia,

Sarah Jane, Rubin, Eugene, John and Andrew. Delilah died March 30, 1917, probably in

Texas.

 

Submitted by Ruth Morris Jones

 

May 2004