Elias Beall Couch (1858 - 1931)

Born 16 Feb 1858 in Hancock, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Jan 1931 at age 72 in Garland, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Name: Elias Benjamin Couch. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Born 16 FEB 1858. Tennessee, USA. Map: Latitude: N35.705. Longitude: W84.9584. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [8] [9]}

Died 7 JAN 1931. Garland County, Arkansas, USA. Map: Latitude: N34.5733. Longitude: W93.1539. ^{[6] [7]}

Residence Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head. 1 JUN 1900. Neely Township, Butler County, Missouri, USA. Map: Latitude: N36.5631. Longitude: W90.5183. ^[1] Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head. 15 APR 1910. Mill Township, Garland County, Arkansas, USA. ^[2] Residence Post Office: Hord. 1 JUN 1870. Blair Township, Clay County, Illinois, USA. Map: Latitude: N38.0503. Longitude: W89.7417. ^[9] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Brother. 1 JUN 1880. Harwood Township, Champaign County, Illinois, USA. Map: Latitude: N40.3633. Longitude: W88.0516. ^[8] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head. 1930 Mill Township, Garland County, Arkansas, USA. ^[5] Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married. 1920 Mill Township, Garland County, Arkansas, USA. ^[4] 16 FEB 1917. Melton, Garland County, Arkansas, USA. ^[3]

Buried JAN 1931. Pleasant Hill, Garland County, Arkansas, USA. ^[6]

Marriage Husband Elias Benjamin Couch. Wife Mary Amanda Griesemer. Marriage 1880 ^{[10] [11]} Husband Elias Benjamin Couch. Marriage 16 FEB 1917. Garland County, Arkansas, USA. Map: Latitude: N34.5733. Longitude: W93.1539. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Elias was born in 1858. Living with his mother, Nancy, in 1870^[15]

The son of Jefferson Couch and Nancy Reel, at the age of 25, married Mary A Greismere, born 1856, the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Greismere. They were married on 01 Jan 1885 in Lancaster, Wabash, Illinois, United States^[16]

In 1900 he indicates his birth as Feb 1860^[17] He passed away 08 Jan 1931^[18]

Research Notes

• There is confusion about his birth and death dates, due to differences in the dates on his headstone and actual records. ^[19]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Source: #S2025 Year: 1900; Census Place: Neely, Butler, Missouri; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1240843
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Source: #S1976 Year: 1910; Census Place: Mill, Garland, Arkansas; Roll: T624_50; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1374063
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: #S2159
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Source: #S1970 Year: 1920; Census Place: Mill, Garland, Arkansas; Roll: T625_63; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 88
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Source: #S1977 Year: 1930; Census Place: Mill, Garland, Arkansas; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2339810
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Source: #S1969
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Source: #S2504
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Source: #S2030 Year: 1880; Census Place: Harwood, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: 179; Page: 133D; Enumeration District: 010
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Source: #S1967 Year: 1870; Census Place: Blair, Clay, Illinois; Roll: M593_196; Page: 17B; Family History Library Film: 545695
10. ↑ Source: #S2025 Year: 1900; Census Place: Neely, Butler, Missouri; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1240843
11. ↑ Source: #S2025 Year: 1900; Census Place: Neely, Butler, Missouri; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1240843
12. ↑ Source: #S2159
13. ↑ Source: #S2159
14. ↑ Source: #S2324
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64N-5GY : 29 May 2021), Elias Couch in entry for Nancy Couch, 1870.
16. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q288-W8J5 : 22 July 2021), Elias B Couch and Mary A Greismere, 01 Jan 1885; citing Lancaster, Wabash, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,416,803.
17. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3HY-Q4F : 27 January 2022), Elias Couch, 1900.
18. ↑ "Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJRN-3KR : 27 November 2014), Elias Bea Couch, 08 Jan 1931; derived from "Arkansas, Death Index, 1914-1950," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); a multigenerational derivative citing Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 (Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society).
19. ↑ Headstone Photo

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