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William P. Couch (1837)

William P. Couch
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Biography

Private William Couch served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Oct 28, 1863
Mustered out: Aug 8, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Union)
William Couch was born in Tennessee.
William Couch was an Arkansan.
William Couch was a Missourian.

William P. Couch was born in Tennessee around 1837. In 1850, he lived in Warren County, Tennessee.[1] He married Susan Harwell in Arkansas around 1857.[2]

When the Civil War started, he enlisted in the Union Army on October 28, 1863 as a private. He was assigned to the 2nd Arkansas Infantry, Company E.[3]His unit participated in the Battle of Prairie D'Ane and the engagement at Jenkins Ferry. He mustered out of the service on August 8, 1865.[4]

After the war, he lived in Jefferson Township, Newton County, Arkansas near the Jasper post office. He farmed to earn a living.[2] In 1880, he lived in Roaring River, Barry County, Missouri. He continued to farm.[5]

TimeLine

Birth 1837

William P. Couch was born in Tennessee around 1837.[1]

Residence 1850

William P. Couch lived in District 14, Warren County, Tennessee.[1]

Marriage 1857

William P. Couch married Susan Hartwell in Arkansas around 1857.[2]

Residence 1870

William P. Couch lived in Jefferson Township, Newton County, Arkansas near the Jasper post office.[2]

Residence 1880

William P. Couch lived in Roaring River, Barry County, Missouri.[5]

Residence 1890

William P. Couch lied in Roaring River, Barry County, Missouri.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1850 United States Federal Census: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 14, Warren, Tennessee; Roll: 898; Page: 55a Ancestry Record 8054 #6967828
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: Jefferson, Newton, Arkansas; Roll: M593_59; Page: 163A Ancestry Record 7163 #507184
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census: The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890 Ancestry Record 8667 #277524
  4. ↑ Encylopedia of Arkansas, last edited on 26 Aug 2020. "2nd Arkansas Infantry (Union)." Accessed 26 Dec 2022
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Roaring River, Barry, Missouri; Roll: 672; Page: 327B; Enumeration District: 006 Ancestry Record 6742 #33648363




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Categories: Missouri Farmers | Arkansas Farmers | 1850 US Census, Warren County, Tennessee | Warren County, Tennessee | 1870 US Census, Newton County, Arkansas | Jefferson Township, Newton County, Arkansas | 1880 US Census, Barry County, Missouri | Barry County, Missouri | 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Union), United States Civil War