George Carlton Couch b. Jun 1855 Alabama d. 30 Dec 1903: If the Legends Are True...

1855 - 1903 (~ 48 years)

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Name	George Carlton Couch [1, 2]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1855	Alabama [3, 4]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1855	Georgia [5]
Born	Jun 1855	Alabama [6]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	29 Jun 1855 [1]
Illiterate	15 Jul 1870 [5]
	He was listed as unable to write on the 1870 census. Perhaps unable to read as well, the image is blotched.
Name	G. C. Couch [4]
Name	George C. Couch [6, 7]
Name	George Couch [3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Occupation	15 Jul 1870	Cross Plains, Calhoun, Alabama [5]
	farm laborer in the household of his father
Occupation	14 Jun 1880	Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama [4]
	farmer
Occupation	2 Jun 1900	Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama [6]
	farmer
Died	30 Dec 1903 [1]
Buried	Thomas Cemetery, Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama [1]
		Couch → George Carlton
Person ID	I1502	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	1 Jul 2014

Father	John S. Couch, b. Abt 1832, Georgia , d. 1 Jan 1885 (Age ~ 53 years)
Mother	Demarius Woolf, b. Abt 1834, Alabama , d. 30 Sep 1888 (Age ~ 54 years)
Family ID	F42057	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Nancy Elizabeth Holder, b. Dec 1850, Georgia , d. 8 Jul 1937 (Age ~ 86 years)

Alt. Marriage Abt 1875 [6]

Married 28 Jan 1875 Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama [9]

Census 14 Jun 1880 Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama [4]

Page 38, line 5, dwelling 198, family 200:

The household consisted of G. C. Couch, 25, head; N. E., 28, wife; John G., 4, son; Sam, 3, son; and Dan, 1, son.

Census 2 Jun 1900 Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama [6]

Allen Precinct 8

Sheet 1B, line 8, dwelling 14, family 14:

The household consisted of George C. Couch, head, 44; Nancy, wife, 49; Samuel, son, 23; Daniel, son, 21; Amanda, daughter, 15; Annie, daughter, 12; and Dartha, daughter 8. George C. & Nancy are married 25 years with 11 children, 8 living.

The own a farm with a mortgage.

Children 11 children [1]

Children

+	1. John G. Couch, b. Cal Mar 1876, Alabama , d. 29 Jul 1922, Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama (Age ~ 46 years)
+	2. Joe Samuel Couch, b. May 1877, Alabama , d. 25 Feb 1944 (Age ~ 66 years)
+	3. Daniel Alison Couch, b. 28 Dec 1878, Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama , d. 3 Aug 1941, Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama (Age 62 years)
	4. Mary D. Couch, b. 15 Mar 1881, d. 17 Oct 1881 (Age 0 years)
+	5. William Collie Couch, b. 3 Aug 1883, Couch, Calhoun, Alabama , d. 29 Jul 1961, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana (Age 77 years)
	6. Amandy Lou Couch, b. Jan 1885, Alabama , d. 23 Apr 1902 (Age ~ 17 years)
	7. Nancy Ellen Couch, b. 8 Sep 1886, d. 12 May 1887 (Age 0 years)
+	8. Sarah Ann Francis Couch, b. 26 Apr 1888, Alabama , d. 30 Mar 1925, Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama (Age 36 years)
+	9. George Washington Couch, b. Abt 1890, Alabama , d. 28 Dec 1949, Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama (Age ~ 59 years)
+	10. Dorothy E. Couch, b. Jan 1892, Alabama , d. 2 Jul 1974 (Age ~ 82 years)
	11. Jimmie Couch, b. 29 Jan 1893, d. 10 Aug 1893 (Age 0 years)

Last Modified 30 Jun 2014

Family ID F528 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "George Carlton Couch" (accessed July 5, 2020) | https://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1502&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 13505822, George Carlton Couch (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 13554589, John S. Couch (1832-1885) (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1860, Alabama, Calhoun County, Ladiga, Township 12 Range 10, Page 150 (HeritageQuest). Series: M653 Roll: 4 Page: 578. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1880, Alabama, Calhoun, Allen Beat 8, Page 38 (HeritageQuest). Series: T9 Roll: 5 Page: 649. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1870, Alabama, Calhoun County, Cross Plains, Precinct 8, Pages 15-16 (HeritageQuest). Series: M593 Roll: 5 Page: 658. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Calhoun County, Allen Precinct 8, Sheet 1B (HeritageQuest). Series: T623 Roll: 5 Page: 112. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", George Washington Couch (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). Citing reference cn 26084, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1908845 | https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6SC-JVM. (Reliability: 3).
[S11] Family Research by William Todd Beauregard, https://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wtbeauregard (worldconnect.rootsweb.com). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957", George Couch (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). Citing reference 464; FHL microfilm 1035494 | https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQ9X-2VW. (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", John C. Couch (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). citing reference cn 12596, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1908240 | https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDLH-SY2. (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", Daniel A. Couch (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). Citing reference cn 17223, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1908604 | https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDBV-2D8. (Reliability: 4).