Hiram Ransom Couch

1809 - 1874  (65 years)

• Name	Hiram Ransom Couch  [1]
  Born	21 Aug 1809	Alleghany, Cattaraugus Co, NY
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Oct 1874	Wabash Co, IL
  Buried	Friendsville Cemetery, Friendsville, Wabash Co, IL
  Person ID	I2761	adkinshorton
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Levi Couch,   b. 22 Jun 1783, New Preston, Litchfield Co, CT ,   d. 1875, CT  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Cynthia HIGGINS,   b. 1785,   d. 4 Feb 1828, Wabash Co, IL  (Age 43 years)
  Married	1804  [2, 3]
  Documents		1810-NY Census, Caneadea, Allegheny, NY      << View United States Federal Census Help >> • Levi Couch & Cynthia Higgins • George Higgins & Patience Mapes families
  		1820-IL Census, Edwards Co, IL      << View United States Federal Census Help >> Levi Couch Family
  Family ID	F20050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Mary Starkey,   b. 11 Nov 1809, OH ,   d. 6 Dec 1880, Wabash Co, IL  (Age 71 years)
  Married	Abt 1825	Allegany Co, NY   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah K. Couch,   b. 8 Sep 1831, Friendsville, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. 9 Sep 1889, Wabash Co, IL  (Age 58 years)   2. William Couch,   b. 21 Jun 1832, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. 22 Jun 1832, Wabash Co, IL  (Age 0 years) + 3. Levi D. Couch,   b. 17 Aug 1835, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. 25 Sep 1912, Wabash Co, IL  (Age 77 years) + 4. Esther Cynthia Couch,   b. 4 May 1837, Friendsville, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. 18 Dec 1923, Sumner, Richland Co, IL  (Age 86 years) + 5. Elder Walter Ransom Couch,   b. 14 Sep 1839, Friendsville, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. 22 Nov 1917, Golden, Jefferson Co, CO  (Age 78 years) + 6. Ebenezer Bostwick Couch,   b. 19 Jan 1842, Friendsville, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. Jan 1925  (Age 82 years) + 7. Bradley S. Couch,   b. 1 Feb 1844, Friendsville, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. 21 Jun 1930, West Salem, Edwards Co, IL  (Age 86 years)   8. Charles Eastman Couch,   b. 6 May 1846, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. 23 Jul 1850, Wabash Co, IL  (Age 4 years) + 9. Susan Fordyce Couch,   b. 28 Jun 1848, Friendsville, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. 28 Jan 1928, Beaver City, Furnas Co, NE  (Age 79 years) + 10. Harriet Eliza Couch,   b. 3 Jan 1851, Friendsville, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. Aft 1885, IL  (Age > 35 years)   11. Lewis Albert Couch,   b. 2 Sep 1853, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. Jun 1854, Wabash Co, IL  (Age 0 years)
  Documents		1850-IL Census, Wabash Co, IL      << View United States Federal Census Help >> • Ebenezer J. Couch, Sr. & Mary Louisa Runyon • Hiram Ransom Couch & Sarah Mary Starkey • Elizabeth Vermule • David Runyon
  		1860-IL Census, Mier, Lancaster Precinct, Wabash Co, IL      << View United States Federal Census Help >> • Ebenezer J. Couch, Sr. & Mary Louisa Runyon with children • Ebenezer J. Couch, Jr. • Joel B. Couch & Martha Armstrong • Hiram Ransom Couch & Sarah Mary Starkey
  Family ID	F20016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Hiram Ransom Couch gravestone

  
  

  Histories

  Combined History of Edwards, Lawrence & Wabash Counties, Illinois - 1883 www.archive.org

  
  

• Notes

  birth also given as 1810 (Frost Gen.), buried Friendsville Cemetery, Wabash Co., IL. Sergeant in BlackHawk Indian War.

  
  

• Sources

  [S18817] Combined History of Edwards, Lawrence & Wabash Counties, Illinois - 1883. [S18851] 1810 US Census, Caneadea, Allegheny Co, NY. [S18853] 1820 US Census, Edwards Co, IL. [S18860] 1850 US Census, Wabash Co, IL.