Joseph Page Couch

1865 - 1933  (68 years)

• Name	Joseph Page Couch
  Born	1 Feb 1865	Wabash Co, IL
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Oct 1933	Carter Co, MO
  Buried	Smith Cemetery, Alton, Oregon Co, MO
  Person ID	I2819	adkinshorton
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Levi D. Couch,   b. 17 Aug 1835, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. 25 Sep 1912, Wabash Co, IL  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Harriet Bryant Litherland,   b. 18 Nov 1832, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. 26 Mar 1912, Wabash Co, IL  (Age 79 years)
  Photos		Levi D. Couch & Harriet Litherland
  		Levi D. Couch & Harriet Bryant Litherland from family tree of Philip Hutson
  Documents » Slide Show		1860-IL Census, Mier, Lancaster Precinct, Wabash Co, IL      << View United States Federal Census Help >> Levi D. Couch & Harriet Bryant Litherland with children
  		1870-IL Census, Round Prairie, Wabash Co, IL      << View United States Federal Census Help >> Levi D. Couch & Harriet Bryant Litherland with children
  		1880-IL Census, District 194, Thristy Township, Lawrence Co, IL      << View United States Federal Census Help >> Levi D. Couch & Harriet Bryant Litherland with children
  		1900-IL Census, West Salem, Salem Precinct, Edwards Co, IL      << View United States Federal Census Help >> Levi D. Couch & Harriet Litherland - pt.1
  		1900-IL Census, West Salem, Salem Precinct, Edwards Co, IL      << View United States Federal Census Help >> Levi D. Couch & Harriet Litherland - pt.2
  		1910-IL Census, Mt. Carmel City, Mt. Carmel Precinct, Wabash Co, IL      << View United States Federal Census Help >> Levi D. Couch & Harriet Litherland
  Headstones		Levi D. Couch & Harriet Bryant Litherland (gravestone) photo by "Jeaniealogy"
  Family ID	F19913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Alice Anderson,   b. 17 Oct 1868, IL ,   d. 17 Jan 1941, Cape Girardeau, Girardeau/Scott Counties, MO  (Age 72 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1887	Lawrence Co, IL   [1]
  	This marriage citation is double-noted in Marriage Index...same date, same spouses, one with (incorrect?) middle initial, and digit place variation on license, number in vol varied as 1 & 2.
  Notes	Brothers Raymond, Kenneth and Ralph were all Baptist ministers. My name is Kenneth E Couch Jr born in 1932 son of Kenneth E Couch who was the son of Joseph Page Couch who was the son of Levi D Couch of Wabash County Illinois. My father said his father Joseph P Couch owned a saw mill, general store, and theater where they showed silent movies and his sister Mildred played the piano for the movies. Received directly from Kenneth E. Couch in 2009. For Joseph P. Couch, born 2/1/1865, Wabash County, Ill. The family members are listed as living in Wabash County, Illinois in 1870 census records. Joseph P. married Margaret Anderson (born 10/17/1868, Ill.) on 2/24/1887. Shortly after they married, they moved west to Oakville, Washington. In 1900, they appear in the 1900 census of Edwards County, Illinois, with one daughter and three sons (all born in Washington). In 1910, Joseph and Margaret were in Jackson County, Illinois, with one daughter and six sons. In 1920, Joseph and Margaret were still living in Jackson County, Illinois with four sons. Kenneth Earl Couch (born on 8/27/1904), one of the sons born in Illinois, was now a minister living in Reynolds County, Missouri and married Hallene Mercedes Demson Couch on 10/26, 1927. Sometime before 1930, Joseph and Margaret moved to live with Kenneth and Mercedes. Joseph P. Couch died, 10/21/1933 in Carter County, Missouri. Margaret A. Couch died on 1/17/1941 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. They are buried in a Smith Cemetery, Alton, Oregon County, Missouri together with Kenneth Couch who died in 1970 and Mercedes who died in 1965. From Vickie Couch Lunden, descendant of Joseph P. Couch through Emmett Charles Couch, provided in 2008. [2, 3]
  Children	+ 1. Mildred Couch,   b. 23 May 1889, WA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Charles Emmett Couch,   b. 31 May 1891, Oakville, Grays Harbor Co, WA ,   d. 1981, Lake Elsinore, Riverside Co, CA  (Age 89 years) + 3. Rev. Everett Raymond Couch,   b. 17 Aug 1893, Oakville, Lewis Co, WA ,   d. 8 Apr 1957, Baytown, Harris Co, TX  (Age 63 years) + 4. Rev. Joseph Chester Couch,   b. 17Jul 1897, Oakville, Grays Harbor Co, WA ,   d. 20 Feb 1981, Long Beach, Los Angeles Co, CA  (Age 84 years)   5. Mabel Couch,   b. Est 1899, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. Est 1899, Wabash Co, IL  (Age ~ 0 years) + 6. Rev. William King Couch,   b. 04 Apr 1902, Mt. Carmel, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. 8 Jan 1969, Jackson, Hinds Co, MS  (Age 66 years) + 7. Rev. Kenneth Earl Couch, Sr.,   b. 26 Aug 1904, Murphysboro, Jackson Co, IL ,   d. 16 Jun 1970, Jefferson Co, MO  (Age 65 years) + 8. Rev. Ralph Anderson Couch
  Documents » Slide Show		Illinois Statewide Marriage Index - COUCH    • Quick View of Families (maximize browser for better viewing)
  		1900-IL Census, West Salem, Edwards Co, IL Joseph Page Couch & Margaret "Maggie" Anderson with children
  		1910-IL Census, Vergennes Village, Vergennes Township, Jackson Co, IL      << View United States Federal Census Help >> Joseph Chester Couch & Edith Mary Rebal with children
  		1920-IL Census, Vergennes Village, Vergennes Township, Jackson Co, IL      << View United States Federal Census Help >> Joseph Page Couch & Margaret Alice Anderson with children & grandchildren - pt.1
  		1920-IL Census, Vergennes Village, Vergennes Township, Jackson, IL      << View United States Federal Census Help >> Joseph Page Couch & Margaret Alice Anderson with children & grandchildren - pt.2
  		1930-MO Census, Hunter Town, Johnson Township, Carter Co, MO      << View United States Federal Census Help >> Joseph Page Couch & Mary Alice Anderson Couch
  Headstones		Joseph Page Couch & Margaret Anderson Couch gravestone
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2022
  Family ID	F24857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Joseph Page Couch
  		Joseph Page Couch General Store Vergennes, Illinois

  
  

• Sources

  [S18728] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, 2/114 #22 Lawrence. [S18718] 1900 US Census. [S18724] 1870 US Census.