James Couch

1800 - 1892  (91 years)

• Name	James Couch
  Born	31 Aug 1800	Fort Edward, Washington Co, NY
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Feb 1892	Chicago, Cook Co, IL
  	COUCH DEATH INFORMATION (Ira's Brother, James TAB) VIEW IN NEW WINDOW OBITUARY - Chicago Tribune, February 11, 1892 JAMES COUCH KILLED. THE PIONEER LOSES HIS LIFE IN A STREET ACCIDENT. While Attemptint to Board a car He is Throw Down and Run over by a heavy Truck--Sketch of his Career--He Built the Tremont House, the First Great Hotel in Chicago. In the Face of Public Ridicule--Thhe Couch Burial Vault in Lincoln Park. James Couch, a pioneer settler of Chicago, and owner of the Tremont House property, died last night from injuries which he received, at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, by bring thrown from a street car and run over by a truck at Lake and State streets. Death Index Errata Although it has been reasonably documented that James died in 1892, the Illinois Statewide Death Certificates Index, Pre-1916 database shows his death on February 10, 1891. This is a correct transcription of the microfiche that database is based upon and cannot be changed by database maintenance staff unless a death certificate is found and produced giving a corrected date in 1892. 1892 is given here based on the predominance of evidence.
  Buried	Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co, IL
  Person ID	I3316	adkinshorton
  Last Modified	9 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Ira Howes Couch,   b. 29 Sep 1766, Redding, Fairfield Co, CT ,   d. 1842  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mehitable MAGEE
  Married	1794	Fort Edward, Washington Co, NY
  Family ID	F21635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth C. WELLS,   b. Stratford, CT
  Married	30 Mar 1847	Cook Co, IL   [1]
  	Marriage Index gives 30 Mar 1847 given elsewhere as 25 Mar 1847.
  Children	1. Ira COUCH,   b. 10 Jan 1848, Chicago, Cook Co, IL ,   d. 22 Aug 1922, Tampa, Hilllsborough Co, FL  (Age 74 years)   2. COUCH,   b. Abt 1851,   d. 1853  (Age ~ 2 years)
  Documents		Illinois Statewide Marriage Index - COUCH    • Quick View of Families (maximize browser for better viewing)
  Family ID	F21654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  James Couch

  
  

  Documents		Ira Howes Couch and sons Ira and James Couch - 1843 Chicago City Directory (PDF)
  		James Couch - Death Record

  
  

  Histories

  The History of Chicago - Excerpts, Vol. 1

  
  

• Notes

  In the Order of Exercises and Corrected Lists, Twelfth Annual Reception tendered by The Calumet Club to the Old Settlers of Chicago, May 15, 1890, James Couch is listed on page 2 of 12, as residing at Tremont House, Chicago (where he had become the proprietor upon the death of his brother, Ira).

  
  

• Sources

  [S18728] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, 939/- #FINK Cook Co.