Would love to find someone interested in looking at a Harlan/Leslie Co. Kentucky family I've been working on. This involves a Couch family in the book Up Cutshin & Down Greasy, Folkways of a Kentucky Mountain Family by Leonard W. Roberts. This is not a genealogy book but has reference to lineage throughout interviews by the author with two brothers, Dave and Jim Couch, primarily Harlan Co. during the early 1950's. The most interesting thing is Jim Couch states with some certainty, "Now, the Couches was French, my daddy allas said. My great grandfather was Anse Couch and he lived in Virginia, in the county of Scott." Jim/Dave's grandparents are John b. 1845 and Sarah (Sally) Shepherd. Their parents are Tom b. abt. 1860 and Mary Ann Harris. I've put a file together on this family and am willing to share it with anyone wanting to help unravel this bunch. Sorry, it's not for general distribution at this time. This family is commonly put with Thomas Couch b. 1812 N.C. and Elizabeth Campbell, Perry Co. KY. I've found some hint that a son of Thomas, John b. 1837 may have been mistaken for the John b.1845 who is grandfather of Jim/Dave. Anyone interested would benefit by reading the book and having copy for reference to help sort out this mystery. Lets not everyone volunteer at once :-) If several interested, we can do this offlist as email group.....Taskforce if you will....lol I don't know of any tie to my family here but it's obvious there are contradictions on this family so...who knows! Looks like fun to me. Thanks, Kathleen Couch Latshaw (Kathy) Kentucky Couch Kin http://swapasource.com