Hello everyone, I didn't mean to stir the hornets nest up. As far as anything I've found on the internet goes, I just use that stuff as a guide. It gives me a place to start then I either prove what I found, disprove it or add something to it. I've found many errors on the files I've seen, and I'm sure there are errors in my research as well. What I can prove so far is a direct line back to Eli Couch. From myself to Eli the male line would go: Me, Gerald Pleasant(Pleasie), Farmer(Faroner), John, Eli. I have death certificates for Gerald, Farmer and John that list their father's name. I'm going to Leslie county this weekend(Easter weekend) and will have Pleasie's then. Until then, you can search the 1920 Leslie County Census, Big Creek Precinct, for Mahala Couch as head of household and see Pleasant listed there. Farmer isn't listed because he was already dead. As far as Bill's site goes, it does indeed list Martin as son of John. I use Bill's site almost exclusively as a guide whenever I'm looking over any records. His is as accurate as any I've seen on the internet and much more comprehensive. However, it does have errors. In his defense, Bill even mentions on his site that it probably has errors. All the errors I've seen is the reason I have been working on the John(S/o Eli) family. I need to get that straightened out before going any further back. I don't know if there are 2 distinct Couch lines in Ky or not. As I've mentioned before, I was mainly looking at the John Couch(s/o Eli) family and related families in Leslie County. I can say this though. The Couches in Leslie County almost entirely descend from Eli. Robert, interestingly my name John comes from my mother's side, where it appears to have been passed down atleast 5 generations. It's merely coincidence that I add yet another John Couch. In fact, no one in my family calls me John. They call me J.R.(the letters, not junior). Now that's more of a good old Couch nickname.

Thanks John, Try to send me another message they have been working on my server and you should be able to get through, If not post another one here and let me know. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: John Couch <jcouch123@cinci.rr.com> To: <COUCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 5:15 PM Subject: [COUCH] > Hello everyone, > > I didn't mean to stir the hornets nest up. As far as anything I've found on the internet goes, I just use that stuff as a guide. It gives me a place to start then I either prove what I found, disprove it or add something to it. I've found many errors on the files I've seen, and I'm sure there are errors in my research as well. > > What I can prove so far is a direct line back to Eli Couch. From myself to Eli the male line would go: Me, Gerald Pleasant(Pleasie), Farmer(Faroner), John, Eli. I have death certificates for Gerald, Farmer and John that list their father's name. I'm going to Leslie county this weekend(Easter weekend) and will have Pleasie's then. Until then, you can search the 1920 Leslie County Census, Big Creek Precinct, for Mahala Couch as head of household and see Pleasant listed there. Farmer isn't listed because he was already dead. > > As far as Bill's site goes, it does indeed list Martin as son of John. I use Bill's site almost exclusively as a guide whenever I'm looking over any records. His is as accurate as any I've seen on the internet and much more comprehensive. However, it does have errors. In his defense, Bill even mentions on his site that it probably has errors. All the errors I've seen is the reason I have been working on the John(S/o Eli) family. I need to get that straightened out before going any further back. > > I don't know if there are 2 distinct Couch lines in Ky or not. As I've mentioned before, I was mainly looking at the John Couch(s/o Eli) family and related families in Leslie County. I can say this though. The Couches in Leslie County almost entirely descend from Eli. > > Robert, interestingly my name John comes from my mother's side, where it appears to have been passed down atleast 5 generations. It's merely coincidence that I add yet another John Couch. In fact, no one in my family calls me John. They call me J.R.(the letters, not junior). Now that's more of a good old Couch nickname. > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >