Was he listed as Jonathan on his head stone? and who was his wife? Also where is he burried? When was John L. Born? and do you have him on any other census than the 1850 of Orange Co. ? If this is your Jonathan we should be able to follow him up to date by census. Bill Couch > > Thanks for your reply to my subscription. I am researching my wife's family, > who apparently came from North Carolina to Northwest Mississippi. Her father > was William Franklin Couch, known as Dean. His father was John L. Couch. I > have located a Jonathan Couch in Orange County, North Carolina. He was the > son of Lee Couch, and Sally Marshall (we think). Jonathan was born in 1841 > according to his gravestone. Our dilemma is the name Jonathan. Was he given that > name at birth, or could we have the wrong one? If this is he, then did he > drop Jonathan for John. All documents we locate in Mississippi show he signed > his name as John Couch or John L. Couch. At the moment we are up against the > proverbial stone wall. My wife's family were very private and never talked > about family, so she is virtually devoid of any information on her heritage, > something I tell her was wrong from the getgo! It is hard to find people who don't > want to be found, or know enough to be found! We keep digging, however. My > wife was Lillie Inez Couch. > > Thanks, > > Everette Bowie > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237