Hi Doris, You probably found the connection and reason that Kenneth Couch and his wife were buried in Oregon County. Nice work. The fact that Kenneth served as a pastor fits into what I've learned about this family over the past couple of days. Kenneth was apparently the fifth of six sons in his family. It doesn't appear that they stayed together as a family unit once the boys got old enough to go out on their own. The eldest, Charles Emmett, filled out his WW I draft registration card in Vergennes, Illinois, in 1917. The second-oldest boy in the family was Evert (Everett?) Raymond, who went by Raymond. He filled out his WW I draft registration card in Delaware, Oklahoma, in 1917. He listed his occupation as Minister of the M. E. Church. So at least two of the boys became ministers, it appears. Raymond appears in the 1930 census in Harris County, Texas. Those early ministers moved around a lot. The third son, Joseph Chester Couch, was living in Clinton County, Iowa, in the 1930 census. And the fourth son, William K. Couch, was living in Clay County, Mississippi, in the 1930 census. I have not been able to locate Kenneth in the 1930 census. Kenneth Couch was listed with his parents in the 1910 and 1920 census records. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris Johnson" <d_john@ortrackm.missouri.org> To: <mo-oregon-history@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 8:24 AM Subject: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] COUCH > The name Kenneth Couch seemed to "ring a bell". I believe I had heard my > husband mention the name. > I checked church history and Kenneth Couch served as pastor of Alton First > Baptist Church. I don't have a time frame, but I would guess sometime in > the 1930's - 1940's. > Doris