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 ----- Original Message ----- From: <mo-oregon-history-request@rootsweb.com> To: <mo-oregon-history@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 2:00 AM Subject: MO-OREGON-HISTORY Digest, Vol 2, Issue 67 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: MO-OREGON-HISTORY Digest, Vol 2, Issue 66 (Judy McGinnis) > 2. Re: Joseph P. & Margaret A. Couch (MeFreeToB@aol.com) > 3. Re: Joseph P. & Margaret A. Couch (Pat Miller) > 4. Re: MO-OREGON-HISTORY Digest, Vol 2, Issue 66 (MeFreeToB@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:01:26 -0600 > From: "Judy McGinnis" <judymcg@aculink.net> > Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] MO-OREGON-HISTORY Digest, Vol 2, > Issue 66 > To: <mo-oregon-history@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000101c78a3c$fb730b00$0400a8c0@JudyMcG> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Carlene, > > Adding to what Mike said: > Social Security Death Index: > Kenneth Couch > Last residence: Arnold, Jefferson County, MO 63010 > Born: 26 Aug 1904 > Died: June 1970 > State (Year) SSN Issued: Illinois (1956-1958) > > 1930, MO, Carter, Johnson Twp, Dist 6: > Couch, Joseph P., 65, m 22, IL IL IL > Couch, Margarett, 61, m 18, IL NY IL > > You can order death certificates for both of them at the Missouri > Secretary > of State's web site that Lanita found a few days ago. > > I couldn't find Kenneth and Mercedes in the census. There was a Kenneth > Couch in Linn County, MO, 1910 and 1920, that was the same age, but his > father's name was Ernest and mother was Mary J. so it probably was not > him. > I'll bet they had nicknames or the names are misspelled. > > Judy > --------------- > > Hi List, > > I just stumbled across this couple and am hoping to find more info on > them. > > I found them in the records of Smith Cemetery, Oregon Co., MO. The > cemetery > > records show these 4 Couches: > > Joseph P. Couch, b. Feb. 01, 1865; d. Oct. 21, 1933 > Margaret A. Couch, b. Oct. 17, 1868; d, Jan. 17, 1941 > Kenneth E. Couch, b. Aug. 26, 1904; d. June 16, 1970 > Mercedes D. Couch, b. Mar. 18, 1910; d. June 7, 1965 > > These Couches don't seem to fit with all the other Couches in Oregon Co., > MO. > I would appreciate any info on these people. > > Thanks, > Carlene > Missouri Ozarks > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:40:27 EDT > From: MeFreeToB@aol.com > Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Joseph P. & Margaret A. Couch > To: mo-oregon-history@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <c33.10ce7135.33664eab@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > In a message dated 4/28/07 3:35:54 PM Central Daylight Time, > Mike@landwehr.com writes: > >> At this point, I don't see any evidence of a link between this Couch >> family >> >> and your Couch family of Oregon County. It is interesting to note that >> Joseph P. Couch died in Carter County in 1933. I wonder why he was >> buried >> in the Smith Cemetery? If you want to try to trace descendants, I >> believe >> that Margaret A. Couch died in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in 1941, and >> that >> Kenneth E. Couch died in Jefferson County, Missouri, in 1970 . >> >> > > Thank you, Mike. I do apprciate your response. I certainly can't > determine > any connection to my Couch family, either. It is very puzzling that these > people are buried at Smith Cemetery when they have no visable connection > to > Oregon Co. > > Carlene > Missouri Ozarks > > > ************************************** > See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:46:23 -0500 > From: Pat Miller <pgmiller@flash.net> > Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Joseph P. & Margaret A. Couch > To: mo-oregon-history@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4634F60F.1010601@flash.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I have Reilley/Riley family that came to Oregon Co., MO in about 1890 > with no known connection. So far I don't know why they came there and > although they are buried there, are not connected to any other family > that was there previous to their arrival. That could be the same with > the Couch family. My family was from Kentucky and there was a large > Couch family there. > Pat, > > MeFreeToB@aol.com wrote: >> In a message dated 4/28/07 3:35:54 PM Central Daylight Time, >> Mike@landwehr.com writes: >> >> >>> At this point, I don't see any evidence of a link between this Couch >>> family >>> >>> and your Couch family of Oregon County. It is interesting to note that >>> Joseph P. Couch died in Carter County in 1933. I wonder why he was >>> buried >>> in the Smith Cemetery? If you want to try to trace descendants, I >>> believe >>> that Margaret A. Couch died in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in 1941, and >>> that >>> Kenneth E. Couch died in Jefferson County, Missouri, in 1970 . >>> >>> >>> >> >> Thank you, Mike. I do apprciate your response. I certainly can't >> determine >> any connection to my Couch family, either. It is very puzzling that >> these >> people are buried at Smith Cemetery when they have no visable connection >> to >> Oregon Co. >> >> Carlene >> Missouri Ozarks >> >> >> ************************************** >> See what's free at >> http://www.aol.com. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MO-OREGON-HISTORY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:56:15 EDT > From: MeFreeToB@aol.com > Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] MO-OREGON-HISTORY Digest, Vol 2, > Issue 66 > To: mo-oregon-history@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <cbc.10dbecf4.3366525f@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Thanks, Judy. > > > ************************************** > See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the MO-OREGON-HISTORY list administrator, send an email to > MO-OREGON-HISTORY-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the MO-OREGON-HISTORY mailing list, send an email to > MO-OREGON-HISTORY@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MO-OREGON-HISTORY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of MO-OREGON-HISTORY Digest, Vol 2, Issue 67 > ************************************************ >