Published in The Post, Ellicottville, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., Wednesday January 3, 1900
In memory –
Mrs. Caroline E. Couch, widow of the late Ira Couch, died at the residence of her granddaughter in Chicago, December 21, 1899.
She was a daughter of David and Lucy Gregory, who were among the first settlers of Ellicottville, and a sister for Mrs. Frances A. Wood, Martha S. Harlin, Alonzo A. Gregory and George, William and David V. Gregory, who were for many years residents of Ellicottville and well known to all of the old citizens of this place and vicinity; and all of whom, except Mrs. Wood, have passed away.
Mrs. Couch was born in Saratoga Co., April 14, 1814, lived in Ellicottville from about 1820 to 1833, when she was married to Ira Couch, then of Jamestown, and removed with her husband to Chicago in 1836.
For twenty-one years Ira Couch was one of the enterprising business men of that growing city, where he accumulated quite an estate, which at his death he, by will, divided equally between his own family and that of his brother James Couch, whose material aid in all his operations, he thus recognized and rewarded.
Mrs. Couch had one daughter, Mrs. Caroline E. Johnson, who died in 1885, leaving three children, Mrs. Caroline C. Worley, Mrs. Martha H. Hibbard and Ira Couch Johnson, who are the only heirs of Mrs. Couch.
During the years of her widowhood Mrs. Couch at times received an ample income from her husband’s estate, all of the surplus of which she dispensed in charities known only to her most intimate friends.
She had been a member of the Presbyterian church since 1844, and for her consistent Christian character, unostentatious benevolence, and social virtues, was universally beloved and respected.
In memory –
Mrs. Caroline E. Couch, widow of the late Ira Couch, died at the residence of her granddaughter in Chicago, December 21, 1899.
She was a daughter of David and Lucy Gregory, who were among the first settlers of Ellicottville, and a sister for Mrs. Frances A. Wood, Martha S. Harlin, Alonzo A. Gregory and George, William and David V. Gregory, who were for many years residents of Ellicottville and well known to all of the old citizens of this place and vicinity; and all of whom, except Mrs. Wood, have passed away.
Mrs. Couch was born in Saratoga Co., April 14, 1814, lived in Ellicottville from about 1820 to 1833, when she was married to Ira Couch, then of Jamestown, and removed with her husband to Chicago in 1836.
For twenty-one years Ira Couch was one of the enterprising business men of that growing city, where he accumulated quite an estate, which at his death he, by will, divided equally between his own family and that of his brother James Couch, whose material aid in all his operations, he thus recognized and rewarded.
Mrs. Couch had one daughter, Mrs. Caroline E. Johnson, who died in 1885, leaving three children, Mrs. Caroline C. Worley, Mrs. Martha H. Hibbard and Ira Couch Johnson, who are the only heirs of Mrs. Couch.
During the years of her widowhood Mrs. Couch at times received an ample income from her husband’s estate, all of the surplus of which she dispensed in charities known only to her most intimate friends.
She had been a member of the Presbyterian church since 1844, and for her consistent Christian character, unostentatious benevolence, and social virtues, was universally beloved and respected.
Published in The Post, Ellicottville, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., Wednesday January 3, 1900
In memory –
Mrs. Caroline E. Couch, widow of the late Ira Couch, died at the residence of her granddaughter in Chicago, December 21, 1899.
She was a daughter of David and Lucy Gregory, who were among the first settlers of Ellicottville, and a sister for Mrs. Frances A. Wood, Martha S. Harlin, Alonzo A. Gregory and George, William and David V. Gregory, who were for many years residents of Ellicottville and well known to all of the old citizens of this place and vicinity; and all of whom, except Mrs. Wood, have passed away.
Mrs. Couch was born in Saratoga Co., April 14, 1814, lived in Ellicottville from about 1820 to 1833, when she was married to Ira Couch, then of Jamestown, and removed with her husband to Chicago in 1836.
For twenty-one years Ira Couch was one of the enterprising business men of that growing city, where he accumulated quite an estate, which at his death he, by will, divided equally between his own family and that of his brother James Couch, whose material aid in all his operations, he thus recognized and rewarded.
Mrs. Couch had one daughter, Mrs. Caroline E. Johnson, who died in 1885, leaving three children, Mrs. Caroline C. Worley, Mrs. Martha H. Hibbard and Ira Couch Johnson, who are the only heirs of Mrs. Couch.
During the years of her widowhood Mrs. Couch at times received an ample income from her husband’s estate, all of the surplus of which she dispensed in charities known only to her most intimate friends.
She had been a member of the Presbyterian church since 1844, and for her consistent Christian character, unostentatious benevolence, and social virtues, was universally beloved and respected.
In memory –
Mrs. Caroline E. Couch, widow of the late Ira Couch, died at the residence of her granddaughter in Chicago, December 21, 1899.
She was a daughter of David and Lucy Gregory, who were among the first settlers of Ellicottville, and a sister for Mrs. Frances A. Wood, Martha S. Harlin, Alonzo A. Gregory and George, William and David V. Gregory, who were for many years residents of Ellicottville and well known to all of the old citizens of this place and vicinity; and all of whom, except Mrs. Wood, have passed away.
Mrs. Couch was born in Saratoga Co., April 14, 1814, lived in Ellicottville from about 1820 to 1833, when she was married to Ira Couch, then of Jamestown, and removed with her husband to Chicago in 1836.
For twenty-one years Ira Couch was one of the enterprising business men of that growing city, where he accumulated quite an estate, which at his death he, by will, divided equally between his own family and that of his brother James Couch, whose material aid in all his operations, he thus recognized and rewarded.
Mrs. Couch had one daughter, Mrs. Caroline E. Johnson, who died in 1885, leaving three children, Mrs. Caroline C. Worley, Mrs. Martha H. Hibbard and Ira Couch Johnson, who are the only heirs of Mrs. Couch.
During the years of her widowhood Mrs. Couch at times received an ample income from her husband’s estate, all of the surplus of which she dispensed in charities known only to her most intimate friends.
She had been a member of the Presbyterian church since 1844, and for her consistent Christian character, unostentatious benevolence, and social virtues, was universally beloved and respected.
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