Silas Mercer Couch was born on 31 August 1861, in Cherokee County, Texas and died on 3 July 1922 in Comanche County, Texas. He was the son of Drury Couch (b: September 1823, Lawrence County, Alabama d: 17 July 1898, Cherokee County, Texas) and Mary Elizabeth Howell (b: 1823, North Carolina d: 1903, Smith County, Texas).
His siblings were:
1. Mary Elizabeth b: 1843, Lawrence Co., AL d: 20 Nov 1918
2. Henry Andrew b: 14 Jan 1845 in Pontotoc Co, MS d: 20 Apr 1921 in Matagorda Co, TX
3. Chelley C. b: 1848 in Pontotoc County, MS
4. John S. b: 1849 in Pontotoc County, MS
5. James Chesley b: 14 Mar 1853 in Cherokee County, TX d: 7 Mar 1918 in Canton,Van Zandt Co, TX
6. Epsey H. b: 14 Mar 1853 in Cherokee County, TX d: 12 Jul 1898
7. Mary Sussanah b: 1855 in Cherokee County, TX d: 23 Jan 1919
8. William M. b: 1858 in Cherokee County, TX d: ca. 1897, Cherokee Co, TX
Silas M. Couch, married Carrie Ada Howell on November 28, 1881, in Cherokee County, Texas. He was married in a joint ceremony in which his brother, William M. Couch, married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lee Towles. Carrie Ada Howell was the sister of Lizzie Lee Towles' mother, Mary Ann Howell Towles. Certainly 28 November 1881 would have been a time of celebration for the Couch, Howell, and Towles families in Cherokee County, Texas.
Silas M. Couch and Carrie Ada Howell Couch had the following children:
(1)Ernest Howell, b: 14 July 1884 d: 9 June 1950, buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Comanche County, Texas
(2)Ted "Teddie", b: 26 September 1882 in Cherokee County, Texas d: 19 October 1941 in Hamilton County, Texas (buried in Hamilton Cemetery in downtown Hamilton, Texas).
(3)Ivan, b: May 1887, Cherokee County, TX
(4)Ruby, b: October 1889, Cherokee County, TX
(5)Pearl V., b: January 1892, Cherokee County, TX
(6)Mary Ethel, b: 22 June 1894, Hamilton or Comanche County, TX
(7)Vera Bell, b. 9 September 1896, Hamilton or Comanche County, TX
Silas Couch and family moved from Cherokee County, Texas, to west-central Texas in 1893. Silas M. (S.M.) Couch and his wife, Carrie A. Couch, of the County of Hamilton, State of Texas, purchased 160 acres for $1,100.00 from John D. Couch and his wife, Belle Couch, on 31 October 1893. The land was described as being on the waters of the Leon River, about 7 miles N 9 E from Hamilton, Texas. (Source: Hamilton County, Texas Deed Records, Book 4, Pages 571 and 572) Silas and Carrie Ada Couch raised their family on a farm. They never returned to Cherokee County in East Texas.
His siblings were:
1. Mary Elizabeth b: 1843, Lawrence Co., AL d: 20 Nov 1918
2. Henry Andrew b: 14 Jan 1845 in Pontotoc Co, MS d: 20 Apr 1921 in Matagorda Co, TX
3. Chelley C. b: 1848 in Pontotoc County, MS
4. John S. b: 1849 in Pontotoc County, MS
5. James Chesley b: 14 Mar 1853 in Cherokee County, TX d: 7 Mar 1918 in Canton,Van Zandt Co, TX
6. Epsey H. b: 14 Mar 1853 in Cherokee County, TX d: 12 Jul 1898
7. Mary Sussanah b: 1855 in Cherokee County, TX d: 23 Jan 1919
8. William M. b: 1858 in Cherokee County, TX d: ca. 1897, Cherokee Co, TX
Silas M. Couch, married Carrie Ada Howell on November 28, 1881, in Cherokee County, Texas. He was married in a joint ceremony in which his brother, William M. Couch, married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lee Towles. Carrie Ada Howell was the sister of Lizzie Lee Towles' mother, Mary Ann Howell Towles. Certainly 28 November 1881 would have been a time of celebration for the Couch, Howell, and Towles families in Cherokee County, Texas.
Silas M. Couch and Carrie Ada Howell Couch had the following children:
(1)Ernest Howell, b: 14 July 1884 d: 9 June 1950, buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Comanche County, Texas
(2)Ted "Teddie", b: 26 September 1882 in Cherokee County, Texas d: 19 October 1941 in Hamilton County, Texas (buried in Hamilton Cemetery in downtown Hamilton, Texas).
(3)Ivan, b: May 1887, Cherokee County, TX
(4)Ruby, b: October 1889, Cherokee County, TX
(5)Pearl V., b: January 1892, Cherokee County, TX
(6)Mary Ethel, b: 22 June 1894, Hamilton or Comanche County, TX
(7)Vera Bell, b. 9 September 1896, Hamilton or Comanche County, TX
Silas Couch and family moved from Cherokee County, Texas, to west-central Texas in 1893. Silas M. (S.M.) Couch and his wife, Carrie A. Couch, of the County of Hamilton, State of Texas, purchased 160 acres for $1,100.00 from John D. Couch and his wife, Belle Couch, on 31 October 1893. The land was described as being on the waters of the Leon River, about 7 miles N 9 E from Hamilton, Texas. (Source: Hamilton County, Texas Deed Records, Book 4, Pages 571 and 572) Silas and Carrie Ada Couch raised their family on a farm. They never returned to Cherokee County in East Texas.
Silas Mercer Couch was born on 31 August 1861, in Cherokee County, Texas and died on 3 July 1922 in Comanche County, Texas. He was the son of Drury Couch (b: September 1823, Lawrence County, Alabama d: 17 July 1898, Cherokee County, Texas) and Mary Elizabeth Howell (b: 1823, North Carolina d: 1903, Smith County, Texas).
His siblings were:
1. Mary Elizabeth b: 1843, Lawrence Co., AL d: 20 Nov 1918
2. Henry Andrew b: 14 Jan 1845 in Pontotoc Co, MS d: 20 Apr 1921 in Matagorda Co, TX
3. Chelley C. b: 1848 in Pontotoc County, MS
4. John S. b: 1849 in Pontotoc County, MS
5. James Chesley b: 14 Mar 1853 in Cherokee County, TX d: 7 Mar 1918 in Canton,Van Zandt Co, TX
6. Epsey H. b: 14 Mar 1853 in Cherokee County, TX d: 12 Jul 1898
7. Mary Sussanah b: 1855 in Cherokee County, TX d: 23 Jan 1919
8. William M. b: 1858 in Cherokee County, TX d: ca. 1897, Cherokee Co, TX
Silas M. Couch, married Carrie Ada Howell on November 28, 1881, in Cherokee County, Texas. He was married in a joint ceremony in which his brother, William M. Couch, married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lee Towles. Carrie Ada Howell was the sister of Lizzie Lee Towles' mother, Mary Ann Howell Towles. Certainly 28 November 1881 would have been a time of celebration for the Couch, Howell, and Towles families in Cherokee County, Texas.
Silas M. Couch and Carrie Ada Howell Couch had the following children:
(1)Ernest Howell, b: 14 July 1884 d: 9 June 1950, buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Comanche County, Texas
(2)Ted "Teddie", b: 26 September 1882 in Cherokee County, Texas d: 19 October 1941 in Hamilton County, Texas (buried in Hamilton Cemetery in downtown Hamilton, Texas).
(3)Ivan, b: May 1887, Cherokee County, TX
(4)Ruby, b: October 1889, Cherokee County, TX
(5)Pearl V., b: January 1892, Cherokee County, TX
(6)Mary Ethel, b: 22 June 1894, Hamilton or Comanche County, TX
(7)Vera Bell, b. 9 September 1896, Hamilton or Comanche County, TX
Silas Couch and family moved from Cherokee County, Texas, to west-central Texas in 1893. Silas M. (S.M.) Couch and his wife, Carrie A. Couch, of the County of Hamilton, State of Texas, purchased 160 acres for $1,100.00 from John D. Couch and his wife, Belle Couch, on 31 October 1893. The land was described as being on the waters of the Leon River, about 7 miles N 9 E from Hamilton, Texas. (Source: Hamilton County, Texas Deed Records, Book 4, Pages 571 and 572) Silas and Carrie Ada Couch raised their family on a farm. They never returned to Cherokee County in East Texas.
His siblings were:
1. Mary Elizabeth b: 1843, Lawrence Co., AL d: 20 Nov 1918
2. Henry Andrew b: 14 Jan 1845 in Pontotoc Co, MS d: 20 Apr 1921 in Matagorda Co, TX
3. Chelley C. b: 1848 in Pontotoc County, MS
4. John S. b: 1849 in Pontotoc County, MS
5. James Chesley b: 14 Mar 1853 in Cherokee County, TX d: 7 Mar 1918 in Canton,Van Zandt Co, TX
6. Epsey H. b: 14 Mar 1853 in Cherokee County, TX d: 12 Jul 1898
7. Mary Sussanah b: 1855 in Cherokee County, TX d: 23 Jan 1919
8. William M. b: 1858 in Cherokee County, TX d: ca. 1897, Cherokee Co, TX
Silas M. Couch, married Carrie Ada Howell on November 28, 1881, in Cherokee County, Texas. He was married in a joint ceremony in which his brother, William M. Couch, married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lee Towles. Carrie Ada Howell was the sister of Lizzie Lee Towles' mother, Mary Ann Howell Towles. Certainly 28 November 1881 would have been a time of celebration for the Couch, Howell, and Towles families in Cherokee County, Texas.
Silas M. Couch and Carrie Ada Howell Couch had the following children:
(1)Ernest Howell, b: 14 July 1884 d: 9 June 1950, buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Comanche County, Texas
(2)Ted "Teddie", b: 26 September 1882 in Cherokee County, Texas d: 19 October 1941 in Hamilton County, Texas (buried in Hamilton Cemetery in downtown Hamilton, Texas).
(3)Ivan, b: May 1887, Cherokee County, TX
(4)Ruby, b: October 1889, Cherokee County, TX
(5)Pearl V., b: January 1892, Cherokee County, TX
(6)Mary Ethel, b: 22 June 1894, Hamilton or Comanche County, TX
(7)Vera Bell, b. 9 September 1896, Hamilton or Comanche County, TX
Silas Couch and family moved from Cherokee County, Texas, to west-central Texas in 1893. Silas M. (S.M.) Couch and his wife, Carrie A. Couch, of the County of Hamilton, State of Texas, purchased 160 acres for $1,100.00 from John D. Couch and his wife, Belle Couch, on 31 October 1893. The land was described as being on the waters of the Leon River, about 7 miles N 9 E from Hamilton, Texas. (Source: Hamilton County, Texas Deed Records, Book 4, Pages 571 and 572) Silas and Carrie Ada Couch raised their family on a farm. They never returned to Cherokee County in East Texas.
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