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Elizabeth Ellen "Elyza" Couch 1817 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1817

Birth Location: Lowndes County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 18 Mar 1873

Death Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Father: Willis Couch

Mother: Rachel Jones

Spouse(s): Alford Kelley

Children(s): Rachel Kelly, Willis Kelley, Frances Kelley, Eliza Kelley, James Kelly, George Kelly

Elizabeth Ellen "Elyza" Couch was born in 1817 in Lowndes County, Alabama, USA, the child of Willis H Couch and Rachel Jones. In 1860, Elizabeth Ellen "Elyza" Couch resided in Township 14 Range 9, Edgefield, Attala, Mississipp. Elizabeth Ellen "Elyza" Couch married Alford W Kelley, and had children including Rachel Jane Kelly, Willis Anderson Kelley, Frances Elizabeth Kelley, Eliza M Kelley, James Kelly, George W Kelly. Elizabeth Ellen "Elyza" Couch passed away in 1873 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Ellen "Elyza" Couch was born in 1817 in Lowndes County, Alabama, USA, the child of Willis H Couch and Rachel Jones.
  • In 1860, Elizabeth Ellen "Elyza" Couch resided in Township 14 Range 9, Edgefield, Attala, Mississipp.
  • Elizabeth Ellen "Elyza" Couch married Alford W Kelley, and had children including Rachel Jane Kelly, Willis Anderson Kelley, Frances Elizabeth Kelley, Eliza M Kelley, James Kelly, George W Kelly.
  • Elizabeth Ellen "Elyza" Couch passed away in 1873 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willis Couch
1794 – 1853
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
WC
Rachel Jones
1798 – 1865
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
RJ

Spouses(s)

Alford Kelley
1816 – 1875
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
AK

Children(s)

Rachel Kelly
1835 – 1920
Birth Location: South Carolina
RK
Willis Kelley
1837 – 1904
Birth Location: Lowndes County, Alabama, USA
WK
Frances Kelley
1844 – 1884
Birth Location: Alabama
FK
Eliza Kelley
1845 – 1917
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
EK
James Kelly
1848 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
JK
George Kelly
1850 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
GK

Elizabeth Couch's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Couch
1817 – 1873
Birth Place: Lowndes County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Willis H Couch
1794 – 1853
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Rachel Jones
1798 – 1865
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Edward Couch
1759 – 1796
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Apsela Watson
1745 – 1796
North Carolina, USA
Ann Mote
1785 – 1880
Augusta, Columbia, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Couch
1721 – 1795
Susan Woodward
1728 – 1790
William Watson
1728 – 1767
Patience Moore
1728 – 1799
Jonathan Mote
1758 – 1839
Nancy Hickson
1760 – 1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Couch
1690 –
Elizabeth Woodward
1680 –
Penelope Watson
1699 – 1740
William Moore
1704 – 1770
Elizabeth Chastain
1711 – 1760
Dorcas Nichols
1731 – 1817

Elizabeth Couch's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Ellen "Elyza") Couch (18 Jul 1817 – 18 Mar 1873) m. Alford (W) Kelley (15 Jun 1816 – 18 Aug 1875)
  1. 1. Rachel (Jane) Kelly (14 Mar 1835 – 20 May 1920) m. Jared (Westbrook) Ferguson (24 Aug 1828 – 14 Sep 1908)
    1. 1. Samuel (Washington) Ferguson (3 Jun 1854 – 8 Dec 1921)
      1. 1. James Ferguson (30 Sep 1781 – 5 May 1850)
        1. 1. Julian (Preston) Ferguson (12 Feb 1911 – 20 Jun 1967)
    2. 2. Eliza (Jane "Babe") Ferguson (Mar 1858 – 18 Jan 1929)
    3. 3. William (James "Billie") Ferguson (Apr 1859 – 1870)
    4. 4. Lucy (Caroline Ferguson) Mayo (17 May 1861 – May 9, 1941) m. William (Henry) Mayo (12 Mar 1851 – 6 Feb 1940)
      1. 1. Joseph ("Joe" Mini) Mayo (Jan 28, 1889 – 16 October 1978)
      2. 2. Mary (Vertula) Mayo (1 April 1891 – 1 March 1984) m. Luther (Ervin) Hudspeth (10 Aug 1889 – 23 Sept 1978)
        1. 1. Lee (Olen "Skeet") Hudspeth (09 Feb 1912 – 07 Mar 1988)
        2. 2. Bertie (Dell Barham) Hudspeth (27 November 1914 – 17 September 1980)
        3. 3. Willie (Clyde) Hudspeth (17 May 1923 – 7 February 2014) m. Elizabeth (Lou) Grace (abt 1928 – 2 Nov 2005) m. Mickey (Bolin Burns) Hudspeth m. Maxarine (Burns) Hudspeth (18 June 1926 – 15 April 2014)
        4. 4. Curtis (Maburn) Hudspeth (22 Nov 1926 – 31 Jul 1989)
      3. 3. Ethel (G) Mayo (abt 1902 – Nov. 18, 1973)
      4. 4. Nellie Cates (6 January 1887 – 12 October 1972)
      5. 5. James (Jackson) Mayo (1 October 1894 – 26 January 1974)
      6. 6. Willie (Elihu) Mayo (17 February 1896 – 12 June 1977)
      7. 7. Meredith (Winston) Mayo (20 July 1898 – 23 April 1979)
    5. 5. Jared (Alfred) Ferguson (04 Oct 1866 – 27 Jan 1946)
    6. 6. Alonzo (Jackson) Ferguson (18 Apr 1873 – 20 Feb 1958)
      1. 1. Birdie (Maybell) Ferguson (abt 1914 – 2000)
    7. 7. Minnie Furgason (abt 1877 – 2 Jul 1974)
  2. 2. Willis (Anderson) Kelley (21 Apr 1837 – 30 Aug 1904)
  3. 3. Frances (Elizabeth) Kelley (abt 1844 – 27 Feb 1884)
  4. 4. Eliza (M) Kelley (Jun 1845 – Sep 1917)
    1. 1. Evadora ('Dora') Eakin (5 March 1870 – 28 Dec 1900)
  5. 5. James Kelly (abt 1848 – )
  6. 6. George (W) Kelly (abt 1850 – )

Elizabeth Couch's Timeline

4 Records

1817
18 Jul 1817
Birth of Elizabeth Ellen "Elyza" Couch in Lowndes County, Alabama, USA
Lowndes County, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 43
Elizabeth Ellen "Elyza" Couch resided here in Township 14 Range 9, Edgefield, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Township 14 Range 9, Edgefield, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1873
18 Mar 1873
Age 56
Death of Elizabeth Ellen "Elyza" Couch in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 63
Elizabeth Ellen "Elyza" Couch resided here in Centre, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Centre, Attala, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1817
    Event Place: Lowndes County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Centre, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: 641; Page: 200b; Enumeration District: 020
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 14 Range 9, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: M653_577; Page: 345; Family Histo

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 14 Range 9, Edgefield, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 14 Range 9, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: M653_577; Page: 345; Family Histo

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Centre, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Centre, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: 641; Page: 200b; Enumeration District: 020

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1873
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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