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Joseph Colen Couch 1837 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 January 1837

Birth Location: Clinton County, Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 10 November 1921

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

Father: Joseph Couch

Mother: Julia Fanning

Spouse(s): Mary Couch

Children(s): Julia Couch

Joseph Colen Couch was born in 1837 in Clinton County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Joseph Harrison Couch and Julia Ann Fanning. Joseph Colen Couch married Mary Elizabeth Bowlin Couch, and had children including Julia Ann Couch. Joseph Colen Couch passed away in 1921 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Colen Couch was born in 1837 in Clinton County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Joseph Harrison Couch and Julia Ann Fanning.
  • Joseph Colen Couch married Mary Elizabeth Bowlin Couch, and had children including Julia Ann Couch.
  • Joseph Colen Couch passed away in 1921 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States.

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Joseph Couch's Ancestors

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Joseph Couch
1837 – 1921
Birth Place: Clinton County, Missouri, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Harrison Couch
1814 – 1887
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Julia (Ann) Fanning
1813 – 1868
Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
William Couch
1771 – 1839
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Whitmore
1785 – 1853
Allegheny,,Pennsylvania,USA
Joseph Fanning
1785 – 1874
Williams Creek, Morgan, Kentucky, United States,
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Couch
1748 – 1837
MARGARET MANNERS
1750 – 1830
Veronica Kauffman
1766 – 1806
John Fanning
1761 – 1803
Mary Parks
1770 – 1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Couch
1725 – 1802
Abigail Wilson
1729 – 1802
Bryant Fanning
1724 – 1767
Rachel Rottenberry
1732 – 1819

Joseph Couch's Descendants

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Joseph (Colen) Couch (16 January 1837 – 10 November 1921) m. Mary (Elizabeth Bowlin) Couch (27 March 1844 – 29 Feb 1924)
  1. 1. Julia (Ann) Couch (31 Jan 1865 – 26 Oct 1950) m. John (Edward) Otto (15 Oct 1859 – 1 Jul 1942)
    1. 1. Lonnie (Edward) Otto m. Bonnie (Laduska) Potter (October 31 1909 – August 19 1982)
      1. 1. Eddie Otto (11 Aug 1943 – 23 Sep 2023) m. Johnna Dee (12 Jun 1942 – )
        1. 1. Ronda Thomson (27 Feb 1961 – ) m. Tom Nelson m. Rich Kaufman
        2. 2. Debra Otto (16 Sep 1962 – ) m. Dana Thompson (7 May 1960 – 01 May 2022)
        3. 3. Lori Gotschall (17 Dec 1964 – ) m. Mike Gotschall
        4. 4. Jerry Otto
        5. 5. Julie Otto ( – 02 Feb 1997)

Joseph Couch's Timeline

2 Records

1837
16 January 1837
Birth of Joseph Colen Couch in Clinton County, Missouri, United States of America
Clinton County, Missouri, United States of America
1921
10 November 1921
Age 84
Death of Joseph Colen Couch in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 January 1837
    Event Place: Clinton County, Missouri, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 November 1921
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

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