Person:Erasmus Couchman (1)

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Erasmus Riggs Couchman
b.23 Dec 1819 Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
d.23 Nov 1896 Tallula, Menard, Illinois, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 2 Apr 1818
  1. Amos Couchman
  2. Charles Couchman
  3. Elizabeth Couchman
  4. Ellen Couchman
  5. Erasmus Riggs Couchman1819 - 1896
  6. Benjamin Franklin Couchman1823 - 1895
  7. Frank Couchman1827 -
  8. Mahala Riggs Couchman1828 - 1911
  9. William Couchman1830 - 1860
  10. Caleb Luther Couchman1832 - 1902
  11. George Alexander Couchman1835 - 1906
  12. Maria Couchman1840 - 1848
Spouse and Children
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m. 30 Sep 1844
  1. James Cyrus Couchman1851 - 1924
  2. Margaret J Couchman
  3. William J Couchman
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Erasmus Riggs Couchman
Gender Male
Birth[2] 23 Dec 1819 Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
Marriage 30 Sep 1844 to Sophia Henderson
Occupation? Farmer
Death[2] 23 Nov 1896 Tallula, Menard, Illinois, United States
Burial? Greenwood Cemetery, Tullula, Menard, Illinois, United States

E. R. COUCHMAN, farmer; P.O. Tallula, son of Benjamin and Millicent (Riggs) Couchman. He was born in Bourbon Co., Ky., Dec. 13, 1819, and was brought by his parents to Morgan Co., Ill., in 1825, locating near where Jacksonville now stands. His father bought land of Hon. W. May, and there E. R. Couchman was raised and educated. Sept. 30, 1844, he was married to Sophia, daughter of Squire D. Henderson, of Morgan Co. In 1850, he bought land in Menard Co., of Jonathan Masterson, upon which he located in 1825; he sold this and bought where he now lives, in 1866. He has a fine farm, consisting of 287 acres. Feb. 17, 1871, his wife died, leaving four children - Margaret J., David R., William J. and James C. He married his present wife, Miss Julia A. Mackintire, of Missouri, April 1, 1875.

References
  1. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. International Genealogical Index (R). (Name: Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of September 13, 2007;).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm). (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.;).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.

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