Person:Martin Couch (1)

m. Aug 1769
  1. John Couch1764 - 1830
  2. Mary "Polly" CouchAbt 1772 - Abt 1863
  3. Sarah "Sally" P. Couch1773 - 1864
  4. Nancy Ann Couch1777 - 1850
  5. Martin CouchAbt 1785 - 1856
  6. Austin Couch1786 - 1832
  7. James Bartlette Couch1793 -
  8. Rebecca Phoebe Couch1806 - 1880
m. Abt 1804
  1. Anna Jermina CouchAbt 1804 -
  2. Joseph CouchAbt 1805 - Bef 1898
  3. Rebecca (Phoebe) Couch1806 - 1880
  4. Elijah CouchAbt 1808 -
  5. Eli CouchEst 1810 - Bef 1898
  6. Charles CouchAbt 1810 -
  7. Ira "Si" Couch1812 -
  8. Thomas Alfred CouchAbt 1812 - Bef 1898
  9. Eleanor "Nellie" CouchAbt 1813 -
  10. John C "Moccasin" CouchAbt 1814 -
  11. Hannah CouchAbt 1819 -
  12. Samuel CouchAbt 1820 -
  13. Andrew CouchAbt 1822 -
  14. Levi CouchAbt 1824 -
  15. Martha CouchAbt 1824 -
  16. John S. Couch1839 -
Facts and Events
Name[1] Martin Couch
Gender Male
Birth[2] Abt 1785 North Carolina, United StatesNew River (on Holston) - [see notes]
Marriage Abt 1804 Ashe, North Carolina, United Statessource = OLT, needs verification
to Sarah "Sally" Hall
Death[2] 1856 Perry, Kentucky, United States[est based on location of secondary headstone - see notes]
Burial[2] 1856 Tunnel Hill Cemetery, Dunraven, Perry, Kentucky, United States
Other[1] 27 Apr 1898 Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, United Statesidentified in Interview with Ira "Si" Couch, his son

Contents

Notes on Parents of Martin Couch

  • Father = John Couch
    • Source: Dickey's Interview (1898) with son Ira "Si" Couch 1
  • Mother = Mary Boone
    • Source: pending

Notes on Birth of Martin Couch

  • Date = 1785
    • Source: Headstone at Tunnel Hill Cemetery which was installed at a later date by the East Kentucky Cemetery Fund. Stronger proof is needed.
  • Place = New River (on Holston) in North Carolina.
    • Source: Dickey's Interview (1898) with son Ira "Si" Couch 1
    • Some have identified this location as being in Ashe County - verification needed.

Notes on Spouses of Martin Couch

Notes on Death of Martin Couch

  • Date = 1856
    • Source: Headstone at Tunnel Hill Cemetery which was installed at a later date by the East Kentucky Cemetery Fund. Stronger proof is needed.
    • Some have stated that he died in May 1856 - proof is needed.
  • Place = Perry County, Kentucky [est based on location of secondary headstone]
    • Source: pending - Some have stated he died in Hazard - proof is needed.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Interview with Ira "Si" Couch, in Dickey, John Jay. Autobiography and diary. (Lexington, Kentucky: filmed by University of Kentucky, 1951).

    p 2277 -
    [27 Apr 1898, Big Creek, Kentucky]

    "I [ Ira Couch ] was born in ________ Co., KY, 1812. My father Martin Couch came to Ky from New River (on Holston). Old John Campell's wife was my father's sister. Old James Lewis' wife was another.

    My Father settled at the mouth of Lick Branch in Perry County. He had seven sons, Jo, Thomas, Eli, John, Charles, Ira. All those are dead but me. He had a brother John who came with him. John has sons: Wm., Andy, Lige, Dick, the latter died young. My father also had another brother James whose son lives in Clay "Stutter" John.

    My grandfather John Couch came with them. My mother was Sally Hall, Aunt of Philip Hall. They came a long time before I was born. My father was born before his parents came here."


    [cos1776 Note of Caution: This transcription is not verified yet and may contain errors, e.g. only 6 sons of John Couch are listed (?). Not all individuals have been identified.]
    -----
    [Identifies Martin Couch as the husband of Sally Hall and father of children named.]

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Martin Couch, in Find A Grave.

    [Includes photo of headstone added later by East Kentucky Cemetery Fund. Inscription: MARTIN COUCH 1785-1856.]