Person:Walter Couch (1)

Biographical Sketch of Walter R. Couch

Text from Haynes, Nathaniel S. History of the Disciples of Christ in Illinois 1819-1914, Cincinnati: Standard Publishing Company, 1915. Page 501. This online edition © 1997, James L. McMillan.

Born: Wabash County, Illinois, 1839. Died:

The parents of Walter R. Couch settled in Wabash County in 1816. At the age of sixteen he became a Christian at the historic Barney's Prairie Church under the ministry of William Courter, who was one of the faithful preachers of the early days. When a young man he began to preach. He graduated from Northwestern Christian University, now Butler College, and thereafter gave eleven years to churches in Indiana. He then returned to Illinois. While he managed his farm in Wabash County, his time and talents were mainly given to the service of the churches in that and contiguous counties. For fifty years he has been actively and faithfully identified with the work of the Lord, and his generous and helpful services have been widely influential in promoting every good cause.

Burial: Friendsville Cem, Wabash Co., IL Occupation: Reverand

Biographical Sketch of Walter R. Couch

Text from Haynes, Nathaniel S. History of the Disciples of Christ in Illinois 1819-1914, Cincinnati: Standard Publishing Company, 1915. Page 501. This online edition © 1997, James L. McMillan.

Born: Wabash County, Illinois, 1839. Died:

The parents of Walter R. Couch settled in Wabash County in 1816. At the age of sixteen he became a Christian at the historic Barney's Prairie Church under the ministry of William Courter, who was one of the faithful preachers of the early days. When a young man he began to preach. He graduated from Northwestern Christian University, now Butler College, and thereafter gave eleven years to churches in Indiana. He then returned to Illinois. While he managed his farm in Wabash County, his time and talents were mainly given to the service of the churches in that and contiguous counties. For fifty years he has been actively and faithfully identified with the work of the Lord, and his generous and helpful services have been widely influential in promoting every good cause.