Elisha Tompkins Couch, 1820-1896, parents and siblings

Elisha Thompkins Couch 1820-1896

My second great-grandfather, Elisha Tompkins Couch, was born in Green's Corner, Oneida County, New York on 14 April 1820 according to Find a Grave. E.T. was married to Jane Angeline Dunham on 24 December 1846 in Oneida County, New York, according to family notes. At this time, May 2020, I am unable to verify this with county records. E. T. died 6 December 1896 in Seneca, LaSalle County, Illinois. He is buried in Mt Hope Cemetery, Seneca, Illinois.








Since the early 1990s, I have been searching for his parents and siblings. Thank you to DNA, I have connected with several descendants of his siblings. In February while researching and expressing my frustration at my family searches at the Family History Library, Lawrenceville, Georgia, Oria Kelly asked for family information. Within a very short time, Oria Kelly found a newspaper interview with Julia Couch Fraser. The full interview is in the Rome Daily Sentinel newspaper found on The Old Fulton New York Post Cards site.  Below is a small part of the full article.

Using this newspaper article, I have attempted to reconstruct my direct line ancestor to his parents and siblings. For the full details, see my tree Roots Digger (Under Construction) on Ancestry and Roots Digger2020 on MyHeritage.

E T Couch parents: Elisha Couch, about 1776 - 1854 and Lucy Loveland 1778 - 1853, dates need verification.

E T Couch siblings:

Sophia, 1802-1879

Nancy Ann 1804-1840

Solomon 1805-

Elisha 1808-1808

Joab 1809-

Jemima 1811-1900

Lucy 1812-

Joel 1813-

Julia A 1816-1911

Sarah 1818-1910

Adelia 1822-1910

More information and my sources are on my trees. This is only my research, please share your thoughts.  PLEASE, I would like to share with any family member that has photos or documents or stories on these family members. Thank you!!! Happy tree climbing and roots digging, Selma