Amber Renee Couch

Douglas married Diana Lynne Nash [Group Sheet]

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Anecdote per son, Doug Couch: Margaret (Marie) Ann Adkins met a girl in grade or middle school with the last name Couch and decided she would like to be named Couch. Later, she met Wilson in Calif, some 2500 miles away from her WVa home, and they were married about 2 weeks later.

Died:
Wilson died at his home in Grand Terrace, and was later "declared dead" at the hospital in Loma Linda.

Buried:
Wilson's and Margaret's graves are adjacent to the curb markings in the Iris section: 414  |  407.

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Wilson married Margaret Ann Adkins on 09 Apr 1941 in San Diego, San Diego Co, CA. Margaret (daughter of Andrew Jackson Atkins and Mary Frances Horton) was born on 07 Oct 1921 in Cuckleburr Creek, Kanawha Co, WV; died on 06 Dec 2006 in Lancaster, Los Angeles Co, CA; was buried on 12 Dec 2006 in Montecito Memorial Park, Colton - Loma Linda, San Bernardino Co, CA. [Group Sheet]

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Name information

Margaret's original birth certificate was destroyed in a courthouse fire. A delayed certificate was filed by the Bureau of Child Welfare. Margaret and her sister, Hester, went to accomplish the refiling when Margaret was around 18 years old (per Margaret). Her name at birth was Margaret Marie, but she used Margaret Ann throughout her life.
• Her father, Andrew Jackson Atkins, used Atkins.
• Her paternal grandfather, William C. Millard Atkins, used Atkins, as do most of her siblings.
• On her marriage certificate, she used Adkins.
• On the birth certificate of her youngest son, Doug, she used Atkins.
• Her great grandparents and great great grandparents through her paternal grandfather (William C. Millard Atkins), were Adkins:
     ° Jesse Adkins, son of Allen Adkins & Mahala Adkins, and
     ° Letha Rachel Adkins, daughter of Robert Adkins & Nancy Lilly.

Died:
Lancaster Community Hospital

Buried:
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Burial: December 12, 2006 at Montecito Memorial Park, 24145 Barton Road (at Waterman) Loma Linda, California 92324
Location: IRIS 3-403 west end of park near Waterman

Funeral: December 11, 2006 at The Grove Community Church, 19900 Grove Community Drive, Riverside, California 92508

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Buried:
TSgt US Army, WWII

22495 Van Buren, Riverside, CA
Section G Site 700
Columbarium Commital Shelter G, Section G, at the south end of the main drive (beyond the second traffic circle, before the third traffic circle at the end of the drive), on the right. Has bell tower. Leftmost column in section, 2nd from top.

Russell married Mary Speyers on 11 Nov 1944 in Oxford, Butler Co, OH. Mary (daughter of Hermanus Antonius Speijers and Geertje Margaretha Koller) was born on 14 Sep 1924 in Detroit, Wayne Co, MI; died on 31 Oct 1995 in Orange, Orange Co, CA; was buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside Co, CA. [Group Sheet]

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Mary lived with a couple as second parents, details unavailable. They had a son named John.

First name is Mary, sometimes shown as Marie, an affectionate name, used only by Russ. (Per daughter, Diana)

Buried:
US Navy, WWII

22495 Van Buren, Riverside, CA
Section G Site 700
Columbarium Commital Shelter G, Section G, at the south end of the main drive (beyond the second traffic circle, before the third traffic circle at the end of the drive), on the right. Has bell tower. Leftmost column in section, 2nd from top.

Notes:

marr also given as 1943

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Death Certificate gives Washington as birthplace. Verna Aldrich (Verna King-Couch) gave Olympia as the place of birth. (noted because one family member had it down as Illinois)

Born in Olympia, Alva was one of two of Walter's and Ella's children born in Washington. Apparently, Walter and his brother Emmett migrated to Washington to take part in the paper industry's mills in Oakville, Grays Harbor County, Washington.

"In the 1800

Birth:
Birth also given as Oakville, Grays Harbor County, WA, as does his WWI Draft Registration card.

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Died:
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Resident Succumbs

   The death of Alvah Couch of South Huntington Drive occurred at the Keaster Hospital, Saturday afternoon, after an illness extending a short period. Mr. Couch suffered a severe attack of appendicitis which was followed by pneumonia. He was born in Southern Illinois, and had been a resident of Southern California for about three years, a port of the time having been spent in the Imperial Valley. His mother, Ella Couch, came here last fall for a visit following the death of her husband. His widow and two children and a brother, Levi Couch, reside in Lamanda Park, also two aunts, Mrs. J. F. Jourdan and Mrs. F. G. Legg, of Nina street.

Alva married Verna May King on 08 Oct 1911 in Monticello, Drew Co, AR. Verna (daughter of John William King and Viola Eudora Lamb) was born on 17 Dec 1892 in Monticello, Drew Co, AR; died on 29 Mar 1976 in Ramona, San Diego Co, CA; was buried on 31 Mar 1976 in Nuevo Memory Gardens, Ramona, San Diego Co, CA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

DOB also given as 1893 (my records show 1892)

Name:
(also spelled Mae)

Died:
Obituary Transcription:
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Verna M. Aldrich
Mrs. Verna Mae Aldrich, 83, passed away in a rest home in Ramona on March 29. Mrs. Aldrich, born in Arkansas had been a Romona resident for 34 years (sic). She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Ramona; the Women's Fellowship of the church; the Order of the Eastern Star, Santa maria Chapter 453 (she was a past matron), and she was an honorary member of the Ramona Women's Club. Mrs. Aldrich is survived by her husband Lewis B. Aldrich (sic) of Ramona and two children, Wilson Couch of Colton, California and Glen R. Couch (sic) of San Francisco. She is also survived by two stepchildren, Della Kallock of Oregon and Lewis Aldrich of San Diego, California as well as two sisters and one brother. Graveside services were held in Nuevo Memory Gardens on March 31 at 2 p.m. with the Reverend Richard M. Bushman of the First Congregational Church of Ramona officiating. Bonham Brothers Mortuary, Ramona, was in charge of arrangements.

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Married:
Residence of both Alva Couch and Verna May King was in Saline, Drew Co, AR on the date of their marriage.

Notes:

Some children of AJA used ADKINS, while some used ATKINS. All children were born of the same parents.

Son, Virgil, said Andrew's brothers were Emery and Bellam.

Birth:
(Family recollection was that Andrew was born in Cabell County; however, his death record shows Putnam County and is undoubtedly from the memory of the informant, his son, Ray.)

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Name:
• Andrew's draft registration, dated September 12, 1918 and signed by him, shows him with a birth date of August 10, 1883. This document is personally signed by Grampa Andrew, spelling his last name ATKINS.
• The Family Bible of his brother, Oliver Balaam ATKINS, gives his birth date as 8 Aug 1883.
• Census records do not agree on his age (which is not unusual for census records).
• Family recollection of his children while living agreed he was born on August 10, 1884.
• Further notes on spelling the family name:

• Further notes on spelling the family name:

• Grampa Andrew's children spelled it both Atkins and Adkins, with some children spelling it one way part of their life, and the other way another part of their life.
         • An example is one son's entire family spells it Atkins, and yet when he gave the information for Grampa Andrew's death certificate, he gave it as Adkins.
• Grampa Andrew himself, spelled it Atkins like his father, William C. Millard "Bud" Atkins, had spelled it.
• Beyond Andrew's father, Millard Atkins (sometimes called "Bud"), Andrew was preceded by
   1. His grandfather was Jesse ADKINS
   2. His great grandfather was Allen ADKINS
   3. His great great grandfather was Thomas (Thomas Tindel "Tinsley") ADKINS
• In addition to this,
   1. His grandmother, Jesse's wife, Letha, had a maiden name of ADKINS
   2. His great grandmother, Allen's wife, Mahala, had a maiden name of ADKINS
   3. His great great grandmother, Thomas's wife, Susannah, had a maiden name of ADKINS
• Although there are other explanations, the family name Adkins derives from a naming custom where families would indicate the earliest male ancestor by using the first two letters of the ancestor's given name, and add "kin" to it, indicating they were his kin, generations later. Using this convention, Adkins (plural) are the kin of Adam.

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Andrew married Mary Frances Horton. Mary (daughter of William H. Horton and Octavia Egnor) was born in Dec 1882 in Cabell Co, WV; died on 24 Dec 1928 in Little Sandy Creek, Kanawha Co, WV; was buried on 26 Dec 1928 in Rush Branch, Little Sandy Creek, Kanawha Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

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1910 census from Curry, Putnam, West Virginia showing Mary and Andrew Jackson Atkins (both age 27) married with children of Nada age 2 and Silly [Sally] age 1 month.

ancestry.com for Mary Frances Horton with a date of death of 1928. The census record was located in Mullins family tree.

One World Tree shows a Mary Horton (b 1900 d 1928) married to Andrew Adkins. Her father is shown as William Horton and mother as Octavia Egnor b abt 1866, d 1888.

Nada (Adkins) Strickland (deceased oldest child of Mary Horton Adkins) gave her recollection of her mother's birth as being in Griffithsville, West Virginia; however also said she was born in Putnam County. Currently, Griffithsville is in Lincoln County, but many years ago might have been in Putnam or Cabell counties, as boundaries changed many times.
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Burial place variation:
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MFH (Adkins) death cert. gives burial place as Burial Pauley Grave Yard, Big Chimney, WVA

Family-KNOWN burial site near entrance Rush Branch (dirt road) off Little Sandy Ck Rd WVA

Birth:
Although Mary Frances Horton Adkins death certificate gives 1883 as her birth year, the family records of Celia Setliff, spouse of great grandson to Octavia Egnor, and per 1900 census, Mary was born December 1882.

Died:
Home is located south of Rush Branch along the south side of Little Sandy Creek.

Buried:
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See also (nearby) Proctor Cemetery, Kanawha County, WV

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Willis married Ethel Louise Sharrow on 30 Sep 1916 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co, MI. Ethel (daughter of Charles David Sharrow and Margaret Amelia Connor) was born on 02 Nov 1889 in Springfield, Greene Co, MO; died on 4 Oct 1974 in Anaheim Memorial Hospital, Anaheim, Orange Co, CA. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
Ethel's body was donated to UCLA.

Notes:

Family recollection: Herman came to the USA from the Netherlands in 1911 with his sisters Henrietta and Gerarda.

Notation in 1920 Michigan Census: Immigration in 1909 (Alien), born Holland.

Name:
(Herman Antoni/Anthony Speyers)

Birth:
Herman's birthplace was formerly given here as Amsterdam, Holland, some 100-120km to the west on the coast. This has been adjusted to reflect information in the Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records 1600-2000.

Hermanus married Geertje Margaretha Koller on 2 Dec 1911 in Kalamazoo Co, MI. Geertje (daughter of Lambertus Koller and Gerritjen Berenschot) was born on 06 Jul 1885 in Twello, Gelderland, Nederland; died on 18 May 1966 in MI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Geertje's birthplace was previously given here as Amsterdam, Holland. Her original birth record gives this as Twello, Gelderland, Netherland.

- Notation in 1920 Michigan Census: Immigration in 1909 (Alien), born Holland.

- Margaretha Koller Speyers immigrated to the U.S. in 1911 (per 1930 Census).

Name:
Geertje's birth name was Geertje Koller (no middle name).