Born in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
and Sister of
Robert Greenfield Williams, Frank Yeargin Williams, James Carter Williams, Dock Williams, Bailey Key Williams, William Gale Williams, Marshall Dewitt Williams and Louis Cass Williams
Wife of
Orrigen Alexander Couch
— married
1 Mar 1902 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 71
in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
See the James A. Yeargin Family Bible
Rachel Louisa Williams was born on August 27, 1882 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, daughter of William Cass Williams (1849–1932) and Mary Clara Yeargin (1859–~1940). [1]
In 1900, Louise (17) was living in the household of Cass W Williams (50) in Williamson County, Tennessee. [2]
Louise (19) married Orrigen Alexander Couch (23) (born on October 8, 1878 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States; son of Edgar William Couch and Mary Ellen (Myer) Couch) on March 1, 1902 in Nashville.[3] Their children were:
- Ellen Claire Couch (1903–1983)
- Frank Benjamin Couch (1905–1978)
- Orrigen Alexander Couch (1917–2009)
In 1910, Louise (27) was living in the household of Origen A Couch (31) in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. [4]
In 1920, Louise (37) was living in the household of Origen A Couch (42) in Nashville. [5]
In 1930, Louise (47) was living in the household of Origen Couch (52) at 312 South Seventeenth Street, Nashville. [6]
In 1940, Louise (57) was living in the household of Orrie A Cauch (61) in Nashville. [7]
In 1950, Louise (67) was living in the household of Orrie A Couch (71) in Nashville. [8]
Louise died on January 7, 1954 in Nashville, aged 71. She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA (plot: Section 10).[9] [10]
Sources
- ↑ Birth: "Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909"
Tennessee Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2282 #208631 (accessed 28 May 2023)
Rachel Louisa Williams born on 27 Aug 1882, daughter of William Cass Williams & Mary Clara Yeargin, in Nashville, Davidson. - ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 17, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: 1606; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0126
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #61472666 (accessed 28 May 2023)
Louise R Williams (17), single daughter, Student, in household of Cass W Williams (50) in Civil District 17, Williamson, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee, USA.Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Cass W Williams M 50 Married Head Farmer Tennessee, USA Mollie C Williams F 40 Married Wife Tennessee, USA Louise R Williams F 17 Single Daughter Student Tennessee, USA Greenfield Williams M 15 Single Son Farm Laborer Tennessee, USA Frank G Williams M 14 Single Son Student Tennessee, USA James C Williams M 11 Single Son Student Tennessee, USA Bailey K Williams M 8 Single Son Student Tennessee, USA William G Williams M 5 Single Son Tennessee, USA Marshall D Williams M 3 Single Son Tennessee, USA Barbara Brindy F 20 Single Servant Servant Tennessee, USA - ↑ Marriage: "Newspapers.com"
Nashville Banner (Nashville, Tennessee) Mon, Mar 3, 1902, page 5
Newspapers Clip: 127385001 (accessed 30 June 2023)
"Miss Louise Williams and Mr. O. A. Couch were married yesterday..." - ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Nashville Ward 23, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1496; Page: 11b; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1375509
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #129236839 (accessed 28 May 2023)
Louise R Couch (27), wife, in household of Origen A Couch (31) in Nashville Ward 23, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Origen A Couch M 31 Married Head Salesman Alabama Louise R Couch F 27 Married Wife Tennessee Ellen C Couch F 6 Single Daughter Tennessee Frank B Couch M 5 Single Son Tennessee Mary E Couch F 60 Married Mother Alabama - ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Nashville Ward 23, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1735; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 90
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #12951000 (accessed 28 May 2023)
R Louise Couch (37), wife, in household of Origen A Couch (42) in Nashville Ward 23, Davidson, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Origen A Couch M 42 Married Head Repairer Alabama R Louise Couch F 37 Married Wife Tennessee Ellen Couch F 16 Single Daughter Tennessee Frank Couch M 14 Single Son Tennessee Origen A Couch Jr M 2 Single Son Tennessee Mary E Couch F 69 Widowed Mother Alabama - ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 2341976
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #68005987 (accessed 28 May 2023)
Rachel Couch (47), wife, in household of Origen Couch (52) at 312 South Seventeenth Street, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Origen Couch M 52 Married Head Piano tuner Alabama Rachel Couch F 47 Married Wife Tennessee Frank Couch M 25 Single Son Piano tuner Tennessee Orrie Couch M 13 Single Son Tennessee - ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03975; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 99-143
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #38188229 (accessed 28 May 2023)
Louise Cauch (57), wife, in household of Orrie A Cauch (61) in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Orrie A Cauch M 61 Married Head Piano Tuner Alabama Louise Cauch F 57 Married Wife Tennessee Orrie A Cauch M 22 Single Son Physician Tennessee - ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 997; Sheet Number: 11; Enumeration District: 99-160
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #104184228 (accessed 28 May 2023)
Louisa W Couch (66), wife, in household of Orrie A Couch (71) in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Orrie A Couch M 71 Married Head Piano Tuner Alabama Louisa W Couch F 66 Married Wife Tennessee Dora Lyle F 78 Married Lodger Tennessee - ↑ Death: "Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965"
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Certificate Number: 54-00259
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2376 #1387403 (accessed 28 May 2023)
Louise William Couch death 7 Jan 1954 (born 27 Aug 1882), daughter of William & Cass Yeargin, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. - ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #66620107 (accessed 28 May 2023)
Memorial page for Louise Williams Couch (27 Aug 1882-7 Jan 1954), citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA (plot: Section 10); Maintained by SharonS (contributor 46619282).
See also:
- Obituary of husband, Orrigen Alexander Couch: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 21 Aug 1968; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/112207469/?article=d229b6b2-a9b1-43d1-bdc8-8c86216a0f13&focus=0.25849488,0.033816706,0.3743053,0.43080366&xid=3355.
- Yeargin Family Bible, "Orrie A Couch son of E.W. and Ellen Couch and Rachel Louisa Williams daughter of William Cass Williams were married Nashville Tenn on March 1, 1902." Photographs of the Genealogical Register are kept at the home of FB Couch, III. The original bible was last known to be in the possession of Betty Lou Williams Alzamora, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee.
- Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #1038341 (accessed 28 May 2023)
Name: Rachel Louisa Williams; Birth Date: 27 Aug 1882; Birth Place: Mashville, Tennessee; Death Date: 7 Jan 1954; Death Place: Mashville, Tennessee; SAR Membership: 95930; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 9 Aug 1967; Father: William Cass Williams; Mother: Amry Clara Yeargin; Spouse: Orrie A Couch; Children: Orrigen Alexander Couch. "Orrie (Orrigen) A. Couch and his wife Rachel Louise Williams Married 3-1-1907." - Obituary: "Newspapers.com"
Nashville Banner (Nashville, Tennessee) Thu, Jan 7, 1954, page 1
Newspapers Clip: 125477795 (accessed 28 May 2023)
DNA Confirmation
- Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Ben Couch and SGH, his 3rd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Williams and Mary Yeargin, the great great grandparents of both Ben Couch and SGH. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2C-3C, based on sharing 117 cM across 5 segments.
- Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Ben Couch and CBG, his 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are William Williams and Mary Yeargin, the great great grandparents of both Ben Couch and CBG. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2C-3C, based on sharing 103 cM across 5 segments.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Fred Couch and SCBS, his 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are James Yeargin and Louisa Minor, the great great grandparents of both Fred Couch and SCBS. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2C-3C, based on sharing 96 cM across 7 segments. DNA test taker Fred Couch is the grandson of Rachel Williams, the daughter of Mary Yeargin, the daughter of the common ancestors James Yeargin & Louisa Minor.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Fred Couch and SCBS, his 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are William Williams and Rachel Sloan, the great great grandparents of both Fred Couch and SCBS. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2C-3C, based on sharing 96 cM across 7 segments. DNA test taker Fred Couch is the grandson of Rachel Williams, the daughter of William Williams, the son of the common ancestors William Williams & Rachel Sloan.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louise by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Louise:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louise by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Louise:
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~25.00%
Ben Couch
:
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~12.50%
Ben Couch :
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