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From: Lee <>
Subject: Re: [COUCH] 500# wagon driver ???
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 04:25:41 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <1059837534.1966.61.camel@linux>


Same thing was said about Jacob Couch of Pulaski, Co.,
Ark. Is there any bases to the "hearsay" that Jacob
also left a wife, forget where at, went to Ark and
remarried Elizabeth Clanton? In two counties no less.
Heard thier place sat on the county line.
Any help on this?
Nancy
--- Windwalker <> wrote:
> On Sat, 2003-08-02 at 14:58, Lee wrote:
> I find this to be true about the wagons. My
> grandfather Jarrel was born in 1874 and he would
> refer
> to these wagon drivers as 500 pounders.
> Nancy
>
> Insight how this all got started..
> Some years ago a "" researcher"" whom I wont name
> posted in several
> places John Couch WEIGHED 500 lb and was a WAGON
> driver.And was in
> Washingtons Army !!!
> A source was given "in my files". Well the source
> was never proven
> nor the contact person for the alledged statement
> could not be found.
> But they submitted it to every genealogy site there
> was, and claimed it
> not only to be the gospel but claimed ""its in my
> files""
>
> This was all done at the beginning of internet
> resarch, and once the
> person was considered "in the know" on the Couch
> line.
> But that was later disproven HIGHLY..
> The problem is the files are still up on various
> sites. and now so many
> have copied the line as he had it.
> It combined several Couch lines, added fables,
> listed source,s that
> could not be verified.
> This person also claimed by source documents that
> Mary Patterson was
> John Couch of Ky thrird wife. And he left Elizabeth
> and went back to NC
>
> This was cause he found "another " John and
> therefore it was now HIS
> JOHN and all info contained.
> So thus the rumor spread... ones writing this
> person recieved his
> "I have proof files"
>
> Tis and is a frigging mess.
> This person only wanted ONE son of Martins info. and
> had no other, so
> they combined the one sons info to include all..
>
> 90% of the posted info on John/Elizabeth Couch on
> genealogy sites has
> originated from this person.
>
> And thus all their errors has been recopied as
> accurrate info , which
> has added to newby confusion.
>
> So when you pay $$$$ for access to them genealogy
> sites that provide
> info on a line, remember the person that uploaded
> them was not always
> right let alone correct.
>
>
>
>
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