My wifes paternal, paternal, g-grandmother was
Fannie Couch. Fannie was married to Bige
Lawson and some of their children were
Bent, Tom,
Tilman, John and Steve
Lawson. I don't know the exact year or place of this
Fannie Couch's birth, but I suspect that her birth year was abt. 1880 and her birth place may have been Perry,
Owsley,
Clay or
Leslie County,
Kentucky. I believe at one time she a resident of
Bell County but she died possibly in
Clay County,
Ky.. I've seen some indications that Fannie's father was perhaps
Benton "
Bent"
Couch who was possibly a son of Henry and Katie (
Estep)
Couch and a brother of
Elijah and Joseph
Couch. After further examination, I suspect that
Fannie was more likely a sister of this
Bent Couch rather than a daughter. I'm wondering if any one researching the
Couch family of Southeastern
Kentucky knows anything of this particular
Fannie (
Couch)
Lawson. Also, my father in-law tells me that his grandmother
Fannie (
Couch)
Lawson was an old mid-wife and lived with his family in
Clay County when he was a boy. He recalls folks coming to get her to go and deliver babies.
