Minnie Sela Couch

Brief Life History of Minnie Sela

When Minnie Sela Couch was born on 13 January 1890, in Belle Fourche, Butte, South Dakota, United States, her father, George Washington Couch, was 41 and her mother, Mary A Lesley, was 38. She married John Roberts Wills on 24 June 1906. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Billings, North Dakota, United States in 1920 and Golden Valley, North Dakota, United States in 1925. She died on 5 December 1976, in Belle Fourche, Butte, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Pine Slope Cemetery, Belle Fourche, Butte, South Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Roberts Wills
1880–1956
Minnie Sela Couch
1890–1976
Marriage: 24 June 1906
Nellie C Will
1907–1978
Oscar Robert Will
1908–1988
Alma Leda Will
1910–1971
Fanny Wills
1912–
Sam E Will
1912–2001
June Alice Will
1922–2016

Sources (21)

  • Minnie S Wills, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Minniesella Couch, "South Dakota, Department of Health, Birth and Marriage Indexes, 1843-2014"
  • Minnie Wills, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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1912

Historical Boundaries: 1912: Golden Valley, North Dakota, United States

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

English (Cornwall and Devon): nickname from Middle English couch(e) ‘hump, hunch’, used for a hunchback. In Cornwall and Devon it is usually pronounced as Cooch.

English (Cornwall and Devon): variant of Gooch .

English (Cornwall and Devon): from Middle English coche, couche ‘bed, couch, tablecloth’ (Old French couche, culche). It could have been a metonymic occupational name for someone who made such items or a nickname for a lazy individual. Alternatively, it could have been applied to someone who produced couchwork, a luxurious embroidery in which gold or silver thread and jewels were sewn into satin or silk robes.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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