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Louise Jane Hitchcock (Hirsch) Couch

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Birth	:	25 Jun 1859 Toulon Township, Stark County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	14 Nov 1923 Weaubleau, Hickory County, Missouri, USA
Burial	:	Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Gresham, York County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0278015, -97.3927994
Description	:	Married first Dr. Robert Sigmund Hirsch Married second W.B. Couch Louise Jane, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Hitchcock, born June 25, 1859, in the state of Illinois died at her home in Weabealu, Mo., Nov. 14, 1925, 64 years, 4 mos. 19 days. In her early girlhood days she came with her parents to the state of Nebraska, her father taking a homestead about 7 miles east of Gresham Nebraska, here she lived and grew to womanhood. In the month of July 1877 she was married to Robert Sigman Hirsch, M.D. who was a practicing physician in... Read More	Married first Dr. Robert Sigmund Hirsch Married second W.B. Couch Louise Jane, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Hitchcock, born June 25, 1859, in the state of Illinois died at her home in Weabealu, Mo., Nov. 14, 1925, 64 years, 4 mos. 19 days. In her early girlhood days she came with her parents to the state of Nebraska, her father taking a homestead about 7 miles east of Gresham Nebraska, here she lived and grew to womanhood. In the month of July 1877 she was married to Robert Sigman Hirsch, M.D. who was a practicing physician in Gresham, Ne. later moving to Seward, Ne. To this union were born 8 children, 2 daughters and 6 sons. Harry passed away at age of 10 years and Bert who lived to manhood and had a family of 2 children passed away since the death of his father. She united with the Methodist church in Gresham, April 11, 1920, coming by letter from another church. She retained her membership there until her death. She was a member of the Eastern Star and Rebecca lodges of Gresham. She and her husband, Dr. R.S. Hirsch were early settlers of this community (Gresham) and she being sturdy and hard working, kept the family farm work going and her husband took care of his medical practice, which was very large and in the days when travel was slow as compared with today's method. A few years ago Dr. Hirsch passed away and later she married Mr. Wm. B. Couch with who she was getting comfortably situated when the sudden summons came. She leaves to mourn the mother's vacant chair, one daughter Mrs. S.O. Harris (Nell) wife of Dr. S.O. Harris of Gresham, Nebraska, four sons, Charles Hirsch of Polk, Nebr., Herman J. of Talmadge, Nebr. and Adolph A. of Sacramento, Calif. Two sisters, Mrs. John Hirschmiller Farnam, Nebr., Mrs. Julia Young of California and one brother, Wm. Hitchcock of Lincoln, Ne. A number of grandchildren and her late husband, Wm. G. Couch of Weabealu, Mo. Her body was brought back to Gresham, and her funeral was conducted from the M.E. church, the pastor, Rev. J.W. Henderson, officiating, after which she was laid to rest beside her former husband, Dr. R.S. Hirsch in the beautiful cemetery of Gresham, Nebr. Information from Obituary of Louise [Louisa, pronounced Lou i za] Jane Hitchcock Hirsch, as copied by Myrtle Harris Smallcomb from a clipping in the R.S. Hirsch scrapbook for A. Hirsch, 5/81 Posted on Yuma County Pioneer Photographs. Yuma County, Colorado http://www.cogenweb.com/yuma/photos/pioneer/4n47/Hirsch.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Note by A. Hirsch, 5/81: The following is a sketch of the HIRSCH plot as of 5/81, Cedarlawn Cemetery, Gresham, Nebr. HIRSCH HARRY LOUISA JANE Dr. R.S. HIRSCH BERT 1891-1900 1859-1923 1849-1919 1885-1920 Inf. Dau. of Joe CHARLES R. Vacant Vacant no marker just word of F.F. Sr. 1873-1939 Carbon copy found in papers of my mother, Holly Hirsch Clapper after her death; read by Avis Clapper Forsman, 2008 Posted on Yuma County Pioneer Photographs. Yuma County, Colorado http://www.cogenweb.com/yuma/photos/pioneer/4n47/Hirsch.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Louisa Jane Hirsch (Hitchcock) Birthdate: June 25, 1859 Birthplace: Toulon, Stark County, Illinois, United States Death: November 14, 1923 (64) Weaubleau, Hickory County, Missouri, United States Immediate Family: Daughter of Robert Henry Hitchcock and Adeline Hannah Hitchcock Wife of Robert Sigmund Hirsch Mother of Charles Robert Hirsch; Ida Mae Hirsch; Nellie Leopoldina Harris; Albert "Bert" Henry Hirsch; Joseph Otto Hirsch; Adolf Alonza Hirsch; Harry Hirsch and Herman Julius Hirsch Sister of William Henry Hitchcock; Mary Mandany Clevish; Cornelius Albert Hitchcock; Julia Arminda Hitchcock; Laura Ann Hitchcock; Grandirlle West Hitchcock; John Newton Hitchcock; Charles Leonard Hitchcock; Sylvia Charlotte Pickering and James Ichabod Hitchcock Information posted on Geni ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From Dr. Hirsch's obituary: Here he married Louisa Jane Hitchock and they located on a homestead near the present site of Gresham in the year 1876. To this union were born eight children: Charles Robert, Ida May, Herman Julius, Nellie Leopoldina, Albert Henry, Joseph Otto Leopold, Harry Arthur Jones[should be James?], and Adolph Alonzo. Two of these, Ida May, who died in infancy, and Harry Arthur James, who died at the age of 9 years, have preceeded him to the better land.

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Louise Jane Hitchcock (Hirsch) Couch's memorial is located at: Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Gresham, York County, USA.
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Louise Jane Hitchcock (Hirsch) Couch death on 14 Nov 1923 in Weaubleau, Hickory County, Missouri, USA
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Latitude: 41.0278015
Longitude: -97.3927994

Family Members:

Parent

Robert Henry Hitchcock

(1828 - 1898)

Adeline Hannah Newton Hitchcock

(1835 - 1914)

Spouse

Dr Robert Sigmund Hirsch

(1849 - 1919)

Siblings

Cornelius Albert Hitchcock

(1855 - 1917)

Sylvia Charlotte Hitchcock Pickering

(1872 - 1916)

Children

Charles Hirsch

(1879 - 1937)

Albert Henry “Bert” Hirsch

(1885 - 1920)

Harry Arthur James Hirsch

(1891 - 1906)

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