Couch, Mary

  General Notes:

As per notes from Ann Rogers: Mary died in November of 1860 in West Prairie, IA at age 62 years, 9 Mo and 7 days. Oak Shade Cemetery is located in Marion, Linn Co., IA. The office is at 600 10 Ave. Marion, IA 52302 in the Community Building. P hone: 319-377-4846. Directions to the cemetery: When coming in from Cedar Rapids on 7th Ave., turn right on 7th St, go 3 or 4 blocks to 3rd Ave. There are two cemetery entrances. Instead of entering off 7th St. turn right onto 3rd Ave. Ther e is an entrance on the left between 6th and 7th Streets. Mary is in Lot 9, George Lot 10, Thomas Lot 1 and someone with the initial of "M" is in Lot 2 in the Pioneer Section of the cemetery. To find George and Mary's stones drive down the roa d a little ways until you come to a tombstone on the left that is that of Lena May Baily. Directly up from her is one marked Godfrey Hein. George and Mary are located accross the road to the right of these two people under an old oak tree. Yo u could barely read the original name of Winsor on Mary's stone but someone had etched in the name again making it easy to identify. There was not much identification left on her stone and nothing left on George's to identify it. The inlay appa rently had crumbled and washed away over time. Tombstone Records of Linn County, Iowa Page: 346 Name: Mary Winsor Birth Date: 1797 Death Date: 14 Sep 1860 Cemetery: Oak Shade Town: Marion Comment: lot 155

Mary married George Winsor, son of John Henry Winsor and Catherine Spiete, on May 9, 1819 in Stoke Fleming, Devon, England. (George Winsor was born on October 4, 1796 in Slapton, Devon Co., England, christened on October 4, 1796 in Slapton, Devon, England, died in October 1873 in Marion, Linn, Iowa, USA and was buried in Marion, Linn Co., Iowa, USA.)