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The Descendants of William Reynolds and Jane Milliken who married in Green County, Tennessee on August 23, 1790.

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  1. 1.  Living Cornelius (son of Walter Darwin Cornelius and Living Couch).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Walter Darwin Cornelius was born on 25 Feb 1915 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas; died on 7 Jul 1987 in Blanket, Brown, Texas; was buried in Jul 1987 in Zephyr Cemetery, Zephyr, Brown, Texas.

    Notes:

    ............................................................ Ref: The Genealogy of the Bynum Family, Vol 2 page 344-5i. ............................................................ Obit: "Shorty" Cornelius, 72. Darwin (Shorty) Cornelius, 72, of Brownwood, formerly of Brady, died at 1 a.m. Tuesday [July 7, 1987] at his home after a lengthy illness. Services were held at 10a.m. Thursday in Davis Morris Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. R.J. Elke officiating. Burial was in Zephyr Cemetery in Brown County. Born Feb. 25, 1915, in Zephyr, he was a retired security officer with the 3M Company. He was a Methodist and had lived the past 14 years in Brownwood. He lived in Brady 21 years before moving to Brownwood. He married Katerine Marie Couch Sept. 9, 1936, in Blanket. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Glenda Sykes of San Antonio; two sons, Eugene Cornelius of San Antonio and Davey Cornelius of Arlington and six grandchildren. ..............................................................

    Walter married Living Couch. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Living Couch (daughter of Jacob Eugene Couch and Laura Opal Beckham).
    Children:
    1. 1. Living Cornelius


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Jacob Eugene Couch was born on 3 Sep 1892 in Lancaster County, Texas (son of Osborne Couch and Ellen Coolidge); died on 16 Sep 1958 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas.

    Notes:

    .................................................................... Obituary Notice: BROWNWOOD, Sept. 18 (1958). Gene Couch, 56, of Zephyr, who died Tuesday night in a Brownwood hospital, was buried Thursday in Zephyr. He had lived there most of his life. Survivors include his wife and three daughters, Mrs. Darwin Cornelius of Brady and Mrs. Vance Toliver and Mrs. Ira Beaty of Wink. .................................................................... ZEPHYR FUNERAL HELD. BROWNWOOD, Sept 19 (1958). Funeral services were held Thursday in Zephyr for Gene Couch, 56, who died Tuesday in a Brownwood hospital. He had been a resident of Zephyr most of his life. .................................................................... 1920 Brown Co., TX, ED 11, Sh 4B: Eugene Couch, 27, TX; Opal, 20, KY; Katherine, 11/12 F, TX. .................................................................... 1930 Brown Co., TX, ED 15, Sh 10B: Eugene Couch, 37, TX; Opal, 30, Ky; Catherine, 11, TX; Emogene, 9, TX; Anita, 6, TX. He married at 24; Opal at 17. ....................................................................

    Jacob married Laura Opal Beckham on 28 Mar 1917 in Brown County, Texas. Laura (daughter of Tol G. Beckham and Mary Helen Alabama Hallmark) was born on 9 May 1899 in Smith's Grove, Warren, Kentucky; died on 27 Feb 1977 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Laura Opal Beckham was born on 9 May 1899 in Smith's Grove, Warren, Kentucky (daughter of Tol G. Beckham and Mary Helen Alabama Hallmark); died on 27 Feb 1977 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas.

    Notes:

    ............................................................. Obit: 1 March 1977, Abilene reported news, Abilene, Texas "BROWNWOOD - Mrs. Joe (Opal Couch) Wilson, 77 of Brownwood died at 10:20 a.m. Sunday at a local nursing home following a lengthy illness. Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday at the Davis-Morris Funeral home Chapel. The Rev. W.M. McCluskey will officiate. Burial will be in the Zephyr Cemetary. Born 9 May 1899 in Smith Grove, Ky., May 9, 1899, she was a homemaker and a member of the Mthodist church. She married joe Wilson Nov. 7, 1962, in Goldthwaite. He preceded her in death. Survivors include three daughters, Katherine Cornelius and Emogene Curry, both of Brownwood, and Anita Beaty of Hull; three sisters, Mildred Woods of Comanche, Hilma Beckham of Brownwood and Cleadah Zell of Zephyr; a brother, Rudolph Beckham of hurst; six grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. ............................................................... Opal was listed in the 1900 census of Precinct 4, Brown County, Texas. ...............................................................

    Children:
    1. 3. Living Couch
    2. Living Couch
    3. Living Couch


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Osborne Couch

    Osborne married Ellen Coolidge. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Ellen Coolidge
    Children:
    1. 6. Jacob Eugene Couch was born on 3 Sep 1892 in Lancaster County, Texas; died on 16 Sep 1958 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas.

  3. 14.  Tol G. Beckham was born on 15 Nov 1870 in Smith's Grove, Warren, Kentucky (son of Williamson Beckham and Louann Hayes); died on 9 Mar 1954 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas; was buried in Mar 1954 in Zephyr Cemetery, Zephyr, Brown, Texas.

    Notes:

    .................................................................... Came to Zephyr, Texas in 1891. .................................................................... Marriage record from Vital Records Index - North America, FHL Number 1533474, Dates 1880-1895. .................................................................... Tol is listed in the 1880 census of Smith's Grove, Warren County, Ky .................................................................... Quote from "Zephyr Yesterday and Today, Centennial Edition 1879-1979" T.G. Beckham was appointed a Constable of Brown County on 6 December 1904. .................................................................... Tol, born in Kentucky, came to Texas in 1890 at the age of 20. He married Mary Helen Alabama in 1893 and they had 12 children, all born at Zephyr except for Laura Opal. He was married at age 23 and Mary Helen at 14. Tol moved to Ellis Co. in 1890 and worked for James Hallmark where he met Mary Helen. He moved to Zephyr in 1891. They were married at Zephyr, Texas in 1893 by Justice of Peace Bob Shelton. .................................................................... Tol was the Postmaster at Zephyr at one point. .................................................................... 1900 Brown Co., TX, ED 8, Sh 3B: Tol Beckham, Nov 1870, KY, 29; Mary, July 1878, TX, 21; May, June 1895, TX, 4; Opal, May 1899, TX, 1. .................................................................... 1910 Brown Co., TX, ED 103, Sh 1A: Tol G. Beckham, 39, KY; Mary Helen, 31, TX; Nannie May, 14, TX; Laura Opal, 10, TX; Mildred Jewel, 8, TX; Lillie Marie, 4, TX; Otis Wayne, 2, TX. ................................................................... 1920 Brown Co., TX, ED 11, Sh 6A: Tol G. Beckham, 48, KY; Mary, 41, TX; Mildred, 17, TX; Lillie, 13, TX; Wayne, 12, TX; Homer, 9, TX; Louise, 3, TX; Cledah Zell, 11/12, TX. ...................................................................... 1930 Brown Co., TX, ED 15, Sh 1A: Tol G. Beckham, 54, KY; Mary A., 51, TX; William H., 20, TX; Helma L., 13, TX; Cledah Z., 10, TX; Rudolph, 8, TX. Tol married at 22; Mary Helen at 14. ......................................................................

    Tol married Mary Helen Alabama Hallmark on 15 Jan 1893 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas. Mary (daughter of James Anthony Hallmark and Rebecca Isabelle Reynolds) was born on 11 Jul 1878 in Pilot Point, Cooke, Texas; died on 13 Mar 1969 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas; was buried in Mar 1969 in Zephyr Cemetery, Zephyr, Brown, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Mary Helen Alabama Hallmark was born on 11 Jul 1878 in Pilot Point, Cooke, Texas (daughter of James Anthony Hallmark and Rebecca Isabelle Reynolds); died on 13 Mar 1969 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas; was buried in Mar 1969 in Zephyr Cemetery, Zephyr, Brown, Texas.

    Notes:

    Mary & Tol: 8 children: 01. Nannie Mae Beckham: Dau: b. 27 Jun 1895 TX: Brown: Zepher: m. Martin Little: 02. Laura Opal Beckham: Dau: b. 09 May 1897 KY: Warren: Smith Grove: d. 27 Feb 1977: m. Gene Couch 1918: 03. Mildred Jewel Beckham: Dau: b. Abt 1900: m. Ralph Daniel Woods: 04. Lillie Marie Beckham: Dau: b. 06 Jan 1907 TX: Brown: Zepher: d. 09 Dec 1939: m. Haskin Westbrook: 05. William Homer Beckham: Son: b. 24 Mar 1910 TX: Brown: Zepher: d. 14 Jan 1944: m. Cynthia Unknown: 06. Hilma Louise Beckham: Dau: b. 31 May 1916 TX: Brown: Zepher: d. 25 Mar 1977: m. James Davis: 07. Cledah Zell Beckham: Dau: b. 15 Jul 1919 08. Gerald Rudolph Beckham: Son: b. 05 Dec 1921 TX: Brown: Zepher: d. 10 Oct 1991 TX: m. Faye Scott:

    Children:
    1. William Homer Beckham was born on 24 Mar 1910 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas; died on 14 Jan 1944; was buried in Zephyr Cemetery, Zephyr, Brown, Texas.
    2. Cledah Zell Beckham was born on 15 Jul 1919 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas; died on 21 Dec 1993 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas; was buried in Dec 1993 in Zephyr Cemetery, Zephyr, Brown, Texas.
    3. Curtis Lee Beckham was born on 5 Oct 1904 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas; died on 14 Feb 1905 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas; was buried in Zephyr Cemetery, Zephyr, Brown, Texas.
    4. Gerald Rudolph Beckham was born on 5 Dec 1921 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas; died on 10 Oct 1991 in Hood County, Texas.
    5. Hilma Louise Beckham was born on 31 May 1916 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas; died on 25 Mar 1977.
    6. 7. Laura Opal Beckham was born on 9 May 1899 in Smith's Grove, Warren, Kentucky; died on 27 Feb 1977 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas.
    7. Lillie Marie Beckham was born on 6 Jan 1906 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas; died on 12 Sep 1939; was buried in Zephyr Cemetery, Zephyr, Brown, Texas.
    8. Mary Lou Beckham was born on 15 Apr 1915 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas; died on 15 Apr 1915 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas.
    9. Mildred Jewel Beckham was born on 15 Jan 1902 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas; died on 6 Feb 1986 in Comanche, Comanche, Texas.
    10. Nannie Mae Beckham was born on 27 Jun 1895 in Smith's Grove, Warren, Kentucky; died on 25 Aug 1975 in Brown County, Texas.
    11. Odis Wayne Beckham was born on 19 Sep 1907 in Zephyr Cemetery, Zephyr, Brown, Texas; died on 5 Sep 1928; was buried in Zephyr Cemetery, Zephyr, Brown, Texas.
    12. Tol G. Beckham, Jr. was born on 28 Jan 1914 in Zephyr, Brown, Texas; died on 3 Apr 1914.


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