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Marion Alexander Lee Couser

22 Dec 1843 – 6 Sep 1919

Birth22 Dec 1843
Death6 Sep 1919
CemeteryWalnut Grove Cemetery
Rhea Mills , Collin County , Texas , USA
Added byCJSwann on 08 Jan 2009
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6478352

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Marion was the son of Robert M. and Elizabeth Ann (Foutch?) Couser, and the grandson of John F. Couser, born ca. 1780 in N.C., and Rebecca (Pearson?) Couser, born ca. 1778 in S.C. Marion A. Couser enlisted on Aug. 5, 1861, at Knoxville, Tenn., and served in the 4th Confederate Tenn. Infantry. He was taken prisoner in Nov. 1863, and sent to Rock Island Federal Prison in Illinois, where he remained until Mar. 1865. During his imprisonment he was starved, being fed only dry, parched corn much of the time. For bedding he had only a thin blanket to spread on the bare ground. He contracted smallpox and almost lost his life before being released at the end of the war. Marion's grandfather, John F., was an Ensign from Williamson Co., Tenn. during the War of 1812, and was on the Natchez Expedition with Gen. Andrew Jackson. Marion A. Couser and Mary Evelyn Nance were married Feb. on Feb. 19, 1884, in Dallas, Texas. Marion and Mary were the parents of eight children: 1. Ernest Kyle Couser (12-12-1885--8-10-1952) 2. Annie Belle (Couser) Daugherty (7-13-1887--died 1-12-1978) 3. Tom Campbell Couser (9-24-1889--died 1974) 4. Bessie Irene (Couser) Moore (6-10-1892--8-19-1961) 5. Robert L. Couser (8-21-1894--3-24-1937) 6. Ethel Pauline (Couser) Crockett (3-3-1897--10-7-1964) 7. Mattie Finette (Couser) Bell (7-12-1899--5-29-81) 8. Fitzhugh Hill Couser (5-17-1904--12-5-1934) Census Records for Marion A. L. Couser: 1850 Lincoln County, TN: Name: Marion A Couser Residence: Lincoln county, Lincoln, Tennessee Age: 6 years Calculated Birth Year: 1844 Birthplace: Tennessee Gender: Male Household Gender Age Robert Couser M 34y Elizabeth A Couser F 32y John N Couser M 13y James K Couser M 10y William P Couser M 9y Marion A Couser M 6y Thomas L Couser M 4y Sarah J P Couser F 2y Baby Couser M 5m 1860 Lincoln County, TN Name: Marion Couser Residence: , Lincoln, Tennessee Ward: Civil District No 1 Age: 17 years Estimated Birth Year: 1843 Birthplace: Tennessee 1880 Collin County, TX Census Name: Marion Couser Residence: Precinct 6, Collin, Texas Birthdate: 1844 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Relationship to Head: Self Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Race or Color (Expanded): White Ethnicity (Standardized): American Gender: Male Martial Status: Single Age (Expanded): 36 years Occupation: Farm Laborer Household Gender Age Marion Couser M 36 Joe Smith M 38 1900 Love County, IT (OK) Census Name: T C Couser Residence: , Love, Oklahoma Estimated Birth Year: 1890 Age: 30 Birthplace: Texas Relationship to Head of Household: Self Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Texas Film Number: 1821467 Digital Folder Number: 4384877 Image Number: 01092 Sheet Number: 2 Household Gender Age T C Couser M 30y Spouse Sally Couser F 29y Child Mary Mildred Couser F 8y Child Nannie Mareta Couser F 6y Child Josephine Couser F 2y 1910 Collin County, TX Census Name: M A Couser Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Residence: Justice Precinct 6, Collin, Texas Marital Status: Married Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 201 Page Number: 13 Household Gender Age Head M A Couser M 66y Spouse M E Couser F 43y Child T C Couser M 20y Child Bessie Couser F 17y Child R E*Sel Couser M 15y Child Ethel Couser F 12y Child Mattie Couser F 11y Child Fatzugh Couser M 6y above information thanks to findagrave contributor: Elreeta Weathers #47271637

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