L. J. COUCH, M. D., was born in this county, near Slaughterville, in 1847, and is a son of James D. and Mary (Couch) Couch. He is the youngest son of a family of eight children, and is of English descent. His father was born in Buckingham County, Va., in 1803, and his mother is a native of the same State. About 1843 the family emigrated from Virginia to Webster County, Ky., where the father died. In 1870 our subject began the study of medicine in the office of Dr. Jenkins, of Hopkins County, and afterward attended lectures at the Louisville Medical College. In 1874 he entered the Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia, and graduated from that institution in 1875. He immediately commenced the practice of his profession in Webster County, Ky., and in 1876, came to Sebree, where he has since remained in active practice. Dr. Couch was married, in 1881, to Miss Sallie Chandler, of Webster County, Ky., a daughter of William Chandler. They have one child, John. Dr. Couch is a Mason and a Democrat.
Source: J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin, & G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky. A History of the State. Louisville, KY, Chicago, IL: Battey, 1885. Pages 1030-1031.