Benjamin "Ben" Couchman

Birth: He was born around 1882 in Illinois.  

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Pre-Colony History:  

Home in Colony: In 1930 he was listed as a lodger with the Septer Baldwin family.  

Job in Colony: In 1930 he was listed as being a candy maker in the colony shop.  

Other Info: In February 1929 the colony orchestra consisted of Violins: Guy Rogers, William Bingham, Albert Wichmann, Warren Fread, Joseph Silberman, Rhea Baldwin; Flute: Clyde Mickey; Clarinets: Frank Rahn, William DeBoer, William Newman; Saxophones: Raymond DeFausell, Florence Roe, Arthur Goble; Trumpets: Louis Reodemeister, Benjamin Roe; Horn: Benjamin Couchman; Trombone: George Pickett; Tuba: Fred Hamel; Pianist: Mary Erma Wilson.

The 1930 census indicates that he was a veteran of the SP war.  

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Sources: "Llano Colonist": February 16, 1929; US Census: 1930