1. William Couch joined the Boomer Movement in 1880 and became the sole leader of the movement after David L Payne's death on November 28,1884.
13 Facts About William Couch
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William Couch participated in the Oklahoma Land Run on April 22,1889.
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William Couch's father moved the family to Kansas after the end of the Civil War.
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William Couch had little formal education, although he became known as an avid reader.
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William Couch's businesses included selling grain, operating an elevator, trading and selling horses and mules, and running a combination hardware and grocery store.
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Nevertheless, William Couch became an enthusiastic follower of Payne's movement, formally joining the Boomers in 1880.
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William Couch moved his family back to Douglass, where his father could look after them.
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William Couch then became more active in the Payne movement and checking out locations that might make suitable homesteads.
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William Couch immediately began planning new forays into the Oklahoma Country.
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William Couch led two new expeditions, one in August 1883 and the other in April 1884.
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William Couch became the sole leader of the movement after David L Payne died of a heart attack in Wellington, Kansas, on November 28,1884.
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William Couch participated in the Oklahoma Land Run on April 22,1889, and was elected provisional mayor of the newly founded Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 27,1889.
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William Couch remained mayor until he resigned on November 11,1889.