Francisco José da Silva Couto

Francisco José da Silva Couto (June 17, 1847, São Luís, MA - June 6, 1933, Brejo, MA), son of Manuel Silvestre da Silva Couto, from São Luís/MA, and of Ana Maria da Silva Couto, gaúcha from Rio Grande do Sul, was a merchant and colonel of the Brazilian National Guard in the city of Brejo, state of Maranhão.

In 1903, he was appointed to the judicial administration of that region as 1st alternate of the federal judge substitute and years later, as 1st sectional judge substitute, as recorded by the Annuário Administrativo, Agricola, Profissional, Mercantil e Industrial dos Estados Unidos do Brazil e Indicador para 1909 and the same publication for the years 1911–1912

Family

Coronel Couto (as he was known) generated a great descendence in two weddings.

Firstly, with Matilde de Lima, renamed Matilde de Lima Couto, the couple had ten children: Antonio José de Lima Couto (Tote), Ana Maria de Lima Couto (Nane), Carolina de Lima Couto, Matilde de Lima Couto (Titide), Maria das Neves de Lima Couto (Nevinha), Manoel de Lima Couto, Raimundo de Lima Couto, José de Lima Couto, Cotinha de Lima Couto and Mariquinha de Lima Couto.

After the death of Matilde, he married to her cousin Joana Angélica de Araújo Lima, renamed Joana Angélica de Lima Couto (Joaninha), with whom he generated the following children: Angélica de Lima Couto, Francisco de Lima Couto (Chiquinho), Eliza de Lima Couto, Maria de Lima Couto (Maricota), Emanuel de Lima Couto, Maria Erzila de Lima Couto (Zizi), Almir de Lima Couto (Bila), Antonio Fernando de Lima Couto (Tonico), Henrique de Lima Couto, Raimundo de Lima Couto, Joana Angélica de Lima Couto (Noquinha), Clóvis de Lima Couto, Celina de Lima Couto, João de Lima Couto, José de Lima Couto (Zezico) and Carlos de Lima Couto (Carlos, the thirtieth).

After his death, his descendants donated the family's house, with a large lot, to the city of Brejo, for the purpose of installing a school, today Centro Educacional Monsenhor Pedro Santos (CEMOPS), where currently a college also operates. Next to this area there is a place named Coronel Couto as a tribute to him by the Hall of this city.