Taliaferro County was established in 1825 from Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Warren, and Wilkes. The county seat is Crawfordville.


1830 Taliaferro Co, GA Census Index

No Combs


1850 Taliaferro Co, GA Census

(transcribed by S. C. Hefner)

p. 339

359-359 Frances COMBS 47 male farmer GA
Athe 45 female GA
Mary L. 16 female GA
Martha 12 female GA
Wm. 10 male GA
Lucy ann [sic] 8 female GA
James COMBS 21 male farmer GA

Katherine C. Bray Note: The full name of Francis Combs was Thomas Francis Combs. He was born in 1808 in Wilkes County, Ga., the son of Enoch Combs. He married ca 1833 to Allath. Four children were born to this couple: Mary Jane b 1834, Martha b 1838, William b 24 Sep 1833, Lucy Ann b 1846. William Thomas Combs was born 24 Sep 1839 in Wilkes County and died 16 Jul 1910 in Taliaferro County. He served in the Confederate Army. He married Susan Lunceford 8 Jun 1858. Children from this marriage: Millie A. b 1859, Thomas Franklin b 1860, James b 1866, John b 1867, Sara b 1869, Dassy b 1870, Mary Lucy b 1872, Minnie Lee b 1873, Georgia Maud b 1875, Ex b 1876, Charley b 1878, Emma b 1879.
William Thomas married his second wife Emma Luceford Jan 1890. Two children were born to this couple: A. Linwood b 1891 and Frances Eugenia b 1893.


1860 U.S. Census

(transcribed by S. C. Hefner)

p. 721

161-187 T. F. COMBS 57 male farmer GA
Atha 56 female GA
Lucy A. 17 female GA
Adelia BOWLES 19 female GA
George Mull??? 13 male GA
Mc 16(?) male GA
Wm. 4 male GA


1864 Militia Census (1864 Census for Re-organizing the Georgia Militia. Abstracted and compiled by Nancy J. Cornell. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000. Extracted by S. C. Hefner)

19th Senatorial District, 605th Militia District

COMBS, Thomas F., 55 yrs, 10 mos., Farmer, b. Georgia


25 May 1888 - 20 Aug 1888 (Abstracts of Georgia Wills by Jeannette Holland Austin on disks --Taliaferro Will Book B: 1866­1922, p. 189)
Will of Nancy GUNN , 5/25/1888 : 8/20/1888, page 189. Legatee: James CHAPMAN (colored). Exr: Edward S. O'BRIEN. Wits: C. E. COOMBS, W. J. ELLINGTON, Edward S. O'BRIEN


Carter's Grove Baptist Church

COMBS, Charles B. 18 Dec 1918 - 28 Dec 1924 "A sunbeam from the world has vanished." (Son of Charles C. & Gertrude COMBS)

COMBS, Charles (Charlie) C. 6 Dec 1884 - 20 Dec 1967 Tombstone reads "Charlie C." (Son of Thomas F. and Lou SISSON COMBS)

COMBS, Gertrude S. (SNELSON) 16 Oct 1895 - 24 Jun 1971 (Married 23 May 1909 in Wilkes Co.)

COMBS, Deering L. 13 Jun 1921 12 Mar 1987 (Son of Franklin & Daisy) (DOD on tombstone is 11 Mar 1987. His obituary reads 12 Mar 1987.)

COMBS, Margie 16 Dec 1910 (dau of Charles & Gertrude COMBS)

COMBS, Franklin F. (Floyd) 3 Aug 1891- 24 Jul 1951 (Son of Thomas F. & Lou COMBS)

COMBS, Daisy L. (LUNCEFORD) 21 May 1895 - 9 Jan 1988 (wife of Franklin - 92 yo - married 15 Jan 1914 in Taliaferro Co.; dau of Lucius P. and Emma LUNCEFORD)

COMBS, Ida 25 Jun 1857 - 19 Aug 1907 (Wife of Harvie/Harvey COMBS)

COMBS, Lou SISSON (Louise) (Born 18 March 1860; died before 1898 - 1ST wife - married Thomas F. COMBS, 9 Dec 1883. Aunt of Kate SISSON COMBS)

COMBS, Thomas F. 29 Aug 1861- 18 Jan 1926 "Combs - At Rest"

COMBS, Kate A. 1871 - 1962 (Kate A. SISSON - married Thomas F. COMBS on 22 Sep 1898 in Taliaferro Co. 2nd wife)

COMBS, William S. 1925 - 1927

COMBS, James T. 1928 - 1931

COMBS, William T. (Thomas) 24 Sep 1839 - 26 Jul 1910 CSA, Co D, 49th GA INF

COMBS, Emma C. 1854 1923 (Emma C. LUNCEFORD - 2nd wife - buried next to Wm. T.; married 2 Jan 1890 in Wilkes Co.)

COMBS, Susan C. 1837 - 1887 (Susan C. LUNCEFORD - "Susie" - first wife of William T. COMBS; married 8 Jun 1858 in Wilkes Co.; dau of Wm. Jr and Elizabeth STARR LUNCEFORD)

COMBS, Millie 1859 - 1919 (Dau of Wm. T. & Susan)

Rebecca (ARMOUR) 12 Dec 1920 (wife of J. H. CONNER; dau of Thomas W. ARMOUR & Martha Ann COMBS ARMOUR)

Martha "Mattie" Ann (COMBS) 1886 - 1961 (Married 17 Feb 1904 in Taliaferro Co.; Dau of Louise SISSON and Thomas Franklin COMBS.)

ARMOUR, Vernon A. 12 Aug 1907 - 9 Dec 1965 (Son of Thomas W. and Martha COMBS ARMOUR.)

ARMOUR, X (Exie) 11 Oct 1876 - 24 Aug 1896 (Exie COMBS dau of Wm. T. and Susan LUNCEFORD COMBS) "Come to me" (Exie married J. R. ARMOUR 23 January 1895 in Taliaferro Co.)

FANNING, James R. 16 Feb 1927 - 1 Sep 1954 WWII, US Coast Guard Reserve Fanning,

LUNCEFORD, John H. (Harrison) 10 Nov 1870 - 1 Feb 1901 (Cemetery - 1872)

Minnie C. 27 Oct 1873 - 8 Sep 1932 (Minnie Lee COMBS) (Cemetery 1874) (dau of Wm. T. & Susan LUNCEFORD Combs; Married 7 Feb 1894 in Taliaferro Co.)

LUNCEFORD, John H., (Jr.) 1900 - 23 Sep 1964 (Son of Minnie & John H., Sr.; never married)

RAINEY, William B. 24 Apr 1867 - 6 Dec 1919

RAINEY, Daisy COMBS, wife 19 Sep 1880 - 23 Mar 1964

RAINEY, Mattie Sue 12 Sep 1903 - 22 Jun 1904


Crawfordville Baptist Church
(Georgia GenWeb Archives)

AGEE, Ada Adelle BENTLEY COMBS 1890 - 1985, w/o W. Clarence AGEE, married: 31 Dec 1916 in Taliaferro County

AGEE, W. Clarence 1894 - 1941, h/o Mrs. Ada Adelle BENTLEY COMBS


Return to Combs &c. of Georgia


Last updated
You are Our Visitor Since Our Move on 24 Feb 2001
Please Email Additions/Corrections to Webmaster