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Daviess County was established in 1817 from Knox Co IN. In 1819, Owen Co was established from Daviess and Sullivan Cos IN. In 1820, Martin was established from Daviess and Dubois (Daviess loses to non-county area this same year, but regains part in 1821). Martin gains from Daviess in 1828.

Note: See also Daviess Co, IN Marriage Book A (1850-1920) and See also Joyce Winter Kahre's Index to Early Combs Marriages in IN.


1820 US Census Index

No Combs


9 Aug 1824 Daviess Co, IN Land Patent. COOMBS Benjamin (of Switzerland Co, IN) Y N Indiana 604 Y August 9, 1824 Vincennes 1 E1/2SE 30/ 5 N 5 W N 2nd Principal 80 Daviess IN0020_.092 (Combs BLM Land of Indiana)


1830-1850 US Census Index

No Combs


01 May 1870 Daviess County, Indiana Marriage Record.
Indiana, to-wit: Daviess County.
This certifies that I joined in marriage as husband and wife, James COMBS and Nancy R EDWARDS, on the 1st day of May, 1870. s/E P BANKS, L.E. (Transcribed by Combs Researcher Cindy Combs)

Note: This is the second marriage of James COMBS who m 1st Prudence WRIGHT in 1837 in Dearborn Co IN (See marriage and land records, letters and 1850 census. 1860 not yet located)


1870 Daviess Co, IN Census

Veale Twp

COMBS, James 53 Ind
Nancy 42 Ind
Susan 27 Ind
Noah 21 Ind
Geo. 19 Ind
Anna 14 Ind
Hannah 10 Ind
Joseph 12 Ind

(Transcribed by Combs Researcher Cindy Combs who adds: See 1850 Dearborn Co IN Census)


Daviess Co, IN Marriage Index A - F, 1850 - 1920

(Transcribed by Combs Researcher Cindy Combs)

DayMoYearBookPageName
16818571560COMBS, Elizabeth A&Gilbert B Trueblood
2971860239COMBS, Elizabeth A&John Godwin
2971860239COMBS, Albert H&Catherine Potts
03718642258COMBS, Melvina&Morgan Potts
211218652374COMBS, Laura&Gibson Solomon
30718662436COMBS, Sarah L&Alexander Hays
241118672587COMBS, Sarah E&John N Davis
231218693130COMBS, Mary H&Thomas Courtney
01518703166COMBS, James&Nancy R Edwards
13218733431COMBS, Geo R&Mary J Davis
231018733500COMBS, Susannah&John H Davis
25418754119COMBS, Amey J&John Eubanks
311018784487COMBS, Noah W&Sarah E Davis
17918825363COMBS, Henry C&Isadora Holden
20318845538COMBS, Dora T&John T Potts
0181889714COMBS, Hannah A&Joseph W Davis
2021890792COMBS, Taylor F&Mary Williams
311018917335COMBS, Rosa&Wm D Summers
05618927414COMBS, Earl (?)&Joseph N Workman
31718927431COMBS, Sterling&Mary E Scott
02819009305COMBS, Taylor&Stella Williams
27919009324COMBS, Sarah E&Josiah Robertson
10219029531COMBS, Eva M&Roy A Lett
184190410254COMBS, Thomas S&Ruth Lents
1812190410346COMBS, Alva E&Agal Hazelton
165191213521COMBS, Waldo&Sarah Aikman
294191615235COMBS, Roy&Carrie B Woodall
201119171617COMBS, Clara E&Arthur Clements

Extracted from Joyce Winter Kahre's Index to Indiana Marriages (includes some duplicates of above):

29 Jul 1860 Albert N. COMBS m Catherine POTTS

17 Sep 1882 Henry C. COMBS m Isadora HOLDEN

20 Mar 1884 Dora J. COMBS m John T. POTTS 20 Mar 1884

20 Feb 1890 Taylor COMBS m Mary WILLIAMS

31 Jul 1892 Sterling COMBS m Mary E. SCOTT

02 Aug 1900 Taylor COMBS m Stella WILLIAMS

16 May 1912 Waldo COMBS m Sarah E. AIKMAN bk 13 pg 521

(Daviess Co IN Marriages extracted by Combs Researcher Joyce Winter Kahre)


Important: All Records collected for this county may not have been added here as yet. See also the Combs Research List Archives

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