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Wayne County was established in 1811 from Clark and Dearborn. In 1818, Randolph was est. from Wayne. In 1819, Fayette was est. from Franklin and Wayne. In 1821, Union was est. from Fayette, Franklin and Wayne. Except where otherwise noted, marriage source is Index to Combs Marriages of Indiana.


1-1-1818 Wayne Co, IN Married: COMBS, Michael & EDWARDS, Polly


1820 Wayne Co, IN Census Index

p. 212 Michael COMBS
Sarah CODY

Notes: Possibly Michael and Polly EDWARDS Combs? No Michael found in 1830, but see also Clay Co, IN, in reference both Michael COMBS and see Cody-Combs-Stacy Families.

1820 Wayne Co, IN Census

Source: Heritage Quest Original Images

No Township Listed

p. 212/120

Ln. 16 Michael COMBS 000100 20100
1 m 16-26;
2 f < 10; 1 f 16-26

Ln. 30 Abigail KOONS 311300 10010
3 m < 10; 1 m 10-16; 1 m 16-18; 3 m 16-26
1 f < 10; 1 f 26-45

SE Note: This entry for one Abigail KOONS is included because the mother of Michael Combs (who married Polly EDWARDS in Wayne Co. on 1/1/1818) was supposedly Abigail KOONS that married a Job Combs. It is interesting there was a household headed by an Abigail KOONS only a few doors from Michael Combs. Could she be the widowed mother of Michael Combs or could she be a relative? See family report of Michael and Job Combs


1830 Wayne Co, IN Census Index

No Combs?


5-16-1836 Wayne Co, IN Married: COMBS, Joseph & SUNDERLAND, Elizabeth


2-18-1846 Wayne Co, IN Marriage License. Lucy COMEY & George CLARK


1840-1850 Wayne Co, IN Census Indices

No Combs?


Extracted by Combs Researcher Deb Houser from "Index to Marriage Record Wayne County 1860-1920, Volume I, Letters A-G Inclusive" compiled by Indiana Works Progress Administration 1941:

22 Oct 1889 Wayne Co, IN. Married: Emma J. COMBS & Joseph J. RAPP

24 Apr 1907 Wayne Co, IN. Married: John H. COMBS, b 22 Oct 1869, & Anna G. STRICKLER

4 Apr 1914 Wayne Co, IN. Married: Frank W. COMBS, b 17 Dec 1890, & Hazel I. JOHNS

Date? Wayne Co, IN. Married: Ray COMBS b 7 Aug 1881 md Harry D. HOLDING

10 Mar 1915 Wayne Co, IN. Married: Della COMBS, b 17 Jan 1860, & John N. PARSHALL

16 Aug 1920 Wayne Co, IN. Married: John H. COMBS, b 9 Jul 1880, & America LITTLE


Wayne Co, IN Cemetery Records

West River Friends Cemetery

(between Hagerstown and Economy)

Father James K. COMBS July 25, 1898 - Sept 1, 1975

Notes: Transcribed by Combs Researcher Patience Northern who adds: James K. COMBS, s/o General George Washington and Mary Louise BAKER Combs, was b in Sandgap, Jackson Co, KY (1900 Jackson Co, KY Census); m Rutha Mae COOMES, b 26 May 1909, Baywood, Grayson Co, VA, d 1973, Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN. Rutha Mae COOMES was descended from James T. COOMES of Maryland and Grayson Cos, VA.


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