Combs &c. Families of Butler County, Missouri

	Combs &c. Families of Butler Co, MO

1870 Butler County Census

Beaver Dam
P.O.: Freddie

Pg. 10 - Enumerated: 11 Jun 1870

81/67 Combs William 55 M W Babtist DD 3200 1189 PA
Fannie K 38 F W keeping house KY
Howard 17 M W at home KY
Mary 15 F W at home KY 1
Georgana 12 F W at home IL 1
William R 9 M W at school IL 1 1
Susan V 3 F W at home MO
Sarah M 11/12 F W at home MO July

Note: This William R. Combs appears to be the same as also found in 1860 Champaign Co, IL

1876 Butler Co, MO State Census

Source: Ancestry.com. Missouri State Census Collection, 1844-1881 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Missouri State Censuses. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Submitted by Barbara RIVAS

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Township 24

Edward J Combs
Fannie C Combs
Sarah M Combs
Susanah S Combs
W F K Combs
W F K Combs

Note: In another copy (transcription?) submitted by Combs researcher Darlene Cole she states “the Wm R. Combs family & one Epps family are on page A-35 – Twp. 24, Range 5 Males and their ages are listed first in each household, then the females:”

COMBS, WM. R. 60,
Wm R. 15,
Edward J. 05,

COMBS, FANNIE C. 44,
Susanah V. 09,
Sarah M. 06,

1880 Butler County Census

Epps Township

pg. 572c

20/20 Combs William R W M 67 1 farmer 1 1 PA PA PA
Fanie K W F 50 wife 1 house keeping 1 1 KY KY KY
Susan V W F 14 daughter 1 1 1 MO PA KA
Edward J W M 9 son 1 1 1 MO MO MO
THORN Samuel W M 14 1 1 1 MO MO MO
Adda W F 12 1 KY NC NC

Beaver Dam

pg. 579a

7/7 EPPS John W M 44 m farmer MO TN KY
Parthena W F 37 wife m keeping house MO TN MO
HILL Clara W F 12 dau s at home sch MO AR MO
David W M 9 son s at home sch MO AR MO
EPPS Emma W F 8 dau s at home sch MO MO MO
Maggie W F 7/12 Sept dau s at home MO MO MO
STEPHENS Nancy W F 54 boarder D hair dresser MO * *
NEEDHAM Merrit W M 45 s farmer Ohio Ohio KY

Note: See marriage of Emma Epps to William R Combs below.

9 Aug 1888 BUTLER COUNTY MISSOURI MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS
Missouri Archives Roll # 5 Film No. C17773
Book 02 1887-1890
Butler County Court House
Page 202 August 9, 1888
COMBS, William R. Epps Twp, Butler Co., Mo. age 21
EPPS, Miss Emma A. Epps Twp, Butler Co., Mo. age under 18
Hand written note original spelling
July the 28th 1888
Mr Thomas Furguson you may grant Williams Comes lysens to marey Emma A. Epps
John Epps

21 May 1891 Butler County Missouri marriage Book 3 years 1890-1892 Page 261 May 20, 1891
FREEBORN, George Neely Twp, Butler Co., Mo. age 21
COMBS, Mrs. Mary Neely Twp, Butler Co., Mo. age 18

23 Nov 1893 Butler County Missouri marriage book 4 July 30, 1892 -February 10, 1894 Page 280 November 23, 1893
MC COMBS, Mack Poplar Bluff, Mo. age 21
MC CLANE, Miss Hattie V. Poplar Bluff, Mo. age 18

07 Jul 1896 Butler County Missouri marriage Book 06 1895-1897 Page 111 July 7, 1896
COMBS, Berryman Thomas Poplar Bluff, Mo. age 45
THOMAS, Agnes Poplar Bluff, Mo. age 37

1900 Butler County Census

Beaver Dam

sheet 36b pg. 11b

202/209 Combs William head W M July 1861 38 IL PA KY farmer
Emma wife W F March 1874 26 MO MO MO
Fannie F daughter W F Aug 1889 10 S MO IL MO in sch 6 mo.
James E son W M Sept 1892 7 S MO IL MO yes yes yes
Jessie F son W M April 1894 6 S MO IL MO
Lena M daughter W F Dec 1896 3 S MO IL MO
Unece P daughter W F May 1900 0/12 S MO IL MO
SMITH Charles E boarder W M July 1854 45 Wd IL IL IL farm laborer

Married 12 years; 6 children, 5 living; Owns Farm, mortgaged; farm #162

1910 Butler County Census

Beaver Dam

pg. 83b

176/177 MORROW Columbus head M W 40 WD MO MO MO Eng farmer gen farm
Prudence S daughter F W 15 S MO MO MO Eng doing theat farm
Frank R son M W 11 S MO MO MO works on home far
Paul G son M W 6 S MO MO MO

Note: Prue MORROW married Edward Combs 19 Mar 1916.

pg 89a

21/21 Combs William R Sr. head M W 50 IL PA KY farmer R/W
Emma A wife F W 37 MO MO MO R/W
Fannie F dau F W 20 S MO MO MO R/W
Edward J son M W 18 S MO MO MO farm labor R/W
Jessie F son M W 16 S MO MO MO R/W sch
Eunice P dau F W 8 S MO MO MO sch
Lora F daughter F W 6 S MO MO MO sch
William R Jr son M W 5 S MO MO MO sch

Married 22 years; 9 Children, 7 still alive; Owns Farm

Poplar Bluff

pg. 260a

7/7 THORN Beckie F head F W 34 MO IL MO wash woman R/W
Charles W son M W 17 S MO TN MO laborer
Johnnie son M W 14 S MO TN MO laborer
Lennie daughter F W 9 S KY TN MO sch
Jimmie son M W 6 S KY TN MO
Combe Oma daughter F W 2 S AR TN MO

Widowed with 6 children, 6 still living; rent home

19 Mar 1916 Butler County Missouri. Marriage Records Book N
Combs, Edward - MORROW, Prue - March 19, 1916
Application: 24.35 BK: N Comments:224.1

1920 Butler County Census

Beaver Dam

pg. 41a

8/8 Combs Emma A head O M F W 47 WD R/W MO * MO yes farm labor
Fannie F daughter F W 30 S MO MO MO
Frank J son M W 26 S MO MO MO yes farrm labor home farm W
Fay F daughter F W 17 S sch R/W MO MO MO
Roy W son M W 14 S sch R/W MO MO MO

pg. 43b

60/60 Combs James E head R M W 28 M yes yes MO IL MO yes farm labor
Prudence wife F W 25 M yes yes MO MO MO
Orvill son M W 3 S MO MO MO

Note: See Edward Combs and Prue Morrow 19 Mar 1916 marriage above. Is this the Edward J. Combs found in the 1910 household of William R. and Emma A. Combs, Sr?

Ward 3 Poplar Bluff City

pp. 135a

RD 1 mile N. of S. ln of twp 24 R

184/185 Come Will M head R M W 42 M yes yes TN KY TN laborer
Maudy wife F W 42 M yes yes IN IN UNK

Poplar Bluff

pg. 221a

842 Kinzer St

339/356 Ettinger William A head M W 58 M ME US US
Nettie M wife F W 49 M yes yes MN Cnd MN
Ernest son M W 16 S yes yes MO ME MN
Comb Eunice roomer F W 18 S yes yes MO IL MO yes none

Note: Is this the daughter of William R. and Emma EPPS Combs? See marriage below.

20 Jun 1924 BUTLER COUNTY MISSOURI MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS Missouri Archives Roll # 14 Film No. C17782 Book 32 Page 145 June 20, 1924 HARNED, Samuel Franklin Madison, Madison Co., Illinois age 23 COMBS Eunice Pearl Poplar Bluff, Mo age 24

Butler County Cemeteries

COMBS CLARENCE M 20 W 4/13/1897 LOT 69 BK 2 OLD CITY
COMBS ELIZABETH F 40 W 11/24/1894 LOT 69 BK 2 OLD CITY
COMBS JOHN M 16 W 12/21/1899 LOT 69 BK 2 OLD CITY
COMBS MARION M 21 W 12/4/1901 LOT 69 BK 2 OLD CITY
COMBS WM. M 34 W 11//17/1889 SP 75 BLOCK 8 OLD CITY

Butler County Deaths

28 Mar 1914 Edith Combs Dearh Certificate #7609
24 Jul 1922 James Earl Combs Butler Dearh Certificate #20504-a
Feb 1938 Fanny F. Combs Butler
Jan 1939 Jimmie H. Combs Butler Dearh Certificate #6035
Sep 1948 Roy Combs Butler Poplar Bluff Dearh Certificate #25577
Oct 1950 Emma A. Combs Butler Dearh Certificate #32771
Aug 1955 Harley O. Combs Butler Poplar Bluff Dearh Certificate #25438

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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