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| Combs &c. Families of Wright Co, MO |
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Wright County, MO was established in 1841 from Pulaski. In 1845, Ashley (named changed to Texas the same year) was established from Shannon and Wright; in 1849, Laclede was established from Camden, Pulaski and Wright; and in 1855, Webster was est. from Greene and Wright.
Although Combs by Surname have not yet been located in Wright Co, MO, a number of married women who were either daughters or wives of Combs have been located in this county, including some who were already here at the time Wright was formed from Pulaski, as noted below.
(Extracted from Combs Researcher Gloria B. Carter's new 1850 annotated transcription on-line at the Wright Co, MOGenWeb)
HH#102 RODGERS, George 56 VA
Frances 45 KY (d before 1860)
Winey 18 IN (1860 Wright Co #45 w/o John STRONG)
Andrew 16 IN (1860 Wright Co #258 w/wif Elizabeth YOUNG)
Henry 14 IN (1860 F.M. ROGERS Wright Co #645 w/sif Eliza MOORE)
John 12 MO (nothing more after 1850)
Wallen 10 MO (1860 do not him;1870 Wright Co #282 w/wif Susan(?)
George 8 MO (1860 Douglas Co w/bro Isaac hh#207)
Asa 6 MO (1860 w/fat & stmot Wright Co #259)
Thomas 4 MO (1860 w/fat & stmot Wright Co #259)
Combs Researcher Gloria B. Carter
GBC Notes: Frances HICKS Rodgers was a daughter of Winnifred COMBS (d/o William & Sitha STACY Combs, Sr.) by her second husband, Rev. Robert HICKS, Sr. Frances d bef the 1860 Wright Co, MO Census.
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Nevels YOUNG 48 m NC fmr
Nancy 47 f KY
Eli 13 m IN sch
Louisa HUGHES 03 f MO
Charlotte HOPKINS 20 f TN
Notes: 1844-1851 Perry Co, KY Records document the pre-1830 marriage of Nevils YOUNG and Nancy COMBS, d/o Jeremiah “Long” & Nancy COMBS. In 1830 they were on the Perry Co, KY Census, but by 1840 were in Wright's parent county of Pulaski.
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Elizabeth CODY 65 f VA
James 13 m MO school
GBC Notes: Elizabeth SUMNER Cody, daughter of the above Winnifred COMBS by her first marriage to Samuel SUMNER, m 1809 Clay Co, KY, John CODY (s/o William and Sinai STACY Cody). John & Elizabeth are found on the 1810 and 1820 Clay Co, KY Census; 1830 Jackson Co, IN Census and 1840 Pulaski Co, MO Census. In 1860, Elizabeth, age 77, b VA is in Wright Co, MO Census HH#65 of her son, Samuel CODAY and his wife Mary Jane BINKLEY. She is not found in 1870 and presumed to have died in Wright County before that time (See also 1889 below).
A Small Mystery… Jeremiah COMBS, b 1788, VA (s/o Mason & Dorothy Combs of Hawkins Co TN (probable brother of William & Seth STACY Combs, Sr.), d 1 Feb 1867, Madison Co, AR; m ca 1810, Warren Co, TN, Charity RHOADS, b1796-1799, NC, d 1860, Madison Co, AR. In 1860, the Madison Co, AR census HH of Jeremiah included a second family, that of Houston FULLINGTON, age 40, who had m (1) 2 May 1845, Roane Co, TN, by Wm. BREEDEN, JP, Susan GALYON,* Sur. Wm. F. JACKSON. (Combs Researcher Gloria B. Carter who references MB2, 1-2 bond & license, Roane Co TN Marr: Records 1801-1855 , by Hutchenson & McCluen)* sometimes GALLION. Their family has not been located in 1850 as yet, although they were apparently in TN at the time, and subsequently in MO prior to being enumerated in Madison Co AR in 1860. Why they were residing with Jeremiah COMBS in 1860 is not known; however, in 1870, Houston FULLINGTON is found on the 1870 Wright Co, MO Census, Boon Twp. as follows:
Boon Twp
#12 FULLINGTON, Huston 50 m TN
Patsy 40 f NC
Sarah Jane 19 f TN
William 17 m TN m: Viola
THOMPSON Mary A. 16 f TN
Maranda 15 f TN
John F. 12 m MO
Abe T. 09 m AR
Roda C. 06 f AR
Malinda 05 f AR
America 14 f MO
Jackson 10 m MO
Frannklin 01 m MO
Boon Twp
#273-273 FULLINGTON, Huston 58 hea TN VA VA
Martha 48 w IN KY OH
America 22 d AR TN IN note: m Wm. COLLINS
Rhoda 18 d AR Tn IN note: m Pleasant L. GIMLIN
Malinda 14 d AR TN IN
Franklin 11 s MO TN IN
Louisa 9 d MO TN IN note: m Thomas TRUSTY
Hester 7 d MO TN IN
Edward 5 s MO TN IN note: m Sarah K. TRUSTY
Elbert 1 s MO TN IN
Alexander 3 g/s MO MO MO
Combs Researcher Gloria B. Carter who adds: Huston FULLINGTON is not listed in 1900 Wright Co MO. I do not find a listing of Huston FULLINGTON in any of the cemetery books of Wright Co, but all the cemeteries of Wright Co MO are not recorded yet.
1/10/1886 Wright Co, MO. Estate of Nancy YOUNG, dec., Eli YOUNG, prin. Securities were Samuel CODAY, G.W. CALHOUN, Isaac L. HART, & G.W.R. GARNER.
(Extracted by Combs Researcher Sue Elfving from Wright County, Missouri Marriage Records 1897-1900, Will Records 1859-1874, comp. Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, 1961, p. 25)
Notes: Nancy Combs, d/o Jeremiah L. “Long” Combs, w/o Nevils YOUNG; Samuel CODAY gs/o Winnifred Combs Sumner (Hicks), all formerly from Perry Co, KY.
"Samuel CODAY. Prominent among the successful and enterprising farmers and stock raisers of Gasconade Township stands the name of Mr. CODAY, who was born in Kentucky in 1818, and who is one of the old and much esteemed citizens of the county. He is the son of John And Betsey (SUMMERS) Coday. John CODAY was born in Virginia, and was one of the pioneers of Kentucky. He moved from that State to Indiana, and came to Missouri about 1835, locating on the farm where his son Samuel is now residing. There he died at an advanced age. Mrs. Betsey (SUMMERS) Coday is also deceased. They were the parents of eight children, five now living. The maternal grandfather was a miller by occupation, and was waylaid and shot. The maternal grandmother died in Wright county at a very great age. Samuel CODAY grew to manhood in Wright county, and married Miss Mary J. BINKLEY, who bore him nine children…"
(Extracted by Combs Researcher Gloria B. Carter from HISTORY OF LACLEDE, CAMDEN, DALLAS, WEBSTER, WRIGHT, TEXAS, PULASKI, PHELPS AND DENT COUNTIES, MISSOURI, Goodspeed Publishing Co 1889, Reprint 1974 BNL Library Service, Independence, MO, Biographical Appendix (Wright County), page 1165)
Notes: The referenced maternal grandparents of Samuel CODAY were Winnifred Combs, d/o William and Seth STACY Combs, Sr.), and her first husband, Samuel SUMNER who died 1787-8, while a resident of Montgomery Co, VA where county tax records list him as “kild, wife gone to Washington”). His widow, Winnifred, married (2) Rev. Robert HICKS, Sr. Elizabeth “Betsy” SUMNER m 14 Mar 1809, Clay Co, KY, John CODY (s/o William and Sinai STACY Cody).
Mountain Grove SD8/ED151
200/205 COMBS, Sarah F 11/1860 AR AL TN
WILLIAMS, Joseph M 12/1882 AR VA AR
WILLIAMS, Atsy G. F 12/1884 AR VA AR
Note: Sarah is the widow of Edward D. Combs (s.o. William & Elizabeth STAPLETON Combs). Edward & Sarah were married in Plato, Texas Co. MO 14 May 1891. Upon hearing of Edward's death Sarah gave their two sons Andrew J. Combs (b. 19 Aug 1889) & Alfred W. Combs (b. 17 Apr 1891) to her stepdaughters to raise. Edward died around 1896 in McIntosh Co OK and is buried near Texanna, OK
Norman Combs
According to BLM Land Patents (temporarily offline), Wright Co MO, Twp 29N, Range 15W, the “neighborhood” consisted of:
LName FName Date Accession No. Sec BINKLEY GEORGE L 10/05/1875 MO5850__.349 02 BINKLEY ISAAC 01/01/1849 MO5330__.489 02 BRANN JAMES A 02/01/1873 MO5820__.296 02 CLAXTON JAMES A 08/20/1872 MO5750__.175 02 CODAY SAMUEL 01/10/1874 MO5830__.436 02 CODY SAMUEL 03/10/1856 MO5470__.384 02 FULLINGTON HOUSTON 05/25/1876 MO5860__.275 02 FULLINGTON MALINDA 12/15/1892 MO5980__.301 02 HURT ANDREW J 07/17/1890 MO5930__.076 02 KINSER JOHN 09/14/1896 MO6020__.048 02 MCARDLE SIMON 01/15/1872 MO5750__.090 02 REESE SARAH 06/30/1879 MO5880__.148 02 RIPPEE ALFRED 12/20/1881 MO5890__.107 02 ROE FRANCES L 10/17/1904 MO6240__.504 02 STUBBS ELI 03/30/1905 MO6270__.221 02 BAKER FRANCIS A 10/10/1874 MO5840__.128 11 CODAY JOHN 07/30/1875 MO5850__.217 11 CRAIG JOHN F 04/16/1892 MO5970__.297 11 JOHNSON, JAMES 06/30/1879 3829 MO5880__.233 11 RUSSELL THOMAS J 08/20/1872 MO5750__.172 11 SHAVER LEVI F. 03/20/1877 MO5870__.111 11 WAY JESSEE 10/01/1870 MO5740__.187 11 BINKLEY WILLIAM 05/15/1857 MO5510__.146 01 BINKLEY WILLIAM 06/01/1859 MO5640__.129 01 BINKLEY WILLIAM 11/01/1848 MO5320__.490 01 BINKLY WILLIAM 11/01/1848 MO5320__.476 01 BRANN JAMES A 02/01/1873 MO5820__.296 01 CHAMBERS CHARLES L 06/04/1877 MO5870__.170 01 CLAXTON JAMES A 05/01/1868 MO5730__.225 01 CLAXTON JAMES A 07/01/1871 MO5740__.438 01 DUNCAN HENRY 09/05/1890 MO5930__.392 01 HANEY NED 07/17/1890 MO5930__.145 01 HANEY THOMAS 11/30/1894 MO6000__.066 01 HUGHS SAMUEL 04/03/1848 MO5300__.465 01 JACKSON JESSE 07/17/1890 MO5930__.313 01 KIMBALL LEWIS M 06/28/1905 MO6280__.032 01 LAYTON JOHN M 11/20/1875 MO5850__.493 01 PALMER RATLIFF 09/01/1848 MO5310__.264 01 PIERSON JAMES 01/01/1850 MO5340__.339 01 SHAVER LEVI F 03/20/1877 MO5870__.111 01 TATE JOHN L 06/01/1859 MO5630__.456 01 WHELCHEL MOSES R 09/10/1883 MO5760__.313 01 AYERS BARCUS 07/17/1890 MO5930__.188 03 BENTON WILLIAM K 05/15/1857 MO5480__.214 03 BENTON WILLIAM K 11/30/1870 MO5740__.220 03 BENTON WILLIAM R 09/01/1848 MO5310__.390 03 BOLIAN JAMES A 12/20/1875 MO5860__.018 03 CODAY ELIHU 05/15/1884 MO5890__.495 03 DUGGER THOMAS 12/20/1881 MO5890__.079 03 DUGGER WILLIAM W 07/10/1883 MO5890__.437 03 FULLINGTON WILLIAM H 05/22/1896 MO6010__.444 03 OLIVER JEREMIAH 06/30/1879 MO5880__.246 03 POOL ABRAHAM P 04/10/1874 MO5840__.010 03 RIPPEE ALFRED 12/20/1881 MO5890__.107 03 RIPPEE GEORGE W 07/03/1888 MO5910__.071 03 YOUNG ALFRED 03/01/1860 MO5660__.273 03 YOUNG ALFRED 09/01/1848 MO5310__.389 03 YOUNG WILLIAM F 03/10/1856 MO5470__.327 03 YOUNG WILLIAM F 03/10/1856 MO5470__.385 03 YOUNG WILLIAM F 09/01/1848 MO5310__.388 03
CH: All of the above are either in same section of land or adjacent to Houston FULLINGTON, possible former “roommate” of Jeremiah COMBS of Madison Co AR. Within 4-5 miles, in Twp 30N, Range 15W, are:
LName FName Date Accession No. Sec BUCK JOHN 09/07/1900 12379 MO6080__.417 31 CRAIG ELIJAH 10/30/1874 1786 MO5840__.286 31 RIPPEE CYRUS 11/01/1852 11482 MO5380__.014 31 RIPPER CYRUS 03/01/1860 26985 MO5670__.009 31 RIPPER JAMES 03/01/1860 26986 MO5670__.010 31 STACY GEORGE 07/01/1852 10744 MO5360__.241 31 TODD FLOID M 01/15/1872 30709 MO5740__.495 31 WOLF LAFAYETTE J 01/28/1904 34750 MO6230__.062 31 NEWTON ANDREW 04/15/1853 MO5400__.104 MO 32 NEWTON JAMES 01/15/1872 MO5750__.002 MO 32 REECE JACOB 07/01/1852 MO5360__.240 MO 32 REECE JACOB 03/10/1856 MO5470__.324 MO 32 REESE GEORGE 07/20/1869 MO5740__.014 MO 32 REESE JACOB 08/01/1860 MO5700__.327 MO 32 STACY GEORGE 03/10/1856 MO5470__.325 MO 32
Notes: Is this coincidence, or did the descendants of Mason COMBS, Jr. and his brother, William COMBS, Sr. “stay in touch?”
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