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Preble County was established from Montgomery and Butler in 1808.

Except where otherwise noted, Marriage Source is The Miami Valley Ohio Genealogical Index.


1810 US Census Index, Preble Co, OH

No Combs?


12 Aug 1813 COOK, Nathan, Preble Co, OH, s Eli & Martha; m at Elk Mtg, Deborah COMBER, dt Rebeccah, Preble Co, OH

(Source: William Wade Hinshaw. "Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy." Volume V, Ohio. Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. 1994. Reproduced on Broderbund Software's Family Archive CD #192 (Genealogical Records: The Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, 1750-1930, Vol V, Ohio, Elk MM, p. 833))

Note: Entry also stated two children born to Nathan COOK and Deborah COMBER
COOK, Jonathan, b. 1815, 4, 24
COOK, Martha, b. 1817, 3, 3


1820 US Census Index, Preble Co, OH

Jackson Twp

p. 083/111

Job COMBS 100120 10010
1 m<10; 1 m16-26; 2 m26-45;
1 f<10; 1 f26-45

(Source: Original image Heritage Quest, submitted by Sue Elfving)


1830 US Census Index, Preble Co, OH

Harrison Twp

p. 400
Joseph COOMS

Jackson Twp

P. 326

Job COMBS 02010001 0010101
2 m5-10; 1 m15-20; 1 m50-60 (Job born 1770-1780);
1 f10-15; 1 f20-30; 1 f40-50;

(Source: Original image Heritage Quest, submitted by Sue Elfving)

Note: Job Combs disappears. Is he the same Job Combs, age 80, found on the 1850 Delaware Co, IN census where he is found living by himself but near to one Robert A. Combs, age 27, born in Ohio? Also in Delaware Co. was one Sarah Combs NEELY (wife of John) who was born c1812. In the 1840 Delaware Co, IN, census, one Samuel Combs (who married Rachel BARRETT in 1837) is found living next to John NEELY.


Jul 15 1837 Preble County, OH. Married: Simon COOM & Sarah ONEAL (Provided by Combs Researcher Pat Orton from Marriage CD'S)

Notes: Not found in 1840 census yet?


1840 US Census Index, Preble Co, OH

Harrison Twp

p. 144

Joseph COOMS 10000001 1212101
1 m< 5; 1 m50-60 (Joseph born 1780-1790);
1 f<5; 2 f 5-10; 1 f10-15; 2 f15-20; 1 f20-30; 1 f40-50

(Source: Original image Heritage Quest, submitted by Sue Elfving)

Palmyra

p. 256
John COMBA

SE Note: No township Palmyra is listed for 1840. The index entry listed above needs to be rechecked.


1850 US Census, Preble Co, OH

Gratis Twp

Page 346
Epraim (sic?) COOMBS 56 m MA
Mary 45 f SC
Jonathan 26 m OH
Mary 19 f OH
Susan 15 f OH
Solomon 12 m OH
Julliet 9 f OH
Hannah 5 f OH

Dixon Twp

Page 361
Samuel MATTOCK 31 NJ
Mary " 31 NJ
Albert " 6 OH
Stacy " 3 OH
Mary COOMBS 10 OH

(Combs Researcher Barbara Stacy Mathews)

The 1850 Preble Co, OH Census Index also includes:

Harrison Twp

Page 405
Joseph COMBS

Jackson Twp

Page 450
James COMBS


1851 Preble Co, OH Marriage Book 1:273. Allice COMBS & Hiram SHANK 


1852 Preble Co, OH Marriage Book 1:309. Melitha Eliza COMBS & Thomas H. FORD


1856 Preble Co, OH Marriage Book 1:459. Mary COMBS & Jacob PEPPINGER


Obituaries

Artis Combs of Clarksville, Ohio age 70 died 8 July 1999 at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. born April 12, 1929, in Hazard, Ky Son of Robert and Parriett (CAMPBELL) Combs Served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War He moved to Clarksville in 1988 from Xenia, OH

He was preceded in death by a son, Kenny Ray Combs, in 1982

Note: Robert COMBS was the s/o Wade and Polly FUGATE Combs. Artis was a cousin our listmember John W. CAMPBELL.

(Source: Extracted from the Register-Herald, Eaton, Preble Co., OH, 14 July 1999 and submitted by Debi Kendrick)


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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