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of Cameron County, Texas
Last updated 1 Sep 2000
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Cameron County, Texas, was established in 1848 from Nueces County. Descendant Counties include Hidalgo (1852) and Kenedy (1921). The county seat is Brownsville.
1860 U.S. Census (transcribed by S. C. Hefner)
p. 283, Brownsville, HH# 453-396
J. E. ELDRIDGE 26 Doctor of Medicine VA
C. B. COMBS 27 Doctor of Medicine KY
1880 U.S. Census (transcribed by S. C. Hefner)
p. 409, Brownsville, HH# 1221-1254
COMBE, Charles W M 42 Physician KY KY KY
Kate W F 30 wife LA LA LA
Frederick W M 13 son attended school w/in year Mexico KY LA
Frank W M 10 son attended school w/in year Mexico KY LA
Chas. W M 11 attended school w/in year Mexico KY LA
Joseph W M 8 attended school w/in year Mexico KY LA
Emil W M 7 attended school w/in year TX KY LA
circa 1904 (from The New Handbook of Texas. Volume II. Ron Tyler, Editor-in-Chief. Austin: Texas State Historical Society. 1996. pp. 247-248.)
Combes, Texas was founded after the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway built a line through the site of Charles B. COMBE's ranch. (Although some argue that the town was named after Brownsville surgeon Joe COMBE.) A post office was established in 1911; it closed in 1920 but reopened in 1926. By 1915 the population of the community numbered 100. The population had grown to 2,042 by 1990. It is located on U.S. Highway 77 and State Highway 107 in the northwestern section of the county bordering Harlingen.
1920 U.S. Census (Federal Census Soundex, extracted and transcribed by Birdie Totty McNutt)
V26, ED38, S20, L56
COMBS, John D. w 30 Tennessee
Ethel wife 22 Tennessee
Winnie dau 6 Texas
Ray son 3 10/12 Tennessee
Louie son 1 10/12 Texas
V26, ED37, S10, L36
COMBS, T. L. w 22 Texas
Nellie wife 20 Texas
Harnek? 17 Texas
19 Sep 1994 (Texas Death Records: 1964-1998)
James Henry COMBS died.
Important: All Records collected for this county may not have been added here as yet
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