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of Ellis County, Texas


Updated 27 Aug 2000
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Ellis County, Texas, was established in 1849 from Navarro County, Texas. Johnson County was formed from Ellis County in 1854. The county seat is Waxahachie.


1880 U.S. Census Index (transcribed by S. C. Hefner)
p. 362, Waxahachie, HH #337-348
COMBS, John H.    W    M     50    school teaching    Mass Mass Mass
Alba ?.   W    F    48     wife    Mass Mass Mass

p. 429, HH #14-14
COMBS, Sarah V.   W    F     34(?)    LA     N (or S?) Carolina     LA
2 boarders

p. 549, HH #210-?
MELTON, Charles F.    63
Richard    18    son
Mary    15 daughter
COMBS, Samuel   W    M    19     laborer    TX KY KY


24 May 1889 (Information from the 1917 draft, extracted from Texas GenWeb Archives by S. C. Hefner)
Leslie COOMBES born.


28 Jun 1969 (Texas Death Records: 1964-1998)
Ila Ruth COMBS died. She was a widow.


14 Nov 1994 (Texas Death Records: 1964-1998)
John Oakley COMBS died.


21 Apr 1997 (Texas Death Records: 1964-1998)
Edna COMBS died.


Graves Cemetery (provided by Gretta Combs Reich)

MITCHELL, Susan A. 13 Jun 1857 - 17 Feb 1901

MITCHELL, E. T. 26 Mar 1850 - 19 Jan 1943

Notes: (provided by Gretta Combs Reich) "Susie" was the daughter of Benjamin Nelson COMBS and Adaline HUTSON. She was born in Georgia, probably Paulding Co., where she appears in the 1860 Census. "Tillman" was born in Dallas, Paulding Co., Georgia and died in Hopkins County, Texas.


Sardis Cemetery (from Texas GenWeb Archives, extracted by S. C. Hefner)

McCOMBS, Vera J., 14 Feb 1904 - 13 Jul 1995

BIGHAM, Helen Marcyle COMBS, 10 Aug 1922 - 8 Oct 1990


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