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	Combs &c. Families of Johnson County, Texas

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Updated 22 Nov 2003
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Johnson County, Texas was established in 1854 from Ellis, Hill, and Navarro Counties. The county seat is Cleburne.

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Note: Johnson County, Texas Marriages were extracted by Combs Researcher Frieda Bjork from SOME JOHNSON COUNTY MARRIAGES 1892 - 1919, a publication of Layland Museum Alvarado Library Genealogy REF 929.3 TX Johnson. FB NOTE: The dates listed are the dates that the marriages were in the paper, not neccessarily the dates that the marriage took place.

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1860 U.S. Census (Extracted by Combs Researcher Frieda Bjork from JOHNSON COUNTY TEXAS 1860 FEDERAL CENSUS INCLUDING STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF RESIDENTS Alvarado Library REF 929.3 TX Johnson )

Page Date Post Office Dwell Family First Last Age Sex Race Occup POB

477B 8-20-1860 Buchanan 561 572

COMBS	Z. E.	26	M	W	Farmer	KY
COMBS	Rebecca F.	24	F	W		KY
COMBS	Wm. N.	2	M	W		TX
COMBS		11/12	F	W		TX
COMBS	Iva	11	F	W		TX
COMBS	Mary A.	10	F	W		TX

Notes: Zachariah Ellis COMBS, b 30 Mar 1833, Bloomfield, Nelson Co, KY; d 20 Nov 1895, Dallas County, Texas; m 28 Dec 1856, Rebecca Finch BEDFORD. Combs Researcher Jeannette Lehman adds: William N(elson) is Zachariah Ellis' child, but the other children are children of those of his brother, Isaac N COMBS. The missing name under Wm N is Francis Duncan COMBS. See Dallas County, Texas for much add'l data re Zacharahia Ellis COMBS.

Notes: Combs Researcher Jeannette Lehman provides additional re William N. COMBS:

William L Combs b 12-1826 Highland Co, OH; d 10-30-1909 Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas @ age 84-0-0; mrd 1) 6-11-1849 Dallas County, Texas Elizabeth J EVANS (f James Newell EVANS, m Elizabeth Smiley ALCORN) b 6-5-1830 Howard Co, MO; d 3-30-1862 Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas.
Ch of William L & Elizabeth:
1) Sarah M b 1849 Dallas County, Texas; d bef 1860 Dallas or Johnson County, Texas
2) Martha J b 4-8-1850 Dallas County, Texas; d 8-7-1875; mrd 1) 2-8-1865 James T
Murray; mrd 2) 9-11-1872 Johnson County, Texas Thomas J Turpin b ?; d ?
3) Robert A b 5-1852 Johnson County, Texas; d 2-13-1935 Dallas County, Texas @ age 81-0-0; mrd 1)Malinda Burden; mrd 2) 11-11-1881 Johnson County, Texas Mattie Turpin b 11-1858 Johnson County, Texasl; d ?
Ch of Robert & Mattie:
1) Hubert Fisher Combs, SR b8-7-1882 Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas; d 7-7-1958 Irving, Dallas County, Texas @ age 75-0-0; mrd 1-20-1907 Johnson County, Texas record #13-29 Ada Johnson
2) Johnnie b 11-1884 Johnson County, Texas (no other info)
3) Crawford Combs b 11-1887 Johnson County, Texas (no other info)
4) William L mrd 2) 4-5-1865 Johnson County, Texas Sarah Isabella Turpin b 9-7-1844 KY; d 8-9-1882 Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas (f B G Turpin, m ?)
Ch of William L & Sarah:
1) John D Combs b 6-14-1866 Johnson County, Texas; d 10-29-1891 Johnson County, Texas (no other info)
2) William L mrd 4) 5-26-1883 Johnson County, Texas Elva E Leech b 10-6-1856 ?; d 1-11-1892 Johnson County, Texas (parents unknown)
Ch of William & Elva:
1)Mary L b 7-1885 Johnson County, Texas; d ?
2)William Jake b 7-9-1888 Johnson County, Texas; d 6-12-1958 Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas; mrd 8-14-1910 Johnson County, Texas rec #14-113 Lela Idona Turner

471A 8-13-1860 Alvarado 468 473

COMBS	Joseph	59	M	W	Farmer	VA
COMBS	Mary	59	F	W		OH
COMBS	Elizabeth	19	F	W	Appr.	IL
COMBS	Mary	17	F	W	Appr	IL
COMBS	Amanda	15	F	W	Appr.	IL
STARR	Geo. W.	55	M	W	Physician	VA

443B 6-14-1860 Alvarado 96 97

COMBS	W. L.	35	M	W	Farmer	OH
COMBS	Elizabeth J.	30	F	W		MO
COMBS	Martha J.	10	F	W		TX
COMBS	Robt. A.	8	M	W		TX

p. 465, Comanche Peak P.O., #399-400

PAYNE	Murrell	50	W	M	miller	TN
PAYNE	Elizabeth	36	W	F		VA
PAYNE	Wm.	32	W	M	wagonmaker	AL
PAYNE	Nancy	15	W	F		IL
PAYNE	Angeline	13	W	F		IL
PAYNE	Sylva E.	8	W	F		Iowa
PAYNE	John H.	7	W	M		Iowa
PAYNE	Louis L.	4	W	M		MO
PAYNE	Murrell L.	1	W	M		TX

Notes: Herbert Murrell PAYNE was the s/o Daniel & Sylvia COMBS Paine of Warren Co TN; Walker AL; Hancock IL; and Lee IA. See Also 1880 San Bernardino Co CA Census.

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1861 Clerk Roll of Rock Creek Guards (Cavalry) Precinct No.4 Johnson County Texas (from the Commissioner's Court Ledger Book, found in the Texas GenWeb Archives, extracted by S. C. Hefner)
Captain W.R. SHANNON, 1st Sergeant Z.E. COOMBS.
We the undersigned 1st Sergeant of Rock Creek Guards have the honor to transmit to your excellency the above and forgoing which is a true copy of the Muster Roll of the said company and also that the officers appearing to the head of the same were duly elected on the 25th day of May A.D. 1861 by the said Company at their place of rendezvous in Precinct No.4 Johnson County, Texas. Z.E. COOMBS 1st Sergeant Rock Creek Guards

1861 Muster Rolls of the Stockton Calvary Confederate, Johnson County, Texas
W.L. Combs
(Extracted by Combs Researcher Bob George; See http://www.htcomp.net/jcgs/dow.htm)

COMBS, W.L. - Pvt. Alvarado Rifles
COMBS, Z.E. - 1st Sgt.
(Civil War Veterans of Johnson County, Texas, a publication of Layland Museum Alvarado Library Genealogy, p. 28)
Note: Some of the family is buried in Duke Cemetery, others in Alvarado Cemetery.

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1865
Martha COMBS married J.T. MURRY 8 Feb 1865. (p. 51)

Wm. L. COMBS married Sarah Isabella TURPIN 5 Apr 1865. (p. 8)

Amanda M. COMBS married Thos. B. CONWAY 22 Jun 1865. (p. 51)

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30 Jun 1867 Mary COMBS married Henry CONWAY. (p. 51)

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1870 U.S. Census (Extracted by Combs Researcher Frieda Bjork from JOHNSON COUNTY 1870 CENSUS JOHNSON COUNTY TEXAS Alvarado Library Genealogy REF 929.3 TX Johnson)

p. 598, Caddo Grove (transcribed by S. C. Hefner)

COMBS	Zur	47	M	W	Farmer	OH
COMBS	Sarah	42	F	W		MO
COMBS	Erastus	20	M	W		TX
COMBS	Albert	17	M	W		TX
COMBS	James	15	M	W		TX
COMBS	Laura	13	F	W		TX
COMBS	John	8	M	W		TX
COMBS	Luca	5	F	W		TX
COMBS	Mattie	1	F	W		TX

p. 598, Caddo Grove (transcribed by S. C. Hefner)

COMBS	Joseph	72	M	W	VA
COMBS	Mary	71	F	W	OH
COMBS	Elizabeth	23	F	W	IL
COMBS	Mary	21	F	W	IL
COMBS	Joseph	2	M	W	TX

p. 9, 25 Aug 1870, HH #376 377

COMBS	R. A.	17	M	W	Farmer	TX
COMBS	Melinda	17	F	W		KY

p. 3, 22 Aug 1870, HH #326 327

COMBS	W. L.	45	M	W	Farmer	OH
COMBS	Isibella J.	23	F	W		KY
COMBS	John D.	4	M	W		TX

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6 Oct 1872 T. L. COMBS married J. H. TAYLOR. (p. 51)

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11 Dec 1876 (microfilm. Early Texas Marriages. Johnson County: 1854-1880. Hopkins County Genealogical Library. extracted by S. C. Hefner.)
J.M. COMBS married L.G. TRUITT (bride).

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1880 U.S. Census

E.D. 79, p. 214, h/h111/114

Morgan	Sidney	W	M	42	married	Cistern builder	Cistern builder	IL	blank	blank
Morgan	Frances	W	F	24	wife	married	keeping house	MO	KY	VA
Morgan	Carlton	W	M	8		single		TX	IL	MO
Morgan	Sarah	W	F	6		single		TX	IL	MO
Morgan	Bulah	W	F	3		single		TX	IL	MO

 

Same dwelling, new family:

Wylie	James	W	M	26	head	married	farmer	TN	NC	NC
Wylie	Naoma	W	F	26	wife	married	keeps house	MO	KY	VA
Dejamitt	Anna	W	F	10	step- daughter	single	at school	MO	MO	MO

Note: Naomi Dejarnett m. James WYLIE 25 Jan 1878 Erath Co, TX. Naomi Wylie and Frances Morgan are daughters of Levi and Minerva John Combs of Bates Co, MO.

p. 330, Alvarado (transcribed by Natalie McClendon)

COMBS	James M.	W	M	25	head	farmer	TX	OH	MO?
COMBS	Laura J.	W	F	22	wife	keeping house	TX	KY	NC
COMBS	?	W	F	2			TX	TX	TX
COMBS	Ett??	W	F	8/12 (Sep)			TX	TX	TX
Evans	Molly M.	W	F	14	servant		TX	MO	KY
Evans	John	W	M	38	laborer	works on farm	MO	KY	KY

Carter Combs Note: I have this family as James M. Combs and. Laura Janette TRUITT  James was the son of Zur David Combs and Sarah Catherine EVANS. 

Alvarado, p. 313, #112-117 (transcribed by S. C. Hefner)

COMBS	Joseph P.	W	M	84 (89?)	head	retired farmer	VA	VA	Penn
COMBS	Mary	W	F	81	wife	retired housekeeper	OH	Penn	Penn
COMBS	Elizabeth	W	F	30	daughter	housekeeper	OH	VA	OH
COMBS	Mary	W	F	28	daughter	housekeeper	OH	VA	OH
CROWAS?	Joseph B.	W	M	12	grandson		TX	IN	OH
THRASHER	Edmund	W	M	6	grandson		TX	KY	OH

Alvarado, p. 322, #264-273

COMBS	William L.	59	W	M	head	farmer	IL	?	?
COMBS	S. Isabel	35	W	F	wife		KY	KY	KY
COMBS	John	14	W	M	son		TX	IL?	KY
COMBS	Minnie	5	W	F	grandchild		TX	IL?	KY
COMBS	James Robert	3	W	M	grandchild		TX	TX	KY
Murray	William	14	W	M	grandchild		TX	TX	KY

p. 377

COMBS	Zur D.	56	Farmer	OH	VA	PA
COMBS	Sarah C.	51		MO	VA	MO
COMBS	John T.	17		TX
COMBS	Lula A.	15		TX
COMBS	Fannie	7		TX

(Combs Researcher Jeannette Combs Lehman. See 1850 Dallas County, Texas for additional)

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11 Oct 1899 - 23 Oct 1900 Clifton C. Combs lived. He was the son of J.J. and Ida F. COMBS.
(Source: headstone in Pleasant Point Cemetery, Johnson Co., as reported on Johnson Co. GenWeb site)

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25 Feb 1920 Ray Lee COMBS married Miss Margaret ANDREWS. (p. 8)

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7 Dec 1970 (Texas Death Records: 1964-1998)
Lola B. COOMBS died. She was a widow.

31 Mar 1986 (Texas Death Records: 1964-1998)
Theodore COMBS died.

16 Apr 1988 (Texas Death Records: 1964-1998)
Duke Jerome COMBS died.

27 Aug 1990 (Texas Death Records: 1964-1998)
Lois Nella COMBS died.

27 Jun 1997 (Texas Death Records: 1964-1998)
Iva Adelia COMBS died.

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