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Dora Combs 1929–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1929

Birth Location: Knott County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 9 Jul 2011

Death Location: Fisty, KY.

Father: Burley Combs

Mother: Catherine Jent

Spouse(s): Arthur Gayheart

Children(s): Matilda Gayheart

The story of Dora Combs began in 1929 in Knott County, Kentucky, USA. In 1930, Dora Combs resided in District 4, District 4, Knott, Kentucky, USA. In 1935, Dora Combs resided in Knott, Kentucky. Dora Combs married Arthur Gayhart Gayheart, Young, and had children including Gary Gayhart Gayheart, Matilda Gayhart Gayheart, Rondal Gayhart Gayheart. Dora Combs passed away in 2011 in Fisty, KY..

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Biography

  • The story of Dora Combs began in 1929 in Knott County, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1930, Dora Combs resided in District 4, District 4, Knott, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1935, Dora Combs resided in Knott, Kentucky.
  • Dora Combs married Arthur Gayhart Gayheart, Young, and had children including Gary Gayhart Gayheart, Matilda Gayhart Gayheart, Rondal Gayhart Gayheart.
  • Dora Combs passed away in 2011 in Fisty, KY..

Immediate Family

Parents

Burley Combs
1909–1980
Birth Location: Emmalena, Knott, Kentucky, USA
BC
Catherine Jent
1909–1994
Birth Location: Knott County, Kentucky, USA
CJ

Spouses(s)

Arthur Gayheart
1911–1982
Birth Location: Knott, Kentucky, USA
AG

Children(s)

Matilda Gayheart
–2003
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
MG

Dora Combs's Ancestors

Self
Dora Combs
1929–2011
Birth Place: Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Burley Ray Combs
1909–1980
Emmalena, Knott, Kentucky, USA
Catherine (Lena) Jent
1909–1994
Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (W "Billy") Combs
1872–1939
Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Martha (Patsy) Young
1874–1944
Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Elijah (Spencer) Jent
1886–1973
Perry, Kentucky, USA
Susan Young
1885–1941
Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Walker
1836–1921
Lydia Combs
1849–1937
William Young
1827–1899
Mary Young
1827–1880
John Jent
1852–1925
Nella Sumner
1852–1933
John Young
1858–1941
Mary Grigsby
1860–1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Walker
1814–1898
Elizabeth Combs
1820–1893
Shadrack Combs
1812–1891
Mary Combs
1821–1890
Drewery Young
1754–1828
Nancy Madden
1790–1880
Benjamin McIntire
1784–1860
Sarah Watts
1800–1887
Henry Ghent
1823–1914
Amanda Messer
1827–1916
James Sumner
1805–1880
Nancy Adams
1805–1880
Reece Sr
1823–1910
Armelda Ritchie
1821–1865
Bailus Grigsby
1837–1913
Emaline Combs
1846–1930

Dora Combs's Descendants

1.
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Dora Combs (4 Apr 1929–9 Jul 2011) m. Arthur (Gayhart) Gayheart (20 Sep 1911–10 Jun 1982)
  1. 1. Matilda (Gayhart) Gayheart –2003

Dora Combs's Timeline

9 Records

1929
4 Apr 1929
Birth of Dora Combs in Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Knott County, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 1
Dora Combs resided here in District 4, District 4, Knott, Kentucky, USA
District 4, District 4, Knott, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
Dora Combs resided here in Knott, Kentucky
Knott, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 11
Dora Combs resided here in Magisterial Dist 1, Knott, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial Dist 1, Knott, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
Dora Combs resided here in , Knott, Kentucky, USA
, Knott, Kentucky, USA
1958
1958-1959
Age 29
Dora Combs resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1988
2 Sep 1988
Age 59
Dora Combs was married in Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Knott County, Kentucky, USA
2011
5 Jul 2011
Age 82
Death of Dora Combs in Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Knott County, Kentucky, USA
2011
9 Jul 2011
Age 82
Burial of Dora Combs in Fisty, KY.
Fisty, KY.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1929
    Event Place: Knott County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jul 2011; Publication Place: Hindman, Kentucky, USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knott, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01326; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 60-5
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Knott, Kentucky; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340495
    [5] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Kentucky, USA
    [6] Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Index, 1973-1999
    [7] Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knott, Kentucky; Roll: 4865; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 60-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1988
    Event Place: Knott County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Index, 1973-1999

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 4, District 4, Knott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Knott, Kentucky; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340495

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Knott, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knott, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01326; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 60-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial Dist 1, Knott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knott, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01326; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 60-5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Knott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knott, Kentucky; Roll: 4865; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 60-3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958-1959
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fisty, KY
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jul 2011; Publication Place: Hindman, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fisty, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Knott
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Index, 1973-1999

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kuas, Knott, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knott, Kentucky; Roll: 4865; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 60-3

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 2011
    Event Place: Knott County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jul 2011; Publication Place: Hindman, Kentucky, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 Jul 2011
    Event Place: Fisty, KY.
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jul 2011; Publication Place: Hindman, Kentucky, USA
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Kentucky, USA
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