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Eli Sparks Combs 1861–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Nov 1861

Birth Location: Christian County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 16 Jan 1942

Death Location: Findlay Village, Todds Point Twp, Shelby County, Illinois

Father: Jabez Combs

Mother: Sarah Whitaker

Spouse(s): Ida Merris

Children(s): Claude Combs, Earl Combs, Klyde Combs, Albert Combs, Clarence Combs, Mabel Combs, Edmund Combs

Eli Sparks Combs was born in 1861 in Christian County, Illinois, USA, the child of Jabez Jones Combs And Sarah Ann Whitaker. Eli Sparks Combs married Ida May Merris, and had children including Albert Emil Combs, Clarence A Combs, Claude E Combs, Earl Combs, Edmund Stanton Combs, Klyde Merris Combs, Mabel C Combs. Eli Sparks Combs passed away in 1942 in Findlay Village, Todds Point Twp, Shelby County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Eli Sparks Combs was born in 1861 in Christian County, Illinois, USA, the child of Jabez Jones Combs And Sarah Ann Whitaker.
  • Eli Sparks Combs married Ida May Merris, and had children including Albert Emil Combs, Clarence A Combs, Claude E Combs, Earl Combs, Edmund Stanton Combs, Klyde Merris Combs, Mabel C Combs.
  • Eli Sparks Combs passed away in 1942 in Findlay Village, Todds Point Twp, Shelby County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jabez Combs
1824–1909
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
JC
Sarah Whitaker
1832–1920
Birth Location: Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, United States
SW

Spouses(s)

Ida Merris
1863–1936
Birth Location: Morgan County, Illinois
IM

Children(s)

Claude Combs
1896–1982
Birth Location: Findlay, Shelby County, Illinois
CC
Earl Combs
1886–1937
Birth Location: Sullivan Twp, Livingston, Illinois
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Klyde Combs
1905–1973
Birth Location: Findlay Village, Todds Point Twp, Shelby County, Illinois
KC
Albert Combs
1903–1979
Birth Location: Findlay, Shelby County, Illinois
AC
Clarence Combs
1884–1957
Birth Location: Macon, Macon, Illinois
CC
Mabel Combs
1891–1975
Birth Location: Findlay Village, Todds Point Twp, Shelby County, Illinois
MC
Edmund Combs
1887–1954
Birth Location: Sullivan Twp, Moultrie County, Illinois
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Eli Combs's Ancestors

Self
Eli Combs
1861–1942
Birth Place: Christian County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Jabez Jones Combs
1824–1909
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Ann) Whitaker
1832–1920
Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Combs
1802–1869
Hunting Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
Asenath Ellis
1800–1880
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
James (L.) Whitaker
1814–1873
Maryland, United States
Susanna Cullison
1812–1884
, , Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Combs
1783–1849
Keziah Hayes
1783–1866
William Ellis
1760–1829
JAMES Sr.
1785–1874
Deborah Pearson
1788–1870
James Cullison
1783–1876
Sarah Cullison
1784–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret (Nance)
1761–1848
Keziah Campbell
1755–1845
John\Joshua Whitaker
1761–1816
Rachel Whitaker
1763–1801
Enoch Pearson
1775–1811
Susanna Gray
1750–1819
Jeremiah Cullison
1759–1810
Sarah Walker
1752–1792

Eli Combs's Descendants

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Eli (Sparks) Combs (6 Nov 1861–16 Jan 1942) m. Ida (May) Merris (22 Dec 1863–21 Jul 1936)
  1. 1. Claude (E) Combs 1896–1982 m. Elizabeth (Finch) Combs 1900–1969
    1. 1. Natalie (Ruth) Combs 1922–2008 m. John (England) Tebbetts 1914–1957
      1. 1. John (England) Tebbetts 1942–1996
    2. 2. Durfee (Louis) Combs 1924–
    3. 3. Durfee (Louis) Combs 1924–2004
  2. 2. Earl Combs 1886–1937
  3. 3. Klyde (Merris) Combs 1905–1973
  4. 4. Albert (Emil) Combs 1903–1979
  5. 5. Clarence (A.) Combs 1884–1957
  6. 6. Mabel (C.) Combs 1891–1975
  7. 7. Edmund (Stanton) Combs 1887–1954

Eli Combs's Timeline

2 Records

1861
6 Nov 1861
Birth of Eli Sparks Combs in Christian County, Illinois, USA
Christian County, Illinois, USA
1942
16 Jan 1942
Age 81
Death of Eli Sparks Combs in Findlay Village, Todds Point Twp, Shelby County, Illinois
Findlay Village, Todds Point Twp, Shelby County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1861
    Event Place: Christian County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1942
    Event Place: Findlay Village, Todds Point Twp, Shelby County, Illinois
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