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Elijah "General Lige" Combs 1770–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1770

Birth Location: Montgomery, Frederick, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 12 Sep 1855

Death Location: Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: JOHN Sr.

Mother: Nancy Harding

Spouse(s): Sarah Roark

Children(s): Lucinda Combs, Nancy Combs, Jesse Combs, Elijah Combs, Mary Combs, Jackson Combs, Louisa Combs, Mary 4gm, Sarah Coombs

In 1770, Elijah "General Lige" Combs entered the world in Montgomery, Frederick, Virginia, United States, born to John Kentucky John Combs Sr And Nancy Margaret Harding. Elijah "General Lige" Combs married Sarah Sally Roark, and had children including Elijah Cornett Combs, Jackson G Combs, Jesse Combs, Louisa Combs, Lucinda Reid Combs, Mary Polly Combs, Mary Polly Campbell Baker Dna 4Gm, Nancy Combs, Sarah Sally Coombs. Elijah "General Lige" Combs passed away in 1855 in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1770, Elijah "General Lige" Combs entered the world in Montgomery, Frederick, Virginia, United States, born to John Kentucky John Combs Sr And Nancy Margaret Harding.
  • Elijah "General Lige" Combs married Sarah Sally Roark, and had children including Elijah Cornett Combs, Jackson G Combs, Jesse Combs, Louisa Combs, Lucinda Reid Combs, Mary Polly Combs, Mary Polly Campbell Baker Dna 4Gm, Nancy Combs, Sarah Sally Coombs.
  • Elijah "General Lige" Combs passed away in 1855 in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN Sr.
1733–1820
Birth Location: West Moreland, King George, Virginia,Crown Colony
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Nancy Harding
1740–1819
Birth Location: Stratford Court, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Roark
1775–1855
Birth Location: Roanoke, Rockbridge, Shenandoah, Augusta, Colony of Virginia
SR

Children(s)

Lucinda Combs
1796–1864
Birth Location: Roanoke, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
LC
Nancy Combs
1799–1880
Birth Location: Clay, Webster, Kentucky, United States
NC
Jesse Combs
1798–1874
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JC
Elijah Combs
1804–1847
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Combs
1805–1859
Birth Location: Floyd, Kentucky, USA
MC
Jackson Combs
1816–1860
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky, USA
JC
Louisa Combs
1803–1880
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky, USA
LC
Mary 4gm
1796–1860
Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
M4
Sarah Coombs
1794–1876
Birth Location: Perry, Kentucky
SC

Elijah Combs's Ancestors

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Elijah Combs
1770–1855
Birth Place: Montgomery, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Parents
JOHN 'KENTUCKY JOHN' Combs Sr.
1733–1820
West Moreland, King George, Virginia,Crown Colony
Nancy (Margaret) Harding
1740–1819
Stratford Court, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Combs's Descendants

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Elijah ("General Lige") Combs (17 Mar 1770–12 Sep 1855) m. Sarah (Sally) Roark (1775–7 Sep 1855)
  1. 1. Lucinda (Reid) Combs 1796–1864 m. John Herndon 1796–1882
    1. 1. William (Herndon) Pvt 1824–1904 m. Isabelle (A) Atcheson 1832–1897
      1. 1. Ella (Bell) Herndon 1859–1932 m. Richard (Franklin) Stark 1856–1936
        1. 1. Nellie (Gertrude) Stark 1878–1961 m. Benjamin (Caywood) Garrett 1867–1954
        2. 2. William (Richard) Stark 1888–1953
        3. 3. Mabel (Stephenson STARK) Garrett 1882–1969
        4. 4. Isabel Stark 1884–1886
      2. 2. Turner (William) Herndon 1862–1939
      3. 3. Alice (V) Herndon 1865–1942 m. Daniel (M) Faulconer 1864–1930
        1. 1. Stocton (J) Faulconer 1892–1969
        2. 2. Cleo (Burton) Faulconer 1889–1962
        3. 3. William (Jennings Bryan) Faulconer 1896–1968
      4. 4. Cynthia (Alice) Herndon 1857–1857
    2. 2. Ludwell Herndon 1823–1908
    3. 3. Mary (Frances) Herndon 1826–1910
    4. 4. Joseph Herndon 1827–1906
    5. 5. Dudley Herndon 1829–1909 m. Catharine (A.) Ennis 1839–1913
      1. 1. Laura Herndon 1870–1953
      2. 2. Kate Herndon 1872–1900
      3. 3. Marvin Herndon 1878–1940
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Lizzie J) Herndon 1859–1870
    6. 6. Martha (Ellen) Herndon 1832–1910 m. John (A) Ashby 1832–1879
      1. 1. John (A) Ashby 1870–1951 m. Ida (Irene) Ashby 1883–1937
    7. 7. Margaret Herndon 1835–1918
    8. 8. Kendrick (Ennis) Herndon 1839–1907
    9. 9. Lee (Roy) Herndon 1819–1898
    10. 10. George (Willis) Herndon 1821–1898 m. Mary (F) Keys 1830–1905
      1. 1. Virginia (Georgia Keys) Herndon 1852–1915 m. Thomas Ashby 1840–1897
        1. 1. Katherine (Virginia) Ashby 1872–1945 m. Samuel (Cissell) Waters 1863–1911
        2. 2. Woodville (T) Ashby 1874–1909
        3. 3. Benjamin (F) Ashby 1878–1915
    11. 11. Paulina Herndon 1836–1913 m. Charles (Welford Bridwell) Sr. 1820–1900
      1. 1. Lucy (Ellen) Bridwell 1856–1934
      2. 2. Charles (Welford Bridwell) Jr. 1866–1953
      3. 3. Luther (H.) Bridwell 1861–1931
      4. 4. Kendrick (E.) Bridwell 1865–1937
      5. 5. Murray (Thornton) Bridwell 1870–1955
      6. 6. Mcduff (G) Bridwell 1874–1949
      7. 7. Doritha Bridwell 1859–1927
  2. 2. Nancy Combs 1799–1880
  3. 3. Jesse Combs 1798–1874
  4. 4. Elijah (Cornett) Combs 1804–1847
  5. 5. Mary ("Polly") Combs 1805–1859 m. JOHN (ALEXANDER) DUFF 1805–1892
    1. 1. MARY (JANE) DUFF 1845–1934 m. ANDERSON (CORNETT) EVERSOLE 1840–1929
      1. 1. Abner (E.) Eversole 1866–1940
      2. 2. James (Garfield) Eversole 1880–1962
      3. 3. John (William) Eversole 1873–1975
      4. 4. Orpheus (Harry) Eversole 1884–1950
      5. 5. Mabel (Lee) Pilgrim 1862–1928
      6. 6. Opsie Stephens 1884–1966
      7. 7. Joseph (Cornett) Eversole 1871–1951
      8. 8. Ophelia (R) Eversole 1878–1971
      9. 9. Sarah Allen 1868–1958
      10. 10. Lucy (Ellen) Main 1876–1950
  6. 6. Jackson (G) Combs 1816–1860
  7. 7. Louisa Combs 1803–1880
  8. 8. Mary (Polly Campbell (Baker) dna) 4gm 1796–1860 m. John (Jackson) Baker 1795–1877
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsy) Baker 1822–1899
  9. 9. Sarah ((Sally)) Coombs 1794–1876

Elijah Combs's Timeline

3 Records

1770
17 Mar 1770
Birth of Elijah "General Lige" Combs in Montgomery, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Montgomery, Frederick, Virginia, United States
1792
1792
Age 22
Elijah "General Lige" Combs was married in Roanoke, Old Montgomery Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Old Montgomery Co, VA, Virginia, USA
1855
12 Sep 1855
Age 85
Death of Elijah "General Lige" Combs in Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States
Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1770
    Event Place: Montgomery, Frederick, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Roanoke, Old Montgomery Co, VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1855
    Event Place: Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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