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Elijah (General Lige) Combs 1771–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1771

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: Abt. 1857

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

Father: John Kentucky

Mother: John Combs

Spouse(s): Sarah Roark

Children(s): Jesse Combs, Mary Combs, Jackson Combs, Lucinda (Ison), Elijah Jr, Susan Combs, Louisa Combs, Nancy Combs, Byron Combs, Sarah Combs

Elijah (General Lige) Combs was born in 1771 in Virginia, the child of John Combs Sr Father Of The 8 Brothers Who Settled In South East Kentucky And John Kentucky John Combs. Elijah (General Lige) Combs married Sarah Sallie Roark, and had children including Byron Combs, Cynthia Combs, Elijah Cornett Combs Jr, Jackson G Combs, Jesse Combs, Louisa Cornett Combs, Lucinda Combs Ison, Mary Polly Combs, Nancy Combs, Sarah Sally Combs, Susan Combs. Elijah (General Lige) Combs passed away in 1857 in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah (General Lige) Combs was born in 1771 in Virginia, the child of John Combs Sr Father Of The 8 Brothers Who Settled In South East Kentucky And John Kentucky John Combs.
  • Elijah (General Lige) Combs married Sarah Sallie Roark, and had children including Byron Combs, Cynthia Combs, Elijah Cornett Combs Jr, Jackson G Combs, Jesse Combs, Louisa Cornett Combs, Lucinda Combs Ison, Mary Polly Combs, Nancy Combs, Sarah Sally Combs, Susan Combs.
  • Elijah (General Lige) Combs passed away in 1857 in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Combs's Ancestors

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Elijah Combs
1771–1857
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
John Combs Sr, Father of the 8 brothers who settled in south east Kentucky
1733–1820
West Moreland, King George, Virginia,Crown Colony
John ((Kentucky John)) Combs
1733–1819
West Moreland, King George, Virginia,Crown Colony
Grandparents
John ((Kentucky John)) Combs
1733–1819
West Moreland, King George, Virginia,Crown Colony
Mason ((Old Mason) Combs) Sr
1714–1785
Peuman S End Creek, Caroline Co, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mason Sr
1714–1785
John Combs
1662–1716
Hannah Combs
1665–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Combs
1662–1716
Hannah Combs
1665–1693

Elijah Combs's Descendants

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Elijah ((General Lige)) Combs (Abt. 1771–Abt. 1857) m. Sarah ("Sallie") Roark (1775–7 Sept 1855)
  1. 1. Jesse Combs 1798–1874
  2. 2. Mary ("Polly") Combs 1805–1859
  3. 3. Jackson (G.) Combs 1816–1857
  4. 4. Lucinda (Combs) (Ison) 1815–1865
  5. 5. Elijah (Cornett Combs) Jr 1806–1847 m. Polly (Ann) Combs 1805–
  6. 6. Susan Combs 1810–
  7. 7. Louisa (Cornett) Combs 1803–1870
  8. 8. Nancy Combs 1799–1850
  9. 9. Byron Combs 1813–1862
  10. 10. Sarah ("Sally") Combs 1794–1876

Elijah Combs's Timeline

5 Records

1770
17 April 1770
Birth of Elijah (General Lige) Combs in Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
1771
Abt. 1771
Birth of Elijah (General Lige) Combs in Virginia
Virginia
1792
1792
Age 21
Elijah (General Lige) Combs was married in Roanoke, Old Montgomery Co, VA
Roanoke, Old Montgomery Co, VA
1855
12 Sept 1855
Age 84
Death of Elijah (General Lige) Combs in Perry County, KY
Perry County, KY
1857
Abt. 1857
Age 86
Death of Elijah (General Lige) Combs in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 April 1770
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1771
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Roanoke, Old Montgomery Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Perry, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sept 1855
    Event Place: Perry County, KY
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1857
    Event Place: Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    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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