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Jacob Sherman Holcombe 1867–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 January 1867

Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia

Death Date: 27 January 1951

Death Location: Fulton County, Georgia, USA

Father: Jeremiah Holcomb

Mother: Matilda Groover

Spouse(s): Martha Westbrook

Children(s): Ruben Holcombe, Vada Holcomb, Sherman Holcombe, Emma Holcombe, Lavada Holcombe, Lois Holcombe, Thomas Holcombe, Elmere Holcomb

Jacob Sherman Holcombe was born in 1867 in Cherokee County, Georgia, the child of Jeremiah Jerry Holcomb And Matilda Jane Groover. Jacob Sherman Holcombe married Martha Tibatha Mattie Westbrook, and had children including Elmere Holcomb, Emma Holcombe, Lavada Ophelia Vada Holcombe, Lois L Holcombe, Ruben S Holcombe, Sherman Floyd Holcombe, Thomas Virgil Holcombe, Vada Holcomb. Jacob Sherman Holcombe passed away in 1951 in Fulton County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Sherman Holcombe was born in 1867 in Cherokee County, Georgia, the child of Jeremiah Jerry Holcomb And Matilda Jane Groover.
  • Jacob Sherman Holcombe married Martha Tibatha Mattie Westbrook, and had children including Elmere Holcomb, Emma Holcombe, Lavada Ophelia Vada Holcombe, Lois L Holcombe, Ruben S Holcombe, Sherman Floyd Holcombe, Thomas Virgil Holcombe, Vada Holcomb.
  • Jacob Sherman Holcombe passed away in 1951 in Fulton County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Holcomb
1820–1900
Birth Location: Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
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Matilda Groover
1830–1920
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Westbrook
1872–1951
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Ruben Holcombe
1908–1965
Birth Location: Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
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Vada Holcomb
1898–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Sherman Holcombe
1894–1979
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia
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Emma Holcombe
1896–1957
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia
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Lavada Holcombe
1899–1953
Birth Location: Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
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Lois Holcombe
1901–1978
Birth Location: Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
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Thomas Holcombe
1905–1974
Birth Location: Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
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Elmere Holcomb
1898–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Jacob Holcombe's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Holcombe
1867–1951
Birth Place: Cherokee County, Georgia
Parents
Jeremiah ( Jerry ) Holcomb
1820–1900
Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Matilda (Jane) Groover
1830–1920
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Holcombe's Descendants

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Jacob (Sherman) Holcombe (27 January 1867–27 January 1951) m. Martha (Tibatha (Mattie)) Westbrook (1872–14 November 1951)
  1. 1. Ruben (S) Holcombe 1908–1965 m. Gladys (Ada Hyde) Holcomb 1915–2008
    1. 1. James (Ruben) Holcomb 1937–2007 m. Margaret (Geraldine) Manning 1943–2015
    2. 2. Virginia Holcomb 1938–2011
  2. 2. Vada Holcomb 1898–
  3. 3. Sherman (Floyd) Holcombe 1894–1979
  4. 4. Emma Holcombe 1896–1957
  5. 5. Lavada (Ophelia (Vada)) Holcombe 1899–1953
  6. 6. Lois (L) Holcombe 1901–1978
  7. 7. Thomas (Virgil) Holcombe 1905–1974
  8. 8. Elmere Holcomb 1898–

Jacob Holcombe's Timeline

2 Records

1867
27 January 1867
Birth of Jacob Sherman Holcombe in Cherokee County, Georgia
Cherokee County, Georgia
1951
27 January 1951
Age 84
Death of Jacob Sherman Holcombe in Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Fulton County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 January 1867
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 January 1951
    Event Place: Fulton County, Georgia, USA
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