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Joseph Allen Combs 1797 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1797

Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 Feb 1885

Death Location: Johnson County, Indiana, USA

Father: Clayton Combs

Mother: Jaley Ransdell

Spouse(s): Nancy Ransdell

Children(s): Ann Combs

The story of Joseph Allen Combs began in 1797 in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA. Joseph Allen Combs married Nancy Bohon Ransdell, and had children including Ann Combs. Joseph Allen Combs passed away in 1885 in Johnson County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Allen Combs began in 1797 in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Joseph Allen Combs married Nancy Bohon Ransdell, and had children including Ann Combs.
  • Joseph Allen Combs passed away in 1885 in Johnson County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clayton Combs
1770 – 1803
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Jaley Ransdell
1778 – 1840
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Ransdell
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ann Combs
1826 – 1911
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Joseph Combs's Ancestors

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Joseph Combs
1797 – 1885
Birth Place: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Clayton "Clator" Combs
1770 – 1803
Kentucky, United States
Jaley (Jael Jackeer Jane) Ransdell
1778 – 1840
Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Combs's Descendants

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Joseph (Allen) Combs (30 Aug 1797 – 26 Feb 1885) m. Nancy (Bohon) Ransdell
  1. 1. Ann Combs (Oct 1826 – 1911) m. Jonathan Rogers (1815 – 1893)
    1. 1. Ezra (Edmund) Rogers (Sep 1842 – 28 Feb 1917) m. Martha (Jane) Echols (26 September 1837 – 19 May 1917)
      1. 1. George (Washington) Rogers (12 Feb 1877 – 9 Feb 1970) m. Georgia (Lula) Fisher (13 December 1882 – 13 January 1928)
        1. 1. Grace (Aneita) Rogers (16 Sep 1910 – 10 Mar 1996) m. Albert (Raymond) Eshelman (22 Jan 1909 – 30 Aug 1976)

Joseph Combs's Timeline

2 Records

1797
30 Aug 1797
Birth of Joseph Allen Combs in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
1885
26 Feb 1885
Age 88
Death of Joseph Allen Combs in Johnson County, Indiana, USA
Johnson County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1797
    Event Place: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1885
    Event Place: Johnson County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopewell, Johnson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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