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Matilda "Tilda" L Holcombe 1847–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1847

Birth Location: Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1935

Death Location: Yancey, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Holcombe

Mother: Nancy Riddle

Spouse(s): Charles Penland

Children(s): John Penland

In 1847, Matilda "Tilda" L Holcombe entered the world in Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA, born to John Wallace Holcombe And Nancy Julia Riddle. Matilda "Tilda" L Holcombe married Charles Melvin Penland, and had children including John Lafayette Penland. Matilda "Tilda" L Holcombe passed away in 1935 in Yancey, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Matilda "Tilda" L Holcombe entered the world in Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA, born to John Wallace Holcombe And Nancy Julia Riddle.
  • Matilda "Tilda" L Holcombe married Charles Melvin Penland, and had children including John Lafayette Penland.
  • Matilda "Tilda" L Holcombe passed away in 1935 in Yancey, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Holcombe
1818–1887
Birth Location: Paint Gap, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
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Nancy Riddle
1826–1875
Birth Location: Madison Co, NC
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Spouses(s)

Charles Penland
1845–1924
Birth Location: Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
CP

Children(s)

John Penland
1894–1973
Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
JP

Matilda Holcombe's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Holcombe
1847–1935
Birth Place: Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Wallace Holcombe
1818–1887
Paint Gap, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Julia) Riddle
1826–1875
Madison Co, NC
Grandparents
Henry (A) Holcombe
1792–1860
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
FRANCES ("Fanny") WALLACE
1796–1870
Laurens Co., South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matilda Holcombe's Descendants

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Matilda ("Tilda" L) Holcombe (May 1847–1935) m. Charles (Melvin) Penland (April 29, 1845–13 January 1924)
  1. 1. John (Lafayette) Penland 1894–1973 m. Bessie Penland 1900–1987
    1. 1. Keith (John) Penland 1924– m. Sadie (Ruth) Robinson 1928–2002
      1. 1. Robert (Richard) Penland 1951–1975
      2. 2. Roger (Keith) Penland 1946–2022
    2. 2. Jack Penland 1921–
    3. 3. Charles (Liston) Penland 1917–1990 m. Ocie Penland 1921–2013
      1. 1. Edna (Dean) Penland 1938–1938
      2. 2. Wilma (Jean) Adkins 1937–2012

Matilda Holcombe's Timeline

2 Records

1847
May 1847
Birth of Matilda "Tilda" L Holcombe in Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA
Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 88
Death of Matilda "Tilda" L Holcombe in Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Yancey, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1847
    Event Place: Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, United States
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