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Ray Elias Combs 1889–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 13, 1889

Birth Location: Albia, Monroe, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 07 Apr 1954

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk County,Iowa, USA

Father: George Combs

Mother: Ida Hennion

Spouse(s): Alta Smith

Children(s): Max Combs, Frances Combs, Infant Combs, Pauline Combs, Doris Combs, Martha Combs, Kathryn Combs, Martha Combs

Ray Elias Combs was born in 1889 in Albia, Monroe, Iowa, USA, the child of George Washington Combs And Ida Adaline Hennion. Ray Elias Combs married Alta Clara Smith, and had children including Doris Marie Combs, Frances Lucille Combs, Infant Combs, Kathryn M Combs, Martha Combs, Martha Jane Combs, Max Woodrow Combs, Pauline Blanche Combs. Ray Elias Combs passed away in 1954 in Des Moines, Polk County,Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Ray Elias Combs was born in 1889 in Albia, Monroe, Iowa, USA, the child of George Washington Combs And Ida Adaline Hennion.
  • Ray Elias Combs married Alta Clara Smith, and had children including Doris Marie Combs, Frances Lucille Combs, Infant Combs, Kathryn M Combs, Martha Combs, Martha Jane Combs, Max Woodrow Combs, Pauline Blanche Combs.
  • Ray Elias Combs passed away in 1954 in Des Moines, Polk County,Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Combs
1858–1927
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
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Ida Hennion
1861–1949
Birth Location: Jackson, Monroe, Iowa
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Spouses(s)

Alta Smith
1891–1960
Birth Location: Albia, Monroe County, Iowa, United States of America
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Children(s)

Max Combs
1918–1974
Birth Location: Foster, Iowa
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Frances Combs
1913–2000
Birth Location: Monroe Co., Iowa
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Infant Combs
1912–1912
Birth Location: Albia, Monroe County, Iowa, United States of America
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Pauline Combs
1915–1994
Birth Location: Albia Monroe, Iowa
PC
Doris Combs
1920–2003
Birth Location: Albia Monroe, Iowa
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Martha Combs
1927–2018
Birth Location: Albia, Monroe County, Iowa
MC
Kathryn Combs
1922–
Birth Location: Iowa
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Martha Combs
1915–1994
Birth Location: Albia Monroe, Iowa
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Ray Combs's Ancestors

Self
Ray Combs
1889–1954
Birth Place: Albia, Monroe, Iowa, USA
Parents
George Washington Combs
1858–1927
Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
Ida (Adaline) Hennion
1861–1949
Jackson, Monroe, Iowa
Grandparents
Elias Combs
1830–1871
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Margaret (R) Watson
1837–1883
Hancock County, Indiana, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Watson
1798–1864
Elizabeth Huntington
1807–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Watson
1765–1800
Elizabeth Jones
1763–1800

Ray Combs's Descendants

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Ray (Elias) Combs (September 13, 1889–07 Apr 1954) m. Alta (Clara) Smith (08 Apr 1891–4 October 1960)
  1. 1. Max (Woodrow) Combs 1918–1974
  2. 2. Frances (Lucille) Combs 1913–2000 m. Harold (Robert) Tyrrel 1912–1959 m. John (Victor) Steppuhn 1914–2000
    1. 1. Robert (Ray (Bob)) Tyrrel 1933–2010
  3. 3. Infant Combs 1912–1912
  4. 4. Pauline (Blanche) Combs 1915–1994
  5. 5. Doris (Marie) Combs 1920–2003
  6. 6. Martha (Jane) Combs 1927–2018
  7. 7. Kathryn (M.) Combs 1922–
  8. 8. Martha Combs 1915–1994

Ray Combs's Timeline

2 Records

1889
September 13, 1889
Birth of Ray Elias Combs in Albia, Monroe, Iowa, USA
Albia, Monroe, Iowa, USA
1954
07 Apr 1954
Age 65
Death of Ray Elias Combs in Des Moines, Polk County,Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk County,Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 13, 1889
    Event Place: Albia, Monroe, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Apr 1954
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk County,Iowa, USA
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