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Samuel "Black Sam" Combs 1825–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Perry, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: Apr. 27, 1894

Death Location: Elk, Clayton County, Ia.

Father: Nicholas Jr

Mother: Elizabeth Combs

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In 1825, Samuel "Black Sam" Combs entered the world in Perry, Kentucky, United States, born to Nicholas Bird Eye Combs Jr And Elizabeth Betts Combs. Samuel "Black Sam" Combs passed away in 1894 in Elk, Clayton County, Ia..

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Biography

  • In 1825, Samuel "Black Sam" Combs entered the world in Perry, Kentucky, United States, born to Nicholas Bird Eye Combs Jr And Elizabeth Betts Combs.
  • Samuel "Black Sam" Combs passed away in 1894 in Elk, Clayton County, Ia..

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Samuel Combs's Ancestors

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Samuel Combs
1825–1894
Birth Place: Perry, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Nicholas "Bird Eye" Combs Jr
1793–1886
Kingsport, Montgomery, TN, USA
Elizabeth ("Betts") Combs
1795–1886
Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Nicholas ("Danger Nick") Combs
1736–1838
Frederick, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Euphemia Grigsby) (Combs)
1754–1850
King George, King George, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mason Sr
1714–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Combs
1662–1716
Hannah Combs
1665–1693

Samuel Combs's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of Samuel "Black Sam" Combs in Perry, Kentucky, United States
Perry, Kentucky, United States
1894
Apr. 27, 1894
Age 69
Death of Samuel "Black Sam" Combs in Elk, Clayton County, Ia.
Elk, Clayton County, Ia.

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Perry, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr. 27, 1894
    Event Place: Elk, Clayton County, Ia.

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