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Sarah Melvina Aka Sallie Combs 1853–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1853

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 22 Jan 1925

Death Location: Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Susan Crawford

Spouse(s): George Sr

Children(s): Hattie Hood, Lillian Dawson, George Jr, Nancy Cole, Joseph Goshorn, Paul Goshorn, Nellie Gosorn

Sarah Melvina Aka Sallie Combs was born in 1853 in West Virginia, the child of John Combs Jr And Susan L Crawford. In 1870, Sarah Melvina Aka Sallie Combs resided in Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA. Sarah Melvina Aka Sallie Combs married George Theodore Goshorn Sr, and had children including George Theodore Goshorn Jr, Hattie M Hood, Joseph Elkins Goshorn, Lillian Lacy Dawson, Nancy Maude Cole, Nellie Gosorn, Paul Harrison Goshorn. Sarah Melvina Aka Sallie Combs passed away in 1925 in Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Melvina Aka Sallie Combs was born in 1853 in West Virginia, the child of John Combs Jr And Susan L Crawford.
  • In 1870, Sarah Melvina Aka Sallie Combs resided in Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA.
  • Sarah Melvina Aka Sallie Combs married George Theodore Goshorn Sr, and had children including George Theodore Goshorn Jr, Hattie M Hood, Joseph Elkins Goshorn, Lillian Lacy Dawson, Nancy Maude Cole, Nellie Gosorn, Paul Harrison Goshorn.
  • Sarah Melvina Aka Sallie Combs passed away in 1925 in Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Combs's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Combs
1853–1925
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
John Combs Jr.
1814–1900
Virginia
Susan (L.) Crawford
1820–1872
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Henry Harrison) Combs
1790–1830
Mary (Helen Murphy) Combs
1790–
Ireland
Thomas (W) Crawford
1778–1862
Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Athy
1784–1860
, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Crawford
1775–1840
Elizabeth Beall
1778–1850
Thomas Sr
1746–1826
Elizabeth Caldwell
1761–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Basil Crawford
1707–1753
Margaret Beall
1707–1761
Capt Beall
1723–1781
George Athey
1761–1794
Anne McClish
1725–1768

Sarah Combs's Descendants

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Sarah (Melvina Aka Sallie) Combs (abt 1853–22 Jan 1925) m. George (Theodore Goshorn) Sr (2 June 1851–27 March 1940)
  1. 1. Hattie (M) Hood 1873–1950
  2. 2. Lillian (Lacy) Dawson 1877–1964
  3. 3. George (Theodore Goshorn) Jr 1879–1915
  4. 4. Nancy (Maude) Cole 1881–1969
  5. 5. Joseph (Elkins) Goshorn 1887–1968
  6. 6. Paul (Harrison) Goshorn 1889–1975
  7. 7. Nellie Gosorn 1877–

Sarah Combs's Timeline

5 Records

1851
18 Dec 1851
Birth of Sarah Melvina Aka Sallie Combs in Romney, Hampshire Co., WV
Romney, Hampshire Co., WV
1853
abt 1853
Birth of Sarah Melvina Aka Sallie Combs in West Virginia
West Virginia
1870
1870
Age 17
Sarah Melvina Aka Sallie Combs resided here in Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
Sarah Melvina Aka Sallie Combs resided here in Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
1925
22 Jan 1925
Age 72
Death of Sarah Melvina Aka Sallie Combs in Piedmont, Mineral, West Virginia, USA
Piedmont, Mineral, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1851
    Event Place: Romney, Hampshire Co., WV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1853
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1687; Page: 510B; Family History Library Film: 553186

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1687; Page: 510B; Family History Library Film: 553186

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: 123; Page: 269B; Enumeration District: 057

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Piedmont, Mineral, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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