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Willie Combs 1897 – 1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 JUN 1897

Birth Location: Pettigrew, Madison, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 18 SEP 1965

Death Location: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States

Father: Preston Combs

Mother: Ella Brown

Spouse(s): Marley Owen

Children(s): Willie Combs, Lowell Combs, Wanda Combs, Edith Combs, Wilma Combs

The story of Willie Combs began in 1897 in Pettigrew, Madison, Arkansas, United States, with parents Preston "Press" C. Combs and Ella May Brown. As an adult, Willie Combs wed Marley Lee Owen. Their household included Willie "Billy" Combs, Lowell Owen Combs, Wanda Mae Combs, Edith Pauline Combs and Wilma Faye Combs. Willie Combs's life came to an end in 1965 in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States.

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Parents

Preston Combs
1871 – 1945
Birth Location: Leslie, Kentucky, United States
PC
Ella Brown
1879 – 1914
Birth Location: Mozelle, Leslie County, Kentucky, United States of America
EB

Spouses(s)

Marley Owen
1900 – 1994
Birth Location: Stoddard, Missouri, United States
MO

Children(s)

Willie Combs
1924 – 1988
Birth Location: Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
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Lowell Combs
1927 – 1982
Birth Location: –
LC
Wanda Combs
1930 – 1998
Birth Location: Davenport, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
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Edith Combs
1922 – 2017
Birth Location: Davenport, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
EC
Wilma Combs
1932 – 2000
Birth Location: Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 JUN 1897
    Event Place: Pettigrew, Madison, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Find a Grave Index, Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, United States, Census, 1900, United States, Census, 1910, United States, Census, 1920, United States, Census, 1930, United States, Census, 1940, United States, Census, 1950, United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Fox, Lincoln, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1259; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1375272, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Apr 29 01:45:38 UTC 2025), Entry for Willie Combs and P C Combs, from 1917 to 1918., "United States, Census, 1950", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Mar 19 23:21:43 UTC 2024), Entry for William Combs and Marley L Combs, 10 April 1950., "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Thu Mar 14 23:36:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Willie Combs and Marley Owens, 20 Dec 1921., "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Apr 26 01:13:55 UTC 2025), Entry for Willie Combs, 18 Dec 1918., "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 06:00:02 UTC 2025), Entry for Willie Combs., "United States, Census, 1930", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Mar 09 16:03:58 UTC 2024), Entry for William H Combs and Mary Combs, 1930., "United States, Census, 1940", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Wed Jul 24 16:47:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Willie Combs and Marley Combs, 1940., "United States, Census, 1920", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sun Jan 19 18:30:03 UTC 2025), Entry for Preston Combs and Willie Combs, 1920., "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 28 June 2024), Willie Combs, 1917-1918., "United States, Census, 1900", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Thu Apr 17 18:06:31 UTC 2025), Entry for Preston Combs and Ella Combs, 1900., "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Mar 09 11:38:59 UTC 2024), Entry for Willie Combs and Preston Combs, 18 September 1965., "United States, Census, 1910", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Mar 09 06:13:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Preston Combs and Ella Combs, 1910., "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 28 June 2024), Willie Combs, 1917-1918.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1965
    Event Place: Ochiltree Cemetery, Perryton, Ochiltree, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 06:00:02 UTC 2025), Entry for Willie Combs.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Fox, Lincoln, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1259; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1375272, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Fox, Lincoln, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1259; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1375272

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 18 DEC 1918
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Kentucky Township, Newton, Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: BET 1917 AND 1918
    Event Place: Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 SEP 1965
    Event Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Find a Grave Index, Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000, Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998, Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982, "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 24 May 2014), Willie Combs, 18 Sep 1965; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, <i>Ancestry</i> ( : 2006); c, "Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 5 December 2014), Willie Combs, Potter, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin., "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Apr 26 01:13:55 UTC 2025), Entry for Willie Combs, 18 Dec 1918., "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 06:00:02 UTC 2025), Entry for Willie Combs., "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Mar 09 11:38:59 UTC 2024), Entry for Willie Combs and Preston Combs, 18 September 1965., "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," , <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 24 May 2014), Willie Combs, 18 Sep 1965; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, <i>Ancestry</i> ( : 2006); citing ce, "Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998," , <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 5 December 2014), Willie Combs, Potter, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: South Keokuk Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1949
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 10 APR 1950
    Event Place: Perryton, Ochiltree, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: South Keokuk Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1949
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 10 APR 1950
    Event Place: Perryton, Ochiltree, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: South Keokuk Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1949
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 10 APR 1950
    Event Place: Perryton, Ochiltree, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: South Keokuk Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 37
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 38
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 39
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1949
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 40
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 10 APR 1950
    Event Place: Perryton, Ochiltree, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 41
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 42
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: South Fox, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Fox, Lincoln, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1259; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1375272

    Genealogy Event 43
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stroud, Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

    Genealogy Event 44
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1965
    Event Place: Perryton, Ochiltree, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 45
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 46
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: South Keokuk Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 47
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 48
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 49
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 50
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1949
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 51
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 10 APR 1950
    Event Place: Perryton, Ochiltree, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 52
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 53
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 54
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: BET 1917 AND 1918
    Event Place: Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 55
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: South Keokuk Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 56
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 57
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 58
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 59
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1949
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 60
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 10 APR 1950
    Event Place: Perryton, Ochiltree, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 61
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

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