Family Group Sheet data from: Pat Combs O'Dell, genpat@netins.net (see below)
husband
John Milton Combs
birthdate and birthplace
15 Oct 1837 Clark county, Indiana
death date, place
12 Mar 1884 Mound City, Holt county, Missouri
burial
X
1st marriage
1856 (Atchison co, Mo?)
father
James Combs
mother
Melvina/Lavina Bird [second husband Lucas Covert] died Pawnee City, Ne
wife
Emily Jane York
birthdate and place
11 May 1838 Ill
deathdate and place
05 Jun 1885 Mound City, Holt county, Missouri
burial
X
father
X
mother
X
CHILDREN
#1 Laura Elizabeth born 28 Jul 1858 Atchison county, Missouri
married 1878 to Nelson Scott
died 04 Mar 1909 Holt Twp, Taylor co, Iowa
buried Gravity, Taylor co, Iowa
#2 Mary Ellen born 15 Feb 1860 Atchison county, Missouri
married 23 Feb 1879 Gravity, Taylor co, Iowa: Thomas Laird
died 19 Jun 1951 Americus, Ks
obituary

Mrs Mary E. Laird Dies: Americus--Mrs Mary Ellen Laird died at 1 o'clock this morning at the home of her son, Edward Laird, three miles north of Americus.

Mrs Laird was born Feb 15, 1860, in Missouri, the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John Combs. She married Thomas Laird, a Union soldier, who died in 1915.

She is survived by two sons, John William Laird, of Moultrie, Ga; Edward Arthur Laird, of Americas; three stepchildren, Charles Thomas and Elmer Thomas, of Potwin, and Mrs Fannie Thompson, of Salina; 13 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four children. She was a member of the Christian church at Potwin. THE EMPORIA WEEKLY GAZETTE, Emporia, Ks, 28 Jun 1951

buried McGill cem, south of Potwin, Kansas
#3 William Dennis born 06 Mar 1862 Nebraska
married 21 Aug 1887 Granda, Prowers co, Colo: Bertha Dickinson
died 20 Jan 1943 Pasadena, Los Angeles, Calif
buried Valhalla Cem, Burbank, Calif
#4 Essie Elta (Ester) born 15 Aug 1864 Atchison county, Missouri
   
died Nov 1867 Phelps City, Atchison co, Missouri
buried cemetery 3 miles ne of Phelps, Mo
#5 Flora Belle born 25 Feb 1867 Bedford, Taylor co, Iowa / ?Holt Co?
married 18 Sep 1888 Pueblo, Pueblo co, Colo: Henry Womack
died 09 Sep 1941 Marietta, Love Co, Oklahoma
obituary

Funeral services for Mrs Flora Bell Womack were held Wednesday afternoon from the First Christian church here conducted by Rev E.E. Watson, pastor, assisted by Bro. W.P. Dennis, Church of Christ minister.

Deceased passed away here Tuesday, September 9, after a year illness. She was 74 years old and had been a resident of Love County for many years. She was a member of the Christian church, having become affiliated at the age of 17 and was a faithful member and her church was first in her life.

Burial was made in the Cooke County cemetery at Gainesville with all arrangements in charge of the Burton Funeral Home.

Survivords include two sons, Mont and Onard of this city; four daughter, Mrs Tom Starritt and Mrs Ray Wilson, of this city; Mrs W.H. Ware of Gainesville, and Mrs Floyd Aglin of Oklahoma City; three sisters, Mrs Alice Henson of this city; Mrs Ella Laird, Potwin, Kansas; Mrs Frances Cotten, of San Diego, Calif, and one brother, Will Combs of Pasadena, Calif. Also nineteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. The Marietta Monitor, Marietta, Okalhoma 12 Sep 1941 Fri

buried Fairview / Cooke County Cemetery at Gainesville, Cooke Co, Texas
#6 Rosa "Alice" born 03 Jul 1869 Bedford, Taylor co, Iowa
married 04 Apr1888 Pueblo, Pueblo co, Colo: Thomas Henson
died 09 Jan 1956 Noble, Cleveland County, Oklahoma
obituary

Funeral rites for Mrs Alice Henson were conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Goodrich Funeral Chapel with the Rev D.E. Aden, pastor of the First Christian church, officiating.

Mrs Henson died Tuesday morning in a Noble convalescent home following an illness of ten years.

She was born July 3, 1869 in Missouri and she and her husband, the late Tom Henson, lived in Gainesville for 35 years were he owned and operated a cafe. Mrs Henson moved to Marietta in 1927 and made her home with her niece, Mrs Ray Wilson, for a number of years.

She had been a member of the Christian church for 70 years.

Survivors include one sister, Mrs Frances Cottew of San Diego, Calif, and several nieces and nephews including Mrs Ray Wilson and Mont Womack of Marietta.

Interment was in Fairview cemetery in Gainesville with the Goodrich Funeral home in charge of arrangements. THE MARIETTA MONITOR, Marietta, Oklahoma, 13 Jan 1956 Fri

buried Fairview Cem, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas
#7 Charles Augustus born 07 Sep 1871 Holt co, Mo
   
died 22 Feb 1887 Mound City, Holt co, Mo
buried  
#8 Frances Lavina born 28 Jul 1873 Bedford, Taylor co, Iowa / Holt Co?
married 17 Oct 1890 Pueblo, Pueblo co, Colo: Fred Cottew
died 04 Oct 1961 San Diego, San Diego Co, Calif
buried  
#9 Viola Opha born 12 May 1875 Bedford, Taylor co, Iowa
married 1892 Missouri: Alva Reed
died 03 Jan 1931 San Diego, San Diego co, Calif
buried  
#10 Merta Grace born 19 Jun 1880 Bedford, Taylor co, Iowa
   
died 14 Jun 1894 Cripple Creek, Teller co, Colo
buried  

NOTES: John's brother was James W. Combs (born 03 Nov 1833 Clark co, Ind).

Most of this information is from Martha Sharp, 431 McGee Avenue, Jackson, Ca, 95642. Jul 1978. Martha says that "this info is from a small book my grandmother wrote in the 1930's of what she knew of the family."

Another researcher is Marguieta Patterson, 190 Carmel Woods, Ellisville, Mo 63011.

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1850 census

BTR Mar 13, 1884 - Mr J.W. Combs received a telegram yesterday to the effect that his only brother, J.M. Combs, died yesterday morning at Mound City, Mo. Mr and Mrs J.W. Combs took the 4:20 train for Mound City last evening. The deceased was well known to many of our citizens, having resided here from 1871 to 1877. He had been seriously ill for nearly two years prior to his death.