Elizabeth "Betsy" Combs

1839 - 1900  (61 years)

• Name	Elizabeth "Betsy" Combs
  Born	1839	Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
  Gender	Female
  Census 1860	1860	South Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 8 1266 Thornton Penington 21 1839 Male Farmer North Carolina 9 1266 Betsy Penington 21 1839 Female North Carolina 10 1266 Poindexter Penington 3 1857 Male North Carolina
  Census 1870	1870	Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
  Elizabeth is living with parents William & Sibby, with her are children listed as Poindexter, Meredith, Harvey & Wm all with the last name of Pennington. Wm & Harvey are to young to be children of Thornton. Do not know who their father is.
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 1 103 Milly W Combs 23 1847 Female White North Carolina 2 103 Elmira Combs 20 1850 Female White North Carolina 3 103 Elizabeth Pendleton 37 1833 Female White North Carolina 4 103 Poindexter Pendleton 14 1856 Male White Farm Laborer North Carolina 5 103 Meredith Pendleton 11 1859 Male White Farm Laborer North Carolina 6 103 Harvey Pendleton 3 1867 Male White North Carolina 7 103 William F Pendleton 5 1865 Male White North Carolina 8 103 William Combs 64 1834 Male White Farm Laborer North Carolina 9 103 Sibia Combs 63 1838 Female White North Carolina
  Census	1880	Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
  Elizabeth and Harvey are living right next door to Elizabeth's mother and her sisters Myra and Millie. Albert is Harvey's son from previous marriage.
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Occupation Street 6 223 Fayette Watkins Self Male Black Abt 1840 40 Married Virginia Virginia Virginia Farm Laborer 7 223 Susan Watkins Wife Female Black Abt 1840 40 Married Virginia Virginia Virginia Keeping House 8 223 Bettie Watkins Daughter Female Black Abt 1860 20 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia 9 223 Harriette Watkins Daughter Female Black Abt 1862 18 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia 10 223 Robert Watkins Son Male Black Abt 1864 16 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia Farm Laborer 11 223 John Watkins Son Male Black Abt 1867 13 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia Farm Laborer 12 223 Benjamin Watkins Son Male Black Abt 1869 11 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia 13 223 William Watkins Son Male Black Abt 1871 9 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia 14 223 Mary Watkins Daughter Female Black Abt 1873 7 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia 15 223 Martha Watkins Daughter Female Black Abt 1875 5 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia 16 223 Watkins Daughter Female Black Abt 1880 2/12 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia 17 223 Bettie Watson Self Female White Abt 1835 45 Widowed Virginia Virginia Virginia Keeping House 18 223 Thomas Watson Son Male White Abt 1860 20 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia Farm Laborer 19 223 Charles Watson Son Male White Abt 1864 16 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia Farm Laborer 20 223 Serrepta Watson Daughter Female White Abt 1867 13 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia At Home 21 223 Luema Watson Daughter Female White Abt 1870 10 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia 19 223 Harvey Bowling Self Male White 1831 49 Married Virginia Virginia Virginia Farmer 20 223 Elizabeth Bowling Wife Female White 1841 39 Married Virginia Virginia Virginia 21 223 Albert Bowling Son Male White 1873 7 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia 22 223 Charles Bowling Son Male White 1877 3 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia 23 223 William Combs Male White 1866 14 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia Farm Labor 24 223 Harvey Combs Male White 1868 12 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia Farm Labor
  Died	1881-1900	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Harve J. Bowling is living with son Charles D. Bowling in 1900 and is listed as "widowed" so Elizabeth died before 1900
  Age	61 years
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. James Harrison Combs           b. Dec 1835, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States           d. 27 Jan 1914, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
  2. Amelia "Milly" Combs           b. 1842, North Carolina
  3. Meredith "Merlie" Combs           b. 1845, Wilkes County, North Carolina           d. After 1914, Rock Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina
  4. Almyra "Myra" Combs           b. 1850, North Carolina           d. 28 July 1914, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
  Person ID	P1867	Burress Genealogy of Virginia | My Ancestors

  
  

  Father	William "Billy" Combs           b. 1814, North Carolina, United States           d. August 1879, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Sybil "Sibby"           b. 1816, North Carolina           d. 1880-1890, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1834	North Carolina or Virginia
  Family ID	F1773	Group Sheet

  
  

  Husband 1	Thornton Pennington           b. 1836, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA           d. 20 Sep 1863, Dade County, Georgia, USA  (Age 27 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1856	Ashe County, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Children	2 children
  + 1. Poindexter "Pine" Pennington Combs           b. September 1857, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA           d. 28 Mar 1919, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age ~ 61 years) + 2. Meredith Richard Combs           b. Jan 1861, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA           d. 1 May 1924, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Family ID	F1758	Group Sheet

  
  

  Husband 2	Unknown Father
  Children	2 children
  1. William Combs           b. 1866, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA   2. Harvey Combs           b. 1868, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
  Family ID	F1774	Group Sheet

  
  

  Husband 3	James Harvey Bowling           b. Oct 1822, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 1900-1910, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Married	18 May 1876	Tazewell County, Virginia   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Charles David Bowling           b. 10 May 1878, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 11 Apr 1966, Mercer County, West Virginia  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F1775	Group Sheet

  
  

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  		Born - 1839 - Ashe County, North Carolina, USA Married - 19 Apr 1856 - Ashe County, North Carolina, USA Census 1870 - Elizabeth is living with parents William & Sibby, with her are children listed as Poindexter, Meredith, Harvey & Wm all with the last name of Pennington. Wm & Harvey are to young to be children of Thornton. Do not know who their father is. - 1870 - Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Married - 18 May 1876 - Tazewell County, Virginia Census - Elizabeth and Harvey are living right next door to Elizabeth's mother and her sisters Myra and Millie. Albert is Harvey's son from previous marriage. - 1880 - Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Died - 1881-1900 - Tazewell County, Virginia  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S-897369860] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S-942496882] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.Original data - Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.).