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Southwest Virginia & Stokes County, NC

 

Perry Britton Combs

Male 1893 - 1965  (71 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Perry Britton Combs was born on 27 Oct 1893 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 9 May 1965 in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1900: 1900, Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    • Census: 1910, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • WWI Draft Card: 1917, Iaeger, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    • Court: 11 May 1922, Tazewell County, Virginia; Commonwealth of Va VS Britt Combs, Felony, jury finds not guilty.
    • WWII Draft Card: 1942, West Virginia, United States

    Notes:

    Court:
    November 25, 1921 CVN

    Court News - Judge KEGLEY'S Circuit Court convened Tuesday morning. A grand jury was empanelled and the following indictments returned: Brit COMBS, for Shooting Tom KINDER

    Died:
    Perry B. Combs Dies in Hospital; Funeral services for Perry Britton Combs, 72, of 320 Bailey Ave., will be held at 2 PM today at the Webb and Neal Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lavern Wing in charge. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Combs died in a local hospital at 6 PM Sunday after a short illness. Born in Tazewell, Va, July 7, 1893, he was a son of the late Richard and Elizabeth Totten Combs. He was a member of UMW Local 7086 at Eccles, having worked in area mines for 35 years before retiring. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Flossie Lovell Combs; a son, Thurman Donald Combs, of Jacksonville, Fla; two brothers, Earl Combs of Baltimore, Md. and Robert Combs of Charleston S.C.; Three sisters, Miss Clara Combs and Mrs. Eva Bennett, both of Philadelphia, Pa. and Mrs. Bertha Smith of Oak Hill; two grandchildren and one great grand child. The body is at the Webb and Neal Funeral Home where friends may call after 1 p.m. today. Pallbearers will be Carlos Crews, Woodrow Naff, Howard Pettry and Lyle Hudson

    Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV May 12, 1965

    Perry married Flossie Bane Lovell on 5 June 1916 in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA. Flossie (daughter of John Lovell and Roxanna Baer) was born on 14 Apr 1900 in West Jefferson, North Carolina; died on 1 March 1999 in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Thurman Donald Combs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Nov 1918 in West Virginia, United States; died in Jan 1999.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thurman Donald Combs Descendancy chart to this point (1.Perry1) was born on 23 Nov 1918 in West Virginia, United States; died in Jan 1999.




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