Rachel Elizabeth Combs

1883 - 1958  (75 years)

• Name	Rachel Elizabeth Combs
  Birth	2 May 1883	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Census 1900	1900	Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
  	Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 5 125 Richard Combs Head Male White 1861 38 Married 12 North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina Farming 6 125 Susan Combs Wife Female White 1868 32 Married 12 8 8 Virginia Virginia Virginia 7 125 Chas Combs Son Male White 1881 18 Single Virginia North Carolina Virginia F Laborer 8 125 Connie Combs Daughter Female White 1884 14 Single Virginia North Carolina Virginia D Labor 9 125 Rachel Combs Daughter Female White 1886 14 Single Virginia North Carolina Virginia D Labor 10 125 Laura Combs Daughter Female White 1886 14 Single Virginia North Carolina Virginia 11 125 Bertie Combs Daughter Female White 1888 12 Single Virginia North Carolina Virginia 12 125 Jno Combs Son Male White 1889 10 Single Virginia North Carolina Virginia 13 125 Brittira P Combs Son Male White 1892 7 Single Virginia North Carolina Virginia 14 125 Ella Combs Daughter Female White 1896 4 Single Virginia North Carolina Virginia  ED:  District 0100   Transcript ID is  dbid=7602&iid=4117936_00364
  Census	1910	Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 1 2359 Richard Combs Head Male White 1867 43 M North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina Farmer 2 2359 Susan Combs Wife Female White 1872 38 M Virginia Virginia Virginia 3 2359 Rachel Combs Daughter Female White 1886 24 S Virginia North Carolina Virginia 4 2359 John Combs Son Male White 1892 18 S Virginia North Carolina Virginia 5 2359 Britton Combs Son Male White 1893 17 S Virginia North Carolina Virginia 6 2359 Minnie (Ella) Combs Daughter Female White 1897 13 S Virginia North Carolina Virginia 7 2359 Rosie Combs Daughter Female White 1898 12 S Virginia North Carolina Virginia 8 2359 Roy? Combs Daughter (error?) White 1900 10 S Virginia North Carolina Virginia 9 2359 Irby Combs Son Male White 1903 7 S Virginia North Carolina Virginia 10 2359 Robert Combs Son Male White 1 11/12 S Virginia North Carolina Virginia   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=08m6_242
  Death	2 Dec 1958	Mercer County, West Virginia
  		Rachel Combs Martin Obit
  Burial	Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia
  Siblings	12 siblings
  + 1. Charles Harry "Charlie" Combs           b. 22 Sep 1882, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 18 Nov 1952, Manchester, Clay, Kentucky  (Age 70 years) + 2. Cana Mae "Cannie" Combs           b. 6 April 1883, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 28 Feb 1927, War, McDowell, West Virginia  (Age 43 years) + 3. Laura Katheryn Combs           b. 2 May 1883, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 9 Mar 1952, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia  (Age 68 years) + 4. Bertha "Bertie" Lee Combs           b. 11 Mar 1889, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 18 Sep 1966, Hill Top, Fayette, West Virginia  (Age 77 years) + 5. John Edward Combs           b. 04 Jul 1891, Tazewell County, Virginia + 6. Perry Britton Combs           b. 27 Oct 1893, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 9 May 1965, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia  (Age 71 years)   7. Margaret Ella Combs           b. 16 Feb 1896, Baptist Valley, Tazewell, Virginia           d. Aft 1966, Possibly Philadelphia, Pa or New York  (Age > 71 years)   8. Louise Rose Stamper (Combs)           b. 1900, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. Bef 1965  (Age < 64 years)   9. Roy W. Combs           b. 1902, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. After 1934  (Age 33 years)   10. Erby Earl Combs           b. 18 Apr 1903, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 17 Feb 1975, Baltimore, Maryland  (Age 71 years)   11. Robert "Bobby" Combs           b. 07 May 1908 , Berwind, McDowell, West Virginia           d. Aft 1966, Charleston, South Carolina  (Age > 59 years)   12. Clara Combs           b. 1913, West Virginia           d. Aft 1970, New York  (Age > 58 years)
  Notes	1920 Living next door to sister Laura (Tazewell) Moved to McDowell County WV around 1929-1930 with her sister Laura and her family. In September 1935 lost her son Virgil to Typhoid Fever, in December of that same year, she lost her husband to the same thing. Her second husband (who she was separated from at the time of his death) died in the Raleigh Hotel (Bluefield) from mattress burns he received from smoking in bed.
  Person ID	P1853	Burress

  
  

  Father	Meredith Richard Combs           b. Jan 1861, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 1 May 1924, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Susan Elizabeth "Susie" Totten           b. 8 Mar 1867, Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia           d. 25 Nov 1933, Pocahontas, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1881	Smyth County, Virgina
  Family ID	F322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband 1	Robert Alfred Martin           b. 29 Aug 1875, Greenbrier, West Virginia           d. 13 Dec 1935, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	05 Apr 1911	Tazewell County, Virginia
  		Rachel Combs and Robert Martin Marriage Certificate
  Children	3 sons and 4 daughters
  	1. Everett Allen Martin           b. 30 Dec 1911, West Virginia           d. 19 Dec 1995, Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia (Age 83 years)   2. Myrtle Martin           b. 22 Apr 1914, Raven, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 14 Aug 1995, Albrightsville, Carbon, Pennsylvania (Age 81 years)   3. Virgil Carl Martin           b. 30 Mar 1915, Gary, McDowell, West Virginia           d. 7 Sep 1935, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia (Age 20 years)   4. Catherine Martin           b. 3 Oct 1917, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 5 Nov 1987, West New York, Hudson, New Jersey (Age 70 years)   5. Elizabeth Martin           b. 8 Feb 1922, McDowell County, West Virginia           d. 23 Feb 1922, Pageton, McDowell, West Virginia (Age 0 years)   6. Baby Martin           b. 4 Jan 1926, Switchback, McDowell, West Virginia           d. 4 Jan 1926, Switchback, McDowell, West Virginia (Age 0 years)   7. Alfred Ray Martin           b. 17 Jun 1927, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 14 Oct 2011, Rutherford County, North Carolina (Age 84 years)
  Photos		Photo from L to R: Marie Scott, William Rose, Rachel Combs Martin
  Family ID	F722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband 2	Charlie Puckett           b. 6 Sep 1896, Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio           d. 17 Feb 1951, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1940	Bland County, Virginia
  Family ID	F1367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 May 1883 - Tazewell County, Virginia Census 1900 - 1900 - Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Census - 1910 - Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Marriage - 05 Apr 1911 - Tazewell County, Virginia Marriage - 23 May 1940 - Bland County, Virginia Death - 2 Dec 1958 - Mercer County, West Virginia Burial - - Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
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