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Rachel Elizabeth Combs

Female 1883 - 1958  (75 years)Deceased

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  • Name Rachel Elizabeth Combs 
    Birth 2 May 1883  Tazewell County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900 1900  Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 2 Dec 1958  Mercer County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    		Rachel Combs Martin Obit
    Burial Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 12 siblings 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1 May 1924, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Susan Elizabeth "Susie" Totten
              b. 8 Mar 1867, Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 25 Nov 1933, Pocahontas, Tazewell, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 3 Nov 1881  Smyth County, Virgina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F322  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Husband 1 Robert Alfred Martin
              b. 29 Aug 1875, Greenbrier, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 13 Dec 1935, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 05 Apr 1911  Tazewell County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    		Rachel Combs and Robert Martin Marriage Certificate
    Children 3 sons and 4 daughters 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 17 Feb 1951, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 23 May 1940  Bland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 

    Family ID F1367  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 May 1883 - Tazewell County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus 1900 - 1900 - Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps Census - 1910 - Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 05 Apr 1911 - Tazewell County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 May 1940 - Bland County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Dec 1958 - Mercer County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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