Hiram Combs b 1869 KY; s/o Luther Combs and Jemima Thomas. Hiram Combs m. Eliza Jane Gross b 7 May 1880 Breathitt Co KY; d/o John Gross and Henrietta McIntosh. Children of Hiram Combs and Eliza Jane Gross;

1. Silas Combs b Mar 1896 Breathitt Co KY; m. Lena Barnett. Children of Silas Combs and Lena Barnett;

i. Velma Combs

ii. Lucille Combs

2. Dosha Combs b Mar 1898 Breathitt Co KY d Apr 1982 Jackson, Breathitt Co KY; m. 15 Jan 1913 to James Goodloe Combs. Child of James Goodloe Combs and Dosha Combs;

i. Bill Combs

3. Alpha Combs b 17 Feb 1900 Breathitt Co KY d 8 Sept 1991; m. 25 Mar 1920 Portsmouth to James Noble b 22 Jul 1887 d 18 May 1952; s/o Emery Noble and Sarah Marshall.

4. Dora Combs b 5 Apr 1904 d 19 Dec 1998 age 94; m. 7 Apr 1918 Dragon, Breathitt Co KY to Kelly Hager b 1899 Wolfe Co KY. Dora Combs m. 29 Dec 1923 Portsmouth, OH to (2) Willie Hounshell b 1904; Children of Willie Hounshell and Dora Combs;

i. Helen Hounshell; m. Male Wright

ii. Adna Hounshell m. Male Burkeen

iii. Willa Mae Hounshell m. Male Smith

iv. Jim Hounshell

v. Finley Hounshell

5. Granville Combs b about 1907; m. Nora Watkins b about 1910. Children of Granville Combs and Nora Watkins;

i. J. L. Combs b 24 Jan 1931 Quicksand, Breathitt Co KY d 23 Feb 1995 Owsley Co KY m. 17 Nov 1951 Jackson, Breathitt Co KY to Lois Barnett b 30 Aug 1934 Stevenson, KY; d/o Clayton Barnett and Lula Holbrooks. Children of J. L. Combs and Lois Barnett;

I. Carolyn Sue Combs b 16 Aug 1952 Breathitt Co KY

II. Linda Lou Combs b 13 Dec 1953 Seco Hospital, Seco, Letcher Co KY m. 4 Nov 1972 (divorced) Roscoe Allen Mayfield s/o Roscoe Mayfield. Children of Linda Lou Combs and Roscoe Allen Mayfield;

II.i. James Allen Mayfield b 30 May 1976 Portsmouth, VA

II.ii. Stacey Jay Mayfield b 15 Aug 1978 Campbell Co KY

II.iii. Samantha Ann Mayfield b 20 Apr 1981 Campbell Co KY.

III. Jimmie Lee Combs b 3 Sept 1955 Breathitt Co KY m. Karen Clemons d/o Thomas Clemons and Mary Margaret Elliott. Children of Jimmie Lee Combs and Karen Clemons;

III.i. Stephanie Dawn Combs b 21 Jul 1981

III.ii. Amy Renee Combs b 8 Mar 1984

IV. Granville Combs b 8 Mar 1958 Breathitt Co KY

V. Lydia Margaret Combs b 11 Mar 1962 Campbell Co KY

VI. Christine Combs b 12 Mar 1964 Campbell Co KY.

ii. Billy Forrest Combs b 16 Feb 1937 Stevenson KY; m. 25 Feb 1971 to Mildred Abigale Lytle b 10 Aug 1910 Morris KY; d/o Clarence Riley Lytle and Carrie Houston.

iii. Lloyd Combs b about 1940

iv. Gladys Combs died as a child.

v. Charles Combs

vi. Robert Combs

vii. Thomas Lee Combs

viii. Finley Ray Combs

ix. Lorraine Combs

x. Margaret Combs m. Willard Johnson

6. Finley Combs b about 1908 KY; m. Ola Watkins b about 1910. Children of Finley Combs and Ola Watkins;

i. Verneda Combs b 30 Sept 1933 Breathitt Co KY

ii. Geneva Genave Combs b 27 Nov 1934 Breathitt Co KY; m. Kenny Gross b about 1930. Children of Kenny Gross and Geneva Combs;

I. Sherry Lee Gross b 10 Jun 1964 Breathitt Co KY

II. Burlena Gross b 3 Jan 1967 Breathitt Co KY

III. Donna Kaye Gross b 5 Jul 1970 Wolfe Co KY.

Geneva Genave Combs m. (1) Clarence Stamper b 30 Mar 1932 Perry Co KY; s/o Daily Stamper and Lucy H Herald. Children of Clarence Stamper and Geneva Genave Combs;

I. Trisia A Stamper b 19 Apr 1955 Letcher Co KY

II. Pamela A Stamper b 20 Dec 1956 Letcher Co KY

iii. Janita Combs b 28 Apr 1938 Breathitt Co KY

iv. Homer L Combs b 16 Apr 1940 Breathitt Co KY

v. Arlan Combs b 8 May 1942 Breathitt Co KY d 7 May 1994

vi. Daniel V Combs b 4 Jun 1944 Letcher Co KY

vii. Finley V Combs b 28 Feb 1947 Letcher Co KY

viii. Ronnie D Combs b 26 Aug 1954 Letcher Co KY

7. Flora Combs b about 1909; m. Sandford Fields b about 1905 Louisville, Jefferson Co KY. Children of Sandford Fields and Flora Combs;

i. Edward Fields b 15 Jan 1925 Perry Co KY

ii. Virgie Fields b about 1928 Perry Co KY

iii. Adrian Fields b 6 Jun 1932? Perry Co KY

iv. Imogene Fields b 4 Sept 1932? Perry Co KY; m. Clarence Prater

v. Edgar W Fields b 29 Aug 1934 Perry Co KY

vi. May A Fields b 16 Feb 1936? Perry Co KY

vii. Curtis Fields b 6 Oct 1936? Perry Co KY

8. Haney Combs b 1 Jun 1910 Breathitt Co KY d Sunday, 29 Jan 2006 age 95; m. 6 Mar 1939 to Walter Dees Sr d 1979. Children of Walter Dees Sr and Haney Combs;

i. Walter Dees Jr; m. Barbara Unknown

ii. Nelson C Dees; m. Karen Unknown.

iii. Crystal Dees; m. Male Hacker

9. Edward Combs b 8 Nov 1913 Breathitt Co KY; m. (1) Addie Back. Edward Combs m. (2) Dove Barnett b about 1915. Children of Edward Combs and Dove Barnett;

i. Robert Eugene Combs b about 1945

ii. Wilma Joyce Combs b about 1945

10. Julie Combs b 10 Aug 1917 Breathitt Co KY; m. Orbin Henson; Children of Obin Henson and Julie Combs;

i. James Hiram Henson

ii. Bobby Gene Henson d Viet Nam

iii. Donna Lee Henson

iv. William Earl Henson

1930 Breathitt Co KY Census Jackson District 2
94 99 Combs Hiram Head M W 60 M 23 KY KY KY Farmer General Farm
94 99 Combs Eliza Wife F W 49 M 15 KY KY KY
94 99 Combs Finley Son M W 21 S KY KY KY Laborer General Farm
94 99 Combs Haney Daughter F W 19 S KY KY KY
94 99 Combs Julia Daughter F W 13 S KY KY KY

Obituary: Alpha Combs
b 17 Feb 1900 - 8 Sept 1991

Alpha Combs, 91, of Jackson, KY d. Sept. 8, 1991 b. Feb. 17, 1900 d/o the late Hiram COMBS and Eliza GROSS md. James NOBLE 4 sons, Milton, of Jackson; Robert and Roy, of Portsmouth, Herman, of Jackson 2 daughters, Nancy NICHOLS, Jackson Mae CAUDILL, Portsmouth 3 sisters, Julie HENSON, Jackson Dora HOUNSHELL, Jackson Haney DEES, Hamilton, OH, 11 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren. Buried in the Tincher Cem.

Obituary: Haney Combs Dees
1 Jun 1910 - 29 Jan 2006

January 30, 2006 Hamilton Journal, Hamilton, Ohio Haney Combs Dees, age 95 of Hamilton passes away on Sunday January 29, 2006 in the Butler County Care Facility. Haney was born on June 1, 1910 in Breathitt County, Kentucky the daughter of the late Hiram and Eliza (Gross) Combs. She married Walter Dees, Sr. on March 6, 1939 and he preceded her in death in 1979. She had been a member of the Church of The Nazarene. Mrs. Dees is survived by her children Walter Dees, Jr. and his wife Barbara of Athens, Alabama; Nelson C. Dees and his wife Karen of Hamilton, Ohio. Eight grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren also survive. She was also preceded in death by a daughter Crystal Hacker, a grandson Nelson Dees, Jr., and four brothers and five sisters. Funeral services will be held at The Webb Noonan Funeral Home 240 Ross Avenue at south D Street on Thursday February 2, 2006 at 10:00am with Rev. David Hargrave officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5:00p.m. until 8:00p.m. at the funeral home.

Obituary: Dora Combs Hounshell
5 Apr 1904 - 19 Dec 1998

Dora Combs Hounshell, 94 of Jackson d. Dec. 19, 1998. Born April 5, 1904 she was the d/o the late Hiram and Eliza Spencer Combs and the widow of Willie Hounshell. Survivors include three daughters, Helen Wright of Dayton, OH, Adna Burkeen of Bowling Green, KY and Willa Mae Smith of Richmond, KY; two sons, Jim Hounshell of Jackson and Finley Hounshell of Lexington, KY; two sisters, Julia Henson of Jackson and Haney Dees of Hamilton, OH; 15 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Burial in the Jackson Cemetery, Jackson, Breathitt Co KY.