Jacob Combs and
Margaret "Peggy" Herndon

Jacob COMBS b about 1799 Russell Co VA d 5 Apr 1876; s/o William "Old Billy" Combs and Anna Thompson. Jacob Combs m. Margaret "Peggy" Herndon b about 1800 Caswell Co NC. Children of Jacob Combs and Margaret "Peggy" Herndon;

1. Arminda Combs b about 1832 Russell Co VA

2. Rachael Combs b 1833 Russell Co VA

3. William Johnson Combs b 1837 Russell Co VA m. Nancy Thompson b 27 May 1848 d 3 Apr 1928 d/o Emory Thompson and Phoebe Gibson Fuller. William Johnson Combs m. 18 Feb 1858 to Celia Emeline Fletcher b 19 Jul 1840 Russell Co VA d/o James Fletcher and Celia Thompson. Children of William Johnson Combs and Celia Emeline Fletcher;

i. Malissa C Combs b 26 Dec 1858 d 15 Mar 1915 m. James Whitley Gent b 25 Nov 1857 Russell Co VA s/o Fielding Gent and Virginia Jane Fletcher. Child of Malissa C Combs and James Whitley Gent; I). Anna Gent b 26 May 1886 d 18 Aug 1900.

James Whitley Gent m. 25 Nov 1880 Russell Co VA to Belle V Shoemaker b Jan 1865 Russell Co VA d/o Benjamin A Shoemaker and Sarah "Sallie" Virginia Elliott.

Belle V Shoemaker m. 2 Feb 1888 Russell Co VA to James B Fletcher b Jul 1850 Russell Co VA s/o William Fletcher and Margaret Unknown.

ii. James M. Combs b 1861 m. Female Boyd

iii. Nora Alice Combs b 1863 m. Robert Clark. Child; I). Ollie Belle Clark b 3 Mar 1891 d 8 Nov 1975 m. 9 Oct 1916 to Ira Everett Thompson b 22 Aug 1886 d 21 Mar 1952 s/o James Harvey Thompson and Hannah Ellen Robinson. Children of Ollie Belle Clark and Ira Everett Thompson; 1). Marjorie Ellen Thompson b 10 Aug 1917 m. 23 Nov 1938 to J Walton Word b 22 Sept 1901 d 15 Apr 1967 2). Evelyn Clark Thompson b 7 Apr 1919 m. 1 Jan 1942 to Edward Lee Rawls Sr b 28 Apr 1897 d 18 Apr 1974

iv. Eunice Combs b 1866 m. Tom Hunt. Children; 1). Cleve 2). Nora 3). Clyde 4). Berta Hunt

v. Alden Combs b 1869 m. Martha J Combs d/o Lafayette Combs and Eliza Lester. Children of Alden Combs and Martha J Combs; 1). Joseph R 2). Burt 3). Chester 4). Gay 5). Alta 6). Nathan Combs

vi. William J Combs b 1872

vii. Elizabeth Combs b 1879 m. Whitt Gent. Child; 1). Oden Gent (male)

viii. Henry Aston Combs b 6 Mar 1880 d 19 Sept 1936 m. Ida Combs b 3 Jun 1876 d/o Colbert Combs and Celia Emmeline Whitt. Children of Henry Aston Combs and Ida Combs; 1). Collie Johnson Combs b 21 Aug 1898 m. Lena Thompson b 2 Feb 1902 d 25 Jul 1975. Children; I). Louise Combs m. Male Thomas II). Virginia Combs m. Male Jackson III). Lorene Combs m. Male Easterly IV). Female Combs m. Male Cox V). Female Combs m. Male Stevens VI). James H "Jim" Combs b 25 Oct 1925 Russell Co VA d 9 Jun 2000 Lebanon VA buried Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon VA 2). Bertha Combs b 19 Feb 1900 m. Surface Fuller 3). Sally Combs b 30 Apr 1902 m. Carl Yates 4). Zeola Combs b 25 Mar 1905 m. Artie William Ball b 30 Nov 1898 d 26 Mar 1971 s/o Henry Ball and Matilda C Fuller.

ix. Dolly Erma Combs b 1907 d 1917

x. Nancy Combs b 5 Sept 1909 d 20 Dec 1994 buried Russell National Cemetery, Lebanon, Russell Co VA m. Howard Hart b 1905 d 1997 buried Russell National Cemetery, Lebanon, Russell Co VA.

4. Anna Combs b about 1839 Russell Co VA

5. Larkin H Combs b about 1840 Russell Co VA

6. Margaret Combs b about 1842 Russell Co VA m. 28 Mar 1867 Russell Co VA to Lazarus Hale b 1847 Hawkins Co TN s/o Kindrick Hale and Louisa Unknown.

7. Sally Combs b about 1846 Russell Co VA