Preacher Ira Combs
and Matilda Francis
Ira "Preacher Ira" Combs b 28 May 1844 Jeff, Perry Co KY d 8 Apr 1934 Perry Co KY; buried Combs home, Perry Co KY; s/o Tarleton "Talt" Combs and Elizabeth "Betty" Ison. Ira "Preacher Ira" Combs m. 24 Sept 1893 to (1) Matilda Francis b 9 Jan 1868 Perry Co., KY. Children of Ira "Preacher Ira" Combs and Matilda Francis;
1. George Combs b 6 July 1894 Perry Co KY; m. Matilda Cody.
2. Deliah Combs b 20 Jan 1896; m. Brent Logan
3. Allie Combs b 15 Feb 1898 Perry Co KY; m. Millard Logan
4. Letitia Combs b 26 Jan 1903; m. J T Rowell
5. Samuel Combs b 26 April 1905 Jeff, KY; m. Edith Napier.
6. Elias Combs b 27 Sept 1907 Perry Co KY
7. Norman Combs b 19 Feb 1909 Perry Co KY; m. Catherine Hicks
Preacher Ira Combs
and Martha Ann Burton
Ira "Preacher Ira" Combs b 28 May 1844 Jeff, Perry Co KY d 8 Apr 1934 Perry Co KY buried Combs home, Perry Co KY; s/o Tarleton "Talt" Combs and Elizabeth "Betty" Ison. Ira "Preacher Ira" Combs m. 26 Jan 1865 to (2) Martha Ann Burton b 28 Jan 1865 Perry Co., KY d 14 Jul 1922. Children of Ira "Preacher Ira" Combs and Martha Ann Burton;
1. Arminta Belle Combs b 12 Jul 1866; m. George Hogg b 4 May 1861 Kings Creek, Letcher Co KY d 11 Jan 1935 Roxana, Letcher Co KY; s/o
Kelly Hogg and Mary Polly Ison. George Hogg m. (2) Judy Ison b 13 May 1866 d 2 Dec 1900; d/o Jonah Ison and Matilda Cornett. George Hogg m. 24 Feb 1901 Roxana, Letcher Co KY (3) Mahalia Combs b 9 Mar 1874 Letcher Co KY d 17 Jul 1966 Roxana, Letcher Co KY; d/o James Combs and Lucinda Ingram.
2. Rebecca Ann Combs b 10 Feb 1868; m. William Combs
3. Auburn L. Combs b 31 Jan 1870 KY; m. Isabel Stacy
4. Elijah C. Combs b 28 Feb 1872; m. Polly Ann Sumner
5. Susan Combs b 13 Jul 1874; m. Green Combs
6. Eliza Jane Combs b 19 July 1877; m. Whitt Cornett
7. Mary Combs b 20 Sept 1879; m. (1) to Green McIntosh; m. (2) Jerry Caudill
8. Talton Combs b 15 June 1882; m. Grace Baker
9. Dashia Combs b 30 July 1884; m. Lee Brashear
10. Elizabeth Combs b 12 Nov 1888 d 16 Feb 1889
Samuel Combs b 1905
(Source of the following): Former Perry Circuit Court Clerk - Sam Combs was born and raised at Jeff, Kentucky. His father was known as Preacher Ira Combs, an Old Regular Baptist minister. Sam Combs attended grade school at Jeff, and high school at Hazard Baptist Institute where he was a member of the H.B.I. Tigers basketball team, that for three straight years battled teams in the Boy's State Tournament. From H.B.I., he went to Lee's College in Jackson. In 1933, he was ordained as a Regular Baptist minister. In 1937, he was appointed Post Master at Jeff, and served until 1940. In 1937, he was the Democratic nominee for County Court Clerk, but was defeated in the general election by Nancy Ann Eversole. In 1939, he was elected Perry Circuit Court Clerk and served the public in that office until the 1950s. In 1949, he started to re-index all the old court orders which dated back to 1844. His system is still widely used today. Combs also developed a card index of all circuit court suits. In his unusual position of being both a county official and a minister, he provided many couples with their marriage license and then performed their marriage ceremony.
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