Samuel Combs
and Nancy Cornett

Tombstone of Sam Combs Location Combs Campbell Cem Milltown Owsley Co KY
Tombstone of Sam Combs, Located in Combs Campbell Cemetery, Milltown, Owsley Co KY
Photo Submitted By Tommy Barrett and
Patty Wilson
Tombstone of Nancy Combs
Tombstone of Nancy Cornett, Located in Combs Campbell Cemetery, Milltown, Owsley Co KY
Photo Submitted By Tommy Barrett and
Patty Wilson
Tombstone of Wiley Harrison Combs
Tombstone of Wiley Harrison Combs- Marcum Heights Cemetery, Jackson, Breathitt Co KY

Samuel Combs b 16 Jan 1799 Kingsport, Montgomery Co TN d 11 Nov 1881 Booneville, Owsley Co KY, buried Combs - Campbell Cemetery, Milltown, Owsley Co KY,  s/o Danger Nick Combs and Aletia Grigsby.  Samuel Combs m. 13 Dec 1819 Clay Co KY to Nancy Ann Cornett b 24 Dec 1803 TN d 15 May 1881 Booneville, Owsley Co KY buried Combs - Campbell Cemetery, Milltown, Owsley Co KY, d/o William Jesse Cornett and Mary Everage. Children of Samuel Combs and Nancy Cornett;

1. Louisa Eliza Combs b 1819 d 1888 Perry Co KY m. about 1844 Perry Co KY to Zachariah "Zack" Morgan b 6 Jul 1825 Perry Co KY d 19 Jan 1878 Perry Co KY s/o Jesse M Morgan and Rebecca Howard.

2. Robert Combs b 1820 m.  Eliza Godsey b 1825.

3. William Combs b 27 Jan 1823 d 20 Feb 1892 m. Letha Ann Begley b 1826 d 1858 d/o Henry Begley and Elizabeth Roberts. William Combs m. 2nd, Mary Preston Herndon b 1822 d/o Martin Pierce Herndon and Elizabeth T Hurt.  Mary Preston Herndon m. William Burke.

4. Rachel Combs b 10 Oct 1824 KY d 5 Jun 1908 Jackson Co KY m. 10 Nov 1842 Perry Co KY to Capt. Levi Pennington b 30 Aug 1821 Perry Co KY d 29 Dec 1862 Vicksburg MS (commanding Co. C, 7th KY Infantry when he was killed at Vicksburg), s/o Abel Pennington & Elizabeth Bowling.

5. Wiley Harrison Combs b 8 Apr 1826 Perry Co KY d 12 Jan 1907 Jackson, Breathitt Co, KY, buried Marcum Heights Cemetery, Jackson, Breathitt Co, KY, m. about 1855 Breathitt Co KY to Eliza Jane Combs d/o Napoleon Bonaparte "Boney" Combs and Susan Ison. Wiley Harrison Combs Military Service- Company K, 13th Kentucky Cavalry, CSA Highest Rank- Private. Post War- Lived in the city of Jackson where he operated a store.

6. Nicholas Combs b 1829

7. Nancy Combs b 1832 m. Roger T McIntosh; m. Bob Davidson.

8. Mary Elizabeth Combs b 1833 m. Elijah Robert Begley b 1827 d 1897 s/o Henry C Begley and Elizabeth Roberts. Elijah Robert Begley m. Rhoda Hamilton.

9. Daniel Garrett Combs b 1837 m. Rachel Turner b 1833.

10. Lucinda Combs b 1839 m. Jack Edwards

11. Andrew Jackson Combs b 18 Apr 1842 Bull Creek, Perry Co KY d 5 Sept 1923 Pebworth, Owsley Co KY m. 2 Jan 1865 to Elizabeth Ann Burke b 22 Dec 1849 Henrico Co VA d 26 Nov 1926 Pebworth, Owsley Co KY d/o William Burke and Mary Preston Herndon.

12. Melinda "Linda" Combs b 11 Dec 1847 d 18 Jul 1922 m.  James "Jim" Cole s/o Louis Cole.

Thank You to Tommy Tom Bo Barrett and Patty Wilson for submitting photos and additions.