Shadrach "Blinky Shade" Combs b 3 Mar 1835 Perry Co KY d 21 Jul 1888 Perry Co KY; s/o John Lorenzo Combs and Polly Ann Combs. Shadrach Blinky Shade Combs m. 26 Jan 1872 to Polly Ann Cornett b 31 Jan 1852 Perry Co KY d 15 Feb 1947 Knott Co KY; d/o Nathaniel Woolery Cornett and Lydia Caudill. Children of Shadrach Blinky Shade Combs and Polly Ann Cornett;

1. Susan Combs b 1871 d 6 Jan 1959 Lothair, Perry Co KY; m. Grant Combs b 1865 Emmalena, Knott Co KY d 27 Apr 1960 Lothair, Perry Co KY; s/o Jeremiah H Combs and Julia Ann Combs.

2. Arlena Combs b 15 Apr 1873 Emmalena, Knott Co KY d 16 Sept 1967 Knott Co KY; m. 27 Feb 1891 Emmalena, Knott Co KY to Robert Lee Morgan b 1870 d 13 Sept 1948 Knott Co KY.

3. Nancy Jane Combs b 26 Jul 1874 Emmalena, Knott Co KY d 17 Jul 1892 Knott Co KY

4. Kathleen Combs b 9 Nov 1876 Emmalena, Knott Co KY d 26 Apr 1956; m. 10 Oct 1893 Knott Co KY to George Bear Combs b 1871 Perry Co KY d 19 Aug 1956 Greensboro, NC; buried Combs Cemetery, Emmalena Knott Co KY; s/o Matthew Combs and Annie Ritchie. Children of George Bear Combs and Kathleen Combs;

i. Hugo Combs b 1914 Knott Co KY d 10 Aug 1924 Lexington, KY

ii. Elsie Beth Combs b 7 Jul 1894 Knott Co KY; m. 28 Nov 1919 Knott Co KY to Alexander Alex Ritchie b 23 Nov 1891 Knott Co KY

iii. Bertha Combs b 22 Apr 1896 d 23 Apr 1981; m. Willie Singleton; s/o Samuel Singleton and Kizzie Ritchie. Children of Willie Singleton and Bertha Combs;

I. Audrey Singleton b 7 Mar 1924 Emmalena, Knott Co KY d 8 Jul 2008 Cincinnati, OH; m. 22 May 1949 to Clay Hall. Children of Clay Hall and Audrey Singleton; I.i. Michael W Hall I.ii. Gary Hall I.iii. Carol Hall I.iv. Lawanda Hall; m. Gary Lykens.

Audrey L. Hall
Audrey L. Hall, 84, of Milan, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born March 7, 1924 in Emmalena, Kentucky, the daughter of William Singleton and Bertha Carol Singleton. She married Clay Hall on May 22, 1949 and he survives. Other survivors include three children, Michael W. Hall (Debbie) of Milan, Gary L. Hall (Angel) of Versailles, Carol H. Jackson of Milan, Luwanda Hall - Lykens (Gary) of Greenfield; one sister, Colleen Lawburgh of Milan; one brother, Dennis Singleton of San Francisco, California and many loving and devoted grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her parents, William and Bertha Singleton and two brothers, Orlin B. and Oliver C. Singleton preceded her in death. Mrs. Hall was a dedicated teacher, teaching first in Kentucky and from 1957 to 1986 teaching math and science at Milan Jr. / Sr. High School. A memorial service will be held Sunday, July 13, 2008 at the Milan United Methodist Church beginning at 4:30 p.m. A time for visiting and reminiscing with family and friends will be held from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. before the memorial service.

II. Colleen Singleton

III. Dennis Singleton

IV. Orlin B Singleton (deceased)

V. Oliver C Singleton (deceased).

iv. Laura B Combs b 18 May 1897; m. Isom Hudson

v. Mary Combs b 16 Apr 1900 d Jun 1943; m. Grover Watkins

vi. Sarah Combs b 17 May 1903; m. Malcomb Smith

vii. Alpha Combs b 9 Apr 1905 d 17 May 1947; m. Charles Wheeler

viii. Rachel Combs b 10 Jan 1907; m. Jun 1934 to Forest Bain

ix. Vernon Combs b about 1909

x. Ernest Combs b 23 Apr 1911

xi. Anna Lois Combs b 24 Jan 1917; m. Jason Ritchie

xii. Lassie F Combs b 27 Jan 1919; m. Charles Gobe

xiii. Mildred Combs b 20 Sept 1921; m. John Struckman.

5. Joseph Alexander Joe Combs b 3 Oct 1879 Emmalena, Knott Co KY d 25 Apr 1953 Emmalena, Knott Co KY; buried Combs Cemetery, Emmalena, Knott Co KY; m. Lydia E Edmonson (or Hamilton) b 17 Jan 1882 LA d 15 Jun 1971 Perry Co KY; buried Combs Cemetery, Emmalena, Knott Co KY

6. Mary Combs b 29 Dec 1881 Emmalena, Knott Co KY d 20 Feb 1960 Lexington, Fayette Co KY; m. Lewis Mosley b 1881 d 1916; Children of Lewis Mosley and Mary Combs;

i. Polly Ann Mosley

ii. Raymond Mosley b 4 Mar 1909; m. Bertha Stacy. Raymond Mosley m. (2) Hazel Lamb

iii. Orla Lee Mosley b 8 Nov 1911; m. Theodore M. Frango

iv. Ollie Mosley b 12 Mar 1913; m. David Yancy Combs. Ollie Mosley m. (2) Clifford Bullard.

v. Cordell Mosley b 27 May 1915; m. Fern Vittatoe

7. John L Combs b 6 Feb 1884 Emmalena, Knott Co KY d 21 Jul 1975 Lexington, Fayette Co KY; m. Elizabeth Cody b 1882 d 1964. Children of John L Combs and Elizabeth Cody;

i. Helen Combs; m. John T Speaks or Sparks

ii. John Wycliffe Combs; m. Willa Clay Wigglesworth

iii. Evelyn Combs b 7 Sept 1918; m. Fred Bogele or Vogele

8. William Goodloe Combs b 30 Oct 1886 KY d 9 Jan 1967; m. Edith Cornett b 20 Jan 1903 Perry Co KY d 3 Nov 1995 Calvert City, KY; d/o Granville Roger Cornett and Mary Ellen Combs. William Goodloe Combs m. Eunice Lowe b 1888 d 1923. Child of William Goodloe Combs and Enice Lowe; i. Ruthloe Combs b 10 Dec 1922; m. Henry Tillery Ravenscraft.

9. Lucille Alice Combs b 11 Nov 1888 KY; m. Richard Brockway b 1891 d 1950; Child of Richard Brockway and Lucille Alice Combs; i. Louise Joyce Brockway b 2 Jan 1918; m. Paul F Brown. Louise Joyce Brockway m. (2) Eugene Haupert.

Shadrach Blinky Shade Combs
and Unknown

Shadrach "Blinky Shade" Combs b 3 Mar 1835 Perry Co KY d 21 Jul 1888 Perry Co KY; s/o John Lorenzo Combs and Polly Ann Combs. Shadrack Shade Combs m. Unknown. Children of Blinky Shade Combs and Unknown;

1. Dorcas Combs b about 1863

2. Shadrick Combs b about 1865

Polly Ann Cornett
and Shadrach Shade Smith

Polly Ann Cornett b 31 Jan 1852 Perry Co KY d 15 Feb 1947 Knott Co KY; d/o Nathaniel Woolery Cornett and Lydia Caudill. Polly Ann Cornett m. 13 Aug 1891 to Shadrack Shade Smith b 15 Jul 1845 Perry Co KY d 28 Mar 1930 Perry Co KY; s/o Isaac Smith and Cynthia Stacy. (no children).

Shadrach Shade Smith
and Eliza Mary Holliday

Shadrack Shade Smith b 15 Jul 1845 Perry Co KY d 28 Mar 1930 Perry Co KY; s/o Isaac Smith and Cynthia Stacy. Shadrack Shade Smith m. Eliza Mary Holliday b 12 Aug 1845 Perry Co KY d 23 Apr 1891 Perry Co KY, d/o Tolbert Holliday and Rachel Napier. Children of Shadrack Shade Smith and Eliza Mary Holliday;

1. Ballard Smith b 1869

2. Caroline Smith b 25 Jun 1876

3. Jesse Smith b 1879

Obituary of Polly Ann Cornett

Wednesday, March 15, 2000- Troublesome Creek Times Reprinted from Hindman News, March 1947 Passing of Aunt Polly Ann COMBS
Aunt Polly Ann COMBS left this world for the Great and Glorious Beyond. She had lived a long and useful life of more than 95 years in her community at Emmalena, KY., and before passing she remarked, I am going happy and I don't mind to go. She had been a member of the Baptist Church for 58 years. She was born in this little community on Jan., 3, 1852. She was one of eleven children born to Nathanial and Lyda Caudill Cornett. She was the granddaughter if Uncle Billy Cornett, who served under General George Washington in the Revolutionary War. He came to Leatherwood, Perry County, KY., and settled after the surrender of General Cornwallis at Yorktown.

Aunt Polly's passing probably marks the last of the Revolutionary War grandchildren in this section of the country. She married Shade COMBS in 1872. He passed on in 1888. To their wedlock were born eight children. One daughter, Nancy COMBS, preceded her in death. She is survived by seven children: Joe COMBS of Rowdy; Kathelene COMBS, Milan Ind.; Lucille Bockway, Hindman; Mary Mosley, Hindman; John L. COMBS, Lexington; Goodlow COMBS, Hazard; and Mrs. Robert Morgan, Emmalena, her oldest daughter, with whom she made her home for the past 21 years. She married Shade Smith in 1891. He died in 1931. Her family takes this opportunity to thank the many friends who were so kind and showed their love and respect for their beloved mother during her last days and passing.