Hilliard Jackson, Leona and Armelda Combs Smith

Back: Elijah Smith. L-R Front: Armelda (Combs), Larcena and William McKinley Smith

Marriage Bond of Hilliard (Hilyard) Smith and Armelda (Melda) Combs 24 Sept 1879 Signed by Fielden Combs

Hilliard Jackson Smith (aka Hilyard) b 13 Apr 1855 Perry Co KY d 29 Apr 1914 (or 19 Apr 1915) Knott Co KY; age 54 years; s/o William Medford "Med" Smith and Martha Ashley. Hilliard Jackson Smith m. 24 Sept 1879 Perry Co KY to Armelda "Melda" Combs b 28 Aug 1862 Allock, Perry Co KY d 15 Mar 1953 Knott Co KY; d/o Jackson "Jack" Combs and Mary Ann Young. Children of Hilliard Jackson Smith and Armelda Melda Combs;

1. Bethany Lauranie Smith b 28 Aug 1880 Knott Co KY d 18 Feb 1954 Floyd Co KY; m. 30 Aug 1895 Troublesome Creek, Knott Co KY to Benton Smith b 25 Mar 1877 KY d 21 Nov 1966 Prestonsburg, Floyd Co KY; s/o Jordan Smith and Mary Ann Combs.

2. John Riley Smith b 1 Jan 1882 Knott Co KY d 20 Feb 1940 Perry Co KY; m. Nancy Nannie Belle Breeding b 4 Nov 1884 d 22 Jul 1926; d/o James H Breeding and Vina Cody. John Riley Smith m. abt 1926 Leathie Maude Vires b 13 Sept 1905 d 15 Feb 1984; d/o Clay Vires and Sallie Vires. John Riley Smith m. (3) Virgie Hall b abt 1911 KY.

3. Leona Smith b 14 Apr 1884 d 12 Aug 1966; m. (1) James Jim Hale. Leona Smith 1884 m. (2) 29 Mar 1909 to Elijah "Green" Fuller b abt 1872 KY; s/o Elijah "Bunt" Fuller and Martha Combs. Leona Smith m. (3) Joel Martin "Mart" Potter b abt 1875 KY.

4. Vina Bell Smith b 27 Mar 1886 Knott Co KY d 19 Jul 1946 at home, Vicco, Perry Co KY; of heart failure; age 60 years 3 months, 28 days; buried Irishman, Hazard, Perry Co KY; m. Thomas Smith b 9 Sept 1882 KY d 17 Sept 1958 KY; s/o Jordan Smith and Mary Ann Combs.

5. Mary Ann Smith b 1 Dec 1887 Knott Co KY; m. 23 Dec 1903 Knott Co KY to Jeremiah J Combs b 1880; s/o James Madison Combs and Mary Ann Smith.

6. Martha "Marthy" Jane Smith b 14 Aug 1890 d 12 Apr 1979 Knott Co KY; buried the Greasy Burgey Cemetery; Pine Top, Knott Co KY; m. 12 Mar 1906 to Maryland Amburgey b 18 Dec 1880 d 26 Feb 1965; buried Greasy Burgey Cemetery, Pine Top, Knott Co KY; s/o William "Greasy Bill" Amburgey and Minerva Pratt.

7. William McKinley Smith (aka Tipple Bill) b 22 Apr 1896 Knott Co KY d Mar 1984; m. Lucinda Sis Calhoun b 21 Feb 1897 Troublesome Creek, Perry Co KY d 5 Dec 1983; buried Carr Fork Cemetery, Littcarr, Knott Co KY; d/o Walton Calhoun and Sarah Cornett.

8. Elijah Smith b 17 Aug 1901 Knott Co KY d 29 May 1932 Knott Co KY; of tuberculosis of lungs; age 30 years, 9 mos. 12 ds.; buried Combs Cemetery, Smithsboro, Knott Co KY; (undertaker listed as Armelda Smith his mother); m. 23 Aug 1924 Sassafras, Knott Co KY (by W. G Combs in the presence of Martha Amburgey and Ida Smith) to Nancy Franklin b 28 Nov 1903 Knott Co KY d 28 Feb 1951 Knott Co KY; buried Cornett's Hill moved to Carr Fork Memorial Cemetery, Brinkley, Knott Co KY; d/o Davis Franklin and Mary Jent. (Marriage Notes: Attest: John Sturgill - County Court Clerk Book 10 pg 198).

9. Larcena Smith b 18 May 1904 Knott Co KY d 21 Jun 1952 Grandview Hospital, Dayton, Montgomery Co OH; age 48; of pulmonary edema, coronary arteriosclerosis, marked cardiac decompensation, bronchial asthma, corneal ulcers; buried Smith Cemetery, Hazard KY; m. Franklin Smith b 12 Dec 1890 d 22 Dec 1941; s/o Jordan Smith and Mary Ann Combs.

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