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Combs, Jackson

Combs, Jackson[1]

Male 1847 - 1941  (93 years)

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  • Name Combs, Jackson 
    Nickname Yellow Jack 
    Birth 4 Jun 1847  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    mulatto 
    Non-white/multiracial 1880  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    census 
    Death 30 Jan 1941  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Town Mountain Cemetery, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I124404  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2023 

    Father Combs, Robert Cornett,   b. 20 Nov 1821, Buckhorn, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1896, Lost Creek, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Horton, Harriett,   b. Abt 1815, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1900, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Family ID F51159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Godsey, Jensie,   b. 5 May 1854, Troublesome Creek, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1887, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)  [4, 5
    Children 
    +1. Combs, Eliza Jane,   b. 4 Sep 1870, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1949, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +2. Combs, William H.,   b. Abt 1873, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1899, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 26 years)
     3. Combs, Lorabell,   b. 1875, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Combs, Ira,   b. 12 Apr 1878, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1924 (Age 46 years)
     5. Combs, Dr. Carlow Britt,   b. 15 Sep 1879, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1957, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     6. Combs, John S.,   b. 9 Sep 1880, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1962, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     7. Combs, Robert Lee,   b. 9 Sep 1882, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1932, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    +8. Combs, Bertha,   b. 20 Nov 1882, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1927 (Age 44 years)
    Family ID F108863  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Jun 1847 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - mulatto - 1880 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNon-white/multiracial - census - 1880 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Jan 1941 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Town Mountain Cemetery, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Photos
    Jackson'Yellow Jack' Combs
    Jackson"Yellow Jack" Combs

  • Notes 
    • "Yellow Jack" was mulatto, according to census records.

  • Sources 
    1. [S84333] Jackson Combs in entry for Carlow Britt Combs, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965".

    2. [S84331] Jackson Combs, "United States Census, 1880".

    3. [S84332] Yellow Jack, "Find A Grave Index".

    4. [S84334] Carlow Britt Combs, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965".

    5. [S216208] John S Combs, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965".