James Edward CombsAge: 92 years1891–1983
- Name
- James Edward Combs
- Given names
- James Edward
- Surname
- Combs
 Birth | September 25, 1891 30 19 |
 Birth of a brother | Jessie Frank Combs April 27, 1893 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Lena May Combs December 1896 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Jettie Sue Combs 1898 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a sister | Jettie Sue Combs 1899 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eunice Pearl Combs May 17, 1900 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | June 15, 1900 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lois Fay Combs October 12, 1902 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Roy Combs February 12, 1905 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lena May Combs 1905 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Harvey Lee Combs 1909 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a brother | Harvey Lee Combs 1909 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a father | William Ryan Combs Jr 1910 (Age 18 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John A Epps January 2, 1913 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Sophia Prudence “Prue” Morrow — View this family March 17, 1916 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 24 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a son #1 | Orville Ray Combs January 10, 1917 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 26 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Earl Combs January 7, 1921 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a son | James Earl Combs July 26, 1922 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Carl Columbus Combs August 31, 1926 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 38 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 30, 1930 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a sister | Fanny Florence Combs February 4, 1938 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a mother | Emma Ann Epps October 13, 1950 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | William Roy Combs December 1969 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a brother | Jessie Frank Combs September 22, 1976 (Age 84 years) |
 Death | November 13, 1983 (Age 92 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cochran Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Ryan Combs Jr Birth: July 1861 — Illinois, United States Death: 1910 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Emma Ann Epps Birth: March 22, 1872 36 26 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: October 13, 1950 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: August 9, 1888 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Fanny Florence Combs Birth: August 19, 1890 29 18 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: February 4, 1938 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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13 months himself |
James Edward Combs Birth: September 25, 1891 30 19 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 13, 1983 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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19 months younger brother |
Jessie Frank Combs Birth: April 27, 1893 31 21 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: September 22, 1976 — Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Lena May Combs Birth: December 1896 35 24 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: 1905 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Jettie Sue Combs Birth: 1898 36 25 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: 1899 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Eunice Pearl Combs Birth: May 17, 1900 38 28 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: June 15, 1990 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Lois Fay Combs Birth: October 12, 1902 41 30 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: March 5, 1987 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
William Roy Combs Birth: February 12, 1905 43 32 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: December 1969 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Harvey Lee Combs Birth: 1909 47 36 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: 1909 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Sophia Prudence “Prue” Morrow |
| himself |
James Edward Combs Birth: September 25, 1891 30 19 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 13, 1983 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Sophia Prudence “Prue” Morrow Birth: October 18, 1894 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 4, 1987 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 17, 1916 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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10 months son |
Orville Ray Combs Birth: January 10, 1917 25 22 — Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, United States Death: January 3, 2009 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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4 years son |
James Earl Combs Birth: January 7, 1921 29 26 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 26, 1922 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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6 years son |
Carl Columbus Combs Birth: August 31, 1926 34 31 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 24, 2003 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
James Edward Combs has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (8)
Parents James Albert “Jimmie” Epps + Mary Lulu Hodge
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Roy Combs Sr - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Roy Combs Sr - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Edward Combs - Household
Country Road Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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