The Shemwell Family

Jessie Frank CombsAge: 83 years18931976

Name
Jessie Frank Combs
Given names
Jessie Frank
Surname
Combs
Birth April 27, 1893 31 21
Birth of a sisterLena May Combs
December 1896 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterJettie Sue Combs
1898 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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 sisterJettie Sue Combs
1899 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterEunice Pearl Combs
May 17, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Census June 15, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterLois Fay Combs
October 12, 1902 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Roy Combs
February 12, 1905 (Age 11 years)
Death of a sisterLena May Combs
1905 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherHarvey Lee Combs
1909 (Age 15 years)
Death of a brotherHarvey Lee Combs
1909 (Age 15 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Ryan Combs Jr
1910 (Age 16 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn A Epps
January 2, 1913 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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 24 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/
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 18, 1930 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sisterFanny Florence Combs
February 4, 1938 (Age 44 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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
Census April 28, 1950 (Age 57 years)
Death of a motherEmma Ann Epps
October 13, 1950 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 brotherWilliam Roy Combs
December 1969 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 September 22, 1976 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cochran Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: August 9, 1888Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder sister
Fanny Florence Combs
Birth: August 19, 1890 29 18Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 4, 1938Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
13 months
elder brother
James Edward Combs
Birth: September 25, 1891 30 19Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 13, 1983Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
19 months
himself
Jessie Frank Combs
Birth: April 27, 1893 31 21Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 22, 1976Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States
4 years
younger sister
Lena May Combs
Birth: December 1896 35 24Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: 1905Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Jettie Sue Combs
Birth: 1898 36 25Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: 1899Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Eunice Pearl Combs
Birth: May 17, 1900 38 28Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 15, 1990Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Lois Fay Combs
Birth: October 12, 1902 41 30Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 5, 1987Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
William Roy Combs
Birth: February 12, 1905 43 32Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 1969Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
5 years
younger brother
Harvey Lee Combs
Birth: 1909 47 36Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: 1909Butler, Missouri, United States

Jessie Frank Combs has 8 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Roy Combs Sr - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Combs, William RheadWMJul186138M12ILPAKYFarmer
Combs, EmmawifeWFMar187426M1265MOMOMO
Combs, Fanny FdaughterWFAug188910SMOILMOAt School
Combs, James EsonWMSep18917SMOILMO
Combs, Jessie FsonWMApr18946SMOILMO
Combs, Lena MdaughterWFDec18963SMOILMO
Combs, Eunice PdaughterWFMay19000mSMOILMO
Smith, Charles EboarderWMJul185445WdILILILFarm Laborer

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Roy Combs Sr - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Combs, William R SrheadMW50M22ILPAKYFarmerOwn Farm
Combs, Emma AwifeFW42M2297MOMOMO
Combs, Fanny FdaughterFW20SMOMOMO
Combs, Edward JsonMW18SMOMOMOFarm LaborHome farm
Combs, Jessie FsonMW16SMOMOMO
Combs, Eunice PdaughterFW8SMOMOMO
Combs, Lora FdaughterFW6SMOMOMO
Combs, William R JrsonMW5SMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Emma Ann Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Combs, Emma AheadFW47WdMOMOMOFarmerHome Farm
Combs, Fanny FdaughterFW30SMOMOMO
Combs, Frank JsonMW26SMOMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Combs, Fay FdaughterFW17SMOMOMO
Combs, Roy WsonMW14SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Emma Ann Epps - Household

State Highway 67 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Combs, Emma AheadFW58WdMOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Combs, Fanny FdaughterFW39SMOILMO
Combs, FranksonMW36SMOILMO
Combs, FaydaughterFW27SMOILMOTeacherPublic School

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Emma Ann Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Combs, Emma AXheadFW68WdMOSame PlaceManagerFarm
Combs, FranksonMW46SMOSame PlaceHelperFarmer
Combs, Lois FdaughterFW37SMOSame PlaceTeacherTeaching

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Emma Ann Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Combs, Emma AheadFW78WdMOH21FarmerFarmP
Combs, Jessie FsonMW58NevMOU40Elementary GradeTeacherG
Lee, Perryson-in-lawMW66MarARWK
Lee, Faye CdaughterFW47MarMOWK