William Roy CombsAge: 64 years1905–1969
- Name
- William Roy Combs
- Given names
- William Roy
- Surname
- Combs
 Birth | February 12, 1905 43 32 |
 Death of a sister | Lena May Combs 1905 |
| Birth of a brother | Harvey Lee Combs 1909 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | Harvey Lee Combs 1909 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a father | William Ryan Combs Jr 1910 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John A Epps January 2, 1913 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 10 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 11 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 12 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 14 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 24 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 |
 Marriage | Mary Eunice Ward — View this family August 14, 1934 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Joe Combs December 22, 1936 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a sister | Fanny Florence Combs February 4, 1938 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 | December 1969 (Age 64 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder sister |
Jettie Sue Combs Birth: 1898 36 25 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: 1899 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 Mary Eunice Ward |
| himself |
William Roy Combs Birth: February 12, 1905 43 32 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: December 1969 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Mary Eunice Ward Birth: July 9, 1913 — Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: October 1978 — Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: August 14, 1934 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
William Joe Combs Birth: December 22, 1936 31 23 — Hunter, Carter, Missouri, United States Death: January 30, 2007 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
William Roy Combs has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (8)
Parents James Albert “Jimmie” Epps + Mary Lulu Hodge
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Roy Combs Sr - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Emma Ann Epps - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Roy Combs Jr. - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
Next door to Mother. -b |