The Shemwell Family

Mary Ellen CombsAge: 76 years19382015

Name
Mary Ellen Combs
Given names
Mary Ellen
Surname
Combs
Married name
Mary Ellen McKinsey
Birth April 22, 1938 28 25
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 23 months)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 3 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 10, 1950 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 11 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 paternal grandmotherCallie B Nichols
March 28, 1954 (Age 15 years)
Death of a brotherAlfred Edmond Combs
February 18, 1968 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 7 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 fatherEdmond Nichols Combs
March 13, 1977 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherDorothy Frances Davis
March 30, 2001 (Age 62 years)
Death February 22, 2015 (Age 76 years)
Burialunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
Edmond Nichols Combs
Birth: September 7, 1909 35 34Haskell, Haskell, Texas, United States
Death: March 13, 1977Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
mother
Dorothy Frances Davis
Birth: April 28, 1912Moultrie, Illinois, United States
Death: March 30, 2001Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States
Marriage: about 1935
20 months
elder brother
Alfred Edmond Combs
Birth: August 21, 1936 26 24Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: February 18, 1968Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
20 months
herself
Mary Ellen Combs
Birth: April 22, 1938 28 25Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Death: February 22, 2015Madison, Alabama, United States
Family with Gerald Lee “Gerry” McKinsey - View this family
husband
Gerald Lee “Gerry” McKinsey
Birth: June 12, 1936Fountain, Indiana, United States
Death: February 22, 2024Alabama, United States
herself
Mary Ellen Combs
Birth: April 22, 1938 28 25Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Death: February 22, 2015Madison, Alabama, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
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daughter
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Edmond Nichols Combs - Household

6181 Carrollton Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Combs, EdmondheadMW30MTXDecaturMasonILAnalytical ReporterAnalytical ?
Combs, DorothywifeFW28MILDecaturMasonIL
Combs, AlfredsonMW3SIL
Combs, Mary EllendaughterFW2SIN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Edmond Nichols Combs - Household

6205 Carrollton Ave Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Combs, Edmond NheadMW40MarTXDistrict Report Mgr.Merchantile Agency
Combs, DorothywifeFW37MarIL
Combs, AlfredsonMW13NevIL
Combs, Mary EllendaughterFW11NevIN