The Shemwell Family

Edmond Nichols CombsAge: 67 years19091977

Name
Edmond Nichols Combs
Given names
Edmond Nichols
Surname
Combs
Birth September 7, 1909 35 34
MarriageDorothy Frances DavisView this family
unknown

Census April 18, 1910 (Age 7 months)
Death of a fatherAlfred Judson “Fred” Combs
December 22, 1913 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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 12, 1920 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherLemuel Aldrich Nichols
March 7, 1925 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 20 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 16, 1930 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Alfred Edmond Combs
August 21, 1936 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Ellen Combs
April 22, 1938 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 maternal grandmotherMaluva Paralee “Lulu” Holland
1946 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 motherCallie B Nichols
March 28, 1954 (Age 44 years)
Death of a sonAlfred Edmond Combs
February 18, 1968 (Age 58 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 March 13, 1977 (Age 67 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Alfred Judson “Fred” Combs
Birth: June 14, 1874Elkhart, Logan, Illinois, United States
Death: December 22, 1913Haskell, Haskell, Texas, United States
mother
Callie B Nichols
Birth: July 2, 1875 31 21Shobonier, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Death: March 28, 1954Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: December 31, 1907
20 months
himself
Edmond Nichols Combs
Birth: September 7, 1909 35 34Haskell, Haskell, Texas, United States
Death: March 13, 1977Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Family with Dorothy Frances Davis - View this family
himself
Edmond Nichols Combs
Birth: September 7, 1909 35 34Haskell, Haskell, Texas, United States
Death: March 13, 1977Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
wife
Dorothy Frances Davis
Birth: April 28, 1912Moultrie, Illinois, United States
Death: March 30, 2001Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States
Marriage:
son
Alfred Edmond Combs
Birth: August 21, 1936 26 24Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: February 18, 1968
20 months
daughter
Mary Ellen Combs
Birth: April 22, 1938 28 25Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Death: February 22, 2015

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Alfred Judson Combs - Household

Matthews Haskell, Haskell, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Combs, A JheadMW35M12ILInINManagerTelephone Co.
Combs, CalliewifeFW33M1211ILILKY
Combs, EdmondsonMW4mSTXILIL

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel Aldrich Nickols - Household

559 West Colorado Street Decatur, Macon, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Nichols, Lemuel AheadMW76MILVAKY
Nichols, Lulu PwifeFW65MKYKYKY
Combs, Callie BdaughterFW44WILILKY
Combs, Edmond NgrandsonMW10STXILIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Callie Nickols - Household

559 West Colorado Decatur, Macon, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Nickols, CallieheadFW54WdILILKY
Combs, EdmondsonMW20STXILIL
Nichols, Malura PmotherFW75WdKYKYKY
Hull, Lilliesister(mothers)FW68WdKYKYKY