Benjamin Mathew Combs

Male 1860 -


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  • Name Benjamin Mathew Combs  [1
    Born 9 Jul 1860  [1
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I3907  Schimka Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2012 

    Father Henry Combs,   b. 15 Dec 1818, Floyd County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1886, Troublesome, Breathitt County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Mary Grigsby,   b. Abt 1824, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 22 Sep 1857  Breathitt County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Note: Another record of this marriage exists in Perry County, Kentucky for 21 Sep 1856. Census records place Henry in Breathitt County in 1850, 1860 & 1870 so it is likely that the Breathitt record is the correct one unless, perhaps, they did have two marriage ceremonies??? [2]
    Henry Combs and Mary Grigsby 1857 Marriage, Breathitt County, Kentucky.
    Henry Combs and Mary Grigsby 1857 Marriage, Breathitt County, Kentucky.
    One of two marriage register records for this couple, this one in Perry County, Kentucky and the other in Breathitt County, Kentucky.
    One of two marriage register records for this couple, this one in Perry County, Kentucky and the other in Breathitt County, Kentucky.
    Family ID F1333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1139] Thomas A Combs 1922 Letter, Thomas A. Combs, (Combs-Coombs &c. Research Group).

    2. [S743] Kentucky Marriage Records 1852 - 1914, Clerks of Kentucky Counties.
      Another record of this marriage is recorded in Breathitt County one year later.

    3. [S743] Kentucky Marriage Records 1852 - 1914, Clerks of Kentucky Counties.
      Name: Polly Gregsby
      Age: 33
      Est. Birth Year: abt 1824
      Birth Location: Perry
      Spouse Name: Henry Combs
      Spouse Age: 38
      Est. Spouse Birth Year: abt 1819
      Spouse Birth Location: Perry
      Spouse Residence: Breathitt
      Marriage Date: 22 Sep 1857
      Marriage Location: Breathitt
      County of Record: Breathitt