Husband: George COMBS
Birthdate: 11 April 1816
Birthplace: Nassau County, Florida
Death date: 03 November 1894
Place of death: Baker County, Florida
Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery, Sanderson, Baker County, Florida
Father: John COMBS
Mother: Patsy HAMMOCK?

Marriage date: 27 July 1837
Marriage place: Columbia County, Florida

Wife: Mary ELLERBY
Birthdate: 1814
Birthplace: Georgia
Death date: 06 June 1854
Place of death: Columbia Co., Florida
Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery?, Sanderson, Baker County, Florida
Father:
Mother:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Martha COMBS
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 14 October 1836
Birthplace: Columbia County, Florida
Death date: 17 September 1920
Place of death: Baker County, Florida
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Columbia County, Florida
Marriage date: Circa 1852
Marriage place: Columbia County, Florida
Spouse's name: James LONG

Child No. 2: Jane COMBS
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 1841
Birthplace: Columbia County, Florida
Death date: After 1900
Place of death: Baker County, Florida
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Macclenny, Baker County, Florida
Marriage date: Circa 1856
Marriage place: Columbia County, Florida
Spouse's name: John HERNDON

Child No. 3: Mary COMBS
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 1843
Birthplace: Columbia County, Florida
Death date: 1873
Place of death: Baker County, Florida
Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery?, Sanderson, Baker County, Florida
Marriage date: Circa 1858
Marriage place: Columbia County, Florida
Spouse's name: John HARVEY

Child No. 4: John Richard COMBS
Sex: Male
Birthdate: 01 August 1844
Birthplace: Columbia County, Florida
Death date: 02 July 1928
Place of death: Baker County, Florida
Burial: North Prong Cemetery, Baker County, Florida
Marriage date: 1st--Circa 1855,
  2nd--07 December 1898
Marriage place: 1st--Columbia County, Florida,
  2nd--Baker Co., Florida
Spouse's name: 1st Sarah DORMAN,
  2nd Mary Ella THOMPSON

Child No. 5: James COMBS
Sex: Male
Birthdate: 16 April 1846
Birthplace: Columbia County, Florida
Death date: 21 October 1921
Place of death: Columbia Co., Florida
Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia County, Florida
Marriage date: 1st. 1864,
  2nd 30 December 1896
Marriage place: 1st Baker County, Florida,
  2nd Columbia County, Florida
Spouse's name: 1st Martha C. HARVEY,
  2nd Piety Ann DORTCH (Widow of Alison CHASTAIN)

Child No. 6: William B. COMBS
Sex: Male
Birthdate: 1847
Birthplace: Columbia County, Florida
Death date: After 1865
Place of death: Florida?
Burial: Taylor Cemetery?, Taylor, Baker County, Florida
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: unknown?

Child No. 7: George Jackson COMBS
Sex: Male
Birthdate: 1849
Birthplace: Columbia County, Florida
Death date: 18 July 1914
Place of death: Baker County, Florida
Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery, Sanderson, Baker County, Florida
Marriage date: 1st Circa 1869,
  2nd 22 January 1893
Marriage place: 1st Baker County, Florida,
  2nd Columbia County, Florida
Spouse's name: 1st. Lucinda Cason
  2nd. Amanda RAULERSON, widow of Jesse GREEN

Child No. 8: Sarah COMBS
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 1851
Birthplace: Columbia County, Florida
Death date: After 1880
Place of death: Baker County, Florida
Burial: Cedar Creek Cemetery?, Sanderson, Baker County, Florida
Marriage date: Circa 1870
Marriage place: Baker County, Florida
Spouse's name: David Jackson "Jack" DUGGER

Child No. 9: Ellen COMBS
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 1854
Birthplace: Columbia County, Florida
Death date: Bef. 1880?
Place of death: Baker County, Florida
Burial: unknown/Baker County, Florida
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: unknown?
 
 
Documentation:
* Research of John Burnett of Reno, NV.

Notes:
* Baker County was created out of an area that had formerly been Columbia County, Florida.
* The Combs family had been in the Sanderson, Florida area when it had once been Columbia County and then was changed to New River in 1860, then Baker County in 1861.
* George Combs married Martha Raulerson on April 15, 1857 in Columbia County, Florida. There were no children from this marriage.
* Martha Raulerson Combs received a widow's pension based on George Combs service in the Second Seminole Indian War. He served as a Private in Captains Walker, North, Haddocks, Birds Florida Mounted Volunteers and a 2nd Lt. in Captain Williams Company Florida Volunteers from 1837 to 1840. Martha Raulerson Combs was awarded the pension based on her husband's war service on March 6, 1895.
* Martha Raulerson Combs died April 26, 1911 in Baker County, Florida and is buried beside her husband a Cedar Creek Cemetery, Baker County, Florida.
Census Records:
* 1850 Columbia Co.,
* 1870, 1880, 1885, 1900 Baker County, Florida.
* Cemetery Records of Baker County, Florida.
* Family records of the Baker County Historical Society, Macclenny, Florida.
* Pension file of George Combs and widow's pension of Martha Raulerson Combs.

Last Updated: 7/31/2010