"My biological father is Russel Long. My biological mother and father were never married. Deana has an older son Justin by a man with the last name of Macbeth. Her other three children Lyle, Cody and Maegan are all by Cary Collier. Deana is no longer married to Cary and has not remarried." -- Anonymous Informant, Geneanet Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 27 April 2018
"Ii miss you, Dad" -- Cody Collier, Memorial comment with virtual flowers on memorial of Robert Keith Colllier, 17 June 2015
Robert Keith Collier Birth Jan 6, 1956 Death Oct 15, 2001 Jacksonville, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA Mother Mary Jo Welch Forga (1937 - 2006) Burial Lone Valley Cemetery, Sims, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA Maintained by cody collier, Originally Created by Robert Galloway Oct 21, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial# 60398969, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60398969/robert-keith-collier
"My grandmother always had said that there was Cherokee Indian in her line. We have never been able to prove that. However as I research the Franklin line I hear many references to that same mystery. Easom and Luvina Forrester are parents of Esom Franklin (1817) who married Susan Collier. Their daughter Mariah Franklin (1850) married John Baptiste Dorway who is my Great Grandfather. My grandmother Violet Dorway was the one who always told us that she was part Cherokee." -- "tlm002200," Ancestry Discussion Group, 08 January 2011
Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 Leona Hill, age 17 born (abt 1889) in Texas, resident of Washita County, Oklahoma Territory W P Collier, age 23, born (abt 1883) in Texas, resident of Washita County, Oklahoma Territory Marriage 18 Mar 1906 Redwood, Washita, Oklahoma, USA License 15 March 1906 application by Father W B Hill, age 52, of Washita County, Oklahoma Territory License issued 15 March 1906 by Washita County, Oklahoma Territory Marriage ceremony 18 March 1906 at Redwood, Washita County, Oklahoma Territory Officiated by Fred H Mendel, Evangelist, of Rocky, Washita County, Oklahoma Territory Witnesses Fred Mesch and Minnie Thompson, both of Redwood Recorded 21 March 1906 by Richard A Billings, Probate Judge
Arthur B Collins Birth Feb. 16, 1891 Death Nov. 23, 1971 Spouse Mary Aveline Tucker Collins (1911 - 2000) Burial Star Valley Cemetery, Warwick, Lincoln County, Oklahoma Plot: SW22 GS3 Maintained by Okies Kid, Originally Created by Janey Clark Dec 31, 2001 -- Find A Grave Memorial #6057748, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6057748 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current Arthur Collins Born 16 Feb 1891 Died Nov 1971 Last Residence Chandler, Lincoln, Oklahoma 74834 SSN 432-18-4439 issued Arkansas (Before 1951)
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 H W Collins, Age 21 Residence West Point, White, Arkansas Inez Sanders, Age 19 Residence West Point, White, Arkansas Marriage License 9 Jun 1931 Faulkner County 1940 Federal Census, Ouachita Pariash, Louisiana, 29 April, Police Jury Ward 1 [No City Name], District 37-1, Page 19A, Bastrop Hwy 165, Hse #391, Rents $20, No Farm Holland, Lee Head M W 27 Married Grade H3 b Miss Pine Bluff AR in 1935 Mechanical Engineer, Natural Gas [b abt 1913] Holland, Gladys Kate Wife F W 29 Married Grade H4 b Ark Pine Bluff AR in 1935 [b abt 1911] Holland, Glenda Dau F W 4 Single Grade 0 b Ark Pine Bluff AR in 1935 [b abt 1923] Collins, Howard W Lodger M W 27 Married Grade H4 b Ohio Rural White Co AR in 1935 [b abt 1913] Collins, Inez Lodger F W 25 Married Grade H4 b Ark Rural White Co AR in 1935 [b abt 1915] Collins, Howard Jr Lodger M W 5 Single Grade 0 b Ark Rural White Co AR in 1935 [b abt 1934] Social Security Death Index Howard Collins Born 18 Dec 1912 Died May 1987 Last Residence Newport, Jackson, Arkansas 72112 SSN 438-09-8266 issued Louisiana (Before 1951) Howard W Collins Birth 18 Dec 1912 Arkansas Death 13 May 1987 (aged 74) Burial Walnut Grove Cemetery, Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas, USA Spouses: Elizabeth Shuford Stephens Collins 1921-2002 (m. 1946) Inez Sanders McSwain 1915-2003 Children: Howard Waldo Collins 1934-2015 Glenn Ells Collins Gay 1947-2019 Created by Jon Chadwell Jul 02, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #54398298, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54398298/collins
1940 Federal Census, Ouachita Pariash, Louisiana, 29 April, Police Jury Ward 1 [No City Name], District 37-1, Page 19A, Bastrop Hwy 165, Hse #391, Rents $20, No Farm Holland, Lee Head M W 27 Married Grade H3 b Miss Pine Bluff AR in 1935 Mechanical Engineer, Natural Gas [b abt 1913] Holland, Gladys Kate Wife F W 29 Married Grade H4 b Ark Pine Bluff AR in 1935 [b abt 1911] Holland, Glenda Dau F W 4 Single Grade 0 b Ark Pine Bluff AR in 1935 [b abt 1923] Collins, Howard W Lodger M W 27 Married Grade H4 b Ohio Rural White Co AR in 1935 [b abt 1913] Collins, Inez Lodger F W 25 Married Grade H4 b Ark Rural White Co AR in 1935 [b abt 1915] Collins, Howard Jr Lodger M W 5 Single Grade 0 b Ark Rural White Co AR in 1935 [b abt 1934] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Howard W Collins Birth Date 30 Apr 1934 114 School Rd, West Point, AR, 72178 ---------------- Howard Waldo Collins BIRTH 30 Apr 1934 West Point, White County, Arkansas, USA DEATH 4 Sep 2015 (aged 81) Kensett, White County, Arkansas, USA BURIAL West Point Cemetery, West Point, White County, Arkansas, USA Howard Waldo Collins, 81, of Kensett, Arkansas, passed away, Friday, September 4th, at White County Medical Center. He was born April 30, 1934 in West Point, Arkansas, to Howard W. Collins Sr. and Inez McSwain Collins. Howard was of the Baptist Faith. He was a loving father and grandfather, a very giving person, and was loved by all who knew him. Howard is survived by three sons, Robert Collins of Kensett, Howard "Randy" Collins of San Diego, California, and Mike Collins (Kerry) of Lakeland, Tennessee; four daughters, Karon Vowels (Mark) of Scott, Arkansas, Kimnore Collins of Little Rock, Danielle Davis (Jeremy) of Jacksonville, and Taylor Mae Collins of Kensett; two brothers; three sisters; seven grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Irene Collins. A Memorial service will be Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 6 P.M. at Searcy McEuen Funeral Home. All arrangements have been entrusted to Searcy-McEuen Funeral Home. Parents: Howard Waldo Collins 1912-1987 Inez Sanders McSwain 1915-2003 Spouse Ruth Irene Grissom Collins 1940-2014 Half Siblings Glenn Ells Collins Gay 1947-2019 Created by Kinfolk 5 Sep 2015 -- Find a Grave Memorial 151875231, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151875231 ----------------
Matrtha and Yerby had 12 children. Their names are listed by Bill Corbin in his family genealogy. Malinda "Lindy" Corbin b: ABT. 1826 in Pickens District, South Carolina Tedford Oliver Corbin b: ABT. 1828 in Pickens District, South Carolina Mary Mazalla Corbin b: 24 AUG 1829 in Pickens District, South Carolina Hulda Corbin b: ABT. 1831 in Pickens District, South Carolina Chesley Davis Corbin b: 20 JUL 1832 in Pickens District, South Carolina Jane K Corbin b: ABT. 1835 in Pickens District, South Carolina Elizabeth Corbin b: OCT 1839 in Pickens District, South Carolina Andrew Jackson Corbin b: ABT. 1841 in Pickens District, South Carolina Malissa Corbin b: OCT 1842 in Pickens District, South Carolina Theresa "Trisa" Corbin b: OCT 1842 in Cherokee County, Georgia Rosannah Corbin b: 29 DEC 1845 in Cherokee County, Georgia James Harley Corbin b: 10 AUG 1849 in Cherokee County, Georgia -- Bill Corbin, Ancestry, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=willbill&id=I0058 Some genealogies give her maiden name as Collins. in the 1850 census she was enumerated as Yerby Corbins wife under the name Patsy. Genealogeis generally consider Patsy (spelled Patsey by some) as a nickname. 1850 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Georgia, 11 November, Division 15, p 235, Hse #1641, Fam #1656 Yerby Corbin 45 M Farmer $1000 Real Estate SC [b abt 1805] Patsy Corbin 45 F Widow b SC Illiterate [b abt 1805] Lindy Corbin 23 F b SC Illiterate [b abt 1827] Ledford Corbin 21 M Farmer b SC Illiterate [b abt 1829] Many W Corbin 19 M Farmer b SC [b abt 1831] Hulda Corbin 18 F b SC [b abt 1832] Christy D 16 F b SC [b abt 1834] Jane 15 F b SC [b abt 1834] Eliza 10 F b SC [b abt 1834] Andrew J Corbin 8 M Farmer b SC [b abt 1831] Linsa (?) 5 F b SC [b abt 1834] Milissa 5 F b SC [b abt 1834] Harley Corbin 1 M Farmer b SC [b abt 1849] In her analysis of the censuses, Diana Gale Matthiesen asks some good questoins abotu the children in the census, based on her analysis of all the censuses. Where is Rosannah? Theresa and Melissa should be seven years old, not five. It's Rosannah who should be five. The children from Andrew on down, at least, had to have been born in GA because they were in GA by the 1840 census. Irby CORBIN Martha __?__ Husband Irby / Erby / Yerby CORBIN Birth 1805, Pendleton [now Pickens] Co., SC Death Jan 1860, Pickens Co., GA Father David CORBIN Mother Sarah __?__ Marriage: Wife Martha "Patsy" __?__ Birth 1807/8, Pendleton Co., SC Death aft 1880 census Children: - born in Pickens Co., SC 1. Melinda / Malinda "Lindy" CORBIN, b. 1826/7 2. Tedford Oliver CORBIN, b. 1828 3. Mary Mazalla CORBIN, b. 24 Aug 1829 or 1830/1 4. Hulda CORBIN, b. 1831/2 5. Chesley Davis CORBIN, b. 20 Jul 1832 6. Jane K. CORBIN, b. 1834/5 7. Elizabeth "Eliza" CORBIN, b. Oct 1839 - born in Hall or Cherokee [now Pickens] Co., GA 8. Andrew Jackson CORBIN, b. 1841 9. Theresa "Trisa" CORBIN, b. Oct 1842 10. Malissa CORBIN, b. Oct 1842 11. Rosannah CORBIN, b. 29 Dec 1845 12. James Harley CORBIN, b. 10 Aug 1849 -- http://dgmweb.net/FGS/Corb/CorbinIrby-Martha_.html Martha's husband Yearby/Erby died in January 1860, reported int eh 1860 census Mortality Schedule. 1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule, Pickens County, Georgia, Grassy Knob District, District 122, p 1 Corban [Corbin], Yearby Age 50 M Married b SC Died Jan 1860, Farmer Cause of death Dropsy, Sick for 32 days before death [b abt 1810] 1860 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 27 June 1860, Grassy Knob District, PO Marble Works, District 122, p 16 (scan 964), Hse #718, Fam #611 Carbans [Corbin], Martha 51 F Domestic $1800 Real Estate $200 Personal b SC Illiterate Carbans [Corbin], Andrew 19 M Farmhand b GA Attended School Carbans [Corbin], James H 9 M b GA Attended School
1850 Federal Census, Sumter County, Georgia, 9 September, District 26, page 331, Hse/Fam #303 Levi Kinard 28 M Overseer b GA (b abt 1822) Mary Kinard 26 F b GA - page 332 - Sarah C Kinard 7 F b GA Mary A Kinard 5 F b GA [b abt 1845] George Kinard 3 M b GA [b abt 1847] Robt Kinard 1 M b GA [b abt 1849] Benj F Kinard 3mos M b GA [b abt May 1850] 1860 Federal Census, Ashley County, Arkansas, -- July, Extra Township, PO Hamburg, page 49, Hse/Fam #346 Levi W Kinnard 38 M Farmer $800 Personal born Georgia [b abt 1822] Mary A Kinnard 37 F born Georgia [b abt 1823] Mary A Kinnard 13 F born Georgia [b abt 1847] George M Kinnard 12 M born Georgia [b abt 1848] Robert L Kinnard 10 M born Georgia [b abt 1850] Benjamin F Kinnard 9 M born Georgia [b abt 1851] Mila E Kinnard 7 F born Georgia [b abt 1853] John W Kinnard 5 M born Georgia [b abt 1855] Margaret L 3 F born Georgia [b abt 1857] Levi Kinnard 11mos M born Georgia [b abt July 1859] Joseph I Ashworth 25 M born Georgia [b abt 1835]
A couple of genealogies spell here name the standard way as Pheobe. A couple of others have the speling Phoebia, found on the 1900 census. Her gravestone has simply Belle Terry and the dates of birth and death: Aug. 7, 1861, Oct. 16, 1900. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Marriage Bond Payment by James L D Terry and bondsman David T Roberts Belle Collins Spouse: James L D Terry Marriage 28 Mar 1882 Giles County Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Giles County Marriage Book p 59 Apr 2 1882 James L D Terry to Belle Collins By Charles E Heringer (?unreadable), MG [Minister of the Gospel] From the birth dates of the children in the 1900 census record, we can tell that James and Phoebe moved to Texas between September 1890 and December 1892. 1900 Federal Census, Wise County, Texas, 2 June, Voting Precinct 9, District 150, page 2B, Hse #23, Fam #24 Terrey, James L Head W M June 1863 36 Married 16 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents Terrey, Phoebia Wife W F Aug 1861 38 Married 16 yrs 7 children/6 living TN TN TN Terrey, Henry C Son W M Jan 1883 16 Single TN TN TN Farmer Terrey, Owen Son W M May 1888 12 Single TN TN TN Farmer Terrey, Willie M Dau W M Sept 1890 9 TN TN TN At School Terrey, Flora J Dau W M Jan 1893 7 TX TN TN At School Terrey, Gertie Dau W M Apr 1896 4 TX TN TN Terrey, Homer Son W M Mar 1900 2mos Single TX TN TN Phoebia J "Belle" Collins Terry Birth Aug. 7, 1861 Death Oct. 16, 1900 Spouse James Levi Terry (1863 - 1937) Burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery #03, Chico, Wise County, Texas Created by Richard Hollis Oct 27, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #43595152, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43595152
1860 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama, 7 July, District 3, PO Blue Pond, page 69 (scan 155), Hse/Fam #461 James A Webb 21 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $200 Personal rptd born Tenn Cannot read or write [b abt 1839] Rosa M Webb 26 F Domestic born Tenn Cannot read or write [b abt 1834] Wm B Webb 16 M born Tenn [b abt 1844] Hugh [Few] A Webb 11 M born Tenn [b abt 1849] Joseph M Webb 6 M born Alabama [b abt 1854] Pernethia J Webb 4 F born Alabama [b abt 1856] John W Webb 9mos M born Alabama [b abt Sept 1859] 1870 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama, 20 August, Township 9, PO Sand Rock, page 9 (scan 237), Hse/Fam #65 Webb, James 45 M W Farmer $50 Real Estate $500 Personal Estate born Tenn [b abt 1810] Webb, Mariah 34 F W Keeping House born Tennessee [b abt 1830] Webb, Joseph 16 M W Fam Laborer born Alabama [b abt 1854] Webb, Jane 14 F W born Alabama [b abt 1856] Webb, Solomon 8 M W born Alabama [b abt 1862] Webb, Nancy 6mos F W Farmer born Alabama b Jan 1870
Gladys Colquitt Birth 19 Apr 1910 in Tennessee Death 27 Apr 1997 in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina Parents Charles Rustine Colquitt 1883 - 1947, Sarah Algie King 1886 - 1970 -- Colquitt, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24465438/person/1531096697?ssrc=&ftm=1 1940 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 15 April, Shelby, District 23-27, Page 14B, 108 McDowell St, Hse #247, Rents $15 McSwain, Ben Head M W 29 Single Grade H4 b NC Same house in 1935 Draying & Hauling [b abt 1911] McSwain, Gladys Wife F W 29 Married Grade H2 b Tenn Same house in 1935 [b abt 1911] McSwain, Bobby Joe Son M W 8 Grade 3 b NC Same house in 1935 [b abt 1932] McSwain, Ben Donald Son M W 3 Single Grade 0 b NC in 1935 [b abt 1937] The reported age of Bobby Joe in this census enables us to estiamte that Ben and Gladys married about 1931. North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004 Gladys Mae McSwain [Gladys Mae Colquitt] White Female, Married, Age 87 Years Social Security Number 246094168 Birth 19 Apr 1910 Tennessee Education 11th grade Residence Cleveland County, North Carolina 28150 Occupation Winding and twisting machine operators, Yarn, thread, and fabric mills Death 27 Apr 1997 Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina Cause of Death Acute Leukemia of unspecified cell type, Contributing Intracranial hemorrhage: Subdural hemorrhage Burial Location "in-state" - Not given in tanscription, image not available Recorded 30 Apr 1997 Social Security Death Index Gladys C McSwain Born 19 Apr 1910 Died 27 Apr 1997 Last Residence and Benefit Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina 28150 SSN 246-09-4168 issued North Carolina (Before 1951) ----------------------- Gladys Mae Colquitt McSwain Birth Apr 19, 1910 Knox County, Tennessee, USA Death Apr 27, 1997 Mrs. Gladys Mae Colquitt McSwain, 87, of Shelby, died Sunday, April 27, 1997, at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Knox County, Tenn., she was a daughter of the late Charles R. and Algie Sarah King Colquitt. She was retired from Dover Mills and was a member of Second Baptist Church, where she worked for more than 40 years in the children's department. She was preceded in death by a son, Bobby Joe McSwain. She is survived by her husband, Ben L. McSwain; a son and daughter-in-law, Ben D. and Lavon McSwain of Raleigh; a daughter-in-law, Lois McSwain of Greensboro; a sister, Oneta Blanton of Shelby; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Cleveland Memorial Park. Spouse Benjamin Lee McSwain (1910 - 2010) Burial Cleveland Memorial Park, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina Created by Elizabeth Olmstead Mar 25, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #35124239, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35124239 -----------------------
Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 Benjamin O Colvin Meranda Gregory Marriage 24 Dec 1868 Bracken County, Kentucky Benjamin Osborne Colvin Birth Jan 11, 1835 Death Jan 17, 1915 Parents: Bennett Colvin (1791 - 1878) Sabina Hollis Colvin (1801 - 1865) Spouse Almiranda Gregory Colvin (1845 - 1870) Siblings: Harriet Colvin (1827 - 1904) Mary Ann Colvin Moore (1842 - 1919) Burial Colvin Cemetery, Willow, Bracken County, entucky, USA Created by Debbie J Apr 26, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #51665541, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51665541/benjamin-colvin
Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 Samantha Duckett Spouse Thomas A Corvin [Colvin] Marriage 7 Jul 1880 Gordon County, Georgia Ceremony by M M Dillard, Justice of the Peace Recorded 18 December 1880 Gordon County Marriage Book, p 557
"Thomas Terry left Martha Johnson. Both remarried. Thomas to a Mary, surname unknown. Martha, to Benjamin Combs." -- Anonymous comment on the profile of Thomas Terry on FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/97GQ-NN2 1850 Federal Census, Breathitt County, Kentucky, 23 August, District 1, page 33, Hse/Fam #247 Benjamin Combs 57 M Farmer $250 Real Estate b Tennessee [b abt 1793] Patsy [Martha Johnston] Combs 48 F b Tennessee [b abt 1802] Elvira Combs 9 F b Tennessee [b abt 1841] Maranda Combs 9 M b Tennessee [b abt 1841] Living nearby was Patsy's brother Jessee Johnson. 1850 Federal Census, Breathitt County, Kentucky, 23 August, District 1, page 32-33, Hse/Fam #244 Jesse Johnston Sr 56 M Farmer $250 Real Estate b Tennessee[b abt 1794] Polly [Burns] Johnston 55 F b Tennessee[b abt 1795] Madison Johnston 18 F b Kentucky [b abt 1832] Nancy Johnston 16 M b Kentucky [b abt 1834] - page 33 - Henderson Johnston 12 F b Kentucky [b abt 1838] Jefferson Johnston 8 F b Kentucky [b abt 1842] The following detailed profile helps to clarify some names, relationships and family identities. There are very many individuals with very similar or the very same name in several closely-related families in Breathitt and surrounding counties of Kentucky that several reconstructions seem to have confused some couples and family identities. Especially the many Johnson and Combs lines in several generations. An FAG memorial identifies Benjamin's wife as Martha Jan "Patty" Brown, with the same children we find attributed in the information below to Martha Patsy Johnson Terry, who married Benjamin as her second husband. These two women are merged into one, it seems, on soem genealogies. But note that the information below from a Combs genealogy reports two wives for Benjamin, first Jane Brown, then second Martha Patsy Johnson (who seems to have also married Thomas Terry first. Martha married Thomas at an uncertain date, and he abandoned her at an uncertain date. The daughters that appear with Benjamin and Martha Combs in the 1850 census are linked to the FAG profile for Martha Jane Brown, but genealogies report them to be the daughters of Martha Johnson Combs.. However, one factor in the Jane Brown Combs profile may help. Though it says she was married to Benjamin but died before 1842. The significance of the date 1842 is not explained in the memorial. But we note in the 1850 census, his wife Martha matches Martha Johnson Terry. This is supported by other records and by the genealogy reconstructed for this family on FamilySearch. In the 1850 census there are twin daughters in the home, Maranda and Elvira, age 9. Maybe Jane died in childbirth with these girls, or soon after. The girls would have been born in 1840, or at least before June 1 of 1941 to be 9 years old at June 1 census time in 1850. This may be where the ambiguity occurs. This ambiguity is reflected in the family information below, noting the same uncertain range of dates for the birth of both wives, 1798-1802. the year 1802 matches other records for Martha Patsy Johnson Terry. The birth date on Jane Brown Terry's grave stone is 1793. The date of death is 1845. This would seem to clarify how long Benjamin and Jane were married before her death, but the Combs genealogy states that Jane died before 1942, with no clarification of the significance of that date. And in the 1880 census, Martha Combs is reported in the household of her daughter Maranda (Combs) Johnson and her husband Thomas Johnson as Thomas' Mother-in-law. Without a birth certificate or marriage record, then, it is uncertain which wife was really the mother of these twin girls. I would think the grave was more definitive, but we have found in our years of research that sometimes the wrong dates or guessed gates are on gravestones! -------------------- Among children of John & Margaret Combs Benjamin Combs, born between 1787 and 1793 in (possibly Sullivan Co) Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1858, Breathitt Co, Kentucky; m (1) 04 Apr 1816, Clay Co, KY, Jane BROWN, b 1798-1802, TN; d bef 1842, probably in Breathitt Co, KY; m (2) bef 1842, Martha "Patsy" JOHNSON (who had m (1) 1 Jan 1817, Floyd Co, KY, Thomas TERRY), b 1798-1802 in TN or NC; d aft 1880, of Breathitt Co, KY. The first record we have for Benjamin is in Lincoln Co, KY, when, on 1 Nov. 1810, he witnessed the consent of John Combs for his daughter Sally to marry James HUNDLEY. The following day he was surety for their marriage bond. If Benjamin was a surety in 1810, he would have been at least 21 years of age giving him a date of birth prior to 1790. Benjamin is listed on the 1817, 1818 and 1829 Clay Co, KY Tax Lists. He has not yet been located on the 1820 Census. He is listed on the 1830 census in Perry Co, Kentucky. He is listed on the census in 1840 and 1850 in Breathitt Co, KY. Benjamin is named as a son of John (1761) in the Dickey Diary Interview of Margaret Combs Lewis. -- Revolutionary War Soldier John Combs Jr of East Kentucky (1761-1848), http://www.combs-families.org/combs/families/c-j1761.htm#benjamin --------------------
1850 Federal Census, Breathitt County, Kentucky, 23 August, District 1, page 33, Hse/Fam #247 Benjamin Combs 57 M Farmer $250 Real Estate b Tennessee [b abt 1793] Patsy [Martha Johnston] Combs 48 F b Tennessee [b abt 1802] Elvira Combs 9 F b Tennessee [b abt 1841] Maranda Combs 9 M b Tennessee [b abt 1841]