Florida Family Group Sheet for the James COMBS Family *********************************************** Copyright John Burnett, Reno, NV. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml *********************************************** Submitted by: John Burnett, Reno, NV Email address: Husband: James COMBS Birthdate: 16 April 1846 Birthplace: Columbia County, Florida Death date: 21 October 1921 Place of death: Columbia County, Florida Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia Co., Florida Father: George COMBS Mother: Mary ELLERBY Marriage date: 30 December 1896 Marriage place: Columbia Co., Florida Wife: Piety Ann DORTCH Birthdate: 19 August 1871 Birthplace: Florida Death date: 15 July 1944 Place of death: Columbia Co., Florida Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia Co., Florida Father: David Jackson DORTCH Mother: Mary COX CHILDREN Child No. 1: Alma J. COMBS Sex: Female Birthdate: 09 October 1897 Birthplace: Baker County, Florida Death date: 09 September 1985 Place of death: Columbia County, Florida Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia Co., Florida Marriage date: 13 June 1915 Marriage place: Columbia County, Florida Spouse's name: Cleveland JONES Child No. 2: Roe David COMBS Sex: Male Birthdate: 14 November 1899 Birthplace: Baker County, Florida Death date: 26 March 1982 Place of death: Manatee Co., Florida Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia Co., Florida Marriage date: 24 December 1918 Marriage place: Columbia County, Florida Spouse's name: Dora GILLEY Child No. 3: Gladys COMBS Sex: Female Birthdate: 18 February 1902 Birthplace: Columbia County, Florida Death date: 22 April 1991 Place of death: Columbia County, Florida Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia Co., Florida Marriage date: 1st--1919 (As per the 1930 Columbia Co., Florida Census) Marriage place: Florida Spouse's name: 1st--Guy L. DUNN, 2nd--James GILLIS Child No. 4: Claude COMBS Sex: Male Birthdate: 09 January 1905 Birthplace: Columbia County, Florida Death date: 03 January 1994 Place of death: Columbia County, Florida Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia Co., Florida Marriage date: 1st--1927 (As per the 1930 Florida Census) Marriage place: Florida Spouse's name: 1st--Edith Louise KINARD, 2nd--Edna TEDDER HENLEY (Widow of James E. HENLEY) Child No. 5: Annie Mae COMBS Sex: Female Birthdate: 25 February 1907 Birthplace: Columbia Co., Florida Death date: 14 July 1988 Place of death: Towns Co., Georgia Marriage date: 1st--1926 (As per the 1930 Columbia Co., Florida Census Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia Co., Florida Marriage place: Florida Spouse's name: 1st--Joseph Price PERRY, 2nd--S.E. WESTER Child No. 6: Felton COMBS Sex: Female Birthdate: 28 November 1910 Birthplace: Columbia County, Florida Death date: 04 September 1961 Place of death: Columbia County, Florida Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia County, Florida Marriage date: 1929 (As per the 1930 Columbia Co., Florida Census Marriage place: Florida Spouse's name: Robert O. HOUSTON ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Documentation: Sources: Research of John Burnett of Reno, NV. Columbia County Cemetery Records--Bethel Methodist Cemetery, Lake City, Florida. 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Census for Columbia Co., Florida. Personal information from the late Claude Combs of Lake City, Florida. Note: The marrige of James Combs and Piety Dortch was the second marriage for both of these individuals. James Combs was married first to Martha C. Harvey. Piety Ann Dortch was married first on 18 November 1886 in Columbia County to Alison W. Chastain. Piety and Alison Chastain had one child: Katie Belle Chastain. Piety had a total of seven children from her two marriages. James Combs had a total of seventeen children by his two marriages. . Last Updated: 3/17/2007