1830 Lee Co VA Census Index

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1840 Lee Co, VA Census Index

COMBS, James Page 120

1850 US Census, Lee Co VA

1149-1178 James COMBS 42 farmer VA cannot read or write
Nancy 35 VA cannot read or write
William 17 f VA farmer (looks like William & listed as a farmer, but female?)
Solomon 15 m VA farmer
Fielden 14 m VA
James 11 m VA
John 9 m VA
Bartholomew 7 m VA
Rachel 5 f VA
Henry C. 2 m VA

(Transcribed by Combs Researcher Debi Houser)

Notes: According to the late Vina Combs Lee, granddaughter of James and Nancy, Nancy was a YEARY (Statement of granddaughter, Vina Combs Lee, 1970 to Combs Researcher Mary Park Bryant); however, according to the oral statement of Lucretia HOBBS, to her daughter, her aunt, Nancy HOBBS (d/o Solomon), m James Combs. (Passed down through family to Hobbs Researcher Gail Carmack). Also note that Vina Combs Lee also stated that James was the s/o William & Anna THOMPSON Combs, Jr.of Russell Co VA

1860 Lee Co, Va Census

(provided by Kathy (last name unknown) conch@softcom.net to Combs Researcher Debi Houser)

263 Jas COMBS agt. 53 Russell Co. VA $4,000 cannot read or write
Nancy 44 Russell Co., Va cannot read or write
Fielding 22 Russell Co., Va farmer labor cannot read or write
Jas 20 Russell Co., Va farmer labor cannot read or write
John 18 Russell Co., Va farmer labor cannot read or write
Bartholmew 16 Russell Co., Va farmer labor cannot read or write
Rachel E. 14 Russell Co. Va
Henry C. 12 Russell Co. Va
Elisha H. 8 Russell co. Va
Elbert O. 2 Russell Co. Va

264 William COMBS 27 Russell Co. VA $145 cannot read or write
Virginia 18 Russell Co. Va house keeps
Milburn 1 Lee Co. Va
Sarah KISSERT 13 VA

265 Solomon COMBS 25 Russell Co. Va $65
Malvina 18 VA

Note: Solomon Combs married Melinva HE(A)RD, per the Hunt Co, TX DCs for their sons Dudley and Henry Peter Combs and the Nolan Co, TX DC for their son C H Combs. Melvina Combs and most of her family can be found in the 1900 Hunt Co, TX census.