Matthew Moses Combs, I

Possibly one of the first Comb's to settle in Breathitt County

Birth:  1790 Russell County Virginia, USA Death:  1859 Breathitt County Kentucky, USA

Son of Henry Combs and Rachel Clements. Father of Rachel Combs. Was married to Frances Brown, on May 28, 1810.

His date of death was reported in two Revolutionary War Applications as being 1859. The sources of information for those applications included Dr. Josiah H. Combs, who was a genealogist for the Combs family (lived in Fort Worth, Texas).

Yet, in the 1860 Census Report, it appears that Matthew and his wife Francis were living with their son Isaac and his family, and that Matthew was listed as "Moses" Combs. He was also shown to be blind. However, as professional genealogists know, very often people were listed in a census report, even if they had died shortly before the report was taken, as a gesture of respect. So the appearance of his name in the 1860 report is not positive proof that he was alive in 1860, and so he may, in fact, have died in 1859.

Many people report his death as being 1866, but to date, no evidence has been provided to substantiate that date. Unfortunately, on ancestry.com, people keep copying that date of death without any documentation to back it up.

The marker that was placed at his grave was placed there many, many years after his death. The date of death on that marker (1862) has also not been proven and is highly questionable. (So many of the markers placed on graves many years after a person's death have incorrect dates on them.)

His wife Frances was seen in the 1870 Census Report as "Frankey." It was said that she died on April 13, 1872.   
Family links:   Spouse:   Frances Brown Combs (1789 - 1872)  
 Children:   Henry Harrison Combs (1818 - 1886)*   Richard Combs (1820 - 1887)*   Rachel Combs Back (1825 - 1866)*   William Mason Combs (1827 - 1904)*  

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Burial: Roark Cemetery Noctor Breathitt County Kentucky, USA  
Maintained by: Leslie Pieratt Originally Created by: Bobbie Joe Record added: Dec 12, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 62858291

His date of death was reported in two Revolutionary War Applications as being 1859. The sources of information for those applications included Dr. Josiah H. Combs, who was a genealogist for the Combs family (lived in Fort Worth, Texas).

Yet, in the 1860 Census Report, it appears that Matthew and his wife Francis were living with their son Isaac and his family, and that Matthew was listed as "Moses" Combs. He was also shown to be blind. However, as professional genealogists know, very often people were listed in a census report, even if they had died shortly before the report was taken, as a gesture of respect. So the appearance of his name in the 1860 report is not positive proof that he was alive in 1860, and so he may, in fact, have died in 1859.

Many people report his death as being 1866, but to date, no evidence has been provided to substantiate that date. Unfortunately, on ancestry.com, people keep copying that date of death without any documentation to back it up.

The marker that was placed at his grave was placed there many, many years after his death. The date of death on that marker (1862) has also not been proven and is highly questionable. (So many of the markers placed on graves many years after a person's death have incorrect dates on them.)

His wife Frances was seen in the 1870 Census Report as "Frankey." It was said that she died on April 13, 1872.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 22 2021, 17:57:18 UTC

• Residence: Breathitt county, part of, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States - 1850
• Residence: 2nd Division, Morgan, Kentucky, United States - 1860
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 27 2022, 18:14:25 UTC

Son of Henry Combs and Rachel Clements. Father of Rachel Combs. Was married to Frances Brown, on May 28, 1810.

His date of death was reported in two Revolutionary War Applications as being 1859. The sources of information for those applications included Dr. Josiah H. Combs, who was a genealogist for the Combs family (lived in Fort Worth, Texas).

Yet, in the 1860 Census Report, it appears that Matthew and his wife Francis were living with their son Isaac and his family, and that Matthew was listed as "Moses" Combs. He was also shown to be blind. However, as professional genealogists know, very often people were listed in a census report, even if they had died shortly before the report was taken, as a gesture of respect. So the appearance of his name in the 1860 report is not positive proof that he was alive in 1860, and so he may, in fact, have died in 1859.

Many people report his death as being 1866, but to date, no evidence has been provided to substantiate that date. Unfortunately, on ancestry.com, people keep copying that date of death without any documentation to back it up.

The marker that was placed at his grave was placed there many, many years after his death. The date of death on that marker (1862) has also not been proven and is highly questionable. (So many of the markers placed on graves many years after a person's death have incorrect dates on them.)

His wife Frances was seen in the 1870 Census Report as "Frankey." It was said that she died on April 13, 1872.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 27 2022, 18:16:40 UTC