Silas
Combs
Born in Letcher County, Kentucky
Ancestors 
Son of John Wesley Combs
and Mary Polly (Hogg) Combs
Brother of
Shadrack Combs, Lucinda (Combs) Adams, Wesley Combs, Leodica (Combs) Frazier, Mary Ann (Combs) Smith and Millie (Combs) Banks
Husband of
Silva (Ison) Combs
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Malissa (Combs) Cornett and Maggie (Combs) Cornett
Died
at age 61
in Hindman, Knott County, Kentucky
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Apr 2018
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Biography
Name Silas Cowles Age 39 Birth Date Jan 1861 Birthplace Kentucky Home in 1900 Hindman, Knott, Kentucky Street Main Street House Number 23 Sheet Number 9 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 117 Family Number 122 Race White Gender Male Relation to Head of House Head Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Sylva Cowles Marriage Year 1898 Years Married 2 Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Kentucky Occupation Farmer Months Not Employed 6 Attended School 6 Can Read Yes Can Write Yes Can Speak English Yes House Owned or Rented O Home Free or Mortgaged F Farm or House F Household Members Name Age Silas Cowles Sylva Cowles Elijah Cowles Annie Cowles Mellisa Cowles Maggie Cowles Silas Breeding Wesley Breeding
Name Silas Combs Age in 1910 49 Birth Year abt 1861 Birthplace Kentucky Home in 1910 District 1, Knott, Kentucky Street Prestonsburg Road House Number 47 Race White Gender Male Relation to Head of House Head Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Silvia Combs Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Kentucky Native Tongue English Occupation Farmer Industry Home Farm Employer, Employee or Other Employer Home Owned or Rented Own Home Free or Mortgaged Free Farm or House Farm Able to read Yes Able to Write Yes Years Married 14 Household Members Name Age Silas Combs 49 Silvia Combs 40 Elijah Combs 17 Anna Combs 15 Malissie Combs 13 Maggie Combs 11 Ella Combs 9 Bessie Combs 7 Gracie Combs 5 Mattie Combs 3 Hettie Combs 0
Name Silas Combs Age 58 Birth Year abt 1862 Birthplace Kentucky Home in 1920 Hindman, Knott, Kentucky House Number Farm Residence Date 1920 Race White Gender Male Relation to Head of House Head Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Silva Combs Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Kentucky Able to Speak English Yes Occupation Farmer Industry General Farm Employment Field Own Account Home Owned or Rented Own Home Free or Mortgaged Mortgaged Able to read Yes Able to Write Yes Household Members Name Age Silas Combs Silva Combs Ella Combs Bessie Combs Gracie Combs Mattie Combs Hettie Combs
Name Silas Combs Gender Male Race White Birth Place Letcher, Kentucky Death Date 16 Aug 1922 Death Place Knott, Kentucky, USA Father Wes Combs Mother Polly Hogg Household Members Name Age Silas Combs Polly Hogg Wes Combs
Sources
- 1900 United States Federal Census
1910 United States Federal Census
1920 United States Federal Census
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Rick Combs
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup I-FT82308, FTDNA kit #266106 - Ron Combs :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup m-223, FTDNA kit #487721
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~0.78%
Dee Horn :
23andMe, GEDmatch M562609 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M562609 [compare], Ancestry member dx2_horn
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Jennifer (Rice) McMahan :
23andMe, GEDmatch M220464 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A528587 [compare], Ancestry member jenrice
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B450209
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~0.78%
Douglas Long :
23andMe
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