Arthur Gilbert Coombs (1861 - 1922)

Born 1 Jan 1861 in Bowdainham, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella Hepp — married 27 Mar 1890 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Descendants

Died 1922 at about age 61 in Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States

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Biography

Arthur was born on January 1, 1861 in Bowdoin, Maine to Albert Coombs and Sarah Vaughan. ^[1]

He lived with his parents and siblings in Maine and later moved with them to the Boston, Massachusetts area. ^[2][3]

Arthur then left his home in Massachusetts and moved across country to California. He married Isabella Hepp on March 29, 1890 in Los Angeles ^[4] and they moved to Berkeley, California where they raised their three daughters, Evangeline, Mabel and Aileen. Arthur was employed variously as a bookkeeper and a salesman. ^[5][6][7]

Arthur passed away on June 16, 1922 in Berkeley and is interred in the Sunset View Mausoleum in El Cerrito. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WD-H4M : 4 December 2014), Arthur Gilbert Coombs, 01 Jan 1861; citing BOWDOIN,SAGADAHOC,MAINE; FHL microfilm 962,279.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD3V-DLC : 12 April 2016), Arthur G Coombs in household of Albert M Coombs, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 202, family 1653, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,139.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHXF-F3K : 12 August 2017), Arthur G Combs in household of Albert M Combs, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 590, sheet 325C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0552; FHL microfilm 1,254,552.
4. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8ZF-YZK : 5 August 2017), Arther G Coombs and Isabella Hepp, 29 Mar 1890; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,073,924.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9PW-92F : accessed 2 November 2017), Arthur G Coombs, Berkley city Ward 4, 5, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 398, sheet 4B, family 625, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,083.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV2Z-45J : accessed 2 November 2017), Arthur G Coombs, Berkely, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 15B, family 321, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 72; FHL microfilm 1,374,085.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH3D-NK9 : accessed 2 November 2017), Arthur G Coombs, Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States; citing ED 176, sheet 137A, line 5, family 348, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 92; FHL microfilm 1,820,092.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 February 2021), memorial page for Arthur Gilbert Coombs (1 Jan 1861–16 Jun 1922), Find A Grave: Memorial #130368266, citing Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, USA ; Maintained by Suzanne Guerra (contributor 47288919) .