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- SOURCE: Birth & death dates taken from photo of grave stone at GraceCemetery, Henry County, Illinois on 18 Mar 2006 per SLJuhl, compiler.Photo kept in Blair Family records.
SOURCE: One of the sources of information provided on this family isby,
Carol Combs of California
10 March 2006
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SOURCE: "OBITUARY FOR LOUISE COMBS, 94, TAKEN AT GENESEO
MOLINE, THE DISPATCH NEWSPAPER, ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS
DATE: 1940
Aged Cambridge Woman Dies In Rapp Home; Member of Pioneer Family.
Geneseo, Jan 18, -- Mrs. Louise Combs, one of the few Cambridgematriarchs who had reached and passed their 90th year, died at 10 thismorning in the home of Mrs. Sam Rapp of Geneseo. She was 94 yearsold. The body was taken to Myers' Funeral Chapel, where funeralarrangements are incomplete. Mrs. Combs, for ninety-one years aresident of Henry County, became ill of pneumonia last spring and wastaken to the Geneseo hospital. She was later taken to the Rapp homehere, where she had been cared for during the last eight months.Prior to entering the hospital, Mrs. Combs had been residing with hersons in Geneseo, Cambridge and Galva. Mrs. Combs was born nearPittsburgh, Pa., on Oct. 11, 1845, the daughter of Joseph and MarianneRingle. When she was 3 years old, her family migrated to Henry Countyand settled in Munson Township, later purchasing land in OscoTownship. On May 23, 1867, she was married to Andrew Combs. Thecouple operated a farm near Osco until Mr. Combs' death in 1897. Mrs.Combs then moved to Cambridge and lived in a house she owned on WestLocust Street for several years. Survivors are three sons, Henry ofGeneseo, Ed of Cambridge and Joseph of Galva, one brother WilliamRingle of Pasadena, Cal., former Cambridge business man; severalgrandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren. three brothers and asister preceded her in death." [Transcribed 21 April 2006, SLJuhl,compiler]
SOURCE: Moline, The Dispatch Newspaper, Rock Island County, Illinois
Geneseo, Jan. 23, 1940
"Funeral services of Mrs. Louise Ringle Combs, 94, who died Thursdayin the home of Mrs. Samuel Rapp, were held yesterday afternoon inMyers Chapel. The Rev. John McGown Stevenson, pastor of PresbyterianChurch officiated. Mrs. Kenneth Bennett and Miss Margaret Cox sang,accompanied by Mrs. Earl Offerle. Those who served as pallbearerswere Walter Combs, William Combs, Charles Combs, Lyle Lough, Wayne Coxand Roy Combs. Burial was in Grace Cemetery, Osco." [Transcribed 16May 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]
SOURCE: Booklet-HENRY COUNTY, IL CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS-MUNSONTWP-GREENLEE HILLCREST HOME PLEASANT HILL-OSCO TWO-GRACE EPISCOPALMORRISTOWN HENRY COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOC.; EXCERPT PORTION OF BOOKLETOBTAINED: GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY, Hwy 16, Co. Rd. 1400N; 24February 2009, Pages 1-10; Morristown, Osco Township, Henry County,Illinois; From: Cambridge Library, Cambridge, Henry County, Illinois;Ref. 929.5 HEN; By: Michael Dean McCoy II, Moline, Rock IslandCounty, Illinois; H/O Jozett Marie Blair McCoy; Method: DigitalCamera Photo Copies.
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