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George B. Coombs
George B. Coombs was born April 9, 1830, in Nelson County, KY, where he was reared. He has devoted his time until late years to the pursuits of the farm, principally in Muhlenberg and Christian Counties. In 1849 he removed from his native county to Muhlenberg County, where on the 19th of November, 1851, he married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Yonts) Ham. She was born and reared in Muhlenberg County, and died in Christian County, July 5, 1879, leaving seven children, one of whom has since died. The living are: William E., John M., Augustus B., Katie, Ruth and Warner Coombs.
Mr. Coombs, on the 17th of August, 1882, was married to his present wife, Nannie E. Hester, a native of Christian County, born in 1850, and who has borne him one child - Annie R. Coombs.
In 1869 Mr. Coombs removed to this county and located in the south part, where he now owns a farm, and where he remained until he removed to Hopkinsville, in 1882. For the past six years he has been engaged in the butcher business on an extensive scale, supplying all the meats consumed by the Western Insane Asylum. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Knights of Honor.
The parents of our subject were Edward W. and Mildred Coombs (née Mason). These parents were natives of Nelson County, KY, where the mother died in 1836. Soon after her death the father met with an accident whereby he lost a leg, which event of course changed the course of his life. Until 1851 he remained in Nelson County, serving several years in official capacity, but at the latter date went to Muhlenberg County, KY, remaining with the family of his son George B., and there by appointment he served as Assessor of Internal Revenue. He had a family of three children: George B., Elizabeth, wife of H.C. Dillman, and Rebecca, wife of J.S. Vaught, of Ohio County, KY.
He [Edward W. Coombs] was the youngest of a family of sixteen children, all of whom lived to extreme old age. He died in February 23, 1884, in his eightieth year, at the residence of Mrs. Dillman, in this county.
Source: Perrin, William Henry, ed. County of Christian, Kentucky. Chicago: F.A. Battey, 1884. Pages 358-359.
Contributed by Dorann O'Neal Lam
Updated July 6, 2018