Muhlenberg County Kentucky

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Family Group Records C

Asa Coombs & Priscilla Malinda Dillman

Coombs, Asa

Birthdate: 11 July 1796
Married: 2) Nancy Welsh Stewart, widow of William Stewart, 2 Nov 1829, Nelson Co., Kentucky.
Married: 3) Priscilla Malinda Dillman, 21 Sept 1851, Muhlenberg County.
Died: 4 Dec 1877, Muhlenberg County.
Buried: Heltsley Cemetery, Muhlenberg County.

Family Group Record of Asa Coombs & Nancy Welsh

Asa Coombs married a third time: 21 September 1851 Muhlenberg
Wife: Priscilla Malinda Dillman
Birthdate: 25 October 1823
Birthplace: Virginia
Date of death: 19 December 1892
Place of death: Muhlenberg
Father: David Dillman
Mother: Mary Ann Smyth
Burial: Heltsley Cemetery in Muhlenberg

Children of Asa Coombs & Priscilla M. Dillman:

  1. Mary Malinda “Molly” Coombs, born 11 September 1852; married Henry C. “Doc” Wells 12 November 1881. Henry was born 15 August 1851; died 25 December 1919. He was the son of Mosley P. and Louranny Susanna Wells Wells. Molly and Henry are buried at Cherry Grove Cemetery, Muhlenberg.
  2. Thomas Jefferson Coombs, born 30 October 1853; died 15 March 1925; married 15 December 1881 to Delia Williams. Delia was born 11 August 1861; died 1 November 1928; she was the daughter of Eli L. and Mary Ann Susan Roll. He is buried at Nebo Cemetery, Muhlenberg.
  3. David Dillman Coombs, born 6 April 1855; died 30 April 1929; married Ida Lou Swinney 23 December 1894. Ida was born 9 January 1877; died 19 October 1950. She was the daughter of Andrew Jackson and Davidella Patten Dukes Swinney. David and Ida are buried at Judges Chapel Church Cemetery, Christian Co., KY.
  4. Elias (or Elijah) Wink Coombs, born 6 February 1858; died 23 February 1943 Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co., KY; married 27 October 1889 Mary Ann Fikes. Mary Ann was born 11 November 1868; died 7 January 1923. She was the daugher of John and Margaret Jane Porter Fikes. Elias/Elijah and Mary Ann are buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Muhlenberg.
  5. Samuel Christopher Coombs, born 10 June 1865; died 22 April 1935; married 1) Ann L. Mannahan 11 December 1887; 2) Hettie Rosetta Oglesby 12 May 1903.
  6. Charles Morton Coombs, born 11 February 1869; died 8 February 1937; married 26 November 1889 to Dora Hogan. Dora was born 29 November 1870; died 11 November 1930. She was the daughter of Tom and Sally Warner Hogan. Charlie and Dora are buried in the Johnson's Chapel Church Cemetery in Christian Co., KY.
  7. William Henry Coombs, born 30 May 1860; died September 1880 and is buried in the Heltsley Cemetery, Muhlenberg.
  8. Asa Coombs, born 11 February 1857; died near birth.

Contributed by Jean Wells

Updated July 23, 2017