1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 3 Jan 1920; Page 162 B;
Family #360/362.
Listed as Sam Combs; age 16; born in WV; in household of his grandmother, Nancy A. (Edwards)
Combs.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 131A; Family #265/265.
Listed as Samuel Combs; age 29; born in WV; married at 19; coal loader; head of household.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 131A; Family #265/265.
Listed as Ici Combs; age 24; born in WV; married at 15; in household of husband, Samuel Combs.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 131A; Family #265/265.
Listed as Rachael Combs; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel Combs.
1. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #15251; WV Archives Web Site.
Lonzo Combs; age 2 mons; born on 17 Oct 1924 at Crystal, WV; son of Sam and Icy (Hodge) Combs;
died on 17 Dec 1924 at Crystal, Mercer Co, WV from the flu; buried on 18 Dec 1924 at Smokeless, WV;
informant, Sam Combs, Crystal, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 131A; Family #265/265.
Listed as Thelma Combs; age 3 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel Combs.
1. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #17418; WV Archives Web Site.
Helen Combs; age 1 mon, 8 days; born on 23 Nov 1929 in WV; daughter of Sam and Icy (Hodge)
Combs; died on 31 Dec 1929 from pneumonia; buried on 1 Jan 1930 at Hiawatha, WV; informant,
Sam Combs, Hiawatha, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #3757; WV Archives Web Site.
Gertrude Combs; age 1 yr, 8 mons, 8 days; born on 9 Jul 1931 at Hiwatha, WV; daughter of Sam and
Icy (Hodge) Combs; died on 17 Mar 1933 in Princeton Hospital, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV from
hemorrhagic cyst; buried on 18 Mar 1933 at Hiawatha, WV; informant, Sam Combs, Hiawatha, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #12855; WV Archives Web Site.
Unnamed male Combs; age 2 hrs; born on 14 Oct 1933 at Hiawatha, WV; son of Sam and Icy (Hodge)
Combs; died on 14 Oct 1933 at Hiawatha, Mercer Co, WV from premature birth; buried on 18 Mar 1933;
informant, Icy Hodge.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 131A; Family #264/264.
Listed as Lawrence Sargent; age 18; born in WV; in household of step-father (sic?), William Combs.
(This can not be William's stepson. Goldie would have been only 12. William could have been
married to an older women prior to Goldie and this was her son)
1. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #929; WV Archives Web Site.
Betty Jean Combs; age 5 mons, 10 days; born on 17 Aug 1932 at Hiawatha, WV; daughter of
Lawrence and Deloris (Godfrey) Combs; died on 27 Jan 1933 at Hiawatha, Mercer Co, WV from
pneumonia; buried on 28 Jan 1933 at Rock, WV; informant, Lawrence Combs, Hiawatha, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #9552; WV Archives Web Site.
Rita Faye Combs; age 3 mons, 20 days; born on 18 Mar 1941 at Arista, WV; daughter of Lawrence
and Deloris (Godfrey) Combs; died on 18 Jul 1941 in the Bluefield Sanitarium, Bluefield, Mercer Co,
WV from pyleo-nephritis; buried on 20 Jul 1941 in Rock Cemetery; informant, Father, Arista, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #'57 016727; WV Archives Web Site.
John Henry Combs; age 63 yrs, 3 mons, 17 days; born on 5 Sep 1894 at Sparta, NC; living at 100
Putnam St, Bluefield, WV; widowed; laborer at express truck company; son of Eli and Ellen
(Brinegar) Combs; died on 22 Dec 1957 in the Bluefield Sanitarum, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV from
stroke; buried on 24 Dec 1957 in Nunn Cemetery, near Bluefiled, WV; informant, Mrs. Alice Tuttle,
Winston Salem, NC.
1. Grayson Co, VA; WW I Draft Registration Card #152; Independence, VA Draft Board; 26 Jul 1917.
Will Combs; age 21; born on 1 Jul 1896 (question mark written in) in NC; living at Fries, VA;
employed by Washington Mills, Fries, VA; dependent, Ruth Combs, child; tall with slender build;
Black eyes and Black hair.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 127B;
Family #187/201.
Listed as William Combs; age 33; born in NC; married at 21; head of household.
3. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #13610; WV Archives Web Site.
William Harrison Combs; age 51 yrs, 3 mons, 18 days; born on 1 Jul 1897 in NC; married; husband
of Ollie Anderson, age 51; works in furniture store; son of Eli and Ellen (Brinegar) Combs; died on
19 Oct 1948 at his home on 1530 Stadium Drive, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV from chronic
pancrentitis; possible cancer; buried on 21 Oct 1948 in Monte Vista Cemetery, near Bluefield, WV;
informant, Ollie Combs, Bluefield.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 127B;
Family #187/201.
Listed as Ollie Combs; age 33; born in VA; married at 21; in household of husband, William H.
Combs.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 127B;
Family #187/201.
Listed as Paul Combs; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, William H. Combs.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 127B;
Family #187/201.
Listed as Johnnie Combs; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, William H. Combs.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 127B;
Family #187/201.
Listed as Floyd Combs; age 3 yrs, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William H. Combs.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 127B;
Family #187/201.
Listed as Ethel Combs; age 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, William H. Combs.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 127B;
Family #187/201.
Listed as Ollie Combs; age 33; born in VA; married at 21; in household of husband, William H.
Combs.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 127B;
Family #187/201.
Listed as Ruth Roberts; age 18; born in WV; in household of step-father, William H. Combs.
1. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #14156; WV Archives Web Site.
Bruce Levi Combs; age 55; born in Mar 1888 in Wilkes Co, NC; living at North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co,
NC; married; farmer; husband of Celia Combs, age 55; son of unknown father and Ellen (______);
died on 14 Nov 1943 at Matoka, Mercer Co, WV from a heart attack; buried on 16 Nov 1943 in
Matoka Cemetery, Matoka, Mercer Co, WV; informant, Toy Williams, Matoka, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 14 Jun 1900, Page 252A,
Family #131.
Listed as William A. Trent, age 9, born in Oct 1890 in WV in household of father, Smith Trent.
2. 1910 Census, Menifee Co, KY; Frenchburg; taken 26 Apr 1910; Page 226 A; Family #159/159.
Listed as William A. Trent; age 19; born in WV; farm laborer; in household of father, Smith Trent.
3. 1920 Census; Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; War Eagle; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 185B;
Family #112/112.
Listed as Anse Trent; age 26; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household
4. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Wharncliffe; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 110A;
Family #2/2.
Listed as Anse Trent; age 46; born in KY; married at 18; farmer; head of household.
5. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Bens Creekl taken on 18 Apr 1940; Page 438A;
Image 15 of 62; Household #131.
Listed as Anse Trent; age 49; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; laborer for W.P.A.; head of household.
6. Mingo Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1208; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Anse Trent; age 51; born 27 Oct 1890 in Mingo Co, WV; living at Wharncliff, WV; employed by Jack
Perry at Wharncliffe, WV; name of person who will always know address, Mazie Trent, Wharncliffe,
WV; 5'8" tall; 115 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; ruddy complexion.
7. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 204; WV Archives Website.
Ance Trent; age 43; born and living in Wharncliffe, WV; widowed; son of Smith and Martha (Cline)
Trent; married on 30 Nov 1946 in Pineville, WV; Marie Cline; age 25; born in Wharncliffe, WV;
single; living in Baileysville, WV; daughter of Thomas and Beckey (Lester) Cline.
8. 1950 Census, Mingo Co, Wharncliffe; taken 11 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 27; Dwelling #174.
Listed as Ance Trent; age 60; born in WV; married; unemployed; head of household.
9. Logan Co, WV; Death Certificate # '58 006599; WV Archives Website.
Ance Trent; age 75; born 27 Oct 1983 in WV; married; retired coal miner; SS# 233-16-7219; living
at Wharncliffe, WV; son of Smith and Martha (Cline) Trent; died 8 Apr 1958 in the Man Hospital,
Man, WV; due to possible ruptured aneurysm of thoric aorta with generalized arteriosclerosis;
buried 11 Apr 1958 in Trent Cemetery, Wharncliffe, WV; informant, Mrs. Ance Trent, Wharncliffe, WV.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 268A, Family #523.
Listed as Mazy J. Steel, age 11, born in Apr 1889 in WV, in household of father, John Steel.
2. 1920 Census; Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; War Eagle; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 185B;
Family #112/112.
Listed as Mazie Trent; age 25; born in WV; married; in household of husband, William A. Trent.
3. 1930 census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Wharncliffe; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 110A;
Family #2/2.
Listed as Mazie Trent; age 41; born in WV; married at 21; in household of husband, William A.
Trent.
4. Ancestry.com Web Site, Bartley Short Search, 28 Aug 2002, submitted by
Charles Ferrell, stella@phonl.com.
Mazy Steele; born on 11 Apr 1888.
5. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Bens Creekl taken on 18 Apr 1940; Page 438A;
Image 15 of 62; Household #131.
Listed as Mazie Trent; age 51; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, William A. Trent.
6. Buchanan Co, VA; Death Certificate #21873; Ancestry.com Website.
Mrs. Mazie Trent; age 59; born in Menifee Co, KY (sic, McDowell Co, WV); married; wife of Ance
Trent; housewife; living at Oakwood, VA; daughter of John and Lizzie (_____) Steele; died 23 Aug
1946 at Oakwood, VA; due to heart attack, "found dead"; buried 24 Aug 1946 in Family Cemetery,
McDowell Co, WV; informant, Mrs. Alfred Allen, Oakwood, VA.