Family Group Sheet
NameAndrew Wesley Combs, 3C2R
Birth5 Jun 1898, Missouri
Death6 Jul 1958, Hughson, Stanislaus Co., California
FatherJames Othaniel Combs (1858-1935)
MotherMary Belle Riddle (1861-1948)
Marriage16 Dec 1918, Colorado
SpouseDella Alwine Adelman
Birth12 Jun 1899, Syracuse, Otoe Co., Nebraska
Death13 Aug 2004, Hughson, Stanislaus Co., California
FatherCharles Adelman (1853-1943)
MotherAlwine Johanna Frenzel (1868-1965)
Children
1 MGeorge Franklin Combs, 4C1R
Birth4 Jan 1920, El Paso Co., Colorado
Death19 Jul 2009, Hughson, Stanislaus Co., California
SpouseAlma Leona Biggers
2 MVenard M. Combs, 4C1R
Birthabt 1922, Colorado
3 FDelpha M. Combs, 4C1R
Birthabt 1925, Colorado
4 MHomer M. Combs , 4C1R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
Notes for Andrew Wesley Combs
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918 in Elbert Co., Colorado, records Andrew Welsey Combs, age 20, born 5 June 1898, residence Yoder, El Paso Co., Colorado, farmer, nearest relatives Mary B. Combs, James Combs } parents, Yoder Elbert Colo. (Yoder is a town in El Paso County, and Elbert is a town in Elbert County. There is no Yoder in Elbert County, so this is apparently meant to be two locations, not one. Mary and James are listed on separate lines, with a curly brace on the right.)
The California death index lists Andrew Wesley Combs, born 5 June 1898 in Missouri, died 6 July 1958 in Stanislaus Co., father’s surname Combs, mother’s maiden name Riddle.
The California death index lists Andrew Wesley Combs, born 5 June 1898 in Missouri, died 6 July 1958 in Stanislaus Co., father’s surname Combs, mother’s maiden name Riddle.
Census Notes for Andrew Wesley & Della Alwine (Family)
For some odd reason both Andrew and their oldest son George are listed in the 1920 census as “Joe”:
1920 census of Elbert Co., Colorado, Holt precinct, enumerated 24 Jan, lists on p. 5B as family #102/105:
Combs, Mary, 58, b. Ky U.S. U.S., widowed, farmer; Joe, son, 22, b. Mo Iowa Ky, married; Flora, dau, 19, b. Mo Iowa Ky; Verna, dau; 17, b. Mo Iowa Ky; Della, 20, dau-in-law, b. Nebraska Penn Germany; Joe, grandson, 1/12, b. Co Mo Neb.
1930 census of El Paso Co., Colorado, precinct 54, enumerated 4 April, lists on p. 2A as family #34:
Combs, Andrew W., 31, age at first marriage 20, b. Missouri Kentucky Illinois, farmer; Della A., wife, 30, age at first marriage 19, b. Nebraska Germany Pennsylvania; George F., son, 10; Venard M., son, 8; Delpha M., dau, 5; Homer M., son, 1 6/12. All children born Colorado Missouri Nebraska.
The next household is Andrew’s mother, listed alone.
1920 census of Elbert Co., Colorado, Holt precinct, enumerated 24 Jan, lists on p. 5B as family #102/105:
Combs, Mary, 58, b. Ky U.S. U.S., widowed, farmer; Joe, son, 22, b. Mo Iowa Ky, married; Flora, dau, 19, b. Mo Iowa Ky; Verna, dau; 17, b. Mo Iowa Ky; Della, 20, dau-in-law, b. Nebraska Penn Germany; Joe, grandson, 1/12, b. Co Mo Neb.
1930 census of El Paso Co., Colorado, precinct 54, enumerated 4 April, lists on p. 2A as family #34:
Combs, Andrew W., 31, age at first marriage 20, b. Missouri Kentucky Illinois, farmer; Della A., wife, 30, age at first marriage 19, b. Nebraska Germany Pennsylvania; George F., son, 10; Venard M., son, 8; Delpha M., dau, 5; Homer M., son, 1 6/12. All children born Colorado Missouri Nebraska.
The next household is Andrew’s mother, listed alone.
