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David St. Clair Combs
May 26, 1839 - January 2, 1926
Born on May 26, 1839, in Johnson County, MO.
The family emigrated to Texas in 1854 and settled at San Marcos.
Mustered into Company D at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Furloughed by November 1863 or January 1864, and returned to Texas to at least
February 1864.
Unable to rejoin the Rangers due to the difficulty in crossing the Mississipi
River, and overstayed furlough by May 1864.
Remained in TX and transferred to Col. J. S. "Rip" Ford's Regiment
(perhaps 2nd TX Cavalry) on the Rio Grande for the remainder of the war.
Giles indicated that three horses were killed beneath him.
Four brothers also served the Confederacy: One lost to sickness in AR, one
killed at Chickamauga, one wounded at Port Hudson, and one wounded in LA.
Occupied as a cattle rancher following the war.
Married Eleanora Browning in Henry, MO on February, 27, 1873.
Moved to San Antonio, TX in 1876.
Died in San Antonio, TX on January 2, 1926.
Buried in San Marcos, Hays County, TX.
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| 1840 Census - MO, Johnson County, Jefferson, Page 119, (image 5/6) | ||
| Head of Houshold | David Combs | |
| Free White Males Under 5 | 2 | |
| Free White Males 20 to 30 | 2 | |
| Free White Males 30 to 40 | 1 | |
| Free White Females under 5 | 1 | |
| Free White Females 5 to 10 | 1 | |
| Free White Females 20 to 30 | 1 | |
| Free White Females 60 to 70 | 1 | |
| Female Slaves | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | |
| Number in Agriculture | 2 | |
| Number in Manufacture and Trade | 1 | |
| 1850 Census - AR, Hempstead County, Ozan, Page 217, Dwelling 116, Family 116, (image 11/24) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| David R. Cockochan | 33 | M | [H??mes] | $1,000 | KY | ||||
| Rebecca M. Cockochan | 35 | F | KY | ||||||
| John W. Cockochan | [9] | M | MO | ||||||
| Silvester K. Cockochan | 7 | M | MO | ||||||
| Thos E. Cockochan | 4/12 | M | AR | ||||||
| Elizabeth B. Combs | 16 | F | KY | ||||||
| Almira A. Combs | 14 | F | MO | ||||||
| John W. Combs | 12 | M | MO | ||||||
| David St. Clair Combs | 11 | M | MO | ||||||
| James H. Combs | 9 | M | MO | ||||||
| Cyntha Burns | 70 | F | VA | ||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Hays County, Town, Page 1, Dwelling 13, Family 13, (image 2/34) | ||||||||||
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| D R Cohraham | 44 | M | W | Farmer | $2,000 | $3,000 | KY | |||
| Rebecca Cohraham | 46 | F | W | KY | ||||||
| John W Cohraham | 18 | M | W | MO | ||||||
| Sylvestus Cohraham | 16 | M | W | MO | ||||||
| Thomas Cohraham | 10 | M | W | AR | ||||||
| Lykergus Cohraham | 7 | M | W | AR | ||||||
| Doralis Cohraham | 5 | F | W | TX | ||||||
| John W Combs | 22 | M | W | MO | ||||||
| Alvira Combs | 24 | F | W | MO | ||||||
| David Combs | 20 | M | W | MO | ||||||
| James | 18 | M | W | MO | ||||||
| 1870 Census - TX, Hays County, San Marcos, Page 201, Dwelling 12, Family 13, (image 2/20) | |||||||||||
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| D R Cockeram | 54 | M | W | Stock Dealer | $7,000 | $3,000 | KY | ||||
| R M Cockeram | 56 | F | W | Keeping House | KY | ||||||
| Thomas E Cockeram | 20 | M | W | Student | AR | ||||||
| L Kay Cockeram | 18 | M | W | Student | AR | ||||||
| Dora A Cockeram | 18 | F | W | Attending School | TX | ||||||
| D S Combs | 30 | M | W | Stock Dealer | $4,000 | MO | |||||
| Joseph Combs | 12 | M | M | Domestic Servt | TX | ||||||
| 1880 Census - TX, Hays County, San Marcos, Page 34B, Dwelling, Family, (image) | ||||||||||||
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| Nora Combs | W | F | 6 | Daughter | TX | MO | MO | |||||
| Guy St. C Combs | W | M | 4 | Son | TX | MO | MO | |||||
| Lilah Combs | W | F | 11m | Daughter | TX | MO | MO | |||||
| Elizabeth Browning | W | F | 66 | M-Law | KY | VA | VA | |||||
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| 1900 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image) | |||||||||||||||
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| Related Links: | ||
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"Barton's Springs—Bubbling Waters and Good Cheer," Austin
Daily Statesmen, July
8, 1875 |
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| Sources: |
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. Hunter, J. Marvin, Trail Driver of Texas, Austin: University of Texas Press, 1985. Johnson, Grank W., A History of Texas and Texans, Chicago and New York: American Historical Society, 1914. |
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(offsite) AFT: R. Gardner's Bellah-Gardner-Whitsitt
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