Thanks, JB.... I'm having a little trouble finding out much about some of Reese's daughters (my gr-gr-gr-Aunts) and their families. I think I've got people in Raven, too--Granddad was the son of Milton and Annah Slone Owens--and think gr-grandmother Annah is buried in a cemetery at Raven. How do I get to Raven? I haven't been able to find it on a map. Kimberly > From: Jbfrancis6@aol.com > Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:28:49 -0400 > To: kyknott@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [KYKNOTT] Byram Combs and Hannah Martin--child Barlow? > > k, that is all the book says about Barlow. The article goes on to say > that Kennis Combs born 25 Dec 1856 and died 8 Dec 1936. And he married nancy > Gibson on 10 Jun 1879. This Nancy Gibson was born at Raven, KY. My > interest is in Nancy Gibson. Raven is where all my Gibsons are from. So, am > thinking she may be one of mine. > I can also tell you that according to my personal record Fielding Combs > son of Byram married Cynthia Combs. Fielding and Cynthia had a son George B > Combs. George B married Frances Elizabeth Amburgey. Their son Daniel has > this story. > "Losing memory leads to unforgettable life for Kentucky woman > Don White/The Kentucky Traveler > October 24, 2008 > An accident erasing her memory has resulted in an unforgettable life for > an eastern Kentucky native. > Nancy Aileen, the last of nine red-haired children born to Dan and Stella > Combs, was six when she was struck by a car near Bulan, a small coal-mining > town outside Hazard. > The impact sent her tiny body careening down the roadway, leaving her > unconscious. > When she awoke four days later, there were no memories of the mishap, nor > was she able to recognize her parents, siblings or anyone else visiting her > Hazard Hospital room. > Now 65 and living in southern Ohio with husband Larry Davy, Nancy looks > back on the accident as a life-changing event. > "The family of the young man that hit me practically lived at the > hospital, and I just fell in love with the father, Ott Begley. > "After nine days in the hospital, I was released, but couldn't walk. The > doctors wanted to keep a close eye on me, so arrangements were made with the > Begley family for me to stay with them in Hazard until they were confident > of my recovery. > "The Begley home was a modern, comfortable house. Life there was wonderful > and I was the only small child." > After a couple of months, doctors determined their patient could return to > her home in Bulan. > "I was back in a school and a home I didn't remember, surrounded by lots > of small children, a coal stove, food of a poor family, washing in a tub, > and all the things that go with a lack of education and money." > Well aware of their daughter's unhappiness, the Combses made an > arrangement with the Begleys for Nancy to spend weekends with them. > "I cried every time I had to go back home," she said. > Eventually, she was allowed to live with the Begleys and visit her home on > weekends. > "I guess you might say this was something like a divorce from the whole > family with visitation rights." > In later years, Nancy would come to appreciate and better understand the > hardships of her parents, both of whom ended their education in grade > school. > "During my growing up, I went back to Bulan for visits and began to know > my family. > She learned her mother's love for her ran deep, but let her daughter go so > she would have an opportunity the family could not provide. > "Today I realize how difficult that was for her and am very grateful. I > learned to love my mother very much, and we became extremely close over the > years. > "Adoption was something the Begleys wanted, but that was not on my > Mother's list in any manner so they just had legal custody. > "My father was not one to show feelings, so I never got close to him, but > respected him; and we had good communication, at least from me. > "I found he was actually a very funny man who had a horribly difficult > childhood, so that explained a lot to me." > The poverty and wealth she experienced in her youth led Nancy to place > great value on her own education, which now includes attendance at seven > colleges and universities, the last being Ohio State, where she studied > horticulture. > She earned a degree at a college in Arizona where she moved with her four > children following the breakup of her first marriage. > Nancy passed on her emphasis on education to her children. > Her eldest daughter obtained her doctorate from Yale in 1992 and has gone > on to be a highly respected teacher of psychology at a university in > Scotland. > While living in Arizona, Nancy met and married Ohio native Larry Davy. > After living in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, they have found true > happiness in southern Ohio, according to Nancy. > Their place just north of the community of Peebles includes a unique > business dubbed "Knot Normal" where they sell one-of-a-kind crafts, mostly > wooden items handmade by Larry. > A work-in-progress over the past four years, the grounds include a large > outhouse with a skylight and a new home the couple began living in earlier > this month. > They say their neighbors, many of whom came by for a christening party when > the outhouse was completed, are what make their home special. > Although their new dwelling is very small and humble, Nancy says it's a > reminder of home. > "This is what life is all about — being happy, having good neighbors, not > striving to make lots of money. I went all across America looking for home, > and I've found it here. This is my Hazard, just on the other side of the > river." > Columnist Don White has served as editor at several newspapers in Kentucky. > His Kentucky Traveler features are published throughout the state. Contact > him at _www.thekytraveler.com_ (http://www.thekytraveler.com) > Copyright: The Winchester Sun 2008 > > > > In a message dated 9/30/2010 9:09:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > k__owens@msn.com writes: > > > Hey JB, > > Just saw the your comment re Barlow Combs as a half-sibling to the rest of > Biram and Hannah's children.... is that George Barlow Combs, father of > Gracie Combs? (I'm trying to figure out my "Owens" cousins...all the > descendants of Reese Owens and his wives) > > > > From: Jbfrancis6@aol.com > > Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:17:01 -0400 > > To: kyknott@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [KYKNOTT] Byram Combs and Hannah Martin > > > > Oh! Carter I better clear what I said. I got the parents of Byram > from > > Lynda. The Genealogy on Page 246 of the Knott History don't track > with > > what I have or been able to glean from records. The author of the > genealogy > > above says the Byram son of Mason's John had a child Byram, Jr who > married > > Hannah Owens and their children are: Fielding, Minda, Lidge, > Christine, > > Jean, Boone, and Kennis. And a half brother Barlow. > > This don't square with anything I have. JB > > > > > > In a message dated 9/30/2010 7:35:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > Jbfrancis6@aol.com writes: > > > > Byram is son of Shadrack Combs, Sr and Rebecca Stacy. His genealogy > is > > in > > Knott Co. History Book. And I have that book. JB > > > > > > In a message dated 9/30/2010 7:10:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > lcombs1@windstream.net writes: > > > > Does anyone have a copy of Garnard Martin's book on Byram Combs and > > Hannah > > > > Owens? If not has anyone had the opportunity to read the book? I > am > > inquiring if he commented on the parents of Byram Combs? > > > > Carter > > > > Knott County Kentucky Kinfolk http://knottkentuckykinfolk.com/ > > What I kept I lost, What I spent I had, What I gave I have. > > Knott County KyGenWeb > > http://98.131.135.96/knott/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > KYKNOTT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and > > the body of the message > > > > Knott County Kentucky Kinfolk http://knottkentuckykinfolk.com/ > > What I kept I lost, What I spent I had, What I gave I have. > > Knott County KyGenWeb > > http://98.131.135.96/knott/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > KYKNOTT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > > the body of the message > > > > Knott County Kentucky Kinfolk http://knottkentuckykinfolk.com/ > > What I kept I lost, What I spent I had, What I gave I have. > > Knott County KyGenWeb > > http://98.131.135.96/knott/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYKNOTT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > > Knott County Kentucky Kinfolk http://knottkentuckykinfolk.com/ > What I kept I lost, What I spent I had, What I gave I have. > Knott County KyGenWeb > http://98.131.135.96/knott/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYKNOTT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > Knott County Kentucky Kinfolk http://knottkentuckykinfolk.com/ > What I kept I lost, What I spent I had, What I gave I have. > Knott County KyGenWeb > http://98.131.135.96/knott/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYKNOTT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message