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? 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