As usual, you have ironed out this wrinkle. Pretty good too. I want to thanks you very much Debbie. I only had bits and pieces. I think we now have most of the picture. Thanks Again, JB In a message dated 10/4/2010 7:41:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dmsst@woh.rr.com writes: JB: Correct on page 103 of Amburgey book and this is d/o George Amburgey & Mary Branham-Smith per Amburgey book. It also has this Cordelia married to James E. Stamper on same page. Madge per her obit says her half sister are "Mattie Francis, Nola Francis, Ollie Engle and Lou Begley". So based on Obit and DC of Cordelia, Madge is d/o Cordelia d/o George NOT Hiram. Mattie Francis d/o James E. Stamper & Cordelia Amburgey(d/o George). Mattie m. John S. Francis s/o Kelly Francis and Nancy Ann Pigman Nola Francis d/o James E. Stamper & Cordelia Amburgey(d/o George). We talked earlier and Nola m. Demis Francis s/o Harlan Francis & Lucinda Madden. Lou Begley d/o James E. Stamper & Cordelia Amburgey(d/o George). Lula Loulie Begley m. Walter Begley s/o Jonah Begley and Ella Combs (sorry no additional info on Ella Combs) Ollie Engle d/o Watson Combs & (At this point not sure, but I did have Bessie Amburgey orginally). Ollie Engle m. Bethel Engle Here's Cordelia/Cordela's DC DEATH CERTIFICATE CORDELA STAMPER Date 10 January 1921 Cert: # 01623 Name: Cordela STAMPER Place of Death: Voting Pct., Knott Co., KY Female, White, Married Birth Date: 04 April 1878 Age: 42 years, 09 months, 04 days Occupation: Housewife Place of Birth: Kentucky Name of Father: G. W. AMBURGEY Birthplace Father: Kentucky Maiden Name of Mother: Marry BRANHAM Birthplace Mother: Kentucky Informant: (blank) Death Date: 10 January 1921 Cause of Death: Tuberculosis of the lungs Signed: M. F. Kelley, M.D. Burial Place: Amburgey Cemetery Date of Burial: 11 January 1921 Undertaker: James Stamper, Spider, Ky. File Date: 10 January 1921 Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 20 February 2009 ?????????Does it sound right???? Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jbfrancis6@aol.com> To: <kyknott@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [KYKNOTT] Madge Combs > Page 103 of Amburgey Book shows Cullen 1899 and Maude 1900 father > unknown. > I am going to have questions later. I have gotten the two Cordelia a > little mixed up in my mind. Nola is dau of Cordelia of GW, Madge is dau > of > Cordelia of Hiram right? JB > > > In a message dated 10/4/2010 6:15:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > dmsst@woh.rr.com writes: > > I think we have Spencer married to the right Cordelia d/o Hiram H. > Amburgey > and Leodicy Dicey Adams. Mainly due to age of both Cordelia's on the > 1910 > > census. > On 1930 census where Madge appears as niece to Simeon & Mary Combs. > She's > the daughter of Watson and not Spencer, so she would still be a niece to > Simeon. > > On another sideline to this: > Cordelia Amburgey d/o George Washington Wash Amburgey and Mary > Branham-Smith > appears on 1900 census as single with 1 child living. Child Cullen b. > 5/1899 also appears in this census. On 1910 census no Cullen b. @ 1900, > but > another son Cullen b. 1907. > > Watson Combs appears on 1910 census in HH of Hiram & Dicy Amburgey as > son-in-law, with a Cullen b. 1903 and Ivian b. 1907. On 1920 census > Cullen > appears b. 1900. Wondering if this Cullen is s/o Cordelia (d/o George & > Mary B. Smith Amburgey) and Ivian is s/o Bessie Amburgey d/o Hiram > Amburgey > and Leodicy Adams. > > This all hinges on whether I'm reading the ORB obit correctly and if the > information is correct in the obit. > > Debbie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Jbfrancis6@aol.com> > To: <kyknott@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 5:34 PM > Subject: Re: [KYKNOTT] Madge Combs > > >> Good Stuff Debbie. Do we have Spencer married to the wrong Cordelia? > I >> think so. Cordelia and Cornelia Amburgey are twin daughters of Hiram H >> Amburgey and Leodicy Adams. Cordelia Amburgey who married James Elam >> Stamper >> is dau of GW Amburgey and Mary B Smith. Boy, I wish I had Ruth Smith >> about >> now. She knew all these people. JB >> >> >> In a message dated 10/4/2010 4:27:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> dmsst@woh.rr.com writes: >> >> Obituary mentions half sister Ollie Engle. >> Watson W. G. Combs (brother of Simeon Combs both sons of Andrew Combs > and >> Nancy Francis) had a daughter named Ollie that married Bethel Engle. >> Simeon >> Combs adopted Madge. >> Debbie >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "dmsst" <dmsst@woh.rr.com> >> To: <kyknott@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 4:03 PM >> Subject: [KYKNOTT] Madge Combs >> >> >>>I was working on something else and ran across this obituary. >>> Going by the half sisters in the obit--this Madge would be daughter of >>> Cordelia Amburgey d/o George Washington Wash Amburgey and Mary >>> Branham-Smith. This Cordelia Amburgey was married to James E. Elam >>> Stamper. >>> Cordelia died 1/10/1921. Cordelia and James are still together on the >>> 1910 >>> and 1920 census. Not sure what Combs figures into this. >>> >>> Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999 >>> Name Birth Date Gender Mother's Name County >>> Madge Combs 30 Jun 1911 Delia Amburgey Knott >>> >>> http://knottkentuckykinfolk.com/orb_indian_bottom/1989.htm >>> INDIAN BOTTOM ASSOCIATION >>> of Old Regular Baptists of Jesus Christ >>> Held at Indian Bottom Association Building >>> Sassafras, Kentucky >>> September 1,2, and 3, 1989 >>> OBITUARIES >>> Obits provided by J B Francis >>> Bowen, Madge-was born June 30, 1911 in Knott County, Kentucky and > passed >>> from this life March 11, 1989, at Whitesburg, Kentucky, making her >>> stay >>> here >>> on earth 77 years, eight months and eleven days. Early in life she >>> med >>> Fred >>> Bowen. They were married July 18, 1931 and spent a wonderful life >>> together. >>> To this union were born two children. Her son, Overene preceded her >>> in >>> death. She leaves to mourn her passing : her husband, Fred; one >>> daughter >>> Mavis Marlene Tarjan, four half-sisters: Mattie Francis, Nola Francis, >>> Ollie >>> Engle and Lou Begley; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren >> also >>> survive. Madge, along with her husband, Fred, joined the Little Dove >>> Regular >>> Baptist Church and was baptized October 12, 1980. Madge was very >> faithful >>> to >>> the church and attended regularly. The church will be deeply saddened > by >>> the >>> emptiness of her seat but time will heal all wounds. Madge will be >>> missed >>> here on earth but we have a hope that she is resting around the throne >>> of >>> God. >>> Written by Madge's son-in-law, John Tarjent >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jack Martin" <jdxxm@q.com> >>> To: <kyknott@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 6:54 PM >>> Subject: Re: [KYKNOTT] obits--Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, >> September >>> 16, 2010 >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Lynda, >>>> >>>> I thought that was a good explanation too, even though Spencer raised >>>> his other kids on his own: >>>> >>>> 1920 census, Upper Carr Prec No 2, Knott, KY, 24 Jan 1920. >>>> HH 239/244 Spencer Combs age 39, son Carlis age 17, daughters Lola >>>> age >>>> 15, Vila age 12. >>>> >>>> Madge was younger and his brother Spencer with wife Mary were > childless >>>> so wanted to raise the youngest for him?? >>>> >>>> Jack >>>> >>>> On 9/23/2010 3:28 PM, LyndaCGKyCol@aol.com wrote: >>>>> If Madge's mother, Cordelia, died right after her birth then that >> would >>>>> explain why she was raised by Simeon and Mary Combs. >>>>> >>>>> Lynda >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> In a message dated 9/23/2010 12:56:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >>>>> Jbfrancis6@aol.com writes: >>>>> >>>>> Cordelia died at age 30. Born 30 Oct 1882 >>>>> and Died 14 May 1912. JB >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> In a message dated 9/22/2010 10:05:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >>>>> LyndaCGKyCol@aol.com writes: >>>>> >>>>> Simeon Combs's brother Spencer md Cordelia Amburgey d/o Hiram& >>>>> Leodicy >>>>> >>>>> Adams Amburgey. 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