Simone, Glad it was them... Remind me...did you find James W. in the 1900 and 1910? I think you had him in the 1920 but I can't remember where, and the spelling, and I've lost my old emails. Sorry, I'm not familiar with the Abington area.... Jennifer In a message dated 2/24/2005 7:23:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com writes: Jennifer, Wow! What a find! Thanks so much. And it has the correct "Coombes" spelling, too. Good to know he had a life before becoming mentally ill. I figure young James W. went into medicine as a profession as a reaction to his father having been sick. He probably wanted to help people, or he may have seen his father become mentally ill after some sort of medical treatment. Maybe drugs through the father over the edge? I'm still trying to figure out what school James W. attended to become a sanipractor/magnetic healer? We have heard it was in Maine, but we were unable to earth the diploma which gives the name of the school yet. Will keep looking in storage for it. The school might have been in Massachusetts, instead of Maine. Have you ever heard of one having been located in the Abington area? Simone JHL1188@aol.com wrote: And this appears to be them in the 1860?? COOMBES, JOHN (1860 U.S. Census) MASSACHUSETTS , MIDDLESEX, MALDEN Age: 26, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: MA Series: M653 Roll: 506 Page: 165 John Coombes 26 Carriage Driver MA Elizabeth " 20 MA John B. 5 MA Joseph A. 4 MA Samuel A. F. Coombes 2 MA Elizabeth " 6/12 MA That probably was her young Elizabeth with the Kenney's.... It's on 2 images.. Jennifer In a message dated 2/24/2005 6:21:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com writes: And I wonder whether the young Coombs boys were working in the tack factory because their father couldn't work because he was institutionalized in an insane asylum (according to the 1880 census John B. Coombs is listed as "insane"). All the pieces are fitting together... Simone JHL1188@aol.com wrote: Simone, Found who appears to be Elizabeth in the 1870 based on the 1880 information. COOMBS, ELIZEBETH (1870 U.S. Census) MASSACHUSETTS , PLYMOUTH, ABINGTON Age: 32, Female, Race: WHITE, Born: MA Series: M593 Roll: 638 Page: 104 Elizabeth Coombs 32 Keeping House $400. Julia Phillips 35 No occupation Augustus Jackson male 12 attending school Fred Jackson male 10 attending school Ellworth Badger male 3 At home Joseph Coombs 14 Works in tack factory Samuel 12 Works in tack factory Mary F. 4 at home James W. 2 at home All born MA Living in dwelling 1454. There is also an Elizabeth Coombs, age 9, living nearby with a Charles 66 and Sarah A. 60 Kenney family at 1452. Jennifer In a message dated 2/24/2005 4:59:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com writes: I'm looking for mid-1800s census listings for a John B. Coombs (or Coombes). In the1880 census he was living in Abington, Massachusetts, married to an Elizabeth R., and I know he was born in Massachusetts, but I'm not sure where. Thanks in advance for your help, Simone Smith hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

Sometime between the 1880 census and the 1900 one James W. had moved to the Ellensburg, Washington, area. It is still a mystery how he met and married Daisy Pearl Gray. She was from Shell Knob, Missouri, and must have moved to Washington State sometime around the turn of the century. The story goes that they met at a Boarding House in Washington, but that is all I have learned so far. Daisy's father (Homer Gray) was an itinerant preacher, and I have found some info on him. Daisy trained under James W. and became a sanipractor/magnetic healer, too. I have found physicians' licenses for both of them in the Washington State archives. Simone hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com JHL1188@aol.com wrote: Simone, Glad it was them... Remind me...did you find James W. in the 1900 and 1910? I think you had him in the 1920 but I can't remember where, and the spelling, and I've lost my old emails. Sorry, I'm not familiar with the Abington area.... Jennifer In a message dated 2/24/2005 7:23:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com writes: Jennifer, Wow! What a find! Thanks so much. And it has the correct "Coombes" spelling, too. Good to know he had a life before becoming mentally ill. I figure young James W. went into medicine as a profession as a reaction to his father having been sick. He probably wanted to help people, or he may have seen his father become mentally ill after some sort of medical treatment. Maybe drugs through the father over the edge? I'm still trying to figure out what school James W. attended to become a sanipractor/magnetic healer? We have heard it was in Maine, but we were unable to earth the diploma which gives the name of the school yet. Will keep looking in storage for it. The school might have been in Massachusetts, instead of Maine. Have you ever heard of one having been located in the Abington area? Simone JHL1188@aol.com wrote: And this appears to be them in the 1860?? COOMBES, JOHN (1860 U.S. Census) MASSACHUSETTS , MIDDLESEX, MALDEN Age: 26, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: MA Series: M653 Roll: 506 Page: 165 John Coombes 26 Carriage Driver MA Elizabeth " 20 MA John B. 5 MA Joseph A. 4 MA Samuel A. F. Coombes 2 MA Elizabeth " 6/12 MA That probably was her young Elizabeth with the Kenney's.... It's on 2 images.. Jennifer In a message dated 2/24/2005 6:21:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com writes: And I wonder whether the young Coombs boys were working in the tack factory because their father couldn't work because he was institutionalized in an insane asylum (according to the 1880 census John B. Coombs is listed as "insane"). All the pieces are fitting together... Simone JHL1188@aol.com wrote: Simone, Found who appears to be Elizabeth in the 1870 based on the 1880 information. COOMBS, ELIZEBETH (1870 U.S. Census) MASSACHUSETTS , PLYMOUTH, ABINGTON Age: 32, Female, Race: WHITE, Born: MA Series: M593 Roll: 638 Page: 104 Elizabeth Coombs 32 Keeping House $400. Julia Phillips 35 No occupation Augustus Jackson male 12 attending school Fred Jackson male 10 attending school Ellworth Badger male 3 At home Joseph Coombs 14 Works in tack factory Samuel 12 Works in tack factory Mary F. 4 at home James W. 2 at home All born MA Living in dwelling 1454. There is also an Elizabeth Coombs, age 9, living nearby with a Charles 66 and Sarah A. 60 Kenney family at 1452. Jennifer In a message dated 2/24/2005 4:59:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com writes: I'm looking for mid-1800s census listings for a John B. Coombs (or Coombes). In the1880 census he was living in Abington, Massachusetts, married to an Elizabeth R., and I know he was born in Massachusetts, but I'm not sure where. 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