Hello, I'm researching family history and focusing on two long-time Ellensburg residents who were sanipractors or natural healers (doctors) of the early to mid-1900s, Dr. James W. and Dr. Daisy P. Coombes. Daisy's maiden name was Gray and her father, Homer Gray, was an itinerant preacher who was in the Heppner, Oregon, area for a while. Recently I came across some information in the Austin Mires files at the University library archives in Pullman. It refers to a Bill Coombes on one page, and I am wondering whether this Bill Coombes might have been a relative of Dr. J.W. Coombes, maybe a brother, perhaps? It's the first I've heard of him. The papers refer to a land dispute. A Mr. Beattie, who was a neighbor to Dr. J.W. Coombes complained that the doctor and some of Beattie's other neighbors claimed Beattie's land was their own. It also says that Beattie complained that Coombes tried to marry Beattie's ex-wife in exchange for a ranch that was given in payment of a debt. J. W. and Daisy had divorced by this time. I am wondering whether any old-timers in the Ellensburg area might recall reading about this in the newspaper, or whether they might have known any of the Coombes descendants or Beattie descendants? Also, has anyone ever heard of a Bill Day, who Dr. Daisy Coombes married after divorcing Dr. J.W. Coombes? I can't trace Bill Day's line. I do know Daisy is buried in the Oddfellows Cemetery in Olympia, WA, whereas Dr. J.W. Coombes and several of his descendants (also spelled Coombs, minus the "e") are buried in the Ellensburg Oddfellows cemetery. Any info you might have on these folks, especially the Bill Coombes mentioned in the Austin Mires collection, will be most appreciated. Thanks so much! Simone Smith HatsAndHandFans@yahoo.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover Photo Books. You design it and we’ll bind it!