Janie's Family Tree
Janie Beatrice Combs "Mama Janie" wife of Simon Benjamin Combs
Roots of Janie Beatrice Combs (scroll to the end of the page to view the familytree)
Janie is the daughter of Charity Olinger and William Combs, she was born April 18,1894 in Perry Co., KY and is one of 3 children born to this marriage.
Janie's Father's roots were traced and the research revealed the following.
Father's Roots (scroll to the end of the page to view the family tree)
The family's oral history gives this account. Harriet Horton( slave girl) was born in 1815 and was given to the white Combs family. At this time there are no records to reveal who Harriet Horton's parents were. Research reveals that Harriet Horton and the slave owners relative Robert Combs (white) had a son who was named Jackson (Pap) Combs. .
Research indicates their son Jackson (Pap) Combs was born in Perry Co., KY on June 1, 1847 and died January 30, 1941 in Perry Co. KY.
Jackson married Jensie Holiday (white) who was born April 15, 1855 in Perry County, KY. There were no records to indicate who her parents were. Jensie died August 20, 1897 in Perry Co. KY .
During their marriage Jackson(Pap) Combs and Jensie Holiday had a son William Combs. (see photo) William was born May 18, 1875 in Perry Co., KY. William Combs is the father of Janie B. Combs. Records indicate William Combs was shot and kiled during a dance party, in Perry Co., KY by someone shooting a gun through a window.
Mother's Roots (scroll to the end of the page to view the family tree)
William Creech-Birthdate unknown married Mariah Wilson ,who was born in 1820. In 1846 in Lee Co. Virginia Mariah Wilson gave birth to Drucilla Creech.
Drucilla Creech (see photo) (Native American) is the mother of Charity Olinger (see photo)born 1872 in Lee Co., Virginia.
Edie (no last name) was born 1810 in Pittsburg, Virginia (parents unknown) Edie's son was George Olinger, (see photo) born in Wilks Co. NC in 1837, his father is unknown.
4. Charity Olinger married William (Pap) Combs, (see photo) March 27, 1891 in Perry Co, Ky, to this union (3) children were born. They are: Janie Beatrice Combs, Floyd Combs and Virgie Combs-Turner.
* Due to website limitations see family tree for more about Janie's fathers linage, also see the original story "Simon and Janie Combs Family Roots" in the annual Reunion Program Book.
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Charity Olinger and William Combs are the parents of Janie B. Combs
Charity Olinger married William Combs, March 27, 1891 in Perry Co, Ky and their children are: Janie B.Combs, Floyd Combs and Virgie Combs-Turner. (Click On Family Tree Below)
Drucilla Creech and George Olinger, grand parents of Janie B. Combs
Drucilla Creech born 1846 Lee Co. Virginia and George Olinger born 1837 Wilkes Co. N. Carolina , were married and from that union was born: Charity Olinger (pictured above) the Mother of Janie B. Combs (Click On Family Tree Below)