(1) Il est marié avec Emma Woods.
Ils se sont mariés le 25 juillet 1875 à Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas, il avait 21 ans.
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(2) Il est marié avec Laura M. Maxwell.
Ils se sont mariés le 22 décembre 1886, il avait 32 ans.
Enfant(s):
[combest.FTW][Brøderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #0725, Date of Import: Dec 26, 1999]Source: "Samuel Combest and His Descendants" book.Like his father, Christopher met a tragic death. He was killed whenthrown from a grain binder, pulled by runaway horses.
CHRISTOPHER COMBEST
C.C. Combest, was badly injured yesterday forenoon, when he was thrown from a binder and run over by the master wheel of the machine. The accident happened at about ten o’clock, when he, with Tom Turman started to cut some feed; the horses became frightened and ran, supposedly throwing Mr. Combest from the machine cutting a terrible gash in and breaking his right leg, besides injuring him internally. Two doctors were called at once to attend the injured man, but at this writing we have not learned the full extent of his injuries. His daughter, Mrs. V.E. West of Hutchinson, and two sons, Clifford, of Yuma, Colorado, and Frank, of Erskine, Alberta, Canada, were immediately notified and asked to come to his bedside. Ransom Record, August 14, 1919
While binding, Wednesday, the team which C.C. Combest was driving became frightened; being unable to manage the team Mr. Combest jumped, falling under the binder, the result being a broken limb and internal injuries.
Ness Co. News, Aug 16, 1919
OBITUARY
C.C. Combest who was so badly injured last Wednesday morning when he was thrown from a binder, died Thursday afternoon, as a result of his injuries. The news of his sudden and tragic death came as a great shock to the community, for he had been in the best of health and was just starting the erection of a new residence in Ransom, planning to retire to the farm as soon as his harvest was cared for. Christopher C. Combest was born in Mercer County, Missouri, March 14, 1854, and died at his home northeast of Ransoms, Kansas, August 14, 1919, at the age of 65 years and 5 months. He was one of nine children, all of whom died in early youth except himself and one brother, Will Combest, of Eudora, Kansas. While yet a small child, he removed with his parents to Illinois, where he grew to manhood. Later he moved to eastern Kansas and about thirty-five years ago he came to Ness County and homesteaded the place which has since been his home and where he died. Mr. Combest has been a devout member of the church of Christ from his youth and an elder in the church for several years. No comment is necessary for his life was a sermon in itself and all who knew him respected and loved him. In his departure the community loses a substantial citizen, the church a useful member and the government a loyal subject. He was united in marriage with Miss Emma Woods, July 25, 1875, and to this union were born two children, Josie and Ed. Josie, or Mrs. Traylor, died twelve years ago and Ed lives with his family near Ransom. His companion died at Fredonia, Kansas, January 21, 1882. On December 22, 1886, he was married to Mrs. Laura Maxwell Carr, at Cyrus, Kansas, who survives him. Of this second union were born four children, all of whom are living. They are Frank Combest, of Erskine, Alberta, Canada; Clifford Combest of Yuma, Colorado; Mrs. Lulu West, of Hutchinson, Kansas; and Nay Combest, Ransom. All of the children, except Frank, were present at the funeral. Funeral services were conducted at the Cyrus school house, Saturday at 10 a.m. J.M. Briggs, pastor of the church of Christ, of which Mr. Combest was a member, spoke a few words of sympathy and comfort to the bereaved. Interment was made in the Cyrus Cemetery. Those from out of town who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. V.E. West, of Hutchinson; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Combest, of Yuma, Colorado; Mrs. R.C. Beamer and son, Ross, of Oakley; Will Combest, of Eudora, Kansas, Mrs. Gertrude Cross, of Kansas City and Ed Maxwell, of Fredonia.
Ransom Record, August 21, 1919
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Christopher Columbus Combest
Birth: Mar. 14, 1854
Mercer County
Missouri, USA
Death: Aug. 14, 1919
Ransom
Ness County
Kansas, USA
Son of Samuel & Adaline (Read) Combest.Spouse of 1.Emma Wood m. 25 Jul 1875. 2.Laura M.(Maxwell)Carr Combest m. 22 Dec 1886.
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Parents:
Samuel James Combest (1829 - 1898)
Adaline Read Combest (1831 - 1913)
Spouses:
Laura M. Maxwell Combest (1861 - 1924)
Emma Woods Combest (1861 - 1882)
Children:
James Edward Combest (1876 - 1964)
Paul Nay Combest (1895 - 1984)
Burial:
Cyrus Cemetery
Ransom
Ness County
Kansas, USA
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Record added: Sep 14, 2008
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