Hi,
I am researching the family of Peter Anderson COMBS my gggfather b: 1830
in KY, according to family info and his obit, he married for the 2nd wife
"Samanthy" Ann WARD in June of 1856 in Gibson County, IN. I have searched
for years for this marriage record and recently found listed in Book 2,
page 108 that there was a marriage of one Cynthia A. WARD to Peter A. COMBS.
Also listed in Book 2, page 12 there was listed Peter A. COMBS to Precilla
FIFER no date listed. I just read the information sent to the list on how
to order the marriage records and will try to get them ordered ASAP.
IS anyone researching the WARD or FIFER families of Gibson Co.???
I found a record that a Precilla FIFER was listed in the HH of John FIFER
in 1850 census as follows;
1850 IN CNS, Gibson Co.
HH#29/29
John FIFER age 50 M
Lucinda age 48 F
William age 21M
James age 19 M
Moses age 17 M
Levi age 12 M Farmer IN
Precilla age 16 F
Maston WILLIAMS age 45 Farmer 2500 IA
1850 Gibson County, Indiana
HH# 28/28
James WILLIAMS 28 M
Elisabeth 22 F
William M. 3
John 1
Abijch DAVIS 20
1850 Wabash Twp, Gibson Co., IN taken by B. W. Criswell, 5th of Oct., 1850
HH 45/45
COMBS, Anna 50 F KY
Peter 19 M KY Farmer (This is my ancestor Peter
Anderson COMBS)
James 17 M KY Farmer
HH 46/46
WILLIAMS, William 24 M TN Farmer
Crissa 21 F TN
Levi 5 M IL
William D 2 M IL
TAYLOR, James 24 M TN
Between 1850 and the marriage of Samanthy or Cynthia Ann WARD, in June of
1856, there was the marriage listed for Precilla FIFER and Peter A.
COMBS. Did Precilla die before they could get married since no date was
listed?
Does anybody know the relationship of the above Maston WILLIAMS and James
WILLIAMS husb of Elizabeth FIFER?? Was he James Father?
James FIFER died in 1852 leaving a widow/sister? Preciller.
Was Precilla/Perciller FIFER one and the same person ie the dau or the
dau-in-law of John FIFER?
I found in the MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY Record in Bethel,Posey Co. IN, for
James B. FIFER b: 1-28-1830 d: 2-15-1852 next to a Prisciller Fifer b:
5-19-1838 and d:2-14-1855, could this be why Peter A. COMBS did not have a
marriage date to Precilla, she died before they could get married??
Listed also was the Father, John FIFER, b:1800 PA d:3-26-1867 and Mother
Clarinda b: 3-13-1802 KY d: 9-23-1848. Also found in this Cemetery was son
Moses FIFER b: 3-29-1832 MO d: 8-17-1870 and his wife Susan (Miles) FIFER
b: 6-3-1835 IN d: 3-5-1917.
Also in the Cemetery is found the mother of Peter Anderson COMBS ie Anna
(Anderson) COMBS and her father Peter ANDERSON. Seems many of these
families came from Allen Co., KY to Gibson Co., IN then on to Poses Co., IN.
In the 1860 census there is found
1860 IN CNS page #934, Gibson Co.
(Note: Peter Anderson COMBS and (Kesiah "Louianna" (Lancister/Landcaster?)
Combs are living in household)
HH117/1179 with:
John PFIFER age 60, born in PA..Farmer 6600/1200
Levi Pfifer age 25, farmer 300 IN
Wm M. William age 12 M IN (grandson of John FIFER through dau Elizabeth &
husb James Williams above)
Peter A. COMBS age 30 M KY
Louianna "" age 21 F KY
So far, I have NOT been able to find a 1870 census record for Peter and
Louanna COMBS, but my ggfather Albert Grant COMBS was born in Posey Co., IN
in Jan 1869 and the children afterward were all born in IA.
ANY and ALL help would be most appreciated.
Birdie McNutt