McCombs Family Marriages

 Anna McCombs to John Ayers

 Chester Ivan McCombs and Ellen Jones

 Edward McCombs and Mary D. Day

 Laverna McCombs 2nd marriage, Jones to J. Leonard Thompson

 Laverna McCombs 1st marriage to Willie Jones

LeRoy McCombs and Ola Faye McCombs

World War I and World War II Draft Registrations

Buell Vinton McCombs, lived as you can at 710 Uncapher Avenue , worked for Marion Steam Shovel, wife was Hattie, was medium build, had blue eyes, brown hair and was also a blacksmith.  Between the 2 draft registrations you can learn about him.  He's the grandson of Benjamin Franklin McCombs (his father was Charles)

Rexford Frank, or Frank Rexford )seems his name is listed differently along the way the brother of above Buell was single.  He was of medium build, slender, had brown eyes and hair and worked at the Westerville Creamery in Richwood.  He lived at 290 South Franklin Street.  Later he lived in Marion at 391 Blaine Avenue, was a bar tender at 156 North Main Street.  There were times he lived with his sister's family, The Williams...Louise.

Merle Melvin McCombs, one of Benjamin Franklin McCombs sons.  Still lots of holes in his story, though it appears he had a rather hard life.  He was married at the age of 36, which seems a bit old for those times to Dorothy Martin.  Presumably he had a dozen children; though little documentation has thus far been found.  At the time of his first draft registration he worked for The Erie RR in Marion and lived at 472 West Center Street.  At some point he lived in Columbus Ohio were two of his children are buried  (Merle Melvin, Jr. dying at the age of 3, and a 2nd son Vincent Franklin dying at age 16.  By the time the other draft registration was filled out, he was living as a patient in The Eloise Hospital in Wayne, Michigan.  What became of him during those times, his other children, and his wife remain a mystery currently.

James B. DeWitt husand of Ethel May Shirk was tall, stout farmer in Magnetic Springs with blue eyes and light brown hair.  Later he lived in Wapakoneta, like the famous astronaut Neil Armstrong; and worked for DeGraff Food Company.

Jesse Shirk was a Private in Company B 8th Reg. Ohio Infantry from March 10, 1864 til July 12, 1865.  He is currently the oldest Shirk that's been documented into this family of McCombs and McCombs.

Roy (LeRoy) McCombs was married with one child and lived in Woodstock, Ohio when this draft registration was signed.  He was a laborer for what looks like a water company.

 Chester Ivan was married and worked for Inter State Iron and Steel Company, and lived at 218 Sharp Street when he signed this draft registration.  He is the son of Hiram, the grandson of Benjamin Franklin and LeRoy's brother.

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Birth Documentation

Climbing ones tree is interesting, very much like doing detective work and solving puzzles, except you need more then clues and hunches...you need some good documentation.

Branch Liggett born Dec 21, 1898 in Canaan Township in Athens County, Ohio to Walter L. Liggett and Agnes M. Hull.

Carl Ayers the son of Mary Anna McCombs and John J. Ayers born in Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio on April 10th, 1889.

Charles Liggett born June 9th, 1897 in Canaan Township in Athens County  to Walter and Agnes (Hull) Liggett.  AND though hard to read there's Edith Liggett born September 19, 1897 to possibly A. M. Liggett (or F. M. Liggett), and I believe Florina McPherson?  More research needs to be done on this portion of the family.

Chester Ivan McCombs, the son of Hiram and Maggie Grandstaff McCombs born Feb 19, 1894 in Magnestic Springs, Union County, Ohio.

Clarence Liggett born September 1, 1900 in Canaan Township in Athens County, the son of Walter and Agnes (Hull) Liggett.

Donald Leigh Smith the son of Wallace Hugh Smith and Maggie (Spurgeon) Smith born October 18, 1895 in Marion.

Glenn Walter Smith the son of Wallace Hugh Smith and Maggie (Spurgeon) Smith born May 21, 1902 in Agosta, Ohio.

Isaac William McCombs the son of Mary Ann (Shirk) and John Grey McCombs born Dec 7, 1872 near Magnetic Springs, Union County Ohio.

Leroy McCombs birth record is barely readable.  The actual data was obtained from a transcript, which presumably was done before the film of this book became so faded.  He was born June 3, 1896 the son of Maggie (Grandstaff) McCombs and Hiram McCombs in Magnetic Springs, Ohio.

Lucille Liggett was born in Athens County on Feb 28th, 1902, the daughter of Walter Liggett and Agnes (Hull) Liggett.  Also note, other family members listed, Harry Morton Liggett the son of Flora McPherson and Alexander Liggett on Feb 16th, 1902.  This is readable and so helps us fill in the not so sure of above speculation of Florina and A.M. or F. M. Liggett.

Myrtle Ayers born in Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio on Jan 13, 1900 is the daughter of John J. Ayers and Mary Anna (McCombs) Ayers.

Sylvia M. McCombs is the daughter of Ida (Sutton) McCombs and Charles McCombs born Sept. 21, 1887 in Magnetic Springs, Ohio.