| 词条 | Elijah Combs |
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'General' Elijah Combs (March 17, 1770 in Frederick County, Virginia – September 12, 1855[1] in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky), is the son of John Combs and his wife, Nancy Harding.[2] He migrated to Kentucky from North Carolina in 1792 bringing with him his wife and several slaves (called: 'Anne', 'Nance' and 'Jake').[3][4] He is listed as deeding roughly 10 acres for what became the Town of Hazard to the town in 1826. Elijah was the Founder of Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky on November 2, 1820 which he named after General Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812. Perry County was formed by the Kentucky General Assembly from portions of Clay and Floyd Counties in Kentucky. In addition to founding Hazard, Elijah was a Whig politician. In 1832 he was listed as the Jailer for Perry County. In 1833 he was listed as its Magistrate. In 1836 and 1937 he was listed as the Sheriff.[5] In 1840 he served in the Kentucky State House.[6] While Elijah went by the title 'General' and was known to dress up as a 'general' in his regimental uniform as the 'General of the local militia' for Hazard and Perry County,[7] No evidence of an actual command as a General has been found, but he is listed as making a materials request after the War of 1812 (for the State of Kentucky). During the 1840 Presidential Election, Elijah was running for a seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives which he won. He gave speeches on behalf of the Whig candidate for President, William Henry Harrison. Elijah married Sarah 'Sally' Roark, the daughter of patriot US Revolutionary militia war spy, Michael Roark.[8] Elijah and Sally had 5 known children:
References1. ^findagrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89665284 {{DEFAULTSORT:Combs, Elijah}}2. ^Combs Families: http://www.combs-families.org/combs/families/c-8.htm 3. ^Written statement of descendant Clara Belle (Eversole) Cornett 4. ^Hazard City Government (lists 1795) http://hazardky.gov/history.html 5. ^Hazard Sheriff's list http://hazardkentucky.com/more/sherifflist.htm 6. ^Kentucky Pioneers by Bob George 7. ^The Dickey Diaries, 1898, interview of John S. Combs 8. ^fold3 memorial page: https://www.fold3.com/page/642689168_michael_roark_us_militia_spy/ 9. ^fold3 memorial page: https://www.fold3.com/page/642689168_michael_roark_us_militia_spy 8 : Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives|Kentucky Whigs|American militia generals|War of 1812|1770 births|1855 deaths|People from Hazard, Kentucky|Kentucky sheriffs |
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