Brief Life History of Christopher Columbus
When Christopher Columbus Combs was born on 7 July 1849, in Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, United States, his father, Solomon Combs, was 34 and his mother, Amy Hardin, was 32. He married Annis Cordelia Turner on 14 July 1878, in Montgomery, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Lincoln Township, Harrison, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Vineland, Asotin, Washington, United States in 1910. He died on 8 March 1932, in Clarkston, Asotin, Washington, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Vineland Cemetery, Clarkston, Asotin, Washington, United States.
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- Christophe E Combs in household of Orvila M Collins, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Christopher C. Combs - birth: July 1849; Kentucky, United States
- Christopher C Combs, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
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1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
Name Meaning
English (southern England and southeastern Wales): variant of Coombs .
Shortened form of northern Irish McCombs .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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