A history of Kentucky and Kentuckians; the leaders and representative men in commerce, industry and modern activities . aged in general farming and stock raising un-til his death. His wife, who was, before mar-riage, a Miss Richmond, w^as born in Alabama,but was brought up and educated in \ Esther Combs died at the age of forty-fiveyears. Mr. Combs married for his second wifeAlice McClelland, who was born in Bourboncounty. Kentucky, as was her father, RobertMcClelland, who was of Scotch descent. Rob-ert McClelland was employed as a tiller of thesoil in Bourbon county for many year^
A history of Kentucky and Kentuckians; the leaders and representative men in commerce, industry and modern activities . aged in general farming and stock raising un-til his death. His wife, who was, before mar-riage, a Miss Richmond, w^as born in Alabama,but was brought up and educated in \ Esther Combs died at the age of forty-fiveyears. Mr. Combs married for his second wifeAlice McClelland, who was born in Bourboncounty. Kentucky, as was her father, RobertMcClelland, who was of Scotch descent. Rob-ert McClelland was employed as a tiller of thesoil in Bourbon county for many year^, butspent the later days of his life in Lexington,living retired from active business. Themaiden name of his wife was Frances Taylor,anil her fatlier was an extensive agriculturist,owning and operating a large farm lying sixmiles north of Lexington. Mr. Combs hasreared six children, namely : Thomas. , who died at the age of twentv-eightvears: Isaac Sewell S. and James. Thomasmarried \iola Downs, and they have onedaughter. May. Isaac N., who married MattieSmith, has two children, Newton and William. I muc UBRARl HISTORY OF KENTUCKY AND KENTUCKIANS 1448 Alfred. James married Edna Ruble, and theyhave one daughter. Nancy. Religiously, Mrs. Combs are members of the MethodistEpiscopal church, South. Politically, is an earnest adherent of the Demo-cratic party. Eraternally, he belongs to BeaverEodge. No. 505, A. F. & A. M., of which he isa past master. WiLLi.\M Henrv Edinger.—In reviewingthe biographies of different men in various oc-cupations of life, the conclusion is reached thatin the vast majority of cases men have soughtemployment where circumstances have placedthem and in some cases it seems that men witha peculiar fitness for a certain line have takenit up and marked success has followed. Suchis the fact in the case of the subject of thissketch. Although he followed several differ-ent lines of industry he succeeded in each oneand when he foun
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