JAMES A. COMBES
J. A. Coombs, the saw mill man, of Carbon, well known in the corner of this county, shot himself, last Tuesday, in the woods below Mansfield. He had a gun strapped on his back, and falling down, the weapon was dischaarged, tearing awaay the calf of one leg. Coombes had to lie in the woods in a cold rain while his father-in-law went four miles after a conveyanc to take him home, and the loss of blood being very great, he was unable to rally from the shock, dying at 6 o'clock next morning. He was 38 years old, and leaves a family.
Parke County Journal, January 31, 1896, page 5
On account of the death of James Coombs, the saw mill at this place is standing idle, he being a partner in same with a Mr. White of Terre Haute.
JAMES A. COMBES
J. A. Coombs, the saw mill man, of Carbon, well known in the corner of this county, shot himself, last Tuesday, in the woods below Mansfield. He had a gun strapped on his back, and falling down, the weapon was dischaarged, tearing awaay the calf of one leg. Coombes had to lie in the woods in a cold rain while his father-in-law went four miles after a conveyanc to take him home, and the loss of blood being very great, he was unable to rally from the shock, dying at 6 o'clock next morning. He was 38 years old, and leaves a family.
Parke County Journal, January 31, 1896, page 5
On account of the death of James Coombs, the saw mill at this place is standing idle, he being a partner in same with a Mr. White of Terre Haute.
Inscription
Gone but not forgotton
Gravesite Details
buried with daughter Grace Z.
Family Members
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John Newton Coombes
1833–1903
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Nancy E. Coombs McKinney
1840–1909
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Margaret Catherine Coombs McKinney
1843–1932
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George Washington Coombes
1851–1923
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Andrew Jackson Coombes
1855–1924
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Lewis M. Coombes
1858–1933
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Joseph M Coombes
1858–1933
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Samuel Wesley "Sam" Coombes
1860–1894
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Samuel Wesley Coombes
1860–1921
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Lewis U. Coombes
1865–1872
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Daniel Voorhees "Voorhees" Coombes
1867–1932
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Lydia Coombes Pefley
1868–1956
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Charles M Coombes
1871–1940
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