Individual Details
William Virgel Combs
(March 25, 1892 - June 24, 1976)
"William Virgil came to Texas with his parents in 1896. He grew to manhood around Nocona in Montague County. He and Edna Jane Martin started their married life on a farm rented from Virgil's Uncle Simon. He worked the farm "on the halves." Uncle Simon furnished the team and seed and Virgil furnished the labor. At harvest time they split the profits. Eventually he quit farming and moved into Nocona where he established a dray business with his horse and wagon. Later he opened a confectioner's shop serving pies, tarts, soups, and soft drinks.
"In 1920 he moved his family to Oklahoma and again farmed as well as working in a cotton gin in Washita County. His wife Edna, never fully recovering from childbirth, died in May 1922. He left his children with his parents while he sought employment.
"Virgil married Cora Doty in January 1927, reclaimed his children and moved his family to Grandfield, Oklahoma. He went to work at the Bell Oil and Gas refinery and worked there until his retirement. He served as a decon in the 1st Baptist Church.
"In his declining years Virgil moved back to Burkburnett, Texas where he lived until his wife, Cora died March 1964. He then made his home in Las Vegas for a few years then moved toFort Worth. He married Brilla Mae Sneed October 1971. It was a short lived marriage. 24 June 1976 Virgil died of a stroke and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas." (Information about William Virgel Combs from the personal knowledge of grandson Travis Morris, Cleburne, Texas, 1989; delayed Birth Certificate, from the Arkansas State Board of Health, 19962. Marriage Certificate, Montague County, Texas to Edna Jand Martin, 23 Aug 1912. Marriage Certificate, Tillman County, Oklahoma to Cora Doty, 12 Jan 1927. Marriage Certificate, Tarrant County, Texas to Brilla Mae Sneed, 28 Oct 1971. Death Certificate, Tarrant Co., Texas; File # 2081. Obituary, "Fort Worth Star Telegram," 25 June 1976.)
"In 1920 he moved his family to Oklahoma and again farmed as well as working in a cotton gin in Washita County. His wife Edna, never fully recovering from childbirth, died in May 1922. He left his children with his parents while he sought employment.
"Virgil married Cora Doty in January 1927, reclaimed his children and moved his family to Grandfield, Oklahoma. He went to work at the Bell Oil and Gas refinery and worked there until his retirement. He served as a decon in the 1st Baptist Church.
"In his declining years Virgil moved back to Burkburnett, Texas where he lived until his wife, Cora died March 1964. He then made his home in Las Vegas for a few years then moved toFort Worth. He married Brilla Mae Sneed October 1971. It was a short lived marriage. 24 June 1976 Virgil died of a stroke and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas." (Information about William Virgel Combs from the personal knowledge of grandson Travis Morris, Cleburne, Texas, 1989; delayed Birth Certificate, from the Arkansas State Board of Health, 19962. Marriage Certificate, Montague County, Texas to Edna Jand Martin, 23 Aug 1912. Marriage Certificate, Tillman County, Oklahoma to Cora Doty, 12 Jan 1927. Marriage Certificate, Tarrant County, Texas to Brilla Mae Sneed, 28 Oct 1971. Death Certificate, Tarrant Co., Texas; File # 2081. Obituary, "Fort Worth Star Telegram," 25 June 1976.)
Events
| Birth | March 25, 1892 | Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas | |||
| Marriage | August 25, 1912 | Nocona, Montague County, Texas - Edna Jane Martin | |||
| Marriage | January 12, 1927 | Montague County, Texas - Cora Doty | |||
| Marriage | October 28, 1971 | Tarrant County, Texas - Brilla Mae Sneed | |||
| Death | June 24, 1976 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | |||
| Burial | June 25, 1976 | Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas |
Families
| Spouse | Edna Jane Martin (1895 - 1922) |
| Child | Newell Travis Combs (1916 - ) |
| Child | Helen Loreta "Reta" Combs (1921 - ) |
| Spouse | Cora Doty ( - ) |
| Spouse | Brilla Mae Sneed ( - ) |