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Combs, Amanda M.

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  • Name Combs, Amanda M. 
    Born 29 Nov 1842  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Mrs. Hy Montgomery, of Skidmore, Missouri, no doubt Amanda's daughter-in-law, provided personal information for Amanda's death certificate. She identified Amanda's father as Jefferson Combs, born in North Carolina. In the 1920 and 1930 U.S. census enumerations of the Montgomery household in Skidmore, where Amanda was living both times, her father's birth place was recorded as Alabama.
           In both censuses and on the death certificate, the birth place for Amanda's mother, was identified as Tennessee. Apparently her maiden name was Swann; her given name was not recorded.
    Gender Female 
    Census Jan 1920  Skidmore, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, Amanda Hoblitzell, age 77, lived in the home on Elm Street in ward 2 with her son-in-law, Hiram W. Montgomery, a 51 year old bank cashier and head of the household; Hiram's wife, Winnie Montgomery, age 50; and two of Hiram's children, both in school: Hiram Montgomery, Jr., age 12; and Eleanor Montgomery, age 10.
    Census Apr 1930  Skidmore, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Amanda Hoblitzell, age 87, lived in the home on East Elm Street with her son-in-law, Hiram W. Montgomery, a 61 year old cashier at a bank and head of household; Hiram's wife, Winnie Montgomery, age 61; and two of Hiram's children, both students: Hiram W. Montgomery, Jr., age 22; and M. Eleanor Montgomery, Jr., age 20. Also living in the home was Robert Montgomery, age 92 and president of a bank, identified as Hiram, Sr.'s father.
    Died 27 Apr 1931  Monroe Township, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • According to her death certificate, Amanda died at 7:00 a.m. from acute indigestion, which she had suffered over four days. A contributory cause of death was arteriosclerosis, which had been diagnosed five years earlier.
    Buried 28 Apr 1931  Skidmore, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I7452  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2012 

    Family Hoblitzell, Cornelius,   b. 10 Jan 1841, Platte County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1914, Skidmore, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 19 Mar 1861  [9, 10, 11] 
    • In a short biographical sketch of Cornelius and his business interests published in 1882, Amanda was identified as a resident of Peru, Nebraska about the time of her marriage.
    Children 
     1. Hoblitzell, Cora,   b. 14 Jan 1862, Holt County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Hoblitzell, Winnie V.,   b. 9 Feb 1869, Holt County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Hoblitzell, William H.,   b. 5 Jan 1881, Holt County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 938, page 5B/image 324. Missouri, Nodaway County, Monroe Township, Skidmore, Ward 2, Supervisor’s District 177, Enumeration District 168, census sheet 5B, enumerated on 6 January 1920; Hiram W. Montgomery household, Elm Street, dwelling 139, family 142, lines 77-81. Access through Ancestry.com in April 2012.
           In the household was: 81) Hoblitzell, Amanda; mother-in-law; female; white; age 77; widow; born in Illinois; father born in Alabama; mother born in Tennessee.
           By calculation from the information provided, Amanda would have been born about 1842-1843. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person.

    2. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,215, page 6A/image 289. Missouri, Nodaway County, Monroe Township, Skidmore, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 21, census sheet 6A, enumerated on 7-8 April 1930; Hiram W. Montgomery household, East Elm Street, dwelling 172, family 173, lines 16-21. Access through Ancestry.com in April 2012.
           In the household was: 21) Hoblitzell, Amanda; mother-in-law; female; white; age 87; born in Illinois; father born in Alabama; mother born in Tennesse.
           By calculation from the information provided, Amanda would have been born about 1842-1843. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person.

    3. [S191] History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Holt and Atchison Counties, etc., (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882), pages 381-382; biographical sketch of "Hoblitzell & Bro.".
      "...Amanda M. Combs, of Peru, Nebraska. She was a native of Illinois and was born November 27, 1842."

    4. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Amanda Hoblitzell; Nodaway County; 1842; certificate of death #15117.
      Accessed on 9 December 2011.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #15117. For Amanda Hoblitzell. A white, female born on 29 November 1842 in Illinois. Father's name: Jefferson Combs; born in North Carolina. Mother's maiden name: Swann; born in Tennessee. Personal information was provided by Mrs. Hy Montgomery, of Skidmore, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 938, page 5B/image 324. Missouri, Nodaway County, Monroe Township, Skidmore, Ward 2, Supervisor’s District 177, Enumeration District 168, census sheet 5B, enumerated on 6 January 1920; Hiram W. Montgomery household, Elm Street, dwelling 139, family 142, lines 77-81. Access through Ancestry.com in April 2012.
           The household consisted of: 77) Montgomery, Hiram W.; head; owns home, free of mortgage; male; white; age 51; married; can read; can write; born in Ohio; father born in Ireland; mother born in Ohio; speaks English; occupation=cashier, bank; employment status=Em [i.e., employer?]. 78) Montgomery, Winnie; wife; female; white; age 50; married; can read; can write; born in Missouri; father born in Missouri; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=none. 79) Montgomery, Hiram, Jr.; son; male; white; 12; single; attended school since 1 September 1919; can read; can write; born in Missouri; father born in Ohio; mother born in Missouri; speaks English; occupation=none. 80) Montgomery, Eleanor; daughter; female; white; age 10; single; attended school since 1 September 1919; can read; can write; born in Missouri; father born in Ohio; mother born in Missouri; speaks English; occupation=none. 81) Hoblitzell, Amanda; mother-in-law; female; white; age 77; widow; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Alabama; mother born in Tennessee; speaks English; occupation=none.

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,215, page 6A/image 289. Missouri, Nodaway County, Monroe Township, Skidmore, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 21, census sheet 6A, enumerated on 7-8 April 1930; Hiram W. Montgomery household, East Elm Street, dwelling 172, family 173, lines 16-21. Access through Ancestry.com in April 2012.
           The household consisted of: 16) Montgomery, Hiram W.; head; own home; real estate value=6,000; has radio set; family does not live on a farm; male; white; age 61; married; age 23 at first marriage; did not attend school or college since 1 September 1929; can read and write; born in Ohio; father born in North Ireland; mother born in Ohio; speaks English; occupation=cashier, in bank; class of worker=W [i.e., wage or salary worker]; worked on last regular work day; not a veteran of US military. 17) Montgomery, Winnie; wife (keeping house); female; white; age 61; married; age 22 [corrected to 23 or 23 corrected to 22] at first marriage; did not attend school or college since 1 September 1929; can read and write; born in Missouri; father born in Missouri; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=none. 18) Montgomery, Hiram W., Jr.; son; male; white; age 22; single; attended school or college since 1 September 1929; can read and write; born in Missouri; father born in Ohio; mother born in Missouri; speaks English; occupation=none. 19) Montgomery, M. Eleanor; daughter; female; white; age 20; single; attended school or college since 1 September 1929; can read and write; born in Missouri; father born in Ohio; mother born in Missouri; speaks English; occupation=none. 20) Montgomery, Robert; father; male; white; age 92; widowed; age 28 at first marriage; did not attend school or college since 1 September 1929; can read and write; born in North Ireland; father born in North Ireland; mother born in North Ireland; year of immigration to USA=0; naturalization=Un [i.e., unknown?]; speaks English; occupation=President, bank; class of worker=W [i.e., wage or salary worker]; worked on last regular work day; veteran of US military, Civil War. 21) Hoblitzell, Amanda; mother-in-law; female; white; age 87; widow; age 18 at first marriage; did not attend school or college since 1 September 1929; can read and write; born in Illinois; father born in Alabama; mother born in Tennesse; speaks English; occupation=none.

    7. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Amanda Hoblitzell; Nodaway County; 1842; certificate of death #15117.
      Accessed on 9 December 2011.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #15117. For Amanda Hoblitzell. A white, female born on 29 November 1842 in Illinois. Father's name: Jefferson Combs; born in North Carolina. Mother's maiden name: Swann; born in Tennessee. Died at 7:00 a.m. on 27 April 1931 in Monroe Township, Nodaway County, Missouri at the age of 88 years, 4 months, 28 days. Her usual residence was not recorded. She was widowed at the time of death; her husband had been "Cornetius [sic] Hoblitzell." Her usual occupation was "housewife." Cause of death was "Acute Indigestion" (4 days duration). Contributory cause of death was "Arteriosclerosis" (5 years duration). There was no operation prior to death. There was no autopsy. Diagnosis was confirmed by clinical test. Burial, cremation, or removal was to be on 28 April 1931 at Skidmore, Missouri. The undertaker was Price, F[irr?] Company, of Maryville, Missouri. Personal information was provided by Mrs. Hy Montgomery, of Skidmore, Missouri. J. E. Pierpoint, M.D., of Skidmore, Missouri, had attended the deceased from 23 April 1931 to 27 April 1931 and signed the death certificate on 28 April 1931. The certificate was received by the local registrar on 28 April 1931.

    8. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Amanda Hoblitzell; Nodaway County; 1842; certificate of death #15117.
      Accessed on 9 December 2011.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #15117. For Amanda Hoblitzell. A white, female born on 29 November 1842 in Illinois. Died at 7:00 a.m. on 27 April 1931 in Monroe Township, Nodaway County, Missouri. Burial, cremation, or removal was to be on 28 April 1931 at Skidmore, Missouri. The undertaker was Price, F[irr?] Company, of Maryville, Missouri. Personal information was provided by Mrs. Hy Montgomery, of Skidmore, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    9. [S191] History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, etc., etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Holt and Atchison Counties, etc., (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company, 1882), pages 381-382; biographical sketch of "Hoblitzell & Bro.".
      "Mr. H. [Cornelius Hoblitzell] was married March 19, 1861, to Amanda M. Combs, of Peru, Nebraska. She was a native of Illinois and was born November 27, 1842."

    10. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,215, page 6A/image 289. Missouri, Nodaway County, Monroe Township, Skidmore, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 21, census sheet 6A, enumerated on 7-8 April 1930; Hiram W. Montgomery household, East Elm Street, dwelling 172, family 173, lines 16-21. Access through Ancestry.com in April 2012.
           In the household was: 21) Hoblitzell, Amanda; mother-in-law; female; white; age 87; widow; age 18 at first marriage.
           By calculation from the information provided, Amanda would have been married about 1860-1861. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person.

    11. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Amanda Hoblitzell; Nodaway County; 1842; certificate of death #15117.
      Accessed on 9 December 2011.
           Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #15117. For Amanda Hoblitzell. A white, female born on 29 November 1842 in Illinois. Died at 7:00 a.m. on 27 April 1931 in Monroe Township, Nodaway County, Missouri. She was widowed at the time of death; her husband had been "Cornetius [sic] Hoblitzell." Her usual occupation was "housewife." Personal information was provided by Mrs. Hy Montgomery, of Skidmore, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.


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