Researching Sara Combs
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 586 people with the Combs surname? In that year Combs was ranked number 2993 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Sara means "princess" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Sara Combs on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sara Combs and the Combs Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Combs Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Combs family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 132 people with the Combs surname in the UK? Combs is now ranked number 3918 for popularity in the UK. |
Combs Family History Databases
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Combs Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 63803 people with the Combs surname in the USA? Combs is ranked number 136 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Sara Combs
Sara Walter Combs
{{Infobox officeholder | honorific-prefix = | name = Sara Walter Combs | honorific-suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | office = Associate Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | term_start = January 27, 1994 | term_end = | appointer = Brereton Jones | predecessor = Janet Stumbo | successor = | office2 = Chief Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | term_start2 = June 2, 2004 | term_end2 = May 13, 2010 | predecessor2= Tom Emberton | successor2 = Jeff S. Taylor | office3 = Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | term_start3 = July 16, 1993 | term_end3 = November 3, 1993 | appointer3 = Brereton Jones | predecessor3= Dan Jack Combs | successor3 = Janet Stumbo | birth_name = Sara Mary Walter | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | nationality = American | party = | otherparty = | spouse = {{marriage Ernie Dudleson 2015-September 28, 2018 died}} | partner = | relations = | parents = | residence = Fern Hill | education = | alma_mater = University of Louisville | profession = Lawyer | known_for = First female justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court; first female chief Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | religion = | awards = Kentucky Bar Association Outstanding Judge of the Year (2010)
Women in Law Enforcement Network Lifetime Achievement Award (2014) | signature = | signature_alt = | website = }}Sara Walter Combs (born August 24, 1948) is a judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, representing the 7th Appellate District. She was the first woman and the first judge from the 7th district to serve as chief judge of the Court of Appeals, holding that position from 2004 to 2010. She was also the first woman to sit on the Kentucky Supreme Court after being appointed by Governor Brereton Jones to fill a vacancy in 1993. She lost her bid for re-election later that year. She is the widow of former Kentucky Governor Bert T. Combs.
Source: Sara Walter Combs, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Combs
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