Gallery of Combs Gravesites

Gravesite of my Great-Grandfather, William Albert Combs. Checotah, Oklahoma. Albert as he was known, fled Taney County, Missouri at the age of 16 after killing a Bald Knobber (vigilante). Albert witnessed them hang his friend while they were both unlawfully imprisoned and then after escaping, witnessed them shoot another friend in the back in cold blood, "blowing half his head away". When the group came looking for Grandpa at his store, he was waiting and opened fire when they entered. He dropped one of them where they stood. Family lore says he literally ran a horse to death fleeing to Indian Territory. The Bald Knobbers were eventually outlawed and run out of Taney County. This man was an amazing, strong, devoted family man and I know my father misses him terribly. I only wish I'd known him, we are definately of the same mind and fortitude. We Combs' come from some tough stock!

Gravesite of my Great-Grandmother, Daisy Davona Fisher Combs McFall in Checotah, Oklahoma. Tombstone was handmade by her second husband, Lossen McFall. As you can see in their letters, Daisy was devoted to Albert from the time she was a young girl. They had a hard row to how before finally being together and I feel so many parallels in my own life. Many people make mistake after mistake or are parted by circumstances before reuniting with the love of their life. Their letters tell their story better than I ever could. Daisy was a folk healer and mid wife and delivered most of the children in the family. This was an amazingly strong woman who found her own way in the world and I admire her so much and only wish I could have known her in life!

Gravesite of my Great-Great-Grandfather, John Wesley Combs. Combs Cemetary, Pumpkin Ridge, Checotah, Oklahoma. John Wesley, his father, Sterling Sylvester Combs, and his sons were involved in running the Bald Knobbers, a vigilante group, out of Taney County, Missouri prior to fleeing for his life to Indian Territory. His son Albert joined him there a couple of years later.