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Combo Family Genealogy

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-913

Scope and Contents

Histories, 1994-2002, tracing the lineage of the Combo family, originally from County Cork, Ireland and later Houghton, Michigan. The collection includes a Combo family history book created for the 2002 family reunion, pedigree charts, notes, transcribed articles, obituaries, and other ephemera.

Dates

  • 1994-2002

Language of Material

English

Conditions Governing Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

James Eugene Combo and Julia Shea married in County Cork, Ireland. They ventured to the United States and eventually settled in Houghton County in the late 1800s. They had six children. James Combo passed away in Houghton in 1882. At some point after her husband's death, Julia Combo moved to Butte, Montana. She died in Butte in 1915 at the age of 83. Her son James took her by train back to Michigan to be buried next to her husband. The couple is buried together in Forest Hills Cemetery in Houghton, Michigan.

Extent

0.18 cubic feet (1 manuscript box (1/2 letter size))

Abstract

Histories, 1994-2002, tracing the lineage of the Combo family, originally from County Cork, Ireland and later Houghton, Michigan.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically.

Title
Combo Family Genealogy
Status
Completed
Author
Lindsay Hiltunen
Date
07/02/2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

Contact:
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton 49931 U.S.A. US