Hello,
I am looking for information about my gg grandfather. My great grandfather's name was Erastus William Saunders Macintosh Combs, Saunders and Macintosh are family surnames. Erastus was born in Hazard county Kentucky on June 24, 1909 or 1911 (social security death index, California Death index). Erastus is of Scottish decent, the Combs family changed their name from McCombs to Combs when they arrived in America before the Revolutionary War. Erastus helped build the Panama Canal. Erastus ran away from home when he was the age of 16, not much is known of his family. His biological mother died when he was in his early teens abnd his father re-married and had many other children. He lied about his age to join the military, hence the difference in the years he was born. Erastus' date of death is May 16, 1982 and he died in Sonoma California. He was married to my great grandmother Marie Kenezevich (Yugoslovia).
Marie had two brothers (names unknown) who changed their last name to Martin. Marie's father's name was Martin Kenezevich and he was married to Natalie Bonini Kenezevich. Natalie's family owned a restaurant in San Francisco Ca during the 1906 earthquake.
Any other information that you may have would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You
Milly Combs
Millicent.Combs@uconn.edu
Surnames: Combs, McCombs, KENEZEVICH, MARTIN, Bonini