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1. | Geneva "Nevia" Richardson was born on 6 Nov 1888 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Jul 1918 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Merrell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Geneva married Caleb M. Combs about 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Caleb (son of William K. Combs and Sarah E. Morrell) was born on 1 Jun 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 May 1958 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Merrell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Minnie Lee Combs (1.Geneva1) was born on 17 Dec 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in May 1980 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Minnie married Joseph LaPorte on 8 Mar 1923 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Joseph was born on 12 Nov 1889 in Italy, , , ; died in Jun 1971 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Thomas Combs (1.Geneva1) was born about 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |
4. | Ollie Combs (1.Geneva1) was born about 1907 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Ollie married Daniel Richard White on 27 Jun 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Daniel (son of Thomas A. White and Eliza Ann Forbes) was born on 21 Sep 1899 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 4 Dec 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Houston C. Combs (1.Geneva1) was born on 13 Nov 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Feb 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Merrell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. |
6. | Maud R. Combs (1.Geneva1) was born on 13 Nov 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Mar 1987 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Morrell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Maud married Rev. John Washington Sheffield on 12 Mar 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. John (son of Dayton Hunter Sheffield and Sarah Carrier) was born on 4 Nov 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Dec 1992 in Hamblen County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Morrell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Anna Mae Combs (1.Geneva1) was born on 9 Sep 1917 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Oct 1983 in Cabarrus County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Combs Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. |
8. | Living (2.Minnie2, 1.Geneva1) |
9. | Living (2.Minnie2, 1.Geneva1) |
10. | Living (2.Minnie2, 1.Geneva1) |
11. | William Charles "Dude" LaPorte (2.Minnie2, 1.Geneva1) was born about 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 23 Dec 2019 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: ELIZABETHTON - William Charles LaPorte, "Dude", went to be with the Lord on Dec. 23, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Elizabethton, TN. He was just shy of his 90th birthday. |
12. | Living (4.Ollie2, 1.Geneva1) |
13. | Harry Houston White (4.Ollie2, 1.Geneva1) was born about 1932 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 26 Apr 2021 in Gwinnett County, , , Georgia; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: Buried: |
14. | Living (4.Ollie2, 1.Geneva1) |
15. | Living (6.Maud2, 1.Geneva1) |
16. | Thomas Wayne Sheffield (6.Maud2, 1.Geneva1) was born on 15 Nov 1935 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Apr 1945 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Merrell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. |
17. | Velma Louise Sheffield (6.Maud2, 1.Geneva1) was born about 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Oct 2016 in Brevard County, , , Florida; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: COCOA, FL - Velma Louise Pleasant, age 76, of Cocoa, Florida went to join her husband with her Lord on Monday, October 3, 2016. Holding her hand when she stepped into Glory, was her special niece Kimberly Sheffield Haney. Velma was born in Elizabethton, Tennessee to the late Reverend John Sheffield and Maude Combs Sheffield. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of fifty-three years, Sidney Pleasant; a sister, Geneva Campbell; and a brother, Thomas Sheffield Velma married Sidney E. Pleasant on 8 Apr 1960 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sidney (son of Walter Brownlow Pleasant and Sanna N. Church) was born about 1924 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Mar 2013 in Brevard County, , , Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |