Descendants of Alijah (Pomp) Holcomb Generation No. 1 1. ALIJAH (POMP)1 HOLCOMB was born Abt. 1830 in Tennessee, and died Abt. 1875 in Cross Co Arkansas. He married (1) HARRIET G. ELLIS December 14, 1865 in Cross Co. Arkansas, daughter of UNKNOWN and FRANCES. He married (2) ELIZABETH JORDAN September 29, 1874 in Cross Co. Arkansas. Notes for ALIJAH (POMP) HOLCOMB: 1870 Census. Mitchell Township, Dwg. 63. Blacksmith, property $200, other $200. Age 38, born in Tenn. Alijah Holcomb was my great great grandmother, Harriet Wallace Ellis, second husband. Therefore he was the step father of James Alexander (my great grandfather) & Robert C. Ellis. I believe that Alijah and Harriet are buried at the Tyer Cemetery with no headstone. Notes for HARRIET G. ELLIS: Harriet Ellis and Alijah Holcomb had five children. They are all 1/2 brothers and sisters to James & Robert Ellis. The Holcombs are an important part of the Ellis family. More About HARRIET G. ELLIS: Father: Unknown Mother: Frances Relationship: Great Great Grandmother Second Marriage: Alijah Holcomb, Dec. 14, 1865. Had 5 children with Alijah Holcomb. Children of ALIJAH HOLCOMB and HARRIET ELLIS are: 2. i. HADIE J.2 HOLCOMB, b. September 1865, Cross Co Arkansas; d. Bet. June 1900 - August 1903, Bay Village Arkansas. ii. F.L. HOLCOMB, b. Abt. 1869, Cross Co Arkansas; d. Unknown. Notes for F.L. HOLCOMB: F.L. Holcomb must have died young. No one in the Holcomb family ever heard anything about her. iii. ALIJAH HOLCOMB, b. December 18, 1870, Cross Co Arkansas; d. Unknown. Notes for ALIJAH HOLCOMB: Alijah and Elisha were twins. Alijah was another child to die young. More About ALIJAH HOLCOMB: Fact 1: Twin brother of Elisha Holcomb. Fact 2: Died young. 3. iv. ELISHA HOLCOMB, b. December 18, 1870, Cross Co Arkansas; d. July 14, 1937, Cross Co. Buried in Tyer Cemetery. v. CHARLY HOLCOMB, b. Abt. 1874, Cross Co Arkansas; d. Bet. 1897 - 1900, Cross Co Arkansas; m. LUCY (LUDDIE) FOUST, December 22, 1896, Cross Co. Arkansas. More About CHARLY HOLCOMB: Date born 2: Abt. 1874 Notes for LUCY (LUDDIE) FOUST: Lucy shows up in the 1900 census living with Robert James & Martha Ellis. More About LUCY (LUDDIE) FOUST: Fact 1: No children with Charlie Holcomb Fact 2: Lived with Robert James & Martha Ellis in 1900 Census. Fact 3: On Social Security papers mother is listed as "Not known". Child of ALIJAH HOLCOMB and ELIZABETH JORDAN is: vi. NONE2. Generation No. 2 2. HADIE J.2 HOLCOMB (ALIJAH (POMP)1) was born September 1865 in Cross Co Arkansas, and died Bet. June 1900 - August 1903 in Bay Village Arkansas. She married WILLIAM A. FOUST July 29, 1888 in Cross Co. Arkansas, son of LOCK FOUST and MELVINA HUTTA. Notes for WILLIAM A. FOUST: In 1900 Census Coldwater Township, Bay Village Dwg. 86. All 3 children are living with them. Living 2 dwellings away William & Tennie Ellis. Wm. father born in No. Carolina, mother in Arkansas. Haddies parents both born in Arkansas. Children of HADIE HOLCOMB and WILLIAM FOUST are: 4. i. VIOLA3 FOUST, b. May 1889, Bay Village, Arkansas; d. Unknown. 5. ii. WILLIAM D. FOUST, b. June 1892, Bay Village, Arkansas; d. Unknown. iii. ELLEN S. FOUST, b. December 1895, Bay Village, Arkansas; d. Unknown. More About ELLEN S. FOUST: Show up in 1910 Census: Living with Viola & Ed Barnes 3. ELISHA2 HOLCOMB (ALIJAH (POMP)1) was born December 18, 1870 in Cross Co Arkansas, and died July 14, 1937 in Cross Co. Buried in Tyer Cemetery. He married LULA FRANCIS TYER October 27, 1895 in Cross Co. Arkansas, daughter of SILAS TYER and SARAH FREEMAN. Notes for ELISHA HOLCOMB: 1900 Census Mitchell Township Cherry Valley Dwg. 148. Lives More About ELISHA HOLCOMB: Elisha's mother: was my great great grandmother, Harriet Wallace Ellis Lived next to R.J. Ellis: Cherry Valley Arkansas in 1900 Children of ELISHA HOLCOMB and LULA TYER are: 6. i. ORA ANGELINE3 HOLCOMB, b. August 02, 1896, Cross Co Arkansas; d. December 04, 1983, Jonesboro, Arkansas Buried in Tyer Cemetery. 7. ii. OSCAR ELISHA HOLCOMB, b. May 03, 1899, Cross Co. Arkansas; d. November 27, 1927, Levesque Arkansas Buried in Tyer Cemetery. 8. iii. GROVER CLEVELAND HOLCOMB, b. September 13, 1903, Cross Co Arkansas; d. December 24, 1986, Cross Co Arkansas Buried in Tyer Cemetery. iv. REBA HOLCOMB, b. April 10, 1907, Cherry Valley Arkansas; d. October 29, 1932, Cherry Valley Arkansas Buried in Tyer Cemetery. More About REBA HOLCOMB: Fact: Never Married Occupation: School Teacher 9. v. EDYTH MAURINE HOLCOMB, b. October 12, 1911, Cross Co Arkansas. Generation No. 3 4. VIOLA3 FOUST (HADIE J.2 HOLCOMB, ALIJAH (POMP)1) was born May 1889 in Bay Village, Arkansas, and died Unknown. She married EDGAR R. BARNES May 20, 1906 in Cross Co. Arkansas, son of WILLIAM BARNES and CAROLINA SMYTH. More About VIOLA FOUST: Could read & write: from 1920 census Notes for EDGAR R. BARNES: 1910 Census Mitchell Township Dwg. 4. Also living there Ellen Foust, sister of Viola. 1920 Census Mitchell Township Dwg. 56. Ed Barnes 40 born N. Carolina Viola 31 Hazel 13 Felix 7 Dorothy 3 months Note: Vivian does not show up on this census. Assumed she died young. More About EDGAR R. BARNES: Date born 2: April 03, 1879, Cross Co Arkansas Could read & write: from 1920 census Owns his own farm: from 1920 census Children of VIOLA FOUST and EDGAR BARNES are: i. HAZEL4 BARNES, b. Abt. 1907. ii. VIVIAN BARNES, b. Abt. 1910. iii. FELIX BARNES, b. Abt. 1913. iv. DOROTHY BARNES, b. October 1919. 5. WILLIAM D.3 FOUST (HADIE J.2 HOLCOMB, ALIJAH (POMP)1) was born June 1892 in Bay Village, Arkansas, and died Unknown. He married GRACIE MONCREEF February 01, 1915 in Cross Co. Arkansas. Notes for WILLIAM D. FOUST: 1910 Census Mitchell Township living with Charles & Sarah Stacy. Listed as boarder. 1920 Census Coldwater Township Dwg. 87. Children of WILLIAM FOUST and GRACIE MONCREEF are: i. WILLIAM W.4 FOUST, b. Abt. 1918, Cross Co Arkansas. ii. HELLEN FOUST, b. December 1919, Cross Co Arkansas. 6. ORA ANGELINE3 HOLCOMB (ELISHA2, ALIJAH (POMP)1) was born August 02, 1896 in Cross Co Arkansas, and died December 04, 1983 in Jonesboro, Arkansas Buried in Tyer Cemetery. She married (1) OLIVER NEWCOM. She married (2) M.L. TOMLINSON October 01, 1935 in Cross Co. Arkansas. Child of ORA HOLCOMB and M.L. TOMLINSON is: i. NONE4. 7. OSCAR ELISHA3 HOLCOMB (ELISHA2, ALIJAH (POMP)1) was born May 03, 1899 in Cross Co. Arkansas, and died November 27, 1927 in Levesque Arkansas Buried in Tyer Cemetery. He married FANNIE MARY COOPER December 13, 1919 in Bay Village Arkansas, daughter of ALFRED COOPER and ALICE HARDEE. Children of OSCAR HOLCOMB and FANNIE COOPER are: 10. i. LILLIAN MAURICE4 HOLCOMB, b. May 02, 1922, Bay Village, Arkansas. 11. ii. OSCAR ELISHA HOLCOMB JR., b. December 16, 1924, Bay Village, Arkansas; d. February 04, 1996, Memphis Tennessee Buried at Elmwood Cemetery. 12. iii. BETTY JANE HOLCOMB, b. August 03, 1927, Cross Co Arkansas. 8. GROVER CLEVELAND3 HOLCOMB (ELISHA2, ALIJAH (POMP)1) was born September 13, 1903 in Cross Co Arkansas, and died December 24, 1986 in Cross Co Arkansas Buried in Tyer Cemetery. He married JEWELL ESTELLE STEPHENS October 25, 1928 in Cross Co. Arkansas, daughter of ROBERT STEPHENS and MARY PITTS. Children of GROVER HOLCOMB and JEWELL STEPHENS are: i. MAY FRANCES4 HOLCOMB, b. February 03, 1930, Cross Co Arkansas; m. JIMMY FIELD. ii. RALPH WENDELL HOLCOMB, b. July 06, 1933. 9. EDYTH MAURINE3 HOLCOMB (ELISHA2, ALIJAH (POMP)1) was born October 12, 1911 in Cross Co Arkansas. She married FLYNN HYDRICK May 13, 1933 in Cross Co. Arkansas, son of OLIVER HYDRICK and MINNIE TILLERY. Child of EDYTH HOLCOMB and FLYNN HYDRICK is: i. BOBBY JEAN4 HYDRICK, b. July 14, 1936. Generation No. 4 10. LILLIAN MAURICE4 HOLCOMB (OSCAR ELISHA3, ELISHA2, ALIJAH (POMP)1) was born May 02, 1922 in Bay Village, Arkansas. She married GEORGE WASHINGTON STACY JR. October 21, 1940 in Cross Co. Arkansas, son of GEORGE STACY and IDA GREENWOOD. Children of LILLIAN HOLCOMB and GEORGE JR. are: i. GEORGE LARRY5 STACY, b. November 08, 1941, Cherry Valley Arkansas. ii. MARY ANN STACY, b. November 02, 1949, Cherry Valley Arkansas. iii. PAULA JEAN STACY, b. February 22, 1952, Cherry Valley Arkansas. 11. OSCAR ELISHA HOLCOMB4 JR. (OSCAR ELISHA3 HOLCOMB, ELISHA2, ALIJAH (POMP)1) was born December 16, 1924 in Bay Village, Arkansas, and died February 04, 1996 in Memphis Tennessee Buried at Elmwood Cemetery. He married SUE SNEED May 1952 in Memphis Tennessee. Children of OSCAR JR. and SUE SNEED are: i. BRENDA5 HOLCOMB, b. January 15, 1953. ii. GARY HOLCOMB. iii. JAMES HOLCOMB. 12. BETTY JANE4 HOLCOMB (OSCAR ELISHA3, ELISHA2, ALIJAH (POMP)1) was born August 03, 1927 in Cross Co Arkansas. She married TOM DUNN March 22, 1946 in Poinsett Co. Arkansas. Children of BETTY HOLCOMB and TOM DUNN are: i. JERRY GLYNN5 DUNN, b. March 27, 1948. ii. TOMMY LYNN DUNN, b. February 09, 1949. iii. DIANE DUNN, b. December 23, 1949. iv. EDDIE DUNN, b. September 25, 1954.