Individual Details

Filling station operator at Vanduser, Missouri, in 1944.
His middle name was given as Brackenwood in the John A. Comstock book, but descendants says his name was Elijah Breckinridge.

1900 Census. Morley Village, Scott Co, MO, Hh 288
Elijah B. Comstock, b. Oct 1868, age 31, married 11 years
Maggie W., wife, b. Oct 1868, 31, 3 children - 1 is living
Claude, son, b. Nov 1891, age 9

1910 Census. Morley Twp, Scott Co MO, Hh 128
Comstock, Elijah B., age 41, married 1 time for 19 years.
Maggie W., age 41, b. KY, has had 4 children, 2 living
Claud H. age 18, b. MO. Clarence A., age 8, b. MO.

1954 Obit; source unknown
ONE OF FIRST SETTLERS AT VANDUSER DIES
Funeral services for Elijah Breckenridge Comstock, 85, one of the first settlers at Vanduser and one of the persons who helped form the charter that incorporated Vanduser into a town, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Vanduser Methodist Church, of which he was a member, with the Rev. A. D Rankin officiating. Burial will be in the old Morley Cemetery.
Born Nov 16, 1868 in Hawesville, Ky., he moved to Vanduser community when he was seven. He married the former Miss Maggie Gibbs who preceded him in death on March 5, 1927. A son, Clarence also preceded him in death on July 24, 1953.
He is survived by a son, Claude Comstock, of Sikeston: two grandsons, Omar, of Los Angeles, and Leo, of Sikeston, with whom he made his home where he died Wednesday; two granddaughters, Mrs. Bernadine Rister of Sikeston, and Mrs. Patsy Johnson of Tulsa, Okla.; and 10 great grandchildren.
The body lies in state in the Welsh Funeral Home.

The Sikeston Herald, Sikeston MO, 1 Apr 1954
One of First Settlers at Vanduser Dies
Funeral services for Elijah Breckenridge Comstock, 85, one of the first settlers at Vanduser and one of the persons who helped form the charter that incorporated Vanduser into a town, were held last Friday at the Vanduser Methodist Church, of which he was a member, with the Rev. A. D. Rankin officiating. Burial was in the Old Morley Cemetery.
Born, Nov 16, 1868, in Hawesville, Ky., he moved to Vanduser community when he was seven. He married the former Miss Maggie death on March 5, 1927. A son, Clarence also preceded him in death on July 24, 1953.

Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian, Thursday Evening, March 25, 1954
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E. B. Comstock, Pioner Resident of Vanduser Dies; Rites to be Friday
Sikeston - Elijah B. Comstock, 85 years old, died at 8 o'clock Wednesday at the home of his grandson, Leo Comstock of Sikeston, with whom he had been making his home.
Born at Hawesville, Ky., on Nov 16, 1868, he moved to Vanduser when he was 7, one of the earliest settlers. He helped to form the charter incorporating Vanduser into a town and was a member of the Vanduser Methodist Church. Mr. Comstock remained in Vanduser until 1948 when he moved to Sikeston.
He was married to Miss Maggie Gibbs, who died in March, 1927. One of their two sons, Clarence Comstock, died on July 24, 1953. The other, Claude Comstock of Sikeston, survives. Among other survivors are two grandsons, Omar Comstock of Los Angeles, Calif., and Leo of Sikeston; two granddaughters, Mrs. Bernadine Rister of Sikeston and Mrs. Patsy Johnson of Tulsa, Okla., and 10 great grandchildren.
The body is a Welsh Funeral Home at Sikeston, where it will remain until time for the funeral at 1 p.m. Friday at the Vanduser Methodist church. Burial will be in the Old City Cemetery at Morley.

Birth	16 Nov 1868	Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky
Marriage	19 Dec 1889	Benton, Saint Louis County, Missouri - Maggie W. Gibbs
Death	24 Mar 1954	Morley, Scott County, Missouri

Spouse	Maggie W. Gibbs (1868 - 1927)
Child	Claud Harris Comstock (1891 - 1956)
Child	Clarence Albert "Percy" Comstock (1901 - 1953)

Father	Napoleon Bonaparte Comstock (1820 - 1899)
Mother	Elizabeth Wyatt Newman (1833 - 1904)
Sibling	Sarah E Comstock (1852 - 1861)
Sibling	John Williams Comstock (1856 - 1904)
Sibling	Martha Elizabeth Comstock (1860 - 1891)
Sibling	Morgan Buckner Comstock (1862 - 1902)
Sibling	Washington Obadiah Comstock (1866 - 1905)
Sibling	Josie Bell Comstock (1872 - 1905)