Individual Details
Joseph Whalen Comfort
(10 Mar 1802 - Bef 1870)
Birth is recorded Dutch Reformed Church, Montgomery, Orange Co, NY as 10 Mar 1802. Parents listed as Benjamin Comfort and Elisabeth Youngblood.
FamilySearch.org; New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962
1850 Census. Carroll Co, MS, Hh 56
Joseph "M" Comfort, age 47, farmer, b. NY
Nancy, 34, b. TN
James 15, b. TN
Born in MS: John 14, Benjamin 11, Joseph 9, Russell 7, Elizabeth 14 [prob. age 4], Tennessee, female, age 1.
1860 Census. Police Dist 1, Carroll Co, MS, P.O. Duckhill, Hh 134
Joseph W. Comfort, age 58, carpenter, b. KY
Nancy A. 47
John H. 22, James S. 25, b. TN. Benjamin F. 20, Joseph W. 19, Russell 16, Elizabeth 14, Amanda 12, David 5
Robert A. Shelton, 23, clerk, b. MS
Richard O.Conner, 24, Ditchman, b. Ireland
William McDurmont, 23, Ditchman, b. Irelan
Events
| Birth | 10 Mar 1802 | Orange County, New York | |||
| Marriage | 28 Mar 1832 | Davidson County, Tennessee - Nancy Ann Smith |  | ||
| Death | Bef 1870 | Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy Ann Smith (1816 - ) |
| Child | James S. Comfort (1835 - ) |
| Child | John A. Comfort (1836 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin F. Comfort (1839 - ) |
| Child | Joseph W. Comfort (1841 - ) |
| Child | Russell Comfort (1843 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Comfort (1846 - ) |
| Child | Tennessee Amanda Comfort (1849 - ) |
| Child | David Comfort (1855 - ) |
| Father | Benjamin Comfort (1757 - 1814) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Youngblood (1763 - ) |
| Sibling | Rev. Daniel Comfort (1784 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Catherine "Caty" Comfort (1788 - ) |
| Sibling | William Comfort (1792 - 1836) |
Endnotes
1. WorldConnect database at Rootsweb.