Individual Details

A Comstock Family in America states that James married on 29 Mar 1866, in Monterey, Wisconsin to Elizabeth Annis, daughter of Chauncy Laroy and Lydia Allen. Elizabeth was born in New York, 21 Jan 1842 and died 26 Nov 1934.
James served in Company F of the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, as a Captain. He was Provost Marshal on the staff of Gen. E. M. McCook in the Army of the Cumberland.
In 1903 he was Vice President of the Spokane Dry Goods Company.
There were two children:
May born in Monterey, Wisconsin, 30 May 1867, died unmarried 2 Feb 1936.
Josie, b. in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, 6 Jan 1871. Married on 11 Dec 1900 to Eugene Alexander Shadle - they lived in Spokane.

1850 Census. Waukesha Co, WI; Summit, p 358
George Comstock, 48, CT, farmer, $2000 real estate
Eliza, 48, CT
Emily, 20, NY. Mary, 18, NY. John, 15, NY. Nancy, 13, NY. James, 11, NY. Eliz'th 10, NY.
George E, 6, NY. Eugene Dodge, 5, NY - all attending school
Martha A. Ward, 36, VT
W. D. Bradford, 28, RI, cooper, $400 real estate
Mary Bradford, 23, NY

1870 Census. Waukesha Co, WI; Oconomowoc, p 384
James Comstock, 30, NY, ret. dry goods merchant, $300 pers. prop.
Elizabeth, 28, b. NY
May, 3, WI

1880 Census. Kossuth Co, IA; Algona, p 290
James M. Comstock, 40, NY, NY, NY, ret. dry goods & grocery
Elizabeth, wife, 37, NY, NY, NY, keeping house
May, dau, 13, WI
Josie, dau, 9, WI

1900 Census. Spokane Co, WA; Spokane Ward 3, p 168, Living at 704 Adams St.
James M. Comstock, 62, Sept 1837, NY, CT, CT, m. 35 yrs, city mayor, owns home
Elizabeth A, wife, 58, Jan 1842, NY, NY, NY, mar 35 yrs, 2 children-2 living
May, dau, 33, May 1867, WI
Josie, dau, 29, Jan 1871, WI

1910 Census Spokane Co, WA; Spokane Ward 3, p 28, Hh 48, living at 1128 9th Ave,
James M. Comstock, 71, NY, CT, CT, m. 45 yrs, merchant, dry goods, owns home
Elizabeth A, wife, 67, NY, US, US, mar 45 yrs, 2 children-2 living
May, dau, 42, WI
Lena Carlson, servant, 28, Sweden, parents b. Sweden, housework, private family
and near by at 1118 9th Ave, Hh 47 is
Eugene A. Shadle, 40, IA, PA, PA, m. once for 9 yrs, merchant, dry goods, owns home
Josie C, wife, 39, WI, NY, NY, m. once for, 9 yrs, 0 children

1920 Census Spokane Co, WA; Spokane Ward 3, living at 1106 9th ave, Hh 120
Elizabeth Comstock, 77, Wd,
May, dau, 52
and
1112 9th Ave, Hh 121
Eugene A. Shadle, 50, merchant, dry goods
Josie C, wife, 49

An Illustrated History of Spokane County, State of Washington, Rev. Jonathan Edwards, San Francisco: W. H. Lever, 1900. p. 462.
HON. JAMES M. COMSTOCK
Mayor of Spokane, is a native of Rome, Oneida county, New York, born
September 6, 1838. In 1845 the family removed to Summit, Waukesha county,
Wisconsin, where he grew up, attending the school winters and working on a farm
at all other seasons. When eighteen he began teaching. In 1858 he entered
Carroll College in Waukesha and there the greater part of his time was spent
until the outbreak of the war. On August 14, 1861, he enlisted in Company A,
First Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry. He studied tactics diligently and soon was
appointed to drill the other men. Later he served in Missouri as first
lieutenant of Company H, participating in the engagements at Shelbyville and
Chickamauga. He then went south, joined Sherman and took part in the battles of
Dalton, Resaca, New Hope Church, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain and other engagements
preceding the fall of Atlanta. In July, 1863, he was promoted to the captaincy
of Company F., which rank he held until mustered out December 1, 1864. The
distinguished character of his military services is evinced by the fact that he
was so frequently promoted. Upon retiring from the army he returned home and
engaged in the dry goods business. In 1872 he removed to Algona, Iowa, where he
followed the same pursuit until 1890. He then came to Spokane and in company
with R. B. Patterson opened a dry goods store. On January 1, 1895, the Spokane
Dry Goods Company was organized, with Mr. Comstock as vice-president. The
company have an excellent wholesale and retail establishment and are doing a
splendid business, employing from ninety to one hundred assistants constantly.
While Mr. Comstock is a business man of no ordinary ability, it is for his
public services that he is best known in Spokane, he having been connected with
the city government since 1894. He was for five years a member of the city
council, during three of which he occupied the president's chair. In May, 1899,
he was elected to the mayoralty of Spokane and he is discharging his duties as
such officer with ability and faithfulness and in a manner well calculated to
promote the best interests of the city. He is a man of long experience in
municipal government, having served for many years in the Algona, Iowa, city
council and as mayor of that city one year. Mayor Comstock was married in
Monterey, Wisconsin, March 29, 1866, to Miss Elizabeth Annis, a native of
Cattaraugus county, New York, and they have two daughters, May and Josie.
(bio. of George Comstock http://www.
linkstothepast.com/waukesha/biossummit.html )

Birth	6 Sep 1838
Death	1 Sep 1918	Spokane, Spokane County, Washington

Father	George Comstock (1802 - 1888)
Mother	Eliza Paine (1802 - 1860)
Sibling	Mary Abbie Comstock (1827 - 1880)
Sibling	Emily Chandler Comstock (1829 - 1919)
Sibling	John Daniel Comstock (1834 - 1862)
Sibling	George Washington Comstock (1838 - 1840)
Sibling	Margaret Catherine Comstock (1832 - 1882)
Sibling	Nancy Jane Comstock (1836 - 1890)
Sibling	Elizabeth Adelaide Comstock (1840 - 1927)
Sibling	Everett George Comstock (1843 - 1922)