Individual Details

William was a lumberman, timber jobber and contractor. Shortly after 1862 he left home and sailed for about two years on the great lakes. In 1864, he joined his brother Andrew in Alpena, MI where they engaged in the lumber business under the name of Bewick, Comstock & Co. In 1871 they established a bank - the Alpena Banking Company.

1870 Census. Alpena, Alpena Co, MI, Hh 200
Andrew Comstock, 31, General Merchant, b. MI
Lillie, 21. Lillie, age one month, b. Apr
William Comstock, 27, shingle manufacturer
Andrew apparently followed his parents in keeping boarders, because also in the household were:
Maria Little, 46, b. NY.
John Mulholand, 26, Bookkeeper, b. MI
William Woodin, 38, Clerk, ins., b. NY
Rosilee Alpin, 28, Milliner, b. Prusia [Prussa]
Jacob Alpin, 40, Peddler, b. Prusia

Birth	14 Oct 1842	Port Huron, Saint Clair County, Michigan
Marriage	5 Nov 1875	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan - Myra Rapelje
Death	7 Feb 1905	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Spouse	Myra Rapelje (1844 - )
Child	Gov. William Alfred Comstock (1877 - 1949)
Child	Marie B. Comstock (1879 - )
Child	Harriet Jane Comstock (1882 - 1939)

Father	Alfred Comstock (1806 - 1897)
Mother	Harriet Jane Westbrook (1821 - 1890)
Sibling	Andrew Westbrook Comstock (1838 - 1908)
Sibling	Helen Eugenia Comstock (1840 - 1925)
Sibling	Clift Comstock (1844 - 1844)
Sibling	Maria Louisa Comstock (1845 - 1874)
Sibling	George Beal Comstock (1847 - 1880)
Sibling	Albert Clift Comstock (1850 - 1866)
Sibling	Ada E. Comstock (1851 - 1862)
Sibling	Charles Frederick Comstock (1852 - 1880)
Sibling	Alfred Morrison Comstock (1856 - 1905)
Sibling	Euphemia Comstock (1858 - 1888)
Sibling	Joseph Baker Comstock (1860 - 1894)