Individual Details

Married Cornelia Nixon in 1839.

1840 Census. Salina, Onondaga Co, NY
George F. Comstock, 1m 20-30; 1f 15-20.

1855 New York State Census. Syracuse City, Ward 3, Onondaga, NY, Hh 126
George F. Comstock, 43, b. Oswego Co, Lived here 17 years, Lawyer, owns land
Cornelia, 35, b. Onondaga Co, lived here 26 years
Frances, 11. Geroge F., 5 - both b. Onondaga Co
Samuel Lewis Born 17, nephew, b. Michigan, lived here 2 years
John Wademan, 37, servant, b. England, lived here 4 years, Alien
Ellen Keller, 24, servant, b. Ireland, lived here 5 years, Alien
Elizabeth McKery, 13, servant, b. Onondaga

George Franklin Comstock was appointed by Pres. Fillmore as Solicitor of the U.S. Treasury in 1852 and was one of the judges of the Court of Appearls, 1855-1862. He initiated the movement in 1869 to establish Syracuse University and donated $50,000 to its endowment.

1870 Census. Syracuse Ward 3, Onondaga Co, NY
George Comstock, 59, Lawyer, b. NY
Cornelia, 50, b. NY

1875 NY State Census. Syracuse Ward 3, Onondaga. Hh 94
Living in a Brick House
George F. Comstock, 70, Lawyer
Corneila, 55, wife, b. Onondaga County
George F. Comstock, Jr., 25, son, b. Onondaga Co, Lawyer
Carrie Comstock, 16, niece, b. Onondaga
Ellen Gayes, 26, servant, b. Ireland
Annie Cleary, 23, servant, b. Ireland
William King, 30, servant, b. England, Coachman

1892 NY State Census. Syracuse Ward 3, Onondaga as of 16 Feb, 1892
George F. Comstock, 80, Lawyer
Mrs. Cornelia Comstock, 75
Fanny C. Comstock, 14, student
Bessie H., Comstock, 12, student
Cathline Comstock, 9, student
Mrs. Carolina A. Comstock, 33
Hanora A. Eagan, 24, b. Ireland, Domestic


Buffalo Weekly Express, Buffalo, NY, 29 Sep 1892, Thursday, p.8
Syracus, Sep. 27 Judge George F. Comstock died here this mronging.
George Franklin Comstock was born at Williamstown, Oswego Co on Aug 24, 1811. His father Zerajah Comstock, served through the Revolutionary War. Mr. Comstock was graduated with high honors at Union College in 1834, and then took up the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1837. He was long a member of the law firm of Nixon Leavenworth & Comstock. He was appointed reporter of the Court of Appeals in 1847 and issued four volumes of New York reports, and President Fillmore appointed him Solicitor of the Treasury. He was elected Judge of the Court of Appeals in 1855. As a member of the Constitution Convenetion of 1868, Mr. Comstock drafted the judiciary article of the New York Constitution. His professional services brought him large returns, notably in the Vanderbilt will case and in the Cornell University suit over Jennie McGaw's bequest to the institution. He was prominent in many local enterprises and active in the management of local institutions.
Judge Comstock married a daughter of the late B. Davis Nixon, who survives with a son and daughter.

Birth	24 Aug 1811	Williamstown, Oswego County, New York
Death	27 Sep 1892	Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York

Father	Serajah Comstock (1758 - 1826)
Mother	Climena Austin (1772 - 1843)
Sibling	Florella Comstock ( - )
Sibling	Anna Comstock (1794 - 1859)
Sibling	Sarah Comstock ( - )
Sibling	Lucy Comstock ( - 1863)
Sibling	Climena Comstock ( - )
Sibling	Samuel Austin Comstock (1804 - 1874)
Sibling	John Beardsley Comstock (1807 - 1853)
Sibling	Sylvester Osborne Comstock (1809 - 1889)
Sibling	Charles Comstock (1814 - 1895)