Individual Details

Kate Laura Comstock

(8 Dec 1855 - 19 Jul 1941)



Married William Henry Cutler, as his second wife, 14 Feb 1878.
The Inter Ocean, Chicago, IL, 13 Feb 1878, Wednesday, p.8
TWAIN MADe ONE
County Clerk Klokke issued marriage licenses yesterday to the following persons: ....William H. Cutler and Kate C. Comstock.

Massachusetts State Census, 1855, Boston Ward 11, Suffolk, MA
Lucius A. Cutler, 43, Machinist, b. NH
Laura, 40, b. Mass.
Wm H., 16, b. VT
Hannah M., 13, b. NJ

1880 Census. Denver, Arapahoe Co, Colorado, Hh 243
W. H. Cutler, 40, Music Teacher
Kate L., 23, wife
Charles W., age 1, son
Mary ?Langhorn, 16, Servant, b. Ireland

1900 Census. Evanston, Ward 2, Cook, IL, Hh 381 (next door to Kate's mother)
William H. Cutler, b. Nov 1839, age 60, married 22 years, b. Vermont, music teacher
Kate L., wife, b. Dec 1857, 42, 3 children, b. NY
Charles W., son, b. Jun 1879, 20, b. Colorado, artist
William C., son, b. Dec 1881, 18, b. Colorado, at high school
Kate, dau, b. Nov 1890, age 9, b. Illinois, at school
Karsti Dahlquist, servant, b. Jan 1884, 16, b. Sweden, immigrated in 1898

1910 Census. Evanston, Ward 2, Cook, IL, Hh 392
William H. Cutler, 70, married once for 32 years, Organist & Piano teacher
Kate L., wife, 53, 3 children
Kate, dau, 19

29 Apr 1915 Kate L. Cutler filed for Widow's pension, Civil War, in Illinois. As William H. Cutler, he had previously filed for invalid's pension, 28 Mar 1909. He was a Musician, enlisted 1861, discharged 1862. Noted that he died 23 Mar 1915, Evanston, IL

US Veterans Administration Master Index: William Henry Cutler, b. 20 Nov 1839; died 23 Mar 1915, Evanston, IL. Military Date: 28 Feb 1862

1920 Census. Evanston, Ward 2, Cook, IL, Hh 380
Alfonso S. Comstock, 59, single, b. NY, manufacturer, retired
Alice J., sister, 74, single, b. NY
Kate L. Cutler, sister, 64, widow, b. NY
Margaret Oliver, servant, age 57, immigrated 1882, alien, b. Ireland, Cook

1927 Evanston City Directory
Kate L. Cutler (wid Wm) home: 1309 Maple Av

1940 Census. Evanston, Cook, IL, Hh 356
1233 Dewey Ave - lived in same place in 1935
Kate L. Cutler, 85, widow, b. NY
Charles W., son, 60, divorced, b. Colorado
Bertha Kershaw, nurse, 66, widow, b. Germany
Elsie Oelke, maid, 52, single, b. Wisconsin

Chicago Tribune, 21 Jul 1941, Monday, p. 10
CUTLER - Kate L. Cutler, July 19, 1941, of 1233 Dewey Avenue, Evanston, Ill., wife of the late Prof. William H. Cutler, mother of Charles W. Cutler, Mrs. H. Dayton Merrell, and William C. cutler; sister of Alice J. Comstock and Mrs. Fannie C. Whitefield. Funeral service 2 pm Monday at Chapel, 1567 Maple avenue, Evanston. Interment, Rosehill cemetery.

Events

Birth8 Dec 1855Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Death19 Jul 1941Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Families

FatherCharles Comstock (1814 - 1895)
MotherJulia Jeannette Sprague (1825 - 1901)
SiblingAlice Julia Comstock (1845 - 1943)
SiblingWilliam Charles Comstock [Eastbank] (1847 - 1924)
SiblingCornelia Comstock (1853 - 1856)
SiblingAlphonso Sprague Comstock (1860 - 1936)
SiblingFannie Comstock (1864 - 1958)