Individual Details

Family 356, p.162
George Cook Comstock, b. 1821, Nov 20, Maysville, KY; d. 1845, June 28 at Saverton MO He m. Miranda Frances Jones, b. 1825, Aug 24. He was a physician at Saverton.

Children:
Lyndon Walker, b. 1843, Jul 15, m. Charlotte Emeline Davis
George Ward, b. 1845, Oct 1, Columbus Ind.; d. 1848, Sept 28


In the manuscript collection of Samuel Willett Comstock I found the following data on George Cook Comstock's family. Lyndon W. Comstock carried on a lengthy correspondence and included the following facts:
George Cook Comstock b. Nov 20 1821, d. 28 Jun 1845 Saventon, Mo a doctor
Auth: Lyndon Walker Comstock of Indianoplis 29 Jan 1886 to N. D. Comstock [a dentist] [N. D. Comstock was Noah Durham Comstock, brother-in-law of Cyrus B. Comstock who wrote two books on the genealogy of the Comstock family.]
Married Charlotte Emeline Davis 1864, Jan 3
Charlotte Emeline Davis, b. 1845, Dec 15 b. near Washington IND, d. Dr. Solomon Davis, Columbus, IN
Res. Of Lyndon W.: 702 St. Claire St in 1886
Children all born Columbus IN
Walter Stansifer b. Apr 13 1865
Res. Chicago 1886 Bookkeeper for Geo P. Goore Co, 214 Madison St.
Nellie, b. Ap 27 1867, d. 13 Aug 1867
Nona, b. July 30 1871, d. Aug 8 1873
Lyndon Madeira b. Jan 29 1877 [female] He was male!
Carlton Chastlan b. 17 Jun 1882, d. 4 Nov 1885
Auth: Lyndon Walker Comstock to N. D. Comstock 18 Mch 1886


1850 Census. Columbus, Bartholomew Co, Indiana
Hh 104 A boarding house which included
M. F. Comstock, [female] age 23, b. KY
Linden W., age 7, b. Indiana



George C. Comstock's wife Miranda later said his middle name was Chasteler. One of his grandsons, Carlton, also had that middle name. And Lyndon M. Comstock says that was George's middle name in a questionnaire, yet it's stuck in that official version that George's middle name was Cook. Now George's father-in-law was George Cook, so there would have been a good reason. Also, an earlier letter, 1886, Lyndon W. Comstock gave his father's name as Dr. George Cook Comstock I have no idea where the name Chasteler or Chastler could have come from--I find no record of such a name in the U.S. before 1895.

Birth	20 Nov 1821	Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
Death	28 Jun 1845	Saverton, Ralls County, Missouri
Marriage		Miranda Frances Jones

Spouse	Miranda Frances Jones (1825 - )
Child	Lyndon Walker Comstock (1843 - 1911)
Child	George Ward Comstock (1845 - 1848)

Father	Brown Comstock (1797 - 1852)
Mother	Hannah Cook (1801 - 1884)