Individual Details

James is thought to be the last of the children born in Palmyra before the family moved to what would become Lockport in Niagara Co, NY.

He moved to Toledo, Ohio in 1836. After his death, wife Lydia returned to her parents' home in Massachusetts.

1860 Census. Toledo, Lucas Co, Ohio, Hh 1899
Jas. Comstock, age 42, b. NY
Lydia, 33, b. MA
C. S., female, 8, b. Ohio
Benj Reedy, 18, Servant, b. Ireland

1870 Census. Toledo Ward 3, Lucas Co, Ohio, Hh 34
James M. Comstock, age 46, Fire Ins Agent, b. NY
Mary, 42, b. MA [no explanation for name change!]
Cornelia, 12, b. Ohio
James, 6, b. Ohio

Birth	3 Jan 1818	Palmyra, Ontario County, New York
Marriage	24 Jan 1850	Cornelia Spaulding
Marriage	18 Dec 1856	New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts - Lydia Ladd Watkins
Death	6 Jul 1870	Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio

Spouse	Cornelia Spaulding (1827 - 1856)
Child	Cornelia Spalding Comstock (1852 - 1879)

Spouse	Lydia Ladd Watkins (1825 - )
Child	William James Comstock (1860 - 1922)

Father	Nathan Comstock Jr. (1773 - 1829)
Mother	Chloe M. Brown (1781 - 1826)