Individual Details
William Kendrick Comstock
(10 Jun 1850 - 1 Jul 1897)
When John A. Comstock was preparing to write Comstock Family in America, he apparently sent out questionnaires. He included the return, "Kindly answer and return to Dr. John A. Comstock in enclosed addressed envelope"
An unknown author answering the questionnaire gave Kendrick's profession as "Farming and buying cattle. His daughter Hattie [Mrs. Willoughby] was living on East Division St in Springfield, MO.
1880 Census. Linden Twp, Christian Co MO Hh 104
William Comstock, age 29, farmer, b. TN, parents b. TN
Narcissus, age 20, wife, b. Mo, parents b. TN
Luther, age 3, son, b. MO Arthur, age 1 month, born in May
Green Walker, age 17, farm labor
Buried Danforth Cemetery, Stafford, Greene Co, MO
Events
| Birth | 10 Jun 1850 | Tennessee |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1876 | Christian County, Missouri - Narcissa Fondren | |||
| Death | 1 Jul 1897 | Strafford, Greene County, Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | Narcissa Fondren (1859 - 1920) |
| Child | Luther Brown "Luke" Comstock (1878 - 1935) |
| Child | Arthur Comstock (1880 - ) |
| Child | Fine James Comstock (1882 - ) |
| Child | Mary Jane Comstock (1894 - ) |
| Child | Oscar Comstock (1887 - 1916) |
| Child | Grover Cleveland Comstock (1890 - 1952) |
| Child | Hattie Comstock (1894 - ) |
| Child | Nancy Comstock (1897 - ) |
| Father | Leander Brown Comstock (1828 - 1877) |
| Mother | Nancy Forgason (1830 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Mary Comstock (1852 - 1889) |
| Sibling | George Oliver Comstock (1855 - 1930) |
| Sibling | John Phelps Comstock (1857 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Sophronia Comstock (1859 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Amanda L. Comstock (1861 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Thomas Henry Comstock (1864 - 1905) |
Endnotes
1. John Adams Comstock of Del Mar, California, A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America, (Los Angeles, CA: The Commonwealth Press, Inc., 1949), p.358 Says born in Greene Co MO..
2. US Census 1860 MO, McDonald County (NARA Microcopy 653; Roll 633; LDS Microfilm #0803633).
3. US Census 1880 - FamilySearch CD-ROM Transcription of entire 1880 Census by the LDS; 2000., Missouri, Christian Co, Linden; p.62D.
4. U.S. Census. HeritageQuest digital images. Subscription., 1870, MO, Green Co, Johnson Twp, p.208, Household 2179.
5. John Adams Comstock of Del Mar, California, A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America, (Los Angeles, CA: The Commonwealth Press, Inc., 1949), p.358.