Individual Details
Oscar Comstock
(26 Mar 1887 - 20 Jan 1916)
Most of the dates of birth of this family as given in Comstock Family in America do not seem to be quite correct. The 1900 census says Oscar was born in Mar of 1887, not 1888.
Married Myrtle Grace Clause, June 11, 1905. Myrtle was the daughter of William Henry and Ruth Brown (Connett) Clause. Children were Jewell Alta, born Mar 26 1906; Margaret Almeda, born May 25 1908; Fern Marie born Sep 11, 1914.
1910 Census. Jackson, Greene Co, MO, Hh 54
Oscar Comstock, age 23, married 5 years, Photographer, family all b. MO
Myrtle G., age 22, 2 children
Jewell A., age 4
Maggie, 2
Death Certificate lists his cause of death as diabetes; died 20 Jan 1916. He was 28 years, 10 months, 6 day. Date of birth given as 26 Mar 1887. Father Kendrick Comstock, b. TN. Mother Narcissa Fondren, b. MO. Narcissa was the informant for the death certificate. He was buried Danforth Cemetery, Strafford.
Events
| Birth | 26 Mar 1887 | Strafford, Greene County, Missouri |  | ||
| Marriage | 11 Jun 1905 | Greene County, Missouri - Myrtle Grace Clouse | |||
| Death | 20 Jan 1916 | Strafford, Greene County, Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | Myrtle Grace Clouse (1888 - 1980) |
| Child | Jewell A. Comstock (1906 - 1924) |
| Child | Margaret A. "Maggie" Comstock (1908 - ) |
| Child | Fern M. Comstock (1913 - 2001) |
| Father | William Kendrick Comstock (1850 - 1897) |
| Mother | Narcissa Fondren (1859 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Luther Brown "Luke" Comstock (1878 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Arthur Comstock (1880 - ) |
| Sibling | Fine James Comstock (1882 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane Comstock (1894 - ) |
| Sibling | Grover Cleveland Comstock (1890 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Hattie Comstock (1894 - ) |
| Sibling | Nancy Comstock (1897 - ) |
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. 456.
2. 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. 456.