Individual Details

Richard Emerson Comstock

(15 Feb 1830 - 15 Jul 1910)



Comstock book states he was a lawyer.

1860 Census. Ypsilante, Washtenaw Co, MI, Hh 658
Richard Comstock, 30, Mason, b. Mich
Emma I., 20, b. England
Idella J., 2, b. Mich
Jonathan, 64, Carpenter, b. NY

Dept of Nebraska Grand Army of the Republic
Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska
Comstock, Richard E., Post #25
Buried Lincoln, Lancaster County
Wyuka Cemetery
Died, 27 Jul 1910, Lincoln, NE
Born, Pennsylvania, 15 Feb 1830
Served in Co. A, 4th Michigan Cavalry as a Private. Enlisted Jul 1862; Discharged for disability, Sep 1862.

1870 Census Clarendon, Calhoun Co, Michigan, Hh 135
Emerson Comstock, 39, brick & stone mason, b. Pennsylvania
Jennie, 28, b. MI
Allen, 6
Charles, 4
Willie, 2

1880 Census. Jefferson Twp, Adair Co, Iowa, Hh 32
Emerson Comstock, 49, Farmer
Jennie, 37, wife
Allen W., 16, son
Charles E., 14, son
Wilmer, B., 12, son

1885 Iowa State Census.
Fontanelle, Adair Co Hh 142
Richard E. Comstock, East Jefferson St., age 55, Mason & Plasterer
Jenny Comstock, 43
Allen W., 21, School Teacher
Charles, 19
Wilber, B., 17

1900 Census. Lincoln Ward 4, Lancaster Co, Nebraska, Hh 150
1929 G St
Richard E. Comstalk, b. Feb 1830, 70, married 38 years, b. OH (no - PA)
Jennie S., wife, b. Sep 1841, 58, 3 children - all living
Wilmer B., son, b. Oct 1867, 32, b. MI, Police Judge
Maude Buckle, Boarder, b. Dec 1878, 21, b. Iowa

1910 Census. Lincoln Ward 4, Lancaster, NE, Hh 93
1920 M St
Richard E. Comstock, 80, married twice, this time for 45 years
Jennie, wife, 69, 3 children

Events

Birth15 Feb 1830Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
MarriageAbt 1856Emma [Comstock]
Marriage8 May 1862Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan - Jane Lydia "Jennie" Haviland
Death15 Jul 1910Lincoln County, Nebraska

Families

SpouseJane Lydia "Jennie" Haviland (1841 - 1914)
ChildAllen Wells Comstock (1863 - 1939)
ChildCharles Emerson Comstock (1865 - 1929)
ChildWilmer Beecher Comstock (1867 - 1934)
SpouseEmma [Comstock] (1840 - 1862)
ChildIdela Comstock (1857 - )
FatherJonathan Comstock (1795 - 1865)
MotherRhoda Emerson (1787 - 1849)