Individual Details

Harvey Alexander Comstock

(Jan 1858 - 8 Jan 1930)



Descendants give his name as Harvey Alexander Comstock - apparently named for his uncle of that name.

Harvey Comstock & wife Emily moved to Hayes in Franklin Co, KS by 1880.
1880 Census. Hayes Twp, Franklin Co KS, Hh 111
H. A. Comstock, age 23, Farmer, b. Missouri, parents b. Tennessee
Emily A., age 21, wife, b. MO. Father b. Alabama, mother b. Tennessee
Franklin, age 2, son, b. Kansas
Elizabeth Webb, age 61, mother-in-law, b. Alabama, father b. VA, mother b. Ohio

Sometime between 1880 and 1894 they moved to Indian Territory [Oklahoma] and lived in Salina in what is now Mayes Co, OK. Harvey is in the 1910 and 1920 censuses in Saline Twp in Mayes Co. - Emily apparently having died before 1920.

1900 Census. Indian Territory; Cherokee Nation. Twp 21 N, Range 21 E
Hh 105
Harvey Comstock, born Jan 1858, age 42. Married 21 years.
Emily, wife, born Oct 1860, age 40. Had 9 children, 6 were living.
Frank, son, born Jan 1878, age 22
Fay, son, born Sep 1887, age 12 [wrong, Faye was a daughter]
Henry Clay, son, born Dec 1892, age 7 [apparently later called Claude]
Blanche, daughter, born Feb 1894, age 6. [Detta Blanche or "Dee"]
All are marked as born in Missouri with parents born in the same place.

In the 1910 census, Emily stated she had had 9 children.

1910 Census. Oklahoma, Mayes Co, Saline Twp. Hh 71
Harvey A. Comstock, age 58, married 30 years.
Emma, wife, age 50, had 9 children, 6 living.
Claude, son, age 18.
Iona I., daughter, age 9
Harvey A., grandchild, age 4, b. Arkansas

1920 Census. Oklahoma, Mayes Co, Salina Twp. Hh 156
Harvey A. Comstock, age 63, Widowed, b. MO, parents b. MO
Tommie, daughter, age 18, b. OK [Iona was called "Tommie" & "Tom"]
Chester E. Israel, boarder, age 27, Widowed, b. OK







Events

BirthJan 1858Missouri
Marriage22 Feb 1877Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas - Emily M. Webb
Death8 Jan 1930Salina, Mayes County, Oklahoma

Families

SpouseEmily M. Webb (1858 - 1910)
ChildFranklin Comstock (1878 - )
ChildIda Mae Comstock (1880 - 1959)
ChildLaura Faye Comstock (1886 - 1955)
ChildHenry Clay/Claude Comstock (1892 - )
ChildDetta Blanche "Dee" Comstock (1894 - 1980)
ChildNellie Comstock ( - )
ChildIona Irene "Tommie" Comstock (1901 - 1984)
FatherJames Irving/Ervin Comstock (1837 - 1893)
MotherMary Elizabeth Stamps (1839 - )
SiblingJames Franklin "Frank" Comstock (1859 - 1923)
SiblingBelle Comstock (1863 - 1954)
SiblingElonzo Ervan Comstock (1866 - 1933)
SiblingTheodosia Comstock (1868 - )
SiblingElizabeth Comstock (1871 - 1955)
SiblingWilliam Decatur Comstock (1883 - 1960)

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