Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Comer was born on 10 January 1816, in New Garden MM, Wayne, Indiana, United States, his father, Stephen Comer, was 42 and his mother, Mary Hawkins, was 40. He married Martha Harvey on 11 May 1837, in Wayne, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Waltz Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States in 1850. He died on 1 May 1853, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Wabash, Noble Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States.
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- Stephen Comer, "United States Census, 1850"
- Stephen Comer, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Stephen Comer, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Indiana, United States 1832: Wabash, Indiana, United States
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English combere, an agent derivative of Old English camb ‘comb’, referring perhaps to a maker or seller of combs, or to someone who used them to prepare wool or flax for spinning. This was an alternative process to carding, and caused the wool fibers to lie more or less parallel to one another, so that the cloth produced had a hard, smooth finish without a nap.
Probably an Americanized form of German or Dutch Kommer or Kammer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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