James Warren Comstock

Brief Life History of James Warren

When James Warren Comstock was born about 1858, in Wisconsin, United States, his father, George Edward Comstock, was 31 and his mother, Cornelia M. Durfee, was 29. He married Edith May Briggs on 27 December 1883, in Filer City, Filer Township, Manistee, Michigan, United States. He lived in Igo, Shasta, California, United States in 1900 and Oakland, Alameda, California, United States for about 30 years. He died about 1942, at the age of 86, and was buried in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States.

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James Warren Comstock
1858–1942
Edith May Briggs
1854–1938
Marriage: 27 December 1883

Sources (16)

  • James Comstock in household of Nicholes Murphy, "United States Census, 1880"
  • James Warren Comstock, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935"
  • James W Comstock, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · The First Successful Typewriter is Invented

A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English (Devon): habitational name from Clumstock (Devon). This surname is now rare in Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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