Cecelia Comer

Brief Life History of Cecelia

When Cecelia Comer was born on 12 July 1894, in Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Martin Comer, was 28 and her mother, Cecilia Gannon, was 24. She had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with Webster Shaw. She lived in Coal Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Northumberland, England, United Kingdom in 2006. She died on 6 February 1965, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Coal Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Webster Shaw
1898–1963
Cecelia Comer
1894–1965
Rita Shaw
1919–1996
Robert Shaw
1922–1987
Webster Shaw Jr.
1923–2006
Hilda Ann Shaw
1927–2007
William Henry Shaw
1931–2016
Rosaire A. Shaw
1935–2013

Sources (10)

  • Cecilia M Shaw in household of Webster A Shaw, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Cecelia M Comer Shaw, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Cecilia M Comer Shaw in entry for Webster J Shaw, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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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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