DeWitt Comstock, of whom a portrait appears on another page, is one of the early settlers of Custer County and has passed through the various stages of its history. He met all the discouraging and trying experiences incidental to pioneer life and has always taken his part in forwarding the progress and development of county and state, being widely and favorably known. He was born in Yates county, New York, November 15, 1834, seventh child of Jonathan and Phoebe (Christian) Comstock. the father, of English descent, born in Plattsburg, New York, served in the war of 1812, and died in Wisconsin. The mother was born in Hoosac, New York, and died in Wisconsin. They were parents of nine children.
Mr. Comstock grew to manhood on a New York farm, receiving his primary education in local schools and later attending Canandaigua academy. Later he learned the trade of harness maker. He was married at Sandy Creek, New York, March 18, 1856, to Miss Martha Bennett, also a native of that state. In 1861 Mr. Comstock enlisted in Company G, Seventh New York Cavalry, spending sixteen months in the service. In March, 1882, he came with his wife and children to Custer county, Nebraska, where he preempted one hundred and sixty acres of land and later homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres on section thirty-three, township nineteen, range seventeen, which was the home place until 1898, when he retired from the farm and located in Ansley, where he started a harness making shop. Three years later he removed to Comstock, where he has since resided.
Mr. and Mrs. Comstock have had six children: Edward, married and living in North Loup, has seven children; J. W., of Ansley, is married and has seven children; Mattie, wife of M. E. Vandenberg, of Sargent, has four children; W. R., of Comstock, is married and has two children, and two children are deceased.
From the "COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY, REMINISCENCE AND BIOGRAPHY OF NEBRASKA. 1912", page 505 DEWITT COMSTOCK.
*information was provided by FAG member #47347066
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In early life DeWitt Comstock was know as David DeWitt. Please reference The Comstock Family in America, published in 1948. Page 169, person #4092. Listed further on page 280, head of family #1175. There is further research indicated his name is David DeWitt.
Thanks go to FAG contributor: Betty Comstock (48210793) for sharing this information.
Mr. Comstock grew to manhood on a New York farm, receiving his primary education in local schools and later attending Canandaigua academy. Later he learned the trade of harness maker. He was married at Sandy Creek, New York, March 18, 1856, to Miss Martha Bennett, also a native of that state. In 1861 Mr. Comstock enlisted in Company G, Seventh New York Cavalry, spending sixteen months in the service. In March, 1882, he came with his wife and children to Custer county, Nebraska, where he preempted one hundred and sixty acres of land and later homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres on section thirty-three, township nineteen, range seventeen, which was the home place until 1898, when he retired from the farm and located in Ansley, where he started a harness making shop. Three years later he removed to Comstock, where he has since resided.
Mr. and Mrs. Comstock have had six children: Edward, married and living in North Loup, has seven children; J. W., of Ansley, is married and has seven children; Mattie, wife of M. E. Vandenberg, of Sargent, has four children; W. R., of Comstock, is married and has two children, and two children are deceased.
From the "COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY, REMINISCENCE AND BIOGRAPHY OF NEBRASKA. 1912", page 505 DEWITT COMSTOCK.
*information was provided by FAG member #47347066
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In early life DeWitt Comstock was know as David DeWitt. Please reference The Comstock Family in America, published in 1948. Page 169, person #4092. Listed further on page 280, head of family #1175. There is further research indicated his name is David DeWitt.
Thanks go to FAG contributor: Betty Comstock (48210793) for sharing this information.
DeWitt Comstock, of whom a portrait appears on another page, is one of the early settlers of Custer County and has passed through the various stages of its history. He met all the discouraging and trying experiences incidental to pioneer life and has always taken his part in forwarding the progress and development of county and state, being widely and favorably known. He was born in Yates county, New York, November 15, 1834, seventh child of Jonathan and Phoebe (Christian) Comstock. the father, of English descent, born in Plattsburg, New York, served in the war of 1812, and died in Wisconsin. The mother was born in Hoosac, New York, and died in Wisconsin. They were parents of nine children.
Mr. Comstock grew to manhood on a New York farm, receiving his primary education in local schools and later attending Canandaigua academy. Later he learned the trade of harness maker. He was married at Sandy Creek, New York, March 18, 1856, to Miss Martha Bennett, also a native of that state. In 1861 Mr. Comstock enlisted in Company G, Seventh New York Cavalry, spending sixteen months in the service. In March, 1882, he came with his wife and children to Custer county, Nebraska, where he preempted one hundred and sixty acres of land and later homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres on section thirty-three, township nineteen, range seventeen, which was the home place until 1898, when he retired from the farm and located in Ansley, where he started a harness making shop. Three years later he removed to Comstock, where he has since resided.
Mr. and Mrs. Comstock have had six children: Edward, married and living in North Loup, has seven children; J. W., of Ansley, is married and has seven children; Mattie, wife of M. E. Vandenberg, of Sargent, has four children; W. R., of Comstock, is married and has two children, and two children are deceased.
From the "COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY, REMINISCENCE AND BIOGRAPHY OF NEBRASKA. 1912", page 505 DEWITT COMSTOCK.
*information was provided by FAG member #47347066
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In early life DeWitt Comstock was know as David DeWitt. Please reference The Comstock Family in America, published in 1948. Page 169, person #4092. Listed further on page 280, head of family #1175. There is further research indicated his name is David DeWitt.
Thanks go to FAG contributor: Betty Comstock (48210793) for sharing this information.
Mr. Comstock grew to manhood on a New York farm, receiving his primary education in local schools and later attending Canandaigua academy. Later he learned the trade of harness maker. He was married at Sandy Creek, New York, March 18, 1856, to Miss Martha Bennett, also a native of that state. In 1861 Mr. Comstock enlisted in Company G, Seventh New York Cavalry, spending sixteen months in the service. In March, 1882, he came with his wife and children to Custer county, Nebraska, where he preempted one hundred and sixty acres of land and later homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres on section thirty-three, township nineteen, range seventeen, which was the home place until 1898, when he retired from the farm and located in Ansley, where he started a harness making shop. Three years later he removed to Comstock, where he has since resided.
Mr. and Mrs. Comstock have had six children: Edward, married and living in North Loup, has seven children; J. W., of Ansley, is married and has seven children; Mattie, wife of M. E. Vandenberg, of Sargent, has four children; W. R., of Comstock, is married and has two children, and two children are deceased.
From the "COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY, REMINISCENCE AND BIOGRAPHY OF NEBRASKA. 1912", page 505 DEWITT COMSTOCK.
*information was provided by FAG member #47347066
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In early life DeWitt Comstock was know as David DeWitt. Please reference The Comstock Family in America, published in 1948. Page 169, person #4092. Listed further on page 280, head of family #1175. There is further research indicated his name is David DeWitt.
Thanks go to FAG contributor: Betty Comstock (48210793) for sharing this information.
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