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Comfort Smith 1782–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

Birth Location: Pocahontas, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 May 1868

Death Location: Raccoon, Gallia, Ohio, United States

Father: David Smith

Mother: Lydia Ball

Spouse(s): Absalom McNeal

Children(s): Nancy McNeal

Comfort Smith was born in 1782 in Pocahontas, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, the child of David Jonathan Smith And Lydia Smith Ball. Comfort Smith married Absalom Mcneal, and had children including Nancy Ann Mcneal. Comfort Smith passed away in 1868 in Raccoon, Gallia, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Comfort Smith was born in 1782 in Pocahontas, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, the child of David Jonathan Smith And Lydia Smith Ball.
  • Comfort Smith married Absalom Mcneal, and had children including Nancy Ann Mcneal.
  • Comfort Smith passed away in 1868 in Raccoon, Gallia, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Smith
1743–1835
Birth Location: Smith Run, Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Lydia Ball
1744–1815
Birth Location: Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Absalom McNeal
1780–1825
Birth Location: Swago Creek, Bath Co (1821 Pocahontas), Virginia
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Children(s)

Nancy McNeal
1813–1913
Birth Location: Gallia County, Ohio, United States of America
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Comfort Smith's Ancestors

Self
Comfort Smith
1782–1868
Birth Place: Pocahontas, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Parents
David Jonathan Smith
1743–1835
Smith Run, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Lydia (Smith) Ball
1744–1815
Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Comfort Smith's Descendants

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Comfort Smith (1782–14 May 1868) m. Absalom McNeal (1780–1825)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ann) McNeal 1813–1913 m. David (Wolfe) Barnes 1812–1872
    1. 1. Sarah (Susan) Barnes 1841–1922 m. John Cochenour 1835–1901
      1. 1. William Cochenour 1864–1955 m. Mary (Margaret) Purdom 1868–1939
        1. 1. Lula (Blanche) Frazier-McCabe 1901–1978 m. Roy (Ernest) Frazier 1901–1990 m. Leslie (L) McCabe 1904–1975
        2. 2. Harley (Curtis) Cochenour 1887–1972
        3. 3. Wane (Franklin) Cochenour 1915–1991
        4. 4. John (Earl) Cochenour 1896–1976
        5. 5. Clarence (M.) Cochenour 1905–1978
        6. 6. Rena (Myrtle) Cochenour 1897–1965 m. George Guernsey 1896–
        7. 7. Ada (A) Cochenour 1904–2003 m. Roy (Lee) Gundy 1902–1986
        8. 8. Mary (Ellen) Cochenour 1908–1909
        9. 9. Ella (Marie) Cochenour 1900–1900
        10. 10. Ocea (May) Cochenour 1892–1969
        11. 11. Andrew Cochenour 1889–1916
        12. 12. Vennie (E) Cochenour 1890–
        13. 13. Bertha (B) Codienour 1894–1984
        14. 14. Stella (E) Cochenour 1911–1999 m. George (J) Frainor 1899–1978
        15. 15. Wane (T) Cochanans 1915–
        16. 16. Belua Cochenour 1883–
        17. 17. Earl Cochenour 1895–
      2. 2. Caroline Cochenour 1862–1943 m. Alfred (John) Ridgeway 1856–1876
        1. 1. Cora (Marie) Ridgeway 1896–1919
        2. 2. Otis Ridgeway 1884–1959
        3. 3. Roscoe Ridgeway 1889–1943
        4. 4. Warren Ridgway 1900–
        5. 5. Arthur Ridgeway 1882–1970
      3. 3. Rebecca Cochenour 1861–1898
      4. 4. Enoch Cochenour 1866–1877
      5. 5. Rachel Cochenour 1868–1952 m. Eli Lytle 1856–
        1. 1. Sadie Lightle 1891–
        2. 2. Oma Lytle 1903–1992 m. George Whalen 1897–1958
        3. 3. Glen Lytle 1896–
        4. 4. Ada Lytle 1901–
        5. 5. Mary Lytle 1903–
        6. 6. Rille Lytle 1908–
        7. 7. William (H) Lytle 1913–
        8. 8. Ryllie Lytle 1907–
      6. 6. George Cochenour 1869–1909
      7. 7. Henry Cochenhour 1875–1939
      8. 8. Malan Cochenhour 1877–1959
      9. 9. Samuel Cochenhour 1879–1960
      10. 10. Lester Cochenour 1882–1968
    2. 2. Rachel (Lavina) Barnes 1854–1946
    3. 3. Maria (Evelyn) Barnes 1856–1905
    4. 4. Rebecca (Anne) Barnes 1843–1909
    5. 5. William (D.) Barnes 1849–1850
    6. 6. Mary (J.) Barnes 1852–1863
    7. 7. Mary (J) Barnes 1849–1863
    8. 8. Nancy (Ann) Barnes 1845–1846
    9. 9. David Barnes 1844–1844
    10. 10. John (W.) Barnes 1847–1851

Comfort Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1782
1782
Birth of Comfort Smith in Pocahontas, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Pocahontas, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1868
14 May 1868
Age 86
Death of Comfort Smith in Raccoon, Gallia, Ohio, United States
Raccoon, Gallia, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1868
    Event Place: Raccoon, Gallia, Ohio, United States
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