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John W Comer 1838–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1838

Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 17 May 1921

Death Location: Palouse, Whitman, Washington, USA

Father: Abijah Comer

Mother: Mahulda Rutherford

Spouse(s): Johannah Sieverson, Ellen Christy

Children(s): Jesse Comer, Roy Comer, Camille Comer, John Comer, William Comer, Hulda Comer, Abijah Comer, Samuel Comer, Martha Comer, Mary Comer

The story of John W Comer began in 1838 in Bartholomew, Indiana, USA. John W Comer married Ellen Christy, Johannah Sieverson, and had children including Abijah Daniel Comer, Camille Olive Comer, Hulda Comer, Jesse Seymour Comer, John Wesley Comer, Martha Jane Comer, Mary Louisa Comer, Roy Clyde Comer, Samuel Comer, William Riley Comer. John W Comer passed away in 1921 in Palouse, Whitman, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John W Comer began in 1838 in Bartholomew, Indiana, USA.
  • John W Comer married Ellen Christy, Johannah Sieverson, and had children including Abijah Daniel Comer, Camille Olive Comer, Hulda Comer, Jesse Seymour Comer, John Wesley Comer, Martha Jane Comer, Mary Louisa Comer, Roy Clyde Comer, Samuel Comer, William Riley Comer.
  • John W Comer passed away in 1921 in Palouse, Whitman, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abijah Comer
1814–1876
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Mahulda Rutherford
1821–1895
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Johannah Sieverson
1855–1938
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
JS
Ellen Christy
1841–1876
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Jesse Comer
1891–1971
Birth Location: Washington, USA
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Roy Comer
1893–1967
Birth Location: Washington, USA
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Camille Comer
1896–1986
Birth Location: Latah, Idaho, USA
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John Comer
1873–1939
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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William Comer
1867–1943
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
WC
Hulda Comer
1866–1933
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
HC
Abijah Comer
1865–1963
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
AC
Samuel Comer
1860–1940
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Martha Comer
1859–1946
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
MC
Mary Comer
1873–1974
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
MC

John Comer's Ancestors

Self
John Comer
1838–1921
Birth Place: Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Parents
Abijah Comer
1814–1876
Ohio, USA
Mahulda Rutherford
1821–1895
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John Comer
1785–1833
Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Barbee
1792–1880
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Comer
1757–1820
Ann Chamness
1756–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Comer
1710–1771
Rebecca Houghton
1715–1807
Anthony Chamness
1713–1777
Sarah Cole
1718–1773

John Comer's Descendants

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John (W) Comer (May 1838–17 May 1921) m. Johannah Sieverson (6 Jun 1855–20 Sep 1938) m. Ellen Christy (6 Sep 1841–1876)
  1. 1. Jesse (Seymour) Comer 1891–1971 m. Verna (S) Carey 1893–1979
    1. 1. Bruce (Keith) Comer 1926–1989
  2. 2. Roy (Clyde) Comer 1893–1967
  3. 3. Camille (Olive) Comer 1896–1986 m. George (Edwin) Howell 1900–1982
    1. 1. Shirley (Jean) Howell 1919–
    2. 2. John (E) Howell 1922–
    3. 3. John (C) Howell 1922–
  4. 4. John (Wesley) Comer 1873–1939 m. Jesse Winton 1879– m. Alta (Alma) Swaim 1889–1958
    1. 1. Gladys Comer 1899–
    2. 2. Clarence Comer 1896–1918
    3. 3. Reva (May) Comer 1914–2001 m. Robert (Winston) Duvall 1907–1963 m. Maurice (Wayne) Blumer 1916–1987
      1. 1. Infant Duvall 1935–1935
    4. 4. Beulah Comer 1925–
  5. 5. William (Riley) Comer 1867–1943 m. Bertha (Faye) Murphy 1892–1964 m. Ella (Viola) Hughes 1874–1954
    1. 1. Pauline (Doris) Comer 1928–2014 m. Murlin (C) Roberts 1921–2005
    2. 2. Bernice (Eleanor) Comer 1922–1992 m. Homer Thomas 1918–
    3. 3. Vernon (Leroy) Comer 1916–1976 m. Lois (Jane) Crocker 1920–2013
    4. 4. Wilbur (Doyle) Comer 1914–1994 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Becker 1919–2004
    5. 5. Opal (Irene) Comer 1910–1982 m. Robert (Custer) Hoover 1910–1998
      1. 1. Wanda (Lorene) Hoover 1937–2019
    6. 6. Hulda (Marie) Comer 1899–1954
    7. 7. Marion Comer 1894–1920
  6. 6. Hulda Comer 1866–1933 m. James (Robert) Eddy 1858–1909
    1. 1. Charles (Robert) Eddy 1884–1959 m. Grace (G) Murphy 1889–1964 m. Nina (Marie) Dobyns 1906–
      1. 1. James (William) Eddy 1914–1980
    2. 2. Bertha Eddy –1898
  7. 7. Abijah (Daniel) Comer 1865–1963 m. Eldora Christy 1874–1956
    1. 1. Valie Comer 1908–1908
    2. 2. Raymond (Guy) Comer 1909–1980 m. Ruth (Helen) Davis 1913–1991 m. Erma (I) Roberts 1924–1985
      1. 1. Jack (Clyde) Comer 1932–1998 m. Nancy (Carol) Johnson 1937–1969
      2. 2. Marvin (Leon) Comer 1936–2011
      3. 3. Joyce (E) Comer 1949–1999
      4. 4. Rick (L) Comer 1946–2000
    3. 3. Mary (Cleo) Comer 1904–
    4. 4. Faye Comer 1899–1918
    5. 5. Cuba (Helen) Comer 1900–2001 m. George Radcliffe 1898–
    6. 6. Clyde Comer 1895–1918
    7. 7. Ira Comer 1892–1982 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Wickline 1894–1974
      1. 1. Sidney Comer 1916–1986 m. Helen (Genevieve) Whisler 1922–2013
        1. 1. Gregory Comer 1946–2019
        2. 2. Ira (Wayne) Comer 1940–2008
        3. 3. Max (E) Comer 1942–1942
    8. 8. Daisy Comer 1897–1983 m. Claude (Ellis) Baker 1895–1985 m. Pearl (L) Keeran 1894–1984
      1. 1. Donald (Ellis) Baker 1919–1996 m. Gertrude (Lucille) Anderson 1921–2001
    9. 9. Laura (M) Comer 1891–1986 m. Pearl (L) Keeran 1893–1982
    10. 10. Virble Comer 1906–1996 m. Connie (Evangeline) Rushing 1932–2011 m. Evelyn (I) Thompson 1914–
      1. 1. Lloyd (Ellis) Comer 1935–2008
  8. 8. Samuel Comer 1860–1940
  9. 9. Martha (Jane) Comer 1859–1946 m. Bernard Morford 1851– m. Alfred (W) Lazalier 1856–1920
    1. 1. Fred Lazalier 1880–
    2. 2. Charles (A) Lazalier 1881–1886
    3. 3. Walter (Earl) Lazalier 1884–1960
    4. 4. Frank (Harrison) Lazalier 1888–1980 m. Lurie (J) Willis 1890–1960
      1. 1. Carl (G) Lazalier 1915–
      2. 2. Beryl (H) Lazalier 1917–
  10. 10. Mary (Louisa) Comer 1873–1974 m. Charles Hughes 1865–1925 m. Wilson (Irven) Noel 1877–1948
    1. 1. Grace Hughes 1893–1934
    2. 2. Lena Hughes 1891–1947
    3. 3. Jay (A) Hughes 1892–1947 m. Hazel (I) Glassburner 1895–1949
      1. 1. David (C) Hughes 1920–
      2. 2. Donald (W) Hughes 1924–2001
      3. 3. Zelba (L) Hughes 1913–
      4. 4. Elva (D Wannetta) Hughes 1914–1998
    4. 4. R (O) Noel 1902–
    5. 5. Clay (Henry) Noel 1906–1971

John Comer's Timeline

2 Records

1838
May 1838
Birth of John W Comer in Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
1921
17 May 1921
Age 83
Death of John W Comer in Palouse, Whitman, Washington, USA
Palouse, Whitman, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1838
    Event Place: Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Washington, U.S., Death Records
    [2] Web: Washington, Find A Grave Index, 1821-2012
    [3] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1921
    Event Place: Palouse, Whitman, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Washington, U.S., Death Records
    [2] Web: Washington, Find A Grave Index, 1821-2012
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