Comstock family papers
Collection
Identifier: L236
Scope and Contents
This collection includes deeds and other legal papers; family histories, photographs; greeting cards; notebooks and letters from Comstock, Beers and Hartwell family members in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri ranging from circa 1840 to 1961 regarding legal and family business.
Dates
- circa 1840-1961
Creator
- Comstock family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
John Comstock was born February 21, 1802 in Rhode Island to John and Hope (Fisk) Comstock. He had five siblings; Ann, Mercy, Thomas, William and Ichabod (1810-1898). Comstock married Salena Newhouse (1802–1878) on January 1, 1826 in Ohio, where he had taught for a few years. They moved to Indiana in 1836. He and his brother-in-law John Newhouse founded Liberty Mills, in Wabash County, Indiana. Comstock served as a judge, commissioner, state legislator and loaned money to the state of Indiana during the U.S. Civil War. The Comstocks had several children: Anna, Thomas, William, Henry, Jane "Jennie," and John, Jr. John Comstock died September 20, 1879 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Library Mills, Indiana.
Ichabod Comstock was born December 18, 1810 to John and Hope (Fisk) Comstock. He had five siblings; Ann, Mercy, Thomas, John (1802–1879), and William. Comstock married Mercy Birdseye (1812–1898), with whom he had one son, Charles Birdseye (1846–1930). They moved to in 1857 and Comstock engaged in banking and real estate. He died April 15, 1898 and was buried in Green City Cemetery, Green City, Missouri.
Reverend William Comstock was born on November 2, 1832 in Liberty Mills, Wabash County, Indiana to John (1802–1879) and Salena (Newhouse) Comstock (1802–1878). He married Elizabeth B. Place (1834–1916) on November 16, 1875 in Wabash County, Indiana and they had several children: Flora Luella (1859–1861), Charles Bentley (1861–1949), Francis Sherman (1864–1906), Martha Wilma (1867–1944), Mary Emma (1870-1946), and Cora Lena (1872–1873). He died December 11, 1875 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Library Mills, Indiana.
Mary Emma Comstock Beers was born January 18, 1870. She married Forrest William Beers (1863–1940) on July 5, 1899 in Wabash County, Indiana and they had a son, Lowell, and 2 daughters, Miriam and Winifred (1904-1967(. She died January 1, 1946 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Her husband Forrest was born January 1, 1863 in Momence, Illinois. He and his brother Elden lived with their Morrison grandparents in their mid-teens. Beers graduated from Northwestern University in 1889 with an A.B., was a graduate student at Yale University and received his Ph.D. from Ruskin University in 1904. He became the superintendent of printing at Park College, Parkville, Missouri in 1918 and was appointed professor of speech in 1925, holding both position until he retired from teaching in 1934. Beers retired from the printing position in 1938. Forrest Beers died in Parkville on March 4, 1940 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Winifred Beers was born October 10, 1904 to Forrest and Mary Emma "Mamie" (Comstock) Beers. She married John Hartwell, with whom she had a daughter, Sally M. Winifred Hartwell died March 21, 1967 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Sources:
Information found within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "John Comstock." North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John Hartwell." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Comstock." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary E. Comstock." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary E. Beers." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Comstock." Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Winifred L. Beers." Horton Family Tree. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://person.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/14578940/person/29580458758.
Findagrave.com. "Forrest W. Beers." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed Accessed May 23, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.
Findagrave.com. "Ichabod Comstock." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 23, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69875125/ichabod-comstock.
Findagrave.com. "John Comstock." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 23, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31241038/john-comstock.
Findagrave.com. "Mary Emma Comstock Beers." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 23, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31240491/mary-emma-beers.
Findagrave.com. "Rev. William Comstock." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 23, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42172721/william-comstock.
Findagrave.com. "Winifred L. Hartwell." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 23, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31259388/winifred-l-hartwell.
Ichabod Comstock was born December 18, 1810 to John and Hope (Fisk) Comstock. He had five siblings; Ann, Mercy, Thomas, John (1802–1879), and William. Comstock married Mercy Birdseye (1812–1898), with whom he had one son, Charles Birdseye (1846–1930). They moved to in 1857 and Comstock engaged in banking and real estate. He died April 15, 1898 and was buried in Green City Cemetery, Green City, Missouri.
Reverend William Comstock was born on November 2, 1832 in Liberty Mills, Wabash County, Indiana to John (1802–1879) and Salena (Newhouse) Comstock (1802–1878). He married Elizabeth B. Place (1834–1916) on November 16, 1875 in Wabash County, Indiana and they had several children: Flora Luella (1859–1861), Charles Bentley (1861–1949), Francis Sherman (1864–1906), Martha Wilma (1867–1944), Mary Emma (1870-1946), and Cora Lena (1872–1873). He died December 11, 1875 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Library Mills, Indiana.
Mary Emma Comstock Beers was born January 18, 1870. She married Forrest William Beers (1863–1940) on July 5, 1899 in Wabash County, Indiana and they had a son, Lowell, and 2 daughters, Miriam and Winifred (1904-1967(. She died January 1, 1946 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Her husband Forrest was born January 1, 1863 in Momence, Illinois. He and his brother Elden lived with their Morrison grandparents in their mid-teens. Beers graduated from Northwestern University in 1889 with an A.B., was a graduate student at Yale University and received his Ph.D. from Ruskin University in 1904. He became the superintendent of printing at Park College, Parkville, Missouri in 1918 and was appointed professor of speech in 1925, holding both position until he retired from teaching in 1934. Beers retired from the printing position in 1938. Forrest Beers died in Parkville on March 4, 1940 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Winifred Beers was born October 10, 1904 to Forrest and Mary Emma "Mamie" (Comstock) Beers. She married John Hartwell, with whom she had a daughter, Sally M. Winifred Hartwell died March 21, 1967 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Sources:
Information found within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "John Comstock." North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John Hartwell." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Comstock." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary E. Comstock." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary E. Beers." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Comstock." Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Winifred L. Beers." Horton Family Tree. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://person.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/14578940/person/29580458758.
Findagrave.com. "Forrest W. Beers." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed Accessed May 23, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.
Findagrave.com. "Ichabod Comstock." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 23, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69875125/ichabod-comstock.
Findagrave.com. "John Comstock." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 23, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31241038/john-comstock.
Findagrave.com. "Mary Emma Comstock Beers." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 23, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31240491/mary-emma-beers.
Findagrave.com. "Rev. William Comstock." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 23, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42172721/william-comstock.
Findagrave.com. "Winifred L. Hartwell." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 23, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31259388/winifred-l-hartwell.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (3 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/05/23 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2016/05/23 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2022/07/25 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Comstock family (Family)
- Hartwell, Barbara (Person)
- Hartwell, Sally (Person)
- Title
- Comstock family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
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