Cephas
Comstock
Cephas Comstock, son of
Peter Comstock, was born Montpelier, Vt., Aug. 6, 1809; died near Jackson
Center, Jackson Township, Pa., June 18, 1872; married Aug. 12, 1832, Hannah Martin, b. Feb. 24, 1812; d. Jackson Twp., March 10, 1886, daughter of Asal and Lucy
Johnson Martin.
Cephas Comstock was a Methodist minister. Later in life he engaged in
farming. He resided at Satterfield, Mercer Co., Pa.
CHILDREN
Mary "Polly" Elizabeth, b. Aug. 12, 1833; d. March 20, 1902; m.
June 17, 1853, Henry Jaxtheimer.
Asa
Mills, b. Genessee Valley, N. Y., Nov. 25, 1834; d. Aug. 8, 1875; m.
Aug. 17, 1866, Charlotte Pike.
Daniel
Cephas, b. June 7, 1836; d. Nov. 10, 1866; m. April 4, 1860,
Mary J. Jaxtheimer.
Margaret, b. July 10, 1838; d. Nov. 11, 1917; m. July 15, 1866, Ishmael
Rummell.
Jason, b. July 13, 1840; d. Feb. 2, 1888,
unmarried Was in the 57th Reg.,
Pa. Volunteers. In Andersonville Prison 11 months.
Jasper Blaine, b. near Mercer, Pa., April 8, 1842; d. Nov. 16, 1884; m. Feb. 18, 1866, Emma Homer.
George Washington, b. Nov. 28, 1843; d. April 6, 1917; m. March, 1886, Anna Carnes. No
children
Julia C., b. Feb. 17, 1845; d. Feb. 27, 1876; m. Oct., 1872, Phillip Parry.
Joseph Bradley, b. Mercer Co., July 21, 1846; d. July 27, 1882; m.
Jan. 27, 1871, Marguerite Elizabeth Calvin.
Miles Joy, b. March 11, 1848; d. Feb. 9, 1856.
Lester Johnson, b. West Salem Township, Pa., Feb. 26, 1850; d. Mercer, Pa., Oct. 15, 1925; m. June 16, 1873, Lucinda Wingard.