Comer, Matthew
| Personal Information | |
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| Last Name | Comer |
| First Name | Matthew |
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| Maiden Name | |
| Death Date | 3/3/1901 |
| Birth Date | 7/1/1825 |
| Obituary Source | Martinsville Republican, March 8, 1901 |
| Source Information | Morgan County Deaths 1873-1912.../Cemetery index/Morgan Co. Civil War Veterans |
| Cemetery | Mooresville Cemetery |
| Family Information | |
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| Spouse | 1) Adelia J. Harris; 2) Rebecca Cummins Day |
| Survived By | Widow, Rebecca; 6 children, Mrs. W. C. Mitchell, J. S. Comer of Mooresville, L. C. Comer of Los Angeles, Will C. Comer of Topeka, Kansas, Mrs. Walter W. Wolfe, and Mrs. H. C. Scearce. |
| Other | Age 75. Son of Joseph and Esther Comer. Lumber and sawmill business. Built brick house on N. side of E. South St.; demolished in 1999. Died at home. Born in Dover, Wayne Co., Ind. Married Adelia J. Harris, daughter of Dr. John Harris of Wayne Co., on November 13, 1846, in Randolph Co., Ind. They had 7 children, six of whom are still living. (Mrs. H.E. Branch, his 2nd daughter, died at Bristol, Tennessee about 3 years ago.) Their mother died March 28, 1881. On Dec. 18, 1883, he married Rebecca Day. Civil War veteran: Co. B, 5th Indiana Cavalry. Moved to Mooresville in 1864. |
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