From book "Descendants of James Stanclift of Middletown, Connecticut and Allied Families", By Robert C. and Sherry [Smith] Stancliff
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COMER FAMILY
(335) LORINDA6 STANCLIFF (Thomas5, John4, Comfort3, James2, James1)
Daughter of Thomas and Mary Ann [Peek] Stancliff "Polly" born Eden Corners, Erie County, NY Apr. 20, 1833, died Parsons, Labette County, KS Apr. 17, 1926, buried Galesburg, Neosho County, KS(1) married 1855 CHARLES T. COMER son of Jacob and Elsie [____] Comer of Ernestown, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada and McKean, PA. Charles Comer was born in Canada Sept. 26, 1831, died Aug. 26, 1900, buried Galesburg, Neosho County, KS. The Comer family had lived in the same area of Canada as the Stancliff family.
In 1842 Jacob Comer, father of Charles, was sponsored by Ellsworth Stancliff, brother of Lorinda, at the time he entered this country and settled Erie County, PA.
Charles Comer was a Veteran of the Civil War. A granddaughter said that "after the Civil War, my grandparents moved to Illinois, then Kansas. Many years later they moved to Seattle. After Grandfather died, Grandmother came back and stayed with mother until her death."(2) Lorinda was said to have mentioned an English "Stancliff Coat of Arms" that was lost in colonial times.
CHILDREN: Charles and Lorinda [Stancliff] Comer
1. MARY IRENE COMER born PA 1856(3), died Jul. 3, 1945, married EZRA EUGENE COOK.
2. ALICE ELMA COMER born PA May 18, 1862, died KS May 30, 1949, buried Galesburg, Neosho County, KS, married Jan. 23, 1882 LOUIS KOSSOUTH WILLIS born OH Mar. 15, 1852, died Galesburg, Neosho County, KS Feb. 10, 1932.(4)
See Appendix A: COMER
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Footnotes:
1. .Birth and death records included in a family chart prepared by L. E. Willis, son of Alice E. Comer and grandson of Lorinda [Stancliff] Comer.
2. .From 1946 letter written by Zoe [Willis] (Mrs. A. E.) Blaker of Parsons, KS, a granddaughter of Lorinda [Stanclift] Comer
3. .PA 1860 CENSUS, Erie County, Waterford Township.
4. .Willis Family Records
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