Eleventh Generation

1008. Hugh Barton COMSTOCK²⁶⁶ was born on 10 June 1900 in Uniontown, Crawford County, Arkansas.⁷ He died on 24 September 1970 at the age of 70 in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas.

Marriage license issued in Crawford Co - his name recorded as "Burton Comstock". He was age 20, Irene was 22. Married by G. Garfield Alexander, Christian Minister

1930. Barton Comstock was living in Van Buren and was an auto mechanic at a auto repair shop. He was age 29. Irene was 30 and they had been married 9 years. Children listed were: Avalee, age 7, Bernice, age 4 years, and Dorse, age 1.

Ft. Smith City Directory, 1938
Hugh B. Comstock. mech Ark State Hwy Dept, r [residence] Van Buren Ark.

Ft. Smith Library Cemetery Database Online:
COMSTOCK H. BARTON
Sep 24, 1970
Age 70 ROSE LAWN 1970

Heritage, Van Buren, AR, Vol 14, Jan 1971
H. Barton Comstock, 70 years old, 625 North 13th St, Van Buren died Thursday afternoon September 24 in a local hospital following a long illness.
He was born at Uniontown on June 10, 1900, the son of Randolph and Temperance Speir Comstock and spent most of his life in Van Buren. He was a member of Wood Memorial Christian Church and was a retired automobile mechanic.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Cora Irene Comstock; three daughters, Mrs. W. R. Young of Cypress, California, Mrs. Bill Degen of Fort Smith and Mrs. H. Y. Howell of Muskogee, Oklahoma; a brother, R. K. (Dike) Comstock of Sparks, Okla; three sisters Mrs. R. C. Mills and Mrs. L. E. Call both of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Tom Marshall of Uniontown; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Funeral service was held at 3 p.m. September 16 in Fentress Mortuary chapel. Jack Cutbirth, pastor of Wood Memorial Christian Church officiated. Burial was in Roselawn cemetery.
Mrs. R. C. Mills, is a sister of Mr. Comstock and Miss Mary Jane Comstock is a niece of his. Both are members of the Crawford County Historical Society.

Hugh Barton COMSTOCK and Cora Irene HULSEY were married on 13 March 1921.⁷ Cora Irene HULSEY, daughter of James Franklin HULSEY and Cora Cordelia MCHALLAND, was born on 17 October 1898.^473,520 She died in June 1978 at the age of 79 in Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas.⁴⁷⁶ Parents were James Franklin Hulsey and Cora Cordelia McHalland
Children were: Ava Lee born 2 Apr 192
Bernice Eloise born 12 Jan 1926
Doris Laverne born 5 Sep 1928

Irene is buried at Rose Lawn Cemetery, Ft. Smith, AR.
Ft. Smith Library Cemetery Database Online:
COMSTOCK CORA IRENE
Jun 24, 1978
Age 79 ROSE LAWN 1978

Birth: Oct. 17, 1898
Uniontown
Crawford County
Arkansas, USA
Death: Jun. 24, 1978
Fort Smith
Sebastian County
Arkansas, USA

Mrs. Cora Irene Comstock, 79, of 625 N. 13th Street, Van Buren, Arkansas, died Saturday, June 24, 1978 in a Fort Smith hospital.

A native of Uniontwon, Arkansas, she was born October 17, 1898 to Henry and Cora McHolland Hulsey, and was the widow of Bart Comstock who died September 4, 1970. She was a member of Wood Memorial Christian Church and the Order of the Eastern Star.

Survivors are three daughters, Bernice, Ava, and Doris; a sister Myrtle ; a brother; and six grandchildren.

Funeral service was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Fentress Mortuary chapel. W. Ray Moore was the officiating minister. Burial was in Roselawn Cemetery.

Honorary pallbearers were board members of Wood Memorial Chiristian Church.

Hugh Barton COMSTOCK and Cora Irene HULSEY had the following children:

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Ava Lee COMSTOCK.
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Bernice COMSTOCK was born in 1926 in Arkansas.²⁶⁶
FamilySearch Record Pilot - Arkansas Marriages
Crawford County:
Billy Foster Degan, of Fort Smith, Sebastian Co AR, age 18 to Bermice Comstock, of Van Buren, Crawford Co, age 18, 24 Dec 1944.
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Doris COMSTOCK was born in 1929 in Arkansas.²⁶⁶
FamilySearch Record Pilot - Arkansas Marriages
Crawford County
Marriage License: Herman Howell of Ft. Smith, Sebastian Co, AR, age 20, to Doris Comstock of Van Buren, age 18, issued 31 May 1946, married June 1st. Order of parent filed - would have been for Herman, since Doris at 18 was of legal age in Arkansas.