NameElizabeth Margaret COMSTOCK [204], [512]
BirthFeb 1826, , Lewis, Kentucky [204], [507], [513]
Birth MemoInfo from Source #309 shows birth place of Louisville, Franklin, Kentucky
Death13 Apr 1909, Prairie Creek,, Oklahoma [507] Age: 83
FatherSolomon COMSTOCK (~1805-1858)
Spouses
Birth5 Aug 1833, , Fleming, Kentucky [507], [513]
Birth Memo1860 US Census shows age of 32 (so he would be born abt. 1828)
Death11 May 1908, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa [507] Age: 74
Death MemoCivil War Pension records image found on Ancestry.com shows Ephraim was invalid on 13 Sep 1890 in Iowa, and Elizabeth was collecting pension as a widow on 10 Nov 1890 in Kansas.
OccupationFarmer [512]
Misc. Notes
1. From Civil War Service Records:
Name: Ephraim Collins; Residence: Zionsville, Indiana; Enlistment Date: 23 Sep 1864; Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE; Side Served: Union; State Served: Indiana; Unit Numbers: 591 591; Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 23 Sep 1864, drafted in Company F, 40th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 23 Sep 1864. Mustered out [as Private] Company F, 40th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 16 Jul 1865. [514]

2. Civil War Pension records image found on Ancestry.com shows Ephraim was invalid on 13 Sep 1890 in Iowa, and Elizabeth was collecting pension as a widow on 10 Nov 1890 in Kansas.

3. From posts to the Ancestry.com message board under the surname COLLINS, I found a post from Sandra Miles stating the following:
“Civil War pension document indicates Ephraim COLLINS resided at Iowa Soldiers Home in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa on 16 Feb 1907. He has been dropped from pension roll due to his death 11 May 1908 -- assumption he was still at Iowa Soldiers Home.”

4. The 1860 US Census shows Ephraim was unable to read or write at age 32. [513]
Marriage3 Nov 1850, Aberdeen, Brown, Ohio [204], [507], [515]
Marr MemoSource #309 shows a marriage date of 9 Nov 1850.
Misc. Notes
1. International Genealogical Index shows Ephraim L. Collins married to Margaret Cumstock.
ChildrenWilliam LaFayette (1851-)
 George Robert (~1853-)
 Mary Lewisa (1855-)
 Charles Andrew (1858-)
 Sarah Elizabeth (1863-1947)
 Martha Ann (1864-)
Last Modified 4 Jul 2004Created 7 Mar 2011 Mark C. Wakenshaw