1. Served in Company A, 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War, and was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He came to Logan Co., Illinois shortly after the war. For a number of years he ran a saw mill on Sugar Creek near Altic Chapel. After he retired he went to the Old Soldier’s Home at Quincy, Illinois. In 1910, when his brother, former Alderman Andrew Comstock, became seriously ill, he came to Lincoln. Since then he has made his home with his granddaughter, Mrs. Zimmerman. [524]

1. From the 1870 US Census, Illinois, Logan, Corwin Township, Post Office Middletown, Page 18, Enumerated 20 Jun 1870, Lines 4-9:
William Comstock; Age 36; Occupation - Runs Saw Mill; POB Kentucky.
Sarah Comstock; Age 40; Keeps House; POB Kentucky.
Velascue Comstock; Age 14; Male; POB Kentucky; Attends School.
Vitura Comstock; Age 13; Female; POB Kentucky; Attends School.
Mary Comstock; Age 10; POB Kentucky; Attends School.
William Comstock; Age 7; POB Illinois; Attends School.

2. From the 1880 US Census, Illinois, Logan, Corwin Township, ED 41, Page 10, Lines 23 - 26, Enumerated 8 - 10 June 1880:
William F. Comstock; Head; Age 46; Married; No occupation listed; POB Kentucky; Father POB France [?]; Mother POB Kentucky.
Sarah R. Comstock; Wife; Age 51; POB Kentucky; Father POB Kentucky; Mother POB Kentucky.
William E. Comstock; Son; Age 16; Attends School; POB Illinois; Father POB Kentucky; Mother POB Kentucky.
Ina Comstock; Granddaughter; Age 2; POB Illinois; Father POB Ws [Wisconsin?]; Mother POB Ws [Wisconsin?].