Elisabeth Maria (Jung) Comstock (1832 - 1898)

Born 8 Mar 1832 in Siefersheim, Rheinhessen, Hessen, Deutscher Bund

Ancestors

Died 24 Jul 1898 at age 66 in Albion, Calhoun, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth (Jung) Comstock migrated from Germany to USA.

Elisabeth Maria Elisa Jung, daughter of Conrad Jung and Catharina Steinmetz, was born on 8 March 1832 in Siefersheim, Rheinhessen, Grand Duchy Hessen-Darmstadt, German Confederation (today: Siefersheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany). ^[1]

In March 1832 Elisabeth Maria was baptised in the village church, built around the year 1200, ^[2] and still functioning today.

Siefersheim's old church.

Built as a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Martin, after the Reformation it became a Simultankirche, that is, a church used by both Protestants and Catholics alike, albeit at different times. This situation was quite common in the Kurpfalz. In Siefersheim the village church was shared until about 1904, when the Catholics built a new St. Martin Church, leaving the old church to the Protestants.

Elisa Maria Jung was two years of age in 1834 when her family emigrated from Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany to the United States. ^[3] In New York her name came to be written as Elizabeth Young.

Elisabeth was married to Jude D. Comstock (1821 - 1891). They had at least the following children:

1. William Comstock, b. 1847; ^[4]
2. Flora Comstock, b. 1850; ^[5]
3. Mary Comstock, b. 1852; ^[6]
4. Augusta Comstock, b. 1855; ^[7]
5. Kate Comstock, b. 1863;
6. Martha Comstock, b. abt 1863 in Mich. ^[8]

In 1860 Elizabeth Comstock is recorded living in Sheridan, Calhoun county, Michigan. ^[9]

Elisabeth Maria Jung Comstock died on 24 July 1898 in Albion, Calhoun county, Michigan, ^[10] and was buried there at Riverside Cemetery. ^[11]

Siefersheim: Historical Note

Sources

1. ↑ Siefersheim
2. ↑ Kulturdenkmäler in Siefersheim
3. ↑ New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957. Text: "Name: Elisa Maria Jung; Arrival Date: 22 Aug 1834; Birth Date: abt 1832; Birth Location: Hessen-Darmstadt; Age 2; Gender Female; Port of Departure: Le Havre, France; Port of Arrival: New York, New York; Ship Name: Normandie"
4. ↑ 1860 Federal Census of Sheridan, Calhoun, Michigan
5. ↑ 1860 Federal Census of Sheridan, Calhoun, Michigan
6. ↑ 1860 Federal Census of Sheridan, Calhoun, Michigan
7. ↑ 1860 Federal Census of Sheridan, Calhoun, Michigan
8. ↑ 1870 Federal Census of Albion, Calhoun, Michigan
9. ↑ 1860 Federal Census of Sheridan, Calhoun, Michigan.

   Household Members Name Age

   1. Jude D Comstock 39
   2. Elizabeth Comstock 28
   3. William Comstock 13
   4. Flora Comstock 10
   5. Mary Comstock 8
   6. Augusta Comstock 5
10. ↑ Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
11. ↑ Find A Grave

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Great-great-grandnephew Albertus Jung for creating WikiTree profile Elisabeth Maria Jung on 7 June 2016. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Albertus and others.