Comfort (Gum) Whitehurst
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Comfort (Gum) Whitehurst (aft. 1750 - 1858)

Comfort Whitehurst formerly Gum
Born after in Rockingham County, Colony of Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1783 (to about 1808) in Rockingham County, Virginia,United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died before age 108 in Hocking Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Biography

(Gum 1770Comfort Gum Whitehurst married{Whitehurst-360} John Whitehurst. They lived in Rockingham County in Virginia. It is believed that they lived near Abraham Lincoln's grandparents. It appears that Comfort traveled with her children to Fairfield County, Ohio after John Whitehurst died. She lived from abt 1750 to 1858.

Research Notes

John Whitehurst bd ca 1760 dd ca 1808 Rockingham Co, VA. married to Comfort Gum bd ca 1765 Rockingham CO, VA dd 12-Feb 1858 Fairfield CO, OH married ca 1763 Rockingham Co, VA

Sources

The Scothorn Family by Robert H, Lane, Washington DC 1955 P. 115, Comfort Whitehouse :tombstone Schadel Cemetery, Fairfield Co, OH,

"Leaves From the Gum Tree " written and published by Muriel Martens Hoffman, 1984: p 358

For Comfort Gum and John Whitehurst the additional..... Rev. Martin Coffman bd 16 Jan 1773 Rockingham CO, VA dd 6 Nov 1857 Fairfield Co, OH married Sarah Whitehurst bd 20 Oct 1782 dd 8-Feb 1852 Fairfield Co, OH married (bond) 7 Dec 1798 Rockingham Co, VA

Virginia Historic Marriage Register, Rockingham CO, VA1984-69 1850 Federal Census, Hocking Township, Fairfield County OH Martin: will, Sarah: orbit Religious Telescope, Circleville, OH,1852, Cemetery Record, Fairfield Co, OH, Vol 2 Nov 29,page 108

David L Lowe Coffman birth dated 5 Feb 1811 Fairfield Co, OH death date 1 Aug 1871 Adams Co, IN married Rebecca Hughes birthdate 3 Apr 1813 OH death date 2 Oct 1872 Adams County, Indiana, Cemetery Record of Adams County, Indiana, IN ,pub by Mary Penrose Wayne, Wayne CO, DAR, Ft Wayne, Indiana, 1850 Federal Census, Kirkland Township, Adams County,IndianaCo, roll M432,135,p53B, Image 1121860 Fed Census, St Marys Township, Adams County,Indiana 133-134 Marriage Record, Adams Countym Indiana

Sources

  • Birth and death-Schadel Cemetery, Hocking Township, Fairfield County Ohio records




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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Comfort by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Comfort:

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Gum-626 and Gum-177 appear to represent the same person because: Same details and same husband name.
posted by Earl Davis

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