Past and present of Lucas and Wayne counties, Iowa, a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . Comstock, wen- earlyselthrs in Cedar county. The father was horn in New York, March Lt. 1824,ami died iii Russell, October 5, 1885. Bis wife, who was horn in Ohio. May 281826, lied at Mechanicsville, Iowa. August 11. 1865. Eight children were hornto their union, as follows: whose birth occurred August L9, 1845, andwho died in infancy; Mrs. Stearns, wife of the subject of this review; DanielAllen, who was horn January 31, 1849, ami who resides at Walla Walla. Wash-ington


Past and present of Lucas and Wayne counties, Iowa, a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . Comstock, wen- earlyselthrs in Cedar county. The father was horn in New York, March Lt. 1824,ami died iii Russell, October 5, 1885. Bis wife, who was horn in Ohio. May 281826, lied at Mechanicsville, Iowa. August 11. 1865. Eight children were hornto their union, as follows: whose birth occurred August L9, 1845, andwho died in infancy; Mrs. Stearns, wife of the subject of this review; DanielAllen, who was horn January 31, 1849, ami who resides at Walla Walla. Wash-ington; Mrs Celesta Elizabeth Scars, who was born June 1-. 1852, ami who resides in Forest Grove, Oregon; Mrs. II; ah Morgan, who was horn October ?>. 1854, ami who died at Forest Grove, Oregon; ami Maybelle, who was hornNovember 22 1862 and who died in infancy. Two other children horn to Mrs Comstoci passed awaj in childhood, Mr and Mrs. steams had threechildren: Clarence Mannie, who was horn al Monticello, Missouri. November 6,[868, and who resides at Phoenix, Arizona; Mrs Katie Elizabeth Kauffman, who. \\ I ,1AM T. STEARNS LUCAS AND WAYNE COUNTIES 73 was born May 4. 1st,; and who resides a1 Stratford, Hamilton county, [owa-am George Clayton, who was born August 5, L886, and who resides a Grassalley Oregon. Mrs Stearns survives her husband. She is a ,„,,„„. of thPresbyterian church of Russell and exemplifies Us teachings in her life, holdingthe esteem and confidence of many friends. Mr Stearns was a member of the Russell Post of the Grand Army of the Republic and thus kept in touch with his comrades of fiftj years ago II lve his political allegiance to the republican party bu1 he neve, sought nor desiredpublic office. ! pright and honorable in all the relations of life he won theregard and respect of those with whom he came in contact and his death wasdeeply mourned by a large circle of friends. ADOLPII I). McGUIRE. e Adolph D. McGuire is the editor of the Humest


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