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St Woolos Parish Church Newport
St Woolos Church 1851

George COMER Snr

George COMER (1830-1917)
Photo provided by Heather Cunningham via Debra Persson

COMER pillar

Headstone of
George COMER

Image from Rayna Rogerson

Children of George COMER m 1852 Mary Ann SMITH
5. Mary Ann SMITH chr 20 Oct 1833 Publow, Somerset s/o George SMITH/Mary (submitted to IGI Batch Number 7408410 Sheet 55)
Also Mary Ann SMITH CORNER (COMER) b 21 Sep 1833 Pensford, Somerset, England, d 1890 d/o George SMITH/Mary FLOWER SMITH (submitted to IGI Film Number 1239611 Page 82 Reference 1965)
Mary Ann COMER d 18 Sep 1907 Lehi, Utah County, Utah, USA, bur 20 Sep 1907 Lehi Cemetery (Jean Crowther)

1852 Marriage in the Parish of Woolas, County of Monmouth, Registration District of Newport, Wales
George COMER, Age 20, Bachelor, Labourer, Residence: S Woolas, Father: John COMER, Labourer, married 15 Feb 1852 in the Parish Church according to the rites and ceremonies of the Established Church by H ACTTAIN, Curate, Mary Ann SMITH, Age 18, Spinster, Residence: S Woolas, Father: George SMITH, Labourer. George signed, Mary made herXmark, Witnesses: Henry SMITH and James ROBERTS. [Entry No 287, certificate provided by Jean Crowther via Wayne Sinclair]

George COMER b 17 Oct 1830 Farrington Gurney, Somerset, England s/o John COMER/Amelia (also ms COMER), d 4 Feb 1917 Pine Cottage, Lehi, Utah County, Utah, USA, bur Lehi Cemetery. [headtone RR]
Headstone transcription:
GEORGE COMER / Born in / Farrington Gurney / Somerset Eng /17 Oct 1830 / Settled in Lehi / 15 Sep 1866 / A PIONEER / Died 4 Feb 1917

George and Mary Ann COMER and five children arrived in Pennsylvania, America in 1865 before her brother Jesse SMITH and Mary Ann (ms PRICE) emigrated in 1866. The two families met up somewhere before Nebraska and travelled across the plains in the same pioneer company of 'Henry Chipman' to settle in Lehi, about 30m south of Salt Lake City, Utah. George COMER and Jesse SMITH were childhood friends in Pensford and the two families remained life-long friends in Lehi. (Jean Crowther)

Twelve children of George COMER and Mary Ann SMITH:

1. Elizabeth COMER b 28 Nov 1851 Machen, Monmouth, England, d 28 Feb 1927 Springville, Utah, USA, bur Lehi City Cemetery, m 28 Nov 1872 Lehi City, Utah Territory, James GLEDHILL b 8 May 1846 Oldham, Lancaster, Lancastershire, England s/o James GLEDHILL/Mary (or Malley/Molly) BUCKLEY, James d 17 Apr 1903 Lehi, Utah County, Utah, USA, bur Lehi City Cemetery.

2. Mary Jane COMER b 3 Aug 1853 Machen, d 3 Jul 1855.

3. George Lorenzo COMER b 30 May 1855 Machen, d 12 Dec 1931 Lehi, m 30 Mar 1882 Salt Lake City, Mary JONES.

4. Mary Anne COMER b 26 Nov 1857 Machen, d 12 Jul 1858 Machen.

5. Heber Carter COMER b 11 Apr 1859 Machen, d 15 Apr 1944 Lehi, bur 18 Apr 1944 Lehi Cemetery, m 27 Mar 1884 Salt Lake City, Helen Elsie TITCOMB b 11 Jul 1865, d 21 Mar 1946. [headstone image from Rayna Rogerson]

6. Alma COMER b 25 Jul 1861 Machen, d 26 Jul 1909.

7. Mary Ann COMER b 5 Sep 1863 Machen, d 26 Aug 1906, m 23 Dec 1884 Pleasant Grove, Utah, James Blundel SMUIN.

8. Amelia Rachael COMER b 8 Sep 1865 Bradys Bend, Armstrng (Armstrong?) Pennsylvania, d 11 Jan 1930, m1. 21 Jun 1897 Carl JE HERTEL, m2. William CARTER.

9. Sarah COMER b 5 Oct 1867 Lehi, d 21 Dec 1939 Lehi, m 12 May 1888 at Eureka, Juab, Utah, William Thomas DORTON.

10. John COMER b 23 Nov 1869 Lehi, d 3 Jul 1935 Lehi, m 5 Feb 1894 Mary Ellen LEE.

11. Alice COMER b 21 Sep 1872 Lehi, d 5 Dec 1941, m 11 Jul 1894 Thomas ENGLISH.

12. Jesse COMER b 20 Aug 1876 Lehi, d 27 Sep 1878 Lehi.

Family information from John Caho website, Jean Crowther, Heather Cunningham, Debra Persson and Rayna Rogerson.

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Children of George SMITH m 1823 Mary FLOWER

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