Robert Allen Comfort

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Name: Robert Allen Comfort
Gender: Male
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Baptism/Christening Place: , Buchanan, Iowa
Birth Date: 02 Jun 1925
Birthplace: Perry, Buchanan, Iowa
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Father's Name: Clifford W. Comfort
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Mother's Name: Rita Ridings
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C75179-1
System Origin: Iowa-VR
Source Film Number: 1533321
Reference Number: #7, p46

Clifford married Rita Marie Ridings on 14 Feb 1912 in Buchanan Co, IA. Rita (daughter of James Bourne Ridings and Nancy Helen Sears) was born on 6 Feb 1895 in McLean Co, IL; died in May 1981 in IA; was buried in Buchanan Co, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Groom's Name: Clifford W. Comfort
Groom's Birth Date: 1882
Groom's Birthplace: Jesup, Iowa
Groom's Age: 30
Bride's Name: Rita Marie Ridings
Bride's Birth Date: 1895
Bride's Birthplace: Bloomington, Ill.
Bride's Age: 17
Marriage Date: 14 Feb 1912
Marriage Place: Jesup, Buchanan, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: Z. A. Comfort
Groom's Mother's Name: Mary Jane Wills
Bride's Father's Name: J. P. Ridings
Bride's Mother's Name: Helen Sears
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Single
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Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02676-5
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1531419
Reference Number: P576
Collection: Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992

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GRid=53163328

James married Nancy Helen Sears on 9 Nov 1892 in Pulaski Co, KY. Nancy was born on 15 Aug 1871 in Pulaski Co, KY; died on 14 May 1957 in Cook Co, IL; was buried in Buchanan Co, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Jean Colyer Grumbling:
the following is a transcription of a weekly column published (dateunknown) in the Commonwealth Journal 110-112 E. Mt. Vernon Street, Somerset, Kentucky 42501


From Our Past
A REGULAR TUESDAY FEATURE BY JACK NORTON


From Our Past appears one day late because of space limitations in Tuesday's Commonwealth Journal. today's column is written by Mrs. Herbert R. Ledford, 201 May Street, Somerset. she is a native of the Grundy community of Pulaski County.


About four miles from Somerset, nestled in a valley just off Ky. 80 and a short distance from the foot of Sugar Hill, stands an abandoned Methodist church. The white frame church, whose windows have long been boarded and whose doors are locked, is called Soules Chapel church. It was named for Bishop Soule, head of the local Methodist Church when this particular building was erected.


The church replaced an old log structure called Gragg's Chapel. In 1857 John P. Ridings bought the old church, dismantled it and used some of the logs to construct a barn on his farm, which is located near the site of Soules Chapel. Construction of the present building was started in the autumn of 1857 and completed the same season a year later. It is thought the land was donated by Allen Cox.


Ridings directed the construction of the new church, which has a stone foundation and underpinnings of hand-hewn logs. He, along with John Richardson and *** L. R. (Collier) Colyer, helped most in furnishing materials and money for the new structure. All the lumber used for framing was whip-sawed by Bill Calhoun and Peter Baker. The lumber for the church pews was sawed at a watermill some distance away.


At one time Soules Chapel had a membership of more than 200 people andthe second-best organized Sunday School in the Danville District. It was the Mother Church to the First Methodist Church of Somerset. However, at the time of the Civil War, a tremendous uprising came in the church and,as a result, the membership split. Those with sympathies for the North left the church and formed Bradley's Chapel - Northern Methodist Church,located about two miles south of Soules Chapel. Soules Chapel was then known as Soules Chapel Southern Methodist Church.


It is impossible to find a list of the real charter members, but from theearliest church records are found the names of Collier, Richardson, Gragg and Ridings.

In 1940 Rev. Charles Marshal Cavit, a circuit preacher, compiled much of the church's history and listed the following membership:
Alton F. Bates, Evelyn M. Bates, Clarence G. Bryant, Della V. Bryant,Luther Bullock, Bessie Williams Camble, Alice Cundiff, Charles Cundiff,Maude Gibson, and Mrs. Cora Gilmore. Eugene Gilmore, Sarah A. Greer, Mrs. Mary Hall, Addie B. Mills, Mary B.Mills, Zeda B. Mills, Mrs. Allie Richardson, Craig Ridings, Henry S.Ridings, and Stella Ridings. Willie Ridings, C. M. Simpson, Jewel Simpson, Mary Simpson, Mrs. Zella Struck, Irene Whitaker, Jennie Whitaker, Dessie Williams, Glydas Williamsand Clara Yahnig.





Birth:
Seen middle name listed as Perkins and Pickens

John married Susannah Blakemore on 5 May 1841 in TN. Susannah was born on 31 Jan 1823 in VA; died on 1 Aug 1895 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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GRid=28806274

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date from family Bible