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15. MARY JANE³ COMER (JAMES W.², ELISHA¹, UNKNOWN^A) was born September 2, 1859 in Howard County, IN ¹⁰⁴, and died September 17, 1950 in Howard County, IN¹⁰⁴. She married NEHEMIAH MAIN August 26, 1877 ¹⁰⁵, son of WILLIAM MAIN and ALVIRA.

Notes for MARY JANE COMER:
(Obituary in the Kokomo Tribune, Sept. 18, 1950)

MRS. MARY JANE MAIN

Mrs. Mary Jane Main, 91, resident of Kokomo and Howard county practically all her life, died at 5:40 o'clock Sunday afternoon at her nome, 316 West Foster Street.
She was one of 10 children born to Mr. and Mrs. James Comer. She was married to Nehemiah Main in August 1877. The husband died July 15, 1930. She was a member of the Center Congregational Christian church.
Surviving are three sons, Omer L., Avery W., and Leo M., all of Kokomo; one brother, T. L. Comer of Greentown; eight grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, one great great grandchild, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Fenn funeral chapel, with a grandson, the Rev. Arthur D. Main of the English Kentucky Congregational Christian church officiating. Burial will follow in Crown Point. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 o'clock Monday afternoon.

Notes for NEHEMIAH MAIN:
Obituary - Kokomo Tribune - July 15, 1930

NEHEMIAH MAIN DIES

Nehemiah Main, age 73, will known Howard county farmer, died at the home of his son, Mearl Main, 606 South Webster street, Tuesday evening at six o'clock following an illness which had kept him bedfast four weeks. Mr. Main was stricken with paralysis three years ago and was overtaken by a second stroke a year ago which made it necessary for him to cease active work.
Captain Omer Main of the city police department, and A.W. Main are sons of the deceased. The widow, who survives with the three sons, was formely Miss Mary Comer.
Mr. Main had been a farmer all his life and for manyyears had lived in and near Greentown. Born in Shelby county, Mr. Main came to Howard county when a lad with his parents, William and Alvire Main. He was a member of the Main Street Christian church of Kokomo and when possible attended services there.
Funeral services will be held at two o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Christian church in Center, with the Revs. McCoy and Hupperd of Greentown in charge. Burial will be made on Crown Point cemetery, Kokomo.
Upright, industrious, neighborly and sociable, Mr. Main was a popular figure in every circle in which he was known and was recognized as a community asset. His manner was unobtrusive and his speech guarded, but he was a man of convictions and had the courage to take a stand on every question involving the public interest. He will long be remembered for his kindly ways and honest worth.

Children of MARY COMER and NEHEMIAH MAIN are:

23.	i.	AVERY W.⁴ MAIN, b. August 2, 1887, Center, Howard Co., IN; d. February 14, 1955, Braden Castle Camp, Bradenton, FL.
24.	ii.	LEO MERLE MAIN.
25.	iii.	OMER L. MAIN, b. November 13, 1879, Taylor Twp., Howard Co., IN; d. August 24, 1954, 737 S. Washington St., Kokomo, Howard Co., IN.

16. JAMES NIXON³ COMER (JAMES W.², ELISHA¹, UNKNOWN^A) was born August 27, 1861 in Howard County, IN, and died August 26, 1945 in Howard County, IN ¹⁰⁶. He married MARY ELLEN LEE May 7, 1882 ^107,¹⁰⁸, daughter of WILLIAM LEE and ASENATH MIDDLETON.

Notes for JAMES NIXON COMER:
Obituary - Kokomo Tribune - August 27, 1945

JAMES N. COMER

James Nixon Comer, 84, died at 5:40 p.m. Sunday, at his home one half mile north of West Liberty. He had been an invalid for the past five years, having suffered a number of strokes.
He was born in Howard county August 27, 1861, son of James and Mary Comer.
On May 7, 1882, he was married to Mary Ellen Lee, daughter of William and Asenath Lee, who died September 5, 1944. To this marriage eight children were born, five dying in infancy and three, William of Kokomo, Elmer of Fairmount, and Mrs. Marie Powers with whom Mr. Comer lived, reaching maturity.
During his life "Nick" , as all who knew him addressed him, has lived in New London, Center, Union township and Fairmount neighborhoods.
He was a member of the Congregational Christian church of Center, and of the Masonic lodge of Greentown.
Besides the children mentioned he is survided by one brother, Thomas LInville Comer of Kokomo, and two sisters, Mrs. Louisa Hollingsworth of Center and Mrs. Mary Main of Kokomo. Also surviving are eleven grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren, and a number of nephews and nieces.
The body was taken to the Mast and Ware funeral establishment in Greentown and will be returned to the residence Monday afternoon.
The funeral services will be held at the residence Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Homer Hunsinger in charge.

More About JAMES NIXON COMER:
Burial: August 28, 1945, New London Cemetery, Howard Co., IN
Burial Plot: Sec. 3 East, Lot 14, Grave 5

Notes for MARY ELLEN LEE:
Obituary - Kokomo Tribune - Sept. 5, 1944

MRS. NIXON COMER, GREENTOWN, DIES

Mrs. Nixon Comer, 81, wife of J. Nixon Comer living six miles southeast of Greentown, died in a Kokomo nursing home at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon of a complication of ailments. She had been in the nursing home for three weeks.
Surviving with the husband are two sons, Elmer Comer of Fairmount and Williams Comer of Kokomo; daughter, Mrs. Marie Powers, at home; severeal grandchildren, and two brothers, Charles Lee and Arthur Lee, both living near Greentown.
The deceased was a native of Howard County.
Funeral services will be held at the family home Thursday at 10 a.m., with burial following in the family lot in New London cemetery. The body will be remoded to the nome from the Mast and Ware funeral home.

More About MARY ELLEN LEE:
Burial: New London, Howard Co., IN
Burial Plot: September 16, 1944, Sec. 3 East, Lot 14, Grave 6

Children of JAMES COMER and MARY LEE are:

INFANT⁴ COMER.

Notes for INFANT COMER:
Infant son only information I have. Taken from tombstone.

More About INFANT COMER:
Burial Plot: Sec. 3 East, Lot 14, Grave 2�

ii.

MONELL COMER.

Notes for MONELL COMER:
Listed on tombstone as infant daughter.

More About MONELL COMER:
Burial Plot: Sec. 3 East, Lot 14, Grave 1

26.	iii.		ELMER LEE COMER, b. January 28, 1883, Howard County, IN; d. January 19, 1945, Richmond, Wayne County, IN.
	iv.		BERTHA B. COMER, b. October 20, 1884 ¹⁰⁹; d. February 16, 1890 ¹¹⁰.

More About BERTHA B. COMER:
Burial: New London Cemetery, Howard Co., IN
Burial Plot: Sec. 3 East, Lot 14, Grave 4

27.	v.		JAMES WILLIAM COMER, b. October 4, 1886, New London, Howard County, IN; d. September 25, 1958, 1616 N. Jay St., Kokomo, Howard County, IN.
	vi.		HAZEL COMER, b. October 20, 1888, Howard County, IN ¹¹¹; d. October 23, 1888, Howard County, IN ¹¹².

More About HAZEL COMER:
Burial: New London Cemetery, Howard Co., IN
Burial Plot: Sec. 3 East, Lot 14, Grave 3

28.	vii.		MARIE COMER, b. August 9, 1892, Howard County, IN; d. July 29, 1949.
	viii.		OLIVE COMER, b. April 5, 1899, Howard County, IN ¹¹³; d. April 8, 1899, Howard County, IN.

More About OLIVE COMER:
Burial Plot: Sec. 3 East, Lot 14, Grave 2

17. JOHN LYNVILLE³ PUCKETT (ELIZABETH² COMER, ELISHA¹, UNKNOWN^A)¹¹⁴ was born January 22, 1847 ^115,¹¹⁶, and died WFT Est. 1846-1935 ^117,¹¹⁸. He married MARY J. GOLDING 1866.

Notes for JOHN LYNVILLE PUCKETT:
Biography taken from "History of Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana" published in 1883.

JOHN L. PUCKETT, editor of the Christian Indicator, was born January 22, 1847, in Howard County, Ind. He was the third son of six children born to Henry L. and Elizabeth (Comer) Puckett, both natives of Ohio, and of English descent. H. L. Puckett was married in Henry County, Ind., and in 1846 located near Russiaville, this county, where he worked at blacksmithing and farming. In 1864 he went West; spent two years in Iowa, then he located in Richland County, Wis., where he still lives and works at his trade. John L. Puckett assisted his father on the farm and in the blacksmith shop, going to school in the winter until he was thirteen years old, when he enlisted in Company II, Fortieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, at La Fayette, Ind., as a drummer boy, and later as a regular soldier. He participated in the battles of Shiloh and Perryville, and with the Army of the Cumberland; he was in the battles of Stone River, Mission Ridge, Chattanooga, and at Kenesaw Mountain he was wounded by a gunshot. In 1865, he again joined his regiment at Huntsville, Ala. when they went into Texas, where they remained until December, and in January, 1866, he was honorably discharged at Indianapolis, Ind.; upon his return home, he went to Tampico, Ind., and worked at brick-making in the summer and studied medicine in the winter. He in 1872 entered the Indiana Medical College, and the following spring began to practice in Cassville, this county, establishing a good practice. In 1875, he went back to his medical college and completed the course, graduating in the spring of 1876, when he again re-turned to his practice. Mr. Puckett has for the last ten years been pastor of the Christian Church at Cassville, with which denomination he has been connected for many years. Since December 1, 1881, he has been editing the Christian Indicator. This paper is published in the interest of the old Christian Church, and now has a circulation of 2,000 copies. Mr. Puckett was married in 1866 to Miss Mary J. Golding, of Howard County. She was born December 6, 1849. Four children have been born to them - William O., Cora May, Charles C., and Omer, deceased. Mr. Puckett is a Master Mason, a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and one of the leading men of the county.

Children of JOHN PUCKETT and MARY GOLDING are:

	i.		WILLIAM O.⁴ PUCKETT.
	ii.		CORA MAY PUCKETT.
	iii.		CHARLES C. PUCKETT.
	iv.		OMER PUCKETT.

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