Dr. Comfort Milspaugh SLAWSON

Dr. Comfort Milspaugh SLAWSON

Male 1825 - 1906  (80 years)

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  • Name Comfort Milspaugh SLAWSON  [2, 3
    • Comfort Slawson enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Michigan (reorganized) Infantry on Sept. 3, 1864 at Walker, Michigan. He was commissioned Assistant Surgeon on March 6, 1865 and the commissioned Surgeon on May 22, 1865. On June 14, 1866, he was discharged at Detroit. [1]
    Title Dr. 
    Birth 22 Dec 1825  Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Living with parents in Reading, Steuban Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1860  Living in Greenville, Montcalm Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1870  Living in Greenville, Montcalm Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1880  Living in Maple Valley, Montcalm Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1900  Living in Solon, Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Occupation Physician Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Death 16 Oct 1906  Howard City, Montcalm Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9
    Burial Georgetown Township Cemetery, Hudsonville, Ottawa Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I51063  Main Tree
    Last Modified 26 May 2020 

    Father William Bell SLAWSON,   b. 01 Mar 1805, Salem, Westchester Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1901, Burdett, Schyler Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mary MILSPAUGH,   b. 23 Apr 1803   d. 01 Oct 1871, Greenville, Montcalm Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 24 Mar 1825  Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F06161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elmira HORTON,   b. 1826, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1895, Greenville, Montcalm Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 1855  [3
    Divorce Bef 1870 
    Children 
    +1. William Warren SLAWSON,   b. 17 May 1856, Greenville, Montcalm Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1924, Greenville, Montcalm Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     2. Mary Elizabeth SLAWSON,   b. 1859, Greenville, Montcalm Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1935, Seattle, King Co., Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F17292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2014 

    Family 2 Sarah WILCOX,   b. 26 Mar 1837, Livingston Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1902, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 17 Apr 1870  Lowell, Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Children 
    +1. Zorie SLAWSON,   b. 27 May 1874, Maple Valley, Montcalm Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1951, Ionia, Ionia Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F17301  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Living in Greenville, Montcalm Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Living in Greenville, Montcalm Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Comfort Milspaugh Slawson Headstone
    Comfort Milspaugh Slawson Headstone
    Comfort, the son of William B. Slawson and Mary Millspaugh, is the husband of (1) Elmira Horton and (2) Sarah Wilcox. He is buried in the Georgetown township Cemetery in Hudsonville, Ottawa Co., Michigan.

    Created by: Richard Howell
    Photo Added by: Richard Howell

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946.

    3. [S6676] Adaline Horton White, "The Hortons In America", (Herson D. and Adaline Horton White).

    4. [S5771] 1850 Census Reading, Steuban County, New York.

    5. [S5772] 1860 Census Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan.

    6. [S5770] 1870 Census Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan.

    7. [S6624] 1880 Census Maple Valley, Montcalm County, Michigan.

    8. [S6625] 1900 Census Solon, Kent County, Michigan.

    9. [S5414] Ancestry.com: Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995.

    10. [S5631] FamilySearch.org: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925.