Lucia Gary Driggs1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 275, (abt 1874 - 1950)
FatherWilliam Milton Driggs4,5 (26 May 1837 - 10 Nov 1926)
MotherLucia Fidilia Higgins6,7 (25 Oct 1840 - 27 Feb 1926)

Key Events:

Birth: about 1874, Illinois8,9,10
Marriage: 27 Dec 1900, Knox Co., Illinois, Clarence Elmer Comstock (Jun 1867 - 3 Apr 1948)11,12,13
Death: 23 Feb 1950, Peoria Co., Illinois14

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Lucia Gary Driggs was born about 1874 in Illinois.8,9,10 She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Wataga, Knox Co., Illinois, in the household of her parents, William Milton Driggs and Lucia Fidilia Higgins.4
     She was a professor of classical languages at Highland University in Highland, Doniphan Co., Kansas, for the 1893-94 school year. She was one of six instructors, serving an enrollment of 51 students. Apparently her tenure was brief, as she does not appear as a faculty member in 1892 or 1896. The school was founded in 1856, and became Highland University in 1867. It operated under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church.15
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois, in the household of her parents.5
     Lucia married Clarence Elmer Comstock, son of Milton Lemmon Comstock and Cornelia Ann Churchill, on 27 Dec 1900 in Knox Co., Illinois.11,12,13
     Lucia and Clarence Elmer Comstock appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, at 520 Bradley Ave., enumerated 23 Apr 1910, reporting that they rented their home. Their son Harold was listed as living with them, as was Mary C. Reed, a 28-year-old servant.16
     Lucia and Clarence appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, at 522 Bradley Ave., enumerated 6 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their children Harold and George were listed as living with them.17
     Lucia and Clarence appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, at 203 Fredonia Ave., enumerated 2 Apr 1930, reporting that they owned a home valued at $10,000, and owned a radio. Their children Harold and George were listed as living with them.18
     Lucia and Clarence appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri, enumerated about 9 May 1940.19 They also appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, enumerated 15 May 1940. In both cases they reported they had lived in the same city in 1935. Also, in both cases, they were listed without an address or other household details, and with others who had been missed initially. In Peoria their house at 203 Fredonia was skipped, and they were listed, crossed out, and listed again. The confusion suggests they had homes in both cities.19
     Lucia and Clarence were living in 203 Fredonia Ave. as late as 1948, but she apparently moved elsewhere after his death, as their home was listed as vacant in 1950.20
     Her husband died on 3 Apr 1948 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois.21
     Lucia died on 23 Feb 1950 in Peoria Co., Illinois.14

Children:
     Children with Clarence Elmer Comstock:

Citations

  1. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows name as Lucia Gary Driggs.
  2. [S1195] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, online, record for Clarence E Comstock and Lucia G Griggs, citing vol G pg 159 lic no 13538.
  3. [S4009] William M. Driggs household, 1880 U.S. Census, Knox Co., Illinois, shows name as Lucia G. Driggs.
  4. [S4009] William M. Driggs household, 1880 U.S. Census, Knox Co., Illinois.
  5. [S4010] W. M. Driggs household, 1900 U.S. Census, Knox Co., Illinois.
  6. [S4009] William M. Driggs household, 1880 U.S. Census, Knox Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of Lucia's husband.
  7. [S4010] W. M. Driggs household, 1900 U.S. Census, Knox Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of Lucia's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S4009] William M. Driggs household, 1880 U.S. Census, Knox Co., Illinois, shows age 7 and state.
  9. [S4005] Clarence E. Comstock household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows age 36 and state.
  10. [S3995] E. Clarence Comstock household, 1920 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows age 46 and state.
  11. [S1195] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, online, record for Clarence E Comstock and Lucia G Griggs, citing vol G pg 159 lic no 13538, shows date and county.
  12. [S4005] Clarence E. Comstock household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married 9 years.
  13. [S3996] Clarence E. Comstock household, 1930 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married, with his first marriage at age 34 and hers at 28.
  14. [S718] Illinois State Archives, Database of Death Certificates, online, record for Lucia Driggs Comstock, citing cert no 7515.
  15. [S4012] Ninth Biennial Report of the Department of Public Instruction, State of Kansas, pg 179; she is not listed in the 8th or 10th editions.
  16. [S4005] Clarence E. Comstock household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  17. [S3995] E. Clarence Comstock household, 1920 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  18. [S3996] Clarence E. Comstock household, 1930 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  19. [S4003] Clarence E. Comstock household, 1940 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Missouri.
  20. [S3474] Polk's Peoria City Directory, 1948, pg 127; 1950, pg 823.
  21. [S718] Illinois State Archives, Database of Death Certificates, online, record for Clarence E Comstock, citing cert no 16777.
  22. [S4005] Clarence E. Comstock household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  23. [S3995] E. Clarence Comstock household, 1920 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband.
  24. [S3996] Clarence E. Comstock household, 1930 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband.
  25. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family.