Comfort Wallace Eckis

John Eckis
(1774-1861)

Catherine Lind
(1780-1852)

John Boyd Orr
(1787-1856)

Sarah Bowman
(1796-1875)

Daniel Eckis
(1808-1888)

Mary Lovinia Orr
(1815-1898)

Comfort Wallace Eckis
(1851-1931)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Florence May Mott

Etta Leona Eckis+

Comfort Wallace Eckis ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰

Born: 14 May 1851, North Jackson, Mahoning County, OH ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰
Marriage (1): Florence May Mott on 20 May 1873 ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 11 September 1931, Youngstown, OH at age 80 ⁹ ¹⁰
Buried: 14 September 1931, Belmont Park Cemetery, Liberty Township, Trumbull County, OH ⁹ ¹⁰

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Comfort Wallace Eckis
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Sep 1931
Event Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 80
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Birth Date: 14 May 1851
Birth Year (Estimated): 1851
Birthplace: Milton Twp., Mahoning Co., Ohio
Burial Date: 14 Sep 1931
Father's Name: Daniel Eckis
Father's Birthplace: Maryland, USA
Mother's Name: Mary Orr
Mother's Birthplace: U
Spouse's Name: Florence Mott
Record Number: 66

Citing this Record
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6MW-57P : 20 March 2021), Comfort Wallace Eckis, 11 Sep 1931; citing Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio, reference fn 55567; FHL microfilm 1,992,474.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Milton Township, Mahoning County, OH on 26 June 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 99, Family 775, Roll 1005
Milton Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Comfort W. Eckis..9..Ohio

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Milton Township, Mahoning County, OH on 25 June 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 14, Family 105
Milton Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Wallace Eckis..19..Ohio..Farm Laborer

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Milton Township, Mahoning County, OH on 11 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 160C, District 100, Family 115, Roll 1045
Milton Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
Wallace Eckis..Head..29..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and daughter.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Milton Township, Mahoning County, OH on 14 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 50, Family 95
Milton Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 27 years
Comfort W. Eckis..Head..May 1851..49..Ohio..Farmer

(Living with wife and daughter.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Youngstown, OH on 25 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 104, Family 249, Roll 1211
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
1444 Elm Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 36 years
C. Wallace Eckis..Head..58..Ohio..Collector, Telephone Co.

(Living with wife.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Youngstown, OH on 6 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 142, Family 110, Roll 1413
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
241 North Heights Avenue; Home owned
Wallace Eckis..Father-in-law..68..Ohio..Retired

(Living with wife at the home of their married daughter and her family.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Youngstown, OH on 15 April 1930. ⁸

1930 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 4, Family 255, Roll 1842
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
237 North Heights Avenue; Home owned, $25000
Comfort W. Eckis..Father-in-law..78..Ohio..Widowed

(Living at the home of his married daughter and her family.)
.

• Death Image: 11 September 1931, in Youngstown, OH. ⁹

• He was buried on 14 September 1931 in the Belmont Park Cemetery in Liberty Township, Trumbull County, OH.

Find a Grave Memorial 101047123
. ⁹ ¹⁰

Comfort married Florence May Mott, daughter of Sylvester Mott and Nancy Scott, on 20 May 1873.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Florence May Mott was born on 12 July 1855 in Deerfield, OH,³ ⁴ ⁵ ¹¹ ¹² died on 3 August 1921 in Canfield, OH ¹¹ ¹² and was buried on 6 August 1921 in Belmont Park Cemetery, Liberty Township, Trumbull County, OH ¹¹ ¹².)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Milton Township, Mahoning County, OH on 11 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 160C, District 100, Family 115, Roll 1045
Milton Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
Wallace Eckis..Head..29..OH..Farmer
Florence Eckis..Wife..25..OH..Keeping House
Etta L. Eckis..Daughter..3..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Milton Township, Mahoning County, OH on 14 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 50, Family 95
Milton Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 27 years
Comfort W. Eckis..Head..May 1851..49..Ohio..Farmer
Florence M. Eckis..Wife..Jul 1855..44..Ohio..1/1
Etta Leona Eckis..Daughter..Sep 1876..23..Ohio
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Youngstown, OH on 25 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 104, Family 249, Roll 1211
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
1444 Elm Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 36 years
C. Wallace Eckis..Head..58..Ohio..Collector, Telephone Co.
Florence M. Eckis..Wife..54..Ohio..1/1
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Youngstown, OH on 6 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 142, Family 110, Roll 1413
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
241 North Heights Avenue; Home owned
Curtis Manchester..Head..43..Ohio..Attorney, General Practice
Leona E. Manchester..Wife..43..Ohio
Hugh Manchester..Son..15..Ohio
Curtis Manchester..Son..7..Ohio
Wallace Eckis..Father-in-law..68..Ohio..Retired
Florence Eckis..Mother-in-law..64..Ohio

(Comfort and Florence were living at the home of their married daughter and her family.)
.

1 Robert E. Wallace, World Family Tree Vol. 012, Ed. 1, Tree #1194 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: July 28, 1997).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Milton Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 100, p. 160C, dwelling 111, family 115, Wallace Comfort Eckis and Florence May Mott; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Sep 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1045.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Milton Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 50, sheet 7A, family 95, Comfort Wallace Eckis and Florence May Mott; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 104, sheet 13A, family 249, Comfort Wallace Eckis and Florence May Mott; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1211.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 142, sheet 5B, family 110, Comfort Wallace Eckis and Florence May Mott; index and images (accessed 20 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1413.

6 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Milton Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States, p. 99, family 775, Daniel Eckis and Mary Lovinia Orr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1005.

7 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Milton Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States, p. 14, family 105, Daniel Eckis and Mary Lovinia Orr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

8 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 13B, family 255, Curtis Asa Manchester and Etta Leona Eckis; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1842.

9 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 March 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6MW-57P : 8 March 2021), Comfort Wallace Eckis, 11 Sep 1931; citing Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio, reference fn 55567; FHL microfilm 1,992,474.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 20 March 2021, memorial page for Comfort Wallace Eckis (14 May 1851-11 Sep 1931), Find a Grave Memorial no. 101047123, citing Belmont Park Cemetery, Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA

11 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 March 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8PZ-R9Z : 8 March 2021), Florence M Eckis, 03 Aug 1921; citing Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio, reference fn 46182; FHL microfilm 1,991,744.

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 20 March 2021, memorial page for Florence "Flora" Mott Eckis (12 Jul 1855-3 Aug 1921), Find a Grave Memorial no. 101047152, citing Belmont Park Cemetery, Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA

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