Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 
1886. Monroe County.

ANDREW COMER was born April 30, 1817, in the house where he now lives, 
on Lime Creek, in the northeast corner of Macon County, Tenn., where he 
has always resided.  His father, Samuel Comer, was a native of South 
Carolina, and about 1802 removed to Jackson (now Macon) County, Tenn., 
where he died September 9, 1827.  He married Nancy Browning, of South 
Carolina, and from their union sprang Mastin, Elizabeth (Pinckley), 
Nancy (Young), Thomas, Rebecca (Bean), Samuel, Jane (Gass), William and 
Andrew.  Mrs. Nancy (Browning) Comer died March 4, 1854.  Andrew Comer 
received his early education at the schools of the neighborhood, but by 
his own effort has acquired a good business education.  He has been 
thrice married.  First, on October 3, 1839, to Elizabeth, daughter of 
Robert and Jane (Crawford) Welch, of Monroe County, Ky. (born March 24, 
1822, died August 11, 1849), and to them were born Marlin, William, 
Nancy J. (Harlin), and Elizabeth. He married his second wife, Sarah 
Means, March 23, 1851 (born February 22, 1819, died October 8, 1855).  
September 16, 1856, he married Mrs. Priscilla, widow of Jesse Harlin, and 
daughter of William and Elizabeth (Howard) Crawford, of Monroe County 
(born January 8, 1822), and their union has been favored by the birth of 
one daughter, Sarah M. (Duncan).  Jesse and Priscilla Harlin's children 
are Jane (Reaves), William and Jesse H.  Mr. Comer engaged in 
merchandising for fifteen years, in which he was successful.  He is a 
farmer, owning 208 acres of well improved and productive land.  He has 
been an elder in the Christian Church for forty years, and in politics 
is Independent.

Bean Browning Comer Crawford Duncan Gass Harlin Howard Means Pinckley 
Reaves Welch Young
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Jackson-TN Macon-TN SC

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