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        1847–1868

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        Birth Date
        12 December 1842
        Death Date
        15 November 1882
        Gender
        Male
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        Robert Nephi Comish

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        • The Comish family evidently began traveling in the Hindley company, but according to a "Deseret News" article (22 Aug. 1855, 189) they arrived in Salt Lake City with the Livingston and Kinkead freight train. Evidence that they came in 1855 is confirmed in information found in Church financial records. Their surname is spelled "Coomish" on the handwritten and printed Hindley roster.

          More research is needed to confirm Robert's birth and death dates as secondary sources conflict. At this time, dates listed reflect family tradition from Family Tree at FamilySearch.org and Robert's obituaries.

        John Hindley Company (1855)

        • Age at Departure: 12

        Traveled with

        • Elizabeth Comish (Age: 50)
        • William Comish (Age: 50)
        • Jane Helen Comish (Age: 23)
        • William Kegg Comish (Age: 22)
        • Elizabeth Comish (Age: 18)
        • John Comish (Age: 16)
        • Eleanor Comish (Age: 14)

        William B. Preston Company (1864)

        • Age at Departure: 21
        • Out-and-Back Teamster

        Sources

        • 1870 Utah Census.
        • "Captain William B. Preston, memorandum book, 1864," Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains' accounts 1862-1868.
        • "Died," Deseret News, 29 Nov. 1882, 720.
        • "Died," Salt Lake Herald, 1 December 1882, 8.
        • Find a Grave (Website)
        • Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007.
        • Isle of Man, Births and Baptisms, 1607-1910.