Henry Holmes Como

Male 1873 - 1948  (74 years)


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  • Name Henry Holmes Como  [1
    Birth 27 Oct 1873  Ogdensburg, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Jul 1948  Babylon, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I2111  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2022 

    Father Henry Como,   b. May 1840, Watertown, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1903, Ogdensburg, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Caroline Amelia Miller,   b. 25 Jan 1847, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1919, Ogdensburg, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 21 Jun 1866  Presbyterian Church, Ogdensburg, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bessie Bonner,   b. 13 Jul 1875, Ogdensburg, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1948, Babylon, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 15 Dec 1898  Ogdensburg, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hugh Harold Como,   b. 5 Nov 1902, Ogdensburg, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1966, Babylon, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [natural]
     2. Charlotte Elizabeth Como,   b. 10 Sep 1914, Ogdensburg, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1994, Babylon, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2022 

  • Notes 
    • - 1880 U.S. census, St. Lawrence, Ogdensburg, 1st ward: Henry H. is 6 years old and is living on congress St. with his parents Henry and Caroline Como.
      - 1900 U.S. census: Henry is 26 years old and has been married for 1 year. He is living with his wife Bessie (24).
      He was born 27 October 1873 in New York state. He can read and write. He is renting a home on Congress St. He works as a dry goods salesman.
      - 1905 N.Y. census: Henry A. is 31 years old and is working as a dry goods clerk. He is living with his mother Caroline (58) and his wife Bessie L. (27) and son Hugh H. (2). They are living at 26 Congress Street.
      - 1910 U.S. census: Henry is 35 years old and is working as a retail merchant. He has been married for 11 years.
      He is living with his wife Bessie (35) and son Harold (7).

      - Ogd. Advance of Unk. date in 1909 reports: The Tom R. Turner Co. has been incorporated un der the laws of the State of NY and has taken over the coak, suit and fur business of Tom R. Turner, with Mr. Turner as president, Henry Como as vice president, and Edith M. Turner as sec-treas. The policy of Mr. Turner has been to handle the best class of goods obtainable and to stand back of every article sold, and the new firm proposes following the same lines. Mr. Como has served many years in this city in the dry goods business, starting with the late J. W. Wilson who, during his life, was considered the dry goods king of this section. He is well versed in all of its brances. The new firm will continue for the present in the quarters occupied by Mr. Turner.

      - Henry Como died in Babylon, Long Island, New York at the age of 73 in July 3, 1948. He was born in Ogdensburg to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Como, and was the brother of Mrs. Agnes F. Church who still resides in the city. Henry worked as a dry goods salesman at the Surprise Store in Ogdensburg. He left for Tilden, N.H. where he operated a dry goods store for a number of years before selling out and moving to Babylon, Long Island, New York. the family business is now in the charge of his son Harold. He is survived by his wife, the former Bessie Bonner of Ogdensburg, his son Harold, and a daughter Charlotte. A number of nephews and nieces also survive, among them Mrs. Aaron Goldstone of Ogdensburg. Mrs. C.E. Proctor is a cousin. The funeral service and interment were held
      at Babylon, New York.

      - Civil War record gives birth date of Henry Holmes Como as Oct. 27, 1873.

      - Ogdensburg Advance: December 1898 - marriage of Henry Holmes Como and Bessie Bonner, both from
      Ogdensburg.

      - Letter from Babylon, NY Historical Society: A 1931 Village of Babylon telephone directory had an ad which read "Henry H. Como / 5-10-25 cent and department, "The Store Everybody Knows," Deer Park Ave., Babylon, L.I."

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Como-recore.FTW.