Evelyn Comfort Broadwater

1844 - 1917  (72 years)

• Name	Evelyn Comfort Broadwater  [1]
  Birth	12 Sep 1844	Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census with parents	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	She was shown as Comfort Broadwater, age 7 in HH#1088 headed by Walter Broadwater, a 58 year old farmer.
  Census with husband	1870	Atlantic District, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	HH#572 was headed by John Drummond, a 29 year old sailor, with real estate valued at $300 & personal property valued $100. Listed with him were the following Drummonds: Eveline, age 28; Eveline, age 8; Rosalie, age 6; John, age 4; and Debbie, age 3.
  Church member	1898	Meth Ch, Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  Marr Name	Evelyn Comfort Drummond
  Record ID	4074
  Death	29 Jun 1917  [4]
  Burial	Myrtlewood Cemetery, Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  Person ID	I4074	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Walter J. Broadwater, Jr.,   b. 19 Aug 1792, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 1860 (Age < 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Lee 'Polly' (of John) Burton,   b. 15 Mar 1805, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 5 Oct 1872, First District, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1826	Worcester Co, Maryland   [6]
  Family ID	F9368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Thomas Drummond,   b. 1837, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 28 May 1924, Atlantic District, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	4 Sep 1861	Accomack Co, Virginia   [7]
  	He was shown as John T. Drummond, a 23 year old oysterman, the son of Wm. H. & Eliz'th Drummond and she was shown as Comfort E. Brodwater, age 18, the daughter of Walter & Polly Brodwater. They were married by George H. Ewell. Julius D. Godwin said they both were over age 21.
  Children	+ 1. Olivia Florence Drummond,   b. 6 Jun 1862, Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 7 Dec 1942, Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, James City Co, Virginia (Age 80 years) + 2. Rowena Thomas 'Ronia' Drummond,   b. 6 Dec 1863, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 24 May 1943, Horsey, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 79 years) + 3. John S. Drummond,   b. 1865, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 12 Sep 1946, Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 81 years)   4. Lida Delula Drummond,   b. Abt 1867, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Mollie Drummond,   b. 1873, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 1965 (Age 92 years) + 6. Maurice Allen 'Morris' Drummond,   b. Abt 1876, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 6 May 1937, Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 61 years)   7. Dwight Drummond,   b. Abt 1878, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Meadie Royal Drummond,   b. 28 Sep 1881, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 30 Dec 1957, Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 76 years)   9. Fletcher Thomas Drummond,   b. 28 Apr 1884, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 27 Apr 1974, Hampton General Hospital, Hampton, Elizabeth City Co, Virginia (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F1528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Evelyn Comfort Broadwater (1844 - 1917)

  
  

• Sources

  [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S1389] Eugenia Dean Bundick, 1389. [S675] Gail M. Walczyk, 1870 Accomack Co, VA, Census, Part 1, Accomack Parish, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1999), 675. [S79] PocCh 1898-1927 San Roll, 79. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551.