Obituary (from newspaper of 25 Oct. 1971): CLAYTON---C. Columbus Comins, 78, Rice's Road, Watertown, R.D. 3, formerly of Clayton, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the House of the Good Samaritan, Watertown, where he was admitted after suffering a
stroke Sept. 15.The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Cummings Funeral Home, here, Rev. Kenneth D. Reynolds, pastor of the Clayton United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Cummings Funeral Home, Watertown, from 7 to 9 tonight, and at the funeral home here from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Florence Mae Dorr Comins; a daughter, Mrs. Raymond V. (Daisy M.) Flinchum, 515 Emerson St., Watertown; a brother, Harrison, Clayton, R.D. 2; a granddaughter, Mrs. Phillip (Dianne) Maitland, Jr., Rodman; and
three great-granddaughters.Mr. Comins was born in Clayton, Oct. 28, 1892, a son of James and Addie Cornwall Comins. On Sept. 20, 1914, he married Miss Florence Dorr at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Dorr, near Depauville.
They operated farms in the St. Lawrence section until they moved to Adams and operated a motel. They later operated the Hillside Motel on the Adams Road, near Watertown, two years. In 1957, they moved to their present home, where they
operated Comins' Trailer Park.Mr. Comins was a member of the Depauville Masonic Lodge more than 50 years. He was master of the St. Lawrence Grange when it celebrated its 50th anniversary. At one time, he was a member of the Clayton Odd Fellows Lodge.
He was known throughout the north country as a musician, having played violin in an orchestra, and also guitar and harmonica.
Obituary (from Watertown Daily Times of 3 Jan. 1939): THREE MILE CREEK---Mrs. Viola Crosby Consaul, 86, widow of Silas Consaul, died Monday at 12:30 p.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Wood, here after being in failing health for
three years and seriously ill with infirmities of old age for the past two weeks.She was born in Brownville on Nov. 25, 1852, a daughter of Joshua and Clarissa Farr Crosby. She was graduated from a select school at Clayton at the age of 16, and on Jan. 18, 1870 was married to Silas Consaul of Clayton. Mr. Consaul
died 36 years ago. Mrs. Consaul had lived in the town of Clayton 72 years.The survivors are her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Wood; two daughters-in-law, Mrs. Mildred Consaul of Oswego and Mrs. Jennie Consaul of Clayton; six grandchildren and one cousin.
Funeral services will be held from the home of Mrs. Wood on Thursday at 1:30 p.m., Rev. Albert Walker of the Depauville Methodist Episcopal Church officiating. Burial will be made in the Clayton Cemetery. It is requested that flowers be
omitted.
Obituary: Mrs. Mary W. Robbins, 69, wife of Capt. Brainard J. Robbins, 313 Merrick St., Clayton, and for more than 40 years a resident of Fisher's Landing, died at 9:05 this morning in the House of the Good Samaritan, where she had been a
patient since July 17.Mrs. Robbins was stricken ill June 10 and underwent an operation July 23 for gall stones.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Monday afternoon at her home in Clayton. Rev. Thomas Williams of Sauquoit, former pastor of the Methodist Church of Clayton, assisted by Rev. Henry Bridge, now pastor of the Clayton Church, will
officiate. Burial will be made in the Clayton Cemetery,Surviving Mrs. Robbins, besides her husband, are a daughter, Mrs. Frederick G. (Dorothy R.) Zoller, 172 Academy St.; a brother, Mark D. Cline, Kenmore, N.Y., and a half-sister, Mrs. William B. (Maude Way) Marsh, LaFargeville.
Mrs. Robbins was born April 6, 1878, on Grindstone Island, a daughter of Rush and Cyrena Wells Way Cline. In early life, she lived on a farm near Plessis and on a farm near Alexandria Bay. She attended district schools and the school at
Clayton and prior to her marriage taught school near Collins Landing.She was married to Capt. Brainard J. Robbins of Grenell Island at Clayton May 24, 1899. They lived on Grenell Island until about 44 years ago when they moved to Fishers Landing, where Captain Brainard had a boat livery and tourist
business until his retirement in the summer of 1944.Capt. and Mrs. Robbins moved from Fishers Landing to Clayton upon his retirement three years ago. For years until about that time they had been in the habit of spending the winters in Florida.
Mrs. Robbins was a member of the Methodist Church and the Order of Eastern Star at Clayton and the Rebekah Lodge of Alexandria Bay.