Son of Wesley and Elizabeth Cumberland Comegys. Born on Nov. 10, 1860, at St. Michael's Talbot Co., Md. He m. Jan. 31, 1833, Emma K., dau. of John and Mary Wharton, and had children, viz: Edna K. b. Feb. 23, 1884, Charles, b. May 5, 1888 and Edith W., b. July 9th, 1898.