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History of Lawrence, ORANGE, and Washington Counties, Indiana
Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers - Chicago, 1884

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           HENRY COMINGORE was born at Harrodsburg, Ky., May 22, 1813,
        and was brought up there and in Indiana, to which latter place
        his parents removed in 1825, locating at Rockville, Parke County.
        His early education was very meager - consisting of his being
        able to read, write and cipher a little.  In 1828 he went to
        Indianapolis, and entered the office of SMITH & BOLTON to learn
        the printing business, at which he has since been engaged - a
        period of about fifty-six years.  He is thus the oldest printer
        in the State, having spent more days in the printing office than
        any other living citizen.  Two years after going to Indianapolis,
        he went to Madison, where BOLTON had started another office, but
        in 1833 he became connected with the publication of the Wabash
        Herald, whose editor was JOHN MARTS.  About a year after MR.
        COMINGORE went to Covington and started the Western Constel-
        lation, but after two or three years sold out and engaged in
        milling, but this property was soon destroyed by fire.  He then
        went to Indianapolis and again entered a printing office.  In
        1839 he came to Paoli and founded the True American, which he
        conducted until 1846, then went to Jasper and started the Ameri-
        can Eagle, which paper he removed to Paoli in 1848 and conducted
        until 1874.  From 1876 to 1878 he conducted the Greenback Advocate.
        He is at present connected with the Paoli News.  His marriage to
        Miss CYNTHIA ANN JOHNSON occurred at Rockville, November 10, 1834,
        and the following are his children:  DAVID O., MARY E., EDWARD H.,
        JOSEPH W. HENRY, JR., and one deceased.  MR. COMINGORE is an old
        fashioned Jacksonian Democrat, and has during his long life rend-
        ered his party signal service.
        
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