Bethel Presbyterian Church off Route 286 near Jacksonville, Pennsylvania between the junction of Rts. 56 & 286 and Rts. 217 & 286. The cemetary lies behind the church.
General James McComb born in 1758,
died July 12, 1814.
Born in County Antrium, Ireland in 1758, James McComb come to America 18 years later, settling in Cumberland County, Pa. in 1776. In 1778 he served as a private in Capt. Thomas Askey's company of Militia and rose to the rank of Colonel in General Washington's army. At the close of the Revolutionary War, he was honorably discharged.
McComb was elected to the state Legislature and was a member for 13 years. He was a Brig. General of the Militia and was ordered into action during the War of 1812.
He married Nancy Jack in Indiana County in Pa. They had nine children: George, James, Jane, John, David, Mary, Andrew, Joseph, and Nancy. McComb was one of the first Elders of Bethel Presbyterian Church, where he is buried, dying in 1814 at the age of 56.
Bethel Presbyterian Church off Route 286 near Jacksonville, Pennsylvania between the junction of Rts. 56 & 286 and Rts. 217 & 286. The cemetary lies behind the church. | |
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General James McComb born in 1758, |
Tombstone marks wife Nancy McComb's |
