Cyrus E. Custis

As printed in 1882

CYRUS E. CUSTIS, farmer, P. 0. Rcesville, was born on the old home farm in this township in the year 1840, and is a son of William II. Custis, Sr., whose sketch appears above. Our subject remained with his parents on the farm until of age. He had tho advantage of one year’s course of study at Lebanon Normal School, which furnished him with a good practical education. August 6, 1862, he volunteered and was assigned to duty in Company G, of the Seventy-Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was soon after transferred to the front and participated in all the battles of the regiment. He enlisted as private and was promoted to First Duty Sergeant the November following his enlistment; was promoted Orderly, one month after his first promotion. September 24, 18G4, was promoted Second Lieutenant, and February 1, 18G5, ho was commissioned First Lieutenant. All through tho Atlanta campaign ho was in command of Company G, and was a bravo and cllicient officer. Ho was honorably discharged from the service at Camp Dennison, in Juno, 18G5. Upon his return to civil life, he resumed farming, but soon after engaged in tho mercantile business, which he followed for two years, and then returned to tho farm, lie and his brother, J. J. Custis,. own 200 acres of valuable, well-improved land. C. E. has been Trustee of the township three terms; is a member of the Sabina Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. Ho was married in 1870 to Letitia, the daughter of Absalom Douglass, by whom he has had one child, viz., Albert R. He and his amiable wife are members of the Methodist Protestant Church. She was born in 1844.

As printed in The history of Clinton County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, cities, towns, etc.; general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.