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Born 1813, Scioto County
From The history of Clinton County, Ohio (1882)
W. H. CUSTIS, Sr., farmer, P. O. Reesville, was born in Scioto County, Ohio, in the year 1813, and is a son of Robinson and Mary Custis, natives of Virginia, who settled in Union Township, this county, in either 1821 or 1822. He purchased 100 acres of partly cleared land, which became his permanent home; he succeeded well in life, and was honored with some of the local offices of his township. Fervent in their devotion to religion, their lives were made brighter and more useful by a lifelong connection to the Methodist Episcopal Church. To them were born fifteen children, two of whom only at this time survive, viz., William H. and Mary Doan, nee Custis. He (Robinson) died in 1848, November 28; he was born in 1770. She was born in 1779, and departed this life November 22, 1848. They were married in 1793. Our subject passed his boyhood upon the farm, receiving only such learning as the country afforded at the time. In 1837, he was married to Mary, the daughter of Samuel and Mary Reed, who settled in this township in 1805. They came from Kentucky, in which they were married, and it is probable they were born in the same State. Upon settling in this township, he purchased 1,000 acres of land, which he afterward lost through an imperfect title, and had to pay for the same land the second time, on which he ended his days. He and wife were members of the Christian Church, and were of that class that gives tone and solidity to the community in which they lived. Nine children were born to them, of whom Mrs. W. H. Custis alone survives. He was born in 1778, and died in 1854. She was born in 1782, and departed this life in 1863. Our subject after his marriage settled on a small farm, near where he now lives, and in the same vicinity he has since resided, and now owns 194 acres of excellent land. To them have been born five children, all living, viz., Samuel R., Cyrus E., Sarah M.r
Elizabeth A. and John J. Mrs. Custis was born on the place where she now lives in
As printed in The history of Clinton County, Ohio (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name W. H. Custis: J. J. Custis (b. 1846)
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