Levitt Ellsworth Custer
Levitt Ellsworth Custer | |
|---|---|
 Custer circa 1912 | |
| Born | June 18, 1863 |
| Died | January 3, 1924 (aged 60) |
| Education | Otterbein University |
| Children | Levitt Luzern Custer |
| Parent | Isaac Newton Custer |
Levitt Ellsworth Custer (June 18, 1863 - January 3, 1924) was an Ohio dentist and balloonist.[1][2]
Biography
He was born on June 18, 1863 in Perrysville, Ohio to Isaac Newton Custer, a dentist. He attended the public schools in New Philadelphia, Ohio and Westerville, Ohio. He saved for college from 1878 to 1879 by playing the cornet with a river circus band that traveled from Cincinnati, Ohio to New Orleans, Louisiana. Then attended Otterbein University and graduated in 1884. He then attended the Ohio College of Dental Surgery in 1885.[1]
He married Effie Zimmerman, and had as his son, Levitt Luzern Custer.[3]
He died on January 3, 1924.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Dr. L. E. Custer: Dedicated to His Profession". Dayton History Books. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Baloonists" (PDF). New York Times. July 30, 1912. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
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