Eustice, William C.

EUSTICE, DAVIS, WARD, MONNIER, REED, BRAY

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Date: 2/14/2003 at 20:44:58

Source: "The 1901 Biographical Record of Clinton Co., Iowa, Illustrated" published: Chicago : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1901.

WILLIAM C. EUSTICE, D. D. S.

Dr. William C. Eustice, a leading young dentist of Clinton, Iowa, with office in the Weston block, is a native of Illinois, born in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess county, July 22, 1876, and is a son of William H. and Sarah (Davis) Eustice, both of whom were natives of Cornwall county, England. The father was born March 29, 1831, and was thirteen years of age when, in 1844, he came to the United States with his mother. His parents, John and Ann (Ward) Eustice, were natives of the same county in England. John Eustice emigrated to America in 1841, spending one year in Pennsylvania, then moved to Wisconsin while it was still a territory. He had bought a farm in Elizabeth township, Jo Daviess county, where he had established a home, when in 1844 he was joined by his wife and four children. In connection with farming the Doctor’s grandfather was also interested in mining and milling, building what was known as the Eustice mill, on Apple river, about one mile north of Elizabeth, which was one of the first gristmills in that section of the county. He died in February, 1882, having spent several years in retirement at the village of Elizabeth.

In 1852 William H. Eustice, the Doctor’s father, went to California, driving the entire distance with ox teams, and having several encounters with the Indians, such as were quite common in crossing the plains at that early day. He remained in that state about four years, and in his mining operations was very successful, accumulating considerable money. Returning to Illinois in 1857, he engaged in the milling business at Elizabeth, having purchased an interest in the mill belonging to his father, and which they operated successfully until 1865, when he sold out. He had also become extensively interested in farm property in Jo Daviess county and city property in Elizabeth. He also owned a large tract of land in Missouri. For some years he was engaged in the banking business in Elizabeth, but owing to ill health he practically lived retired during the latter part of his life, being a man of considerable means. He and his family made several trips to his old home in England. He was an upright and reliable business man and commanded the respect and confidence of all with whom he came in contact. His death occurred on the 27th of December, 18 98. His wife still survives him and continues to make her home in Elizabeth, Illinois, where she has spent nearly her entire life. She was born in Cornwall county, England, October 4, 1838. Her parents emigrated from England and settled in Elizabeth township in 1841, where he was engaged in mining. Mr. Davis died in 1860, and his esteemed wife, who survived him, passed away in 1879. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Eustice were the parents of five children, who grew to maturity, namely: Sarah A., now the wife of E. W. Monnier, proprietor of a stock farm near Elizabeth; Clara Ellen, deceased, wife of Dr. J. J. Reed, of Rockford, Illinois; Harry Albert; Jennie H., wife of Albert Bray, of Elizabeth; and William C., our subject.

Dr. Eustice acquired his early education in the public schools of Elizabeth, and was graduated at the high school of that place in 1895. He then entered the dental department of the Northwestern University of Chicago, and was graduated there in 1898, with the degree of D. D. S. Six months later he located in Clinton, Iowa, where he has since engaged in practice with good success, having already secured the respect and esteem of his professional brethren as well as a liberal share of the public patronage. He has an elegant suite of offices, fully equipped with the most modern appliances, in the Weston block, which is the finest office building in the city. The Doctor being a man of broad ideas, and who keeps abreast with the constant advances in his profession, and painstaking in all details, is able to successfully perform any work within the general scope of dental surgery and mechanical dentistry. Socially the Doctor is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.