Cyrus E. Davis

    Cyrus E. Davis, attorney at law, was born in Washington County, Indiana, December 17, 1856, and is a son of James and Martha E. Davis. Cyrus was reared on a farm; attended school during the winter, and when seventeen years old the Salem High School some time, in 1876 the Southern Indiana Normal School, and in the autumn of that year was enrolled in the State University at Bloomington; was a student four years, and graduated therefrom in June, 1880. In July of that year, he came to Martinsville, engaged in reading law under Col. Jordan; became a partner with Hon. A. M. Cunning in 1881; graduated from the Law Department of the Michigan University in 1882; returned to Martinsville; continued the practice with Mr. Cunning and afterward became associated with E. C. Steele, under the firm name of Davis & Steele. Mr. Davis is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Source: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. Charles Blanchard, Editor. F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884.