Pvt. Cyrus Augustus Croff ²

  General Notes:

Both of his parents were born in New York.

An alternative death date and place is:
21 Oct 1925 in Petoskey ^{3 6}

  Noted events in his life were:

• United States Census: Resided, 1850, Roxana, Eaton County, Michigan. Age 4

• United States Census: Resided, 1860, Roxand Township, Eaton County, Michigan, USA.

• Military: Company G, 10th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry, 1863, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA. Mustered out on 11 Nov 1865 at Memphis, TN.

• Civil War: Enlisted as a Private, 30 Oct 1863, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA. ⁷ Name: Cyrus A Croff
Age at Enlistment: 18
Birth Date: abt 1845
Enlistment Date: 30 Oct 1863
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Grand Rapids, MI
State Served: Michigan
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Michigan 10th Cavalry Regiment on 30 Oct 1863.

Mustered out on 11 Nov 1865 at Memphis, TN.

Sources: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65

• Pension: Civil War Pension, 30 Oct 1863, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA. 10th Regiment of Michigan Calvary.

NARA Publication Number: T289

Publisher: National Archives and Records Administration

Collection Title: Civil War Pensions

• Residence, 1870, Danby Township, Ionia County, Michigan, USA.

• Residence, 1880, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, USA.

• Residence: US Census, 1900, Littlefield, Emmet County, Michigan, USA.

• United States Census: Residence, 1920, Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Michigan, USA. Age 74

Cyrus married Esther E. Johnson, daughter of Samuel Johnson Sr. and Cordelia Adelia Fuller, on 1 Jan 1866 in Roxand Township, Eaton County, Michigan, USA. (Esther E. Johnson was born on 1 Jan 1849 in New York, USA ^{3 5} and died in 1899 in Michigan, USA.)

Cyrus next married Hanna J. Crandle on 1 Apr 1885 in South Boston, Ionia County, Michigan. (Hanna J. Crandle was born about 1860 in Berlin, , Michigan, USA ⁸.)

Cyrus next married Flora Belle Yeakey, daughter of George Washington Yeakey and Ellen Bert, on 23 Sep 1898 in Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA.¹ (Flora Belle Yeakey was born on 1 Oct 1880 in Michigan, USA,⁹ died on 16 Jun 1931 ⁹ and was buried in Littlefield Township Cemetery, Alanson, Emmet County, Michigan, USA ⁹.)

Cyrus next married Cynthia A. Read, daughter of Jonas Read and Sarah Jane Sterling, on 13 Nov 1869 in Dekalb County, Illinois, USA. (Cynthia A. Read was born about 1855 in Illinois, USA and died on 16 Nov 1936 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.)