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Deborah Cecil 1806–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1806

Birth Location: Garrard County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: White Oak, Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: James Sr

Mother: Eleanor Wilson

Spouse(s): Jesse Kays

Children(s): Mahala Kays, Mary Kays, Martha Kays, Catherine Kays, Eliza Kays, James Kays, Richard Kays, Isabelle Kays, William Kays, Daniel Kays, Thomas Kays, George Kays

Deborah Cecil was born in 1806 in Garrard County, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Cecil Sr And Eleanor Wilson. Deborah Cecil married Jesse James Kays, and had children including Catherine Kays, Daniel Kays, Eliza Jane Kays, George Kays, Isabelle Kays, James Kays, Mahala Ann Kays, Martha Kays, Mary Elizabeth Kays, Richard Kays, Thomas Scott Kays, William Monroe Kays. Deborah Cecil passed away in 1860 in White Oak, Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Deborah Cecil was born in 1806 in Garrard County, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Cecil Sr And Eleanor Wilson.
  • Deborah Cecil married Jesse James Kays, and had children including Catherine Kays, Daniel Kays, Eliza Jane Kays, George Kays, Isabelle Kays, James Kays, Mahala Ann Kays, Martha Kays, Mary Elizabeth Kays, Richard Kays, Thomas Scott Kays, William Monroe Kays.
  • Deborah Cecil passed away in 1860 in White Oak, Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Deborah Cecil's Ancestors

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Deborah Cecil
1806–1860
Birth Place: Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Cecil Sr
1759–1833
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Eleanor Wilson
1769–1844
Frederick / Montgomery, Maryland
Grandparents
Sabrett (Sollars) Cecil
1723–1809
Prince George's County MD, Maryland, USA
Mary Beale
1727–1817
Prince George's County MD, Maryland, USA
Verlinda Magruder
1729–1804
Upper Marlboro, Prince George's, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1701–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deborah Cecil's Descendants

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Deborah Cecil (1806–1860) m. Jesse (James) Kays (1804–15 Sept,1879)
  1. 1. Mahala (Ann) Kays 1829–1892
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Kays 1831–1920 m. Thomas (E) Ritter 1821–1886
    1. 1. James (B) Ritter 1856–
    2. 2. Martha (Dee) Ritter 1857–
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Ritter 1859–1923
    4. 4. Ellen (R) Ritter 1861–1947
    5. 5. Susan ("Susie") Ritter 1866–1923
    6. 6. Silas Ritter 1867–1963
    7. 7. Margaret ("Maggie") Ritter 1869–1941
    8. 8. John Ritter 1872–
    9. 9. Hendricks Ritter 1876–1951
    10. 10. Tilden Ritter 1876–1921
  3. 3. Martha Kays 1830–1928
  4. 4. Catherine Kays 1826–1908
  5. 5. Eliza (Jane) Kays 1833–1919 m. Cyrus (R) Scott 1835– m. David (Samuel) Scott 1807–1877
    1. 1. Della Swope 1878–
    2. 2. Elisah Scott 1865–1942
    3. 3. John (P) Scott 1856–
    4. 4. Daniel Scott 1860–
    5. 5. Logan Scott 1862–
    6. 6. Fannie Scott 1867–
    7. 7. Lena Scott 1870–
    8. 8. Melvin Scott 1874–
  6. 6. James Kays 1832–1891
  7. 7. Richard Kays 1843–1925
  8. 8. Isabelle Kays 1837–
  9. 9. William (Monroe) Kays 1845–1921
  10. 10. Daniel Kays 1859–
  11. 11. Thomas (Scott) Kays 1855–
  12. 12. George Kays 1841–

Deborah Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1806
1806
Birth of Deborah Cecil in Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 54
Death of Deborah Cecil in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: White Oak, Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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