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Edward Witten Cecil 1846–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 December 1846

Birth Location: Dryden, Lee, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 December 1937

Death Location: Dryden, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Mitchell Cecil

Mother: Mary Pennington

Spouse(s): Rebecca Cecil

Children(s): Emma Orr, Cora Cecil, Estel Cecil, Joanna Cecil, John Cecil, Joshua Cecil, Mary Cecil, Samuel Cecil

In 1846, Edward Witten Cecil entered the world in Dryden, Lee, Virginia, USA, born to Mitchell Cecil And Mary S Pennington. Edward Witten Cecil married Rebecca R Ely Cecil, and had children including Cora Elizabeth Cecil, Emma Lora Cecil Orr, Estel J Cecil, Joanna Cecil, John Henry Cecil, Joshua Cecil, Mary Cecil, Samuel Lee Cecil, Twins Cecil. Edward Witten Cecil passed away in 1937 in Dryden, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Edward Witten Cecil entered the world in Dryden, Lee, Virginia, USA, born to Mitchell Cecil And Mary S Pennington.
  • Edward Witten Cecil married Rebecca R Ely Cecil, and had children including Cora Elizabeth Cecil, Emma Lora Cecil Orr, Estel J Cecil, Joanna Cecil, John Henry Cecil, Joshua Cecil, Mary Cecil, Samuel Lee Cecil, Twins Cecil.
  • Edward Witten Cecil passed away in 1937 in Dryden, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Cecil's Ancestors

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Edward Cecil
1846–1937
Birth Place: Dryden, Lee, Virginia, USA
Parents
Mitchell Cecil
1803–1887
Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (S) Pennington
1817–1901
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Edward (Mitchell "Neddie") Pennington
1769–1860
Wilkes, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Patsy Patty Polly) Flanary
1779–1852
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Micajah Pennington
1743–1813
Rachel Jones
1739–1841
John Flanary
1748–1842
Phoebe Boggs
1754–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
BENAJAH V
1723–1794
Hezekiah Jones
1711–1774
Ann Dibble
1714–1808
Thomas Flannery
1722–1781
Elizabeth Blubaugh
1725–1810

Edward Cecil's Descendants

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Edward (Witten) Cecil (13 December 1846–16 December 1937) m. Rebecca (R Ely) Cecil (20 September 1848–21 July 1918)
  1. 1. Emma (Lora Cecil) Orr 1882–1956
  2. 2. Cora (Elizabeth) Cecil 1880–1959
  3. 3. Estel (J) Cecil 1891–1968
  4. 4. Joanna Cecil 1871–1949
  5. 5. John (Henry) Cecil 1876–1949
  6. 6. Joshua Cecil 1891–
  7. 7. Mary Cecil 1886–1938
  8. 8. Samuel (Lee) Cecil 1878–1919 m. Esther (Eunice) Snider 1881–1962
    1. 1. Charles (Edward) Cecil 1914–1997 m. Helen (Lucille) Shelburne 1918–1989
      1. 1. Samuel (Bradley Cecil) Sr. 1938–2019
    2. 2. Ruth (Snider) Rhea 1912–2003

Edward Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1846
13 December 1846
Birth of Edward Witten Cecil in Dryden, Lee, Virginia, USA
Dryden, Lee, Virginia, USA
1937
16 December 1937
Age 91
Death of Edward Witten Cecil in Lee Co., Virginia, USA
Lee Co., Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 December 1846
    Event Place: Dryden, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1937
    Event Place: Lee Co., Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dryden, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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