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Samuel Lee Cecil 1878–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 April 1878

Birth Location: Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 January 1919

Death Location: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Edward Cecil

Mother: Rebecca Cecil

Spouse(s): Esther Snider

Children(s): Charles Cecil, Ruth Rhea

In 1878, Samuel Lee Cecil entered the world in Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia, USA, born to Edward Witten Cecil And Rebecca R Ely Cecil. Samuel Lee Cecil married Esther Eunice Snider, and had children including Charles Edward Cecil, Ruth Snider Rhea. Samuel Lee Cecil passed away in 1919 in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Samuel Lee Cecil entered the world in Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia, USA, born to Edward Witten Cecil And Rebecca R Ely Cecil.
  • Samuel Lee Cecil married Esther Eunice Snider, and had children including Charles Edward Cecil, Ruth Snider Rhea.
  • Samuel Lee Cecil passed away in 1919 in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Cecil's Ancestors

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Samuel Cecil
1878–1919
Birth Place: Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia, USA
Parents
Edward Witten Cecil
1846–1937
Dryden, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (R Ely) Cecil
1848–1918
Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mitchell Cecil
1803–1887
Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (S) Pennington
1817–1901
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Pennington
1769–1860
Martha Flanary
1779–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Micajah Pennington
1743–1813
Rachel Jones
1739–1841
John Flanary
1748–1842
Phoebe Boggs
1754–1842

Samuel Cecil's Descendants

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Samuel (Lee) Cecil (22 April 1878–11 January 1919) m. Esther (Eunice) Snider (2 November 1881–25 December 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

Samuel Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1878
22 April 1878
Birth of Samuel Lee Cecil in Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia, USA
Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia, USA
1919
11 January 1919
Age 41
Death of Samuel Lee Cecil in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 April 1878
    Event Place: Dryden, Lee Co., 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: 11 January 1919
    Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, 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: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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