I've been following the Thomas and Nancy Grayson Cecil, and William
Cecil of Shelby and Miami County, [Ohio] Cecil families thread for
sometime.
I've recently completed research on William Wirt Cecil, son of Thomas
and Nancy Grayson Cecil, their daughter Anna Carey Cecil, b 1835.
Anna married Issac Newton Mark. Anna's father William had given her a
new Family Bible to record her family and descendants. The Bible has
reached its "dead end" to pass on to future generations. The current
holder of the Bible would like to donate it back to another Cecil
family member, preferably someone or group in Ohio, or the Historical
Society in Ohio, and lastly back to Virginia. The holder has asked
me to notify this group for suggestions. The holder is not a Cecil
family member and found it unclaimed in San Francisco, CA., and asks
only that the taker pay for shipping and handling charges.
Thomas, William Wirt, and other Cecils of their time period helped
settle the Miami / Shelby, Ohio counties. Issac Newton was a
minister that went on to California immediately after the California
Gold Rush to organize and minister for the Church in Central and
Coastal California Area.
Lynn Brown
Family Historian
dmjsimmons(a)att.net wrote:
Gail, I found one of my research family trees and Thomas and Nancy
Grayson
Cecil had a daughter named Nancy born June 30 1794 and she married Jeremiah
Early.John Grayson was born 1790. These are th other siblings,Samuel
Cecil,Mary,William Wirt ,Rebecca,Gordon,James Sollar,Eleanor,Letitia.Thomas
was in the American Rev war. He and Nancy died in Ohio. Their is a Cecil
Cemetary in Polaski co Virginia which was near old homestead and John Grayson
and his wife Elizabeth Wygal Cecil are buried there. This is near methodist
church named for Cecils .The book call Gates of Glory give names of my family
who is buried there.John Grayson's name is also listed in many other books.Go
to Google .com and put the name of John Grayson Cecil in and under the ref
you will find the cecil line which is very long but you will find probably
what you want. I have found it is easier to start with the earlier Cecils and
work to present. The Old Guthier Place is still standing which in Virginia
and this is where John Grayson was born.Thomas sold log cabin to Guthier
(Spelling) I will be happy to send you any info taht would be helpful,most
mind is family who has done alotof Geneology.The Books that have my family in
them are library books you can't check out. Some of the books cost around
700.00 dollars. Hope this helps and do you think we are in the same family ?
>Since I am doing all the Cecils, I have come up with this... The only Ohio
>J.H. Cecil I have (and there may be others) is James Harvey Cecil, Born 21
>Feb. 1816, in Ohio son of William Zachariah Cecil (born 8 Oct 1786 Montgomery
>Co
>Va) and Elizabeth Guthrie. Since your Nancy and J. H. Cecil married in
>1870, check the 1880 census and try the soundex on the 1900, 1910. Be sure to
>check the dates on the soundex cards.. This is only a clue and may not lead to
>anything... Gail
>
>
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>can be found at:
>http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CECIL
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