John Harrison Cecil
1818 - 1894 (76 years)-
Name John Harrison Cecil Birth 29 Jan 1818 Shelby County, OH 
Gender Male Death 7 Jun 1894 Dublin, Pulaski, VA Burial Dublin, Pulaski, VA - Burial: Dublin Cemetery
Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
Inscription: JOHN H. CECIL / BORN / JAN. 29, 1818 / DIED / JUNE 7, 1894"
Inscription on base illegible in photo.
Person ID I3331 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 28 Dec 2022
Family Mary Ellen Trinkle, b. 11 Nov 1823, Dublin, Pulaski, VA d. 15 Nov 1902 (Age 79 years) Marriage 11 Aug 1841 VA - John H. Cecil in the Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850
Name: John H. Cecil
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Mary Trinkle
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1842
County: Pulaski
State: Virginia
Children 1. Sarah Elizabeth Cecil, b. 12 May 1843, VA d. 8 Apr 1891, VA (Age 47 years)2. William Ballard Cecil, b. 15 Sep 1844, VA d. 15 Dec 1916, VA (Age 72 years)+ 3. Cynthia Mary Cecil, b. 18 Jul 1846, VA d. 26 Mar 1927, VA (Age 80 years)4. Margaret Malinda Cecil, b. 22 Mar 1846 d. 25 Oct 1860 (Age 14 years) + 5. James Henry Cecil, b. 24 Jan 1850, Pulaski County, VA d. 11 Oct 1932, Dublin, Pulaski, VA (Age 82 years)+ 6. John Stephen Cecil, b. 24 Nov 1852, Pulaski County, VA d. 11 Feb 1937, Pulaski County, VA (Age 84 years)7. Jacob Harvey Cecil, b. 26 Dec 1854 d. 6 Jul 1855 (Age 0 years) 8. Minnesota Cecil, b. 18 Mar 1857 + 9. Frances Letitia Cecil, b. 24 Jun 1859, Pulaski County, VA d. 3 Jan 1922, VA (Age 62 years)10. Dow Robert Cecil, b. 9 Dec 1861 d. 3 Mar 1882 (Age 20 years) + 11. Charlie Lee Cecil, b. 1 May 1866, VA d. 12 Jun 1952, Dublin, Pulaski, VA (Age 86 years)Family ID F1088 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Oct 2016
- Burial: Dublin Cemetery
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Birth - 29 Jan 1818 - Shelby County, OH 
Marriage - 11 Aug 1841 - VA 
Death - 7 Jun 1894 - Dublin, Pulaski, VA Burial - - Dublin, Pulaski, VA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - John Harrison CECIL - was born in Shelby county, Ohio, January 29, 1818, son of William and Elizabeth (GUTHRIE) CECIL. He came to Pulaski county in 1839, engaged in farming, and in 1854 added a mercantile business, which he has continued ever since with the exception of the four years of the war. He now carries on an extensive agricultural and mercantile business, owning a farm of 104 acres one mile east of Dublin, another of thirty two acres south of Dublin, and one of ninety six acres in Roanoke County, this state. Twenty eight years ago he was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace, and has served, with the exception of four years, ever since and is still the incumbent. During the war he was a member of the Reserves, enlisted to defend their homes, and as such took part in the Battle of Cloyd Mountain. William B., oldest son of Mr. CECIL was a member of Company F, Fifty-Fourth Virginia Infantry, during the war. In Pulaski county, August 11, 1841, John Harrison CECIL married Mary Ellen, daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (TROLLINGER) TRINKLE, born in Pulaski county in 1824. Their children were born: Sarah Elizabeth, May 12, 1842; William Ballard, September 15, 1844; Cynthia Mary, July 18, 1846; Margaret Melinda, March 22, 1848; James Henry, January 24, 1850; John Stephen, November 24, 1852; Jacob Harvey, December 26, 1854; Minnesota, March 18, 1857; Fannie Letitia, June 24, 1859; Dow Robert, December 9, 1861; twins died unnamed in January 1864; Charlie Lee, May 1, 1866; Margaret M. and Jacob H. are deceased. James Henry lives in the adjacent county, Giles; the others in Dublin. Dublin, Pulaski county, Virginia is John Harrison CECIL'S postoffice address.
Hardesty, H. H. Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia,
Illustrated ... Special Virginia Edition giving a History of the Virginias,
Biographical Sketches of Eminent Virginians, Written by R[obert] A[lonzo]
Brock, Secretary of the Virginia Historical Society. New York, Richmond, et
al: H. H. Hardesty, 1884. 14 1/2"h x 11 1/2"w. 441 pages;
Jno. H. Cecil in the 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Jno. H. Cecil
Age: 62
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1880: Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary E. Cecil
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farms
Household Members:
Name Age
Jno. H. Cecil 62
Mary E. Cecil 55
Sarah E. Cecil 39
Fannie L. Cecil 20
Dow R. Cecil 18
Charley L. Cecil 14
- John Harrison CECIL - was born in Shelby county, Ohio, January 29, 1818, son of William and Elizabeth (GUTHRIE) CECIL. He came to Pulaski county in 1839, engaged in farming, and in 1854 added a mercantile business, which he has continued ever since with the exception of the four years of the war. He now carries on an extensive agricultural and mercantile business, owning a farm of 104 acres one mile east of Dublin, another of thirty two acres south of Dublin, and one of ninety six acres in Roanoke County, this state. Twenty eight years ago he was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace, and has served, with the exception of four years, ever since and is still the incumbent. During the war he was a member of the Reserves, enlisted to defend their homes, and as such took part in the Battle of Cloyd Mountain. William B., oldest son of Mr. CECIL was a member of Company F, Fifty-Fourth Virginia Infantry, during the war. In Pulaski county, August 11, 1841, John Harrison CECIL married Mary Ellen, daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (TROLLINGER) TRINKLE, born in Pulaski county in 1824. Their children were born: Sarah Elizabeth, May 12, 1842; William Ballard, September 15, 1844; Cynthia Mary, July 18, 1846; Margaret Melinda, March 22, 1848; James Henry, January 24, 1850; John Stephen, November 24, 1852; Jacob Harvey, December 26, 1854; Minnesota, March 18, 1857; Fannie Letitia, June 24, 1859; Dow Robert, December 9, 1861; twins died unnamed in January 1864; Charlie Lee, May 1, 1866; Margaret M. and Jacob H. are deceased. James Henry lives in the adjacent county, Giles; the others in Dublin. Dublin, Pulaski county, Virginia is John Harrison CECIL'S postoffice address.