Reuben Churchwell Cecil Sr. (1853 - 1929)

Born 16 Dec 1853 in Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Louvina (Marcum) Cecil — married 27 Sep 1874 (to 28 Aug 1929) in Scott, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Aug 1929 at age 75 in Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Reuben Cecil Sr. was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Reuben was born on August 28, 1853 at Helenwood in Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of William Cecil and Nancy West. In the 1860 census Rubin (age 6) was at 2nd District, Scott, Tennessee, United States.^[1] In the 1870 census Reuben (age 16) was in Scott, Tennessee, United States.^[2] He married Louvina Marcum on September 27, 1874 in Scott County. He passed away from cystitis prostatitis and chronic nephritis August 28, 1929 at Helenwood.

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 88; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1271; FHL microfilm: 805271; Record number: 15494;
   FamilySearch Record: M8YQ-6H9 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSZ-23C Image number 00408
   Rubin C Cecill (6) at 2nd District, Scott, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
2. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 1; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 21; FHL microfilm: 000553058; Record number: 266;
   FamilySearch Record: MD89-HSL (accessed 3 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XCR2-37 Image number 00014
   Reuben C Cecill (16) in Scott, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.

• Burial : Cecil Cemetery, Cherry Fork, Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Burial Date : August 30,1929, Find A Grave memorial # 37775375, [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37775375/reuben_churchwell-cecil: accessed 20 November 2023), memorial page for Rev Reuben Churchwell “Rube” Cecil Sr. (16 Dec 1853–28 Aug 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37775375, citing Cecil Cemetery, Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Dorothy Young (contributor 47116377).

• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSRB-M3P : 23 February 2021), Ruben Churchwell Cecil, 28 Aug 1929; Death, Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

• "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD37-2XS : 16 March 2020), Reuben Cecil and Louvina Marcum, 1874.

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWH-9C5 : Wed Oct 04 18:28:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Reuben Cecill and Lavina Cecill, 1880.

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZS-B88 : Wed Oct 04 12:53:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Reubin Cecill and Louvina Cecill, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGF6-4J2 : Thu Oct 05 02:35:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Rubin C Cecil and Lovina Cecil, 1910.

• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-JPQ : Wed Oct 04 17:59:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Rehben C Cecil and Lavina Cecil, 1920.