Cecil Doty (1897–1983) • FamilySearch

Cecil Doty

21 October 1897–19 July 1983 (Age 85)
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

The Life of Cecil

When Cecil Doty was born on 21 October 1897, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, her father, William Rosamond "Will" Doty, was 27 and her mother, Cora Belle Mills, was 24. She married Samuel Coleman Foote on 23 July 1917, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Center Township, Monona, Iowa, United States in 1910 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1915. She died on 19 July 1983, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, at the age of 85.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Samuel Coleman Foote

1895–1953

Cecil Doty

1897–1983

Marriage: 23 July 1917

Eva Bell Elizabeth Foote

1917–1998

Fred William Adelbert Foote

1919–1981

Everett Samuel Foote

1921–1925

Darrell Dean Foote

1924–1980

Arlene A Foote

1927–2005

Violet Germaine Foote

1929–2004

Norma Jean Foote

1931–2003

Paul Elisa Foote

1933–2008

Opal Irene Foote

1936–

Mona Foote

1938–

Roy Lee Foote

1938–1982

Spouse and Children

Samuel Coleman Foote

Male1895–1953Male

Cecil Doty

Female1897–1983Female

MARRIAGE
23 July 1917
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

children

(11)

Eva Bell Elizabeth Foote

Female1917–1998Female

Fred William Adelbert Foote

Male1919–1981Male

Everett Samuel Foote

Male1921–1925Male

Darrell Dean Foote

Male1924–1980Male

Arlene A Foote

Female1927–2005Female

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Parents and Siblings

William Rosamond "Will" Doty

Male1869–1947Male

Cora Belle Mills

Female1873–1950Female

siblings

(9)

Iva Leone Doty

Female1894–1963Female

John Issac Doty

Male1896–Male

Cecil Doty

Female1897–1983Female

Fred Ballenger Doty

Male1900–1973Male

Bessie Doty

Female1903–1987Female

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 1

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

Age 16

The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.

1920

Age 23

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

Name Meaning

Doty

Cecil

English: probably an early variant of Doughty .

Possible Related Names

Doughty

Doten

Sources (3)

Cecil Foote in household of Samuel Foote, "United States Census, 1940"
Cecil Doty, "Iowa State Census, 1915"
Cecil Doty in household of Wm Doty, "United States Census, 1900"

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