Jennie Homrighous

Brief Life History of Jennie

When Jennie Homrighous was born in July 1865, in Illinois, United States, her father, John William Homrighous, was 31 and her mother, Mary Ann Reber, was 29. She married Robert Edward Cecil on 13 October 1886, in Douglas, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Judicial Township 5, Imperial, California, United States in 1940 and San Diego, San Diego, California, United States in 1950. She died in 1957, at the age of 92, and was buried in Stewardson, Prairie Township, Shelby, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Edward Cecil
1864–1930
Jennie Homrighous
1865–1957
Marriage: 13 October 1886
unknown Cecil
1887–1986
Lt Eugene Cecil
1889–1929
Irl Hicks Cecil
1891–1964
Dwight Lyman Cecil
1893–1989
William C Cecil
1897–1935
Mary Ellenor Cecil
1898–1995
Lois B Cecil
1901–1993
Paul R Cecil
1903–1989
Ruth E. Cecil
1905–2008

Sources (32)

  • Jennie H Cecil, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Jennie Horrighans, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Jennie Homrighous Cecil, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco

The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

Variant spelling of Jenny .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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