Brief Life History of Cecil Henry
When Cecil Henry Westwood was born on 19 November 1925, in Paradise, Butte, California, United States, his father, Walter Henry Westwood, was 36 and his mother, Ida Mae Shoemaker, was 31. He lived in Chico, Butte, California, United States in 1930 and American Judicial Township, Sacramento, California, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1944. He died on 25 March 1990, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 64.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Cecil H Westwood in household of Walter H Westwood, "United States Census, 1940"
- Cecil Henry Westwood, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995"
- Cecil H Westwood, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
Parents and Siblings
1889–1946 Male
1894–1957 Female
Siblings (6)
1918–1985 Male
1923–1942 Male
1924–1924 Male
1925–1990 Male
1928–2015 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1927
Age 2
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Age 9
1944 · The G.I Bill
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: topographic name habitational name for someone who lived ‘by the west wood’ (Middle English west + wode), or who came from any of numerous places called Westwood (from Old English west ‘west’ + wudu ‘wood’), such as those in Kent, Wiltshire, Warwickshire, or Worcestershire.
History: William Westwood was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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