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Cecelia Celia Easter

Cecelia Celia Easter



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Cecelia Celia EasterCecelia Celia Easter was born about 1828 in North Carolina, USA.

    Family/Spouse: William Gaskins. William was born about 1825 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ida Cecelia Gaskins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Nov 1849 in Washington, North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Apr 1923 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 3. Della Weston Gaskins  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1852 in North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ida Cecelia GaskinsIda Cecelia Gaskins Descendancy chart to this point (1.Cecelia1) was born on 10 Nov 1849 in Washington, North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Apr 1923 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Andrew Arthur Ward. Andrew was born on 10 Mar 1843 in Frederick County, Maryland, USA; died on 4 Aug 1893 in Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Bertha Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Dec 1882 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Oct 1942 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 5. John Damon Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Sep 1883 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 23 Sep 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 6. Annie May Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Feb 1869 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 May 1926 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 7. Fanny Shaw Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1867 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA; died on 10 Feb 1893 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    5. 8. Florence Ward  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1877 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Dec 1910 in 137 Short, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  2. 3.  Della Weston GaskinsDella Weston Gaskins Descendancy chart to this point (1.Cecelia1) was born in 1852 in North Carolina, USA.

    Della married John Murray on 27 Jul 1905 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. John (son of James Murray and Hester Murray) was born in 1848 in Key West, Monroe, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Della married Edwar W Weston on 6 Nov 1870 in Ashland, Massachusetts, USA. Edwar was born in 1849 in Norfolk Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Bertha WardBertha Ward Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ida2, 1.Cecelia1) was born on 15 Dec 1882 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Oct 1942 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  2. 5.  John Damon WardJohn Damon Ward Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ida2, 1.Cecelia1) was born on 24 Sep 1883 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 23 Sep 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    John married Carrie E. Taylor on 16 Jul 1910 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Carrie (daughter of Lorenzo Taylor, I and Rachel A Popel) was born about 1881 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 6.  Annie May WardAnnie May Ward Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ida2, 1.Cecelia1) was born on 27 Feb 1869 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 May 1926 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Samuel Brister Benson. Samuel (son of William Benson and Sophia Tilghman) was born on 24 Dec 1876 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA; died on 2 Dec 1941 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. James H Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1902 in Illinois, USA.
    2. 10. Carolyn Louise Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Apr 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 Sep 1998 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 11. Living Harris  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 12. Living Harris  Descendancy chart to this point

    Annie married John D Bell on 14 Oct 1887 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. John (son of John D Bell and Jane Bell) was born about 1863 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1923 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. John Walter Bell, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Feb 1889 in Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Dec 1958 in USA.
    2. 14. Robert O Bell  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1895 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Feb 1895 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

  4. 7.  Fanny Shaw WardFanny Shaw Ward Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ida2, 1.Cecelia1) was born about 1867 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA; died on 10 Feb 1893 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

    Fanny married Daniel Shaw on 7 Mar 1888 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Daniel (son of George Shaw and Henreitta Shaw) was born in 1859 in St Mary's, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 8.  Florence WardFlorence Ward Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ida2, 1.Cecelia1) was born in Dec 1877 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Dec 1910 in 137 Short, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Florence married Frederick Carrington on 24 Feb 1896 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Frederick (son of Robert Carrington, son of Robert Carrington and Susan B Braxton) was born on 5 Jun 1875 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 13 Oct 1958 in Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Hazel Belle Carrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1898 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 13 Jan 1924 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 9.  James H BensonJames H Benson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Annie3, 2.Ida2, 1.Cecelia1) was born about 1902 in Illinois, USA.

  2. 10.  Carolyn Louise BensonCarolyn Louise Benson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Annie3, 2.Ida2, 1.Cecelia1) was born on 13 Apr 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 Sep 1998 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Samuel A Selvey. Samuel (son of Isaac Selvey and Emma Catherine Bell) was born on 21 May 1898 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 7 Apr 1960 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Shyrlee Ann Moore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 May 1930 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 Oct 2006 in Aliquippa, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 11.  Living HarrisLiving Harris Descendancy chart to this point (6.Annie3, 2.Ida2, 1.Cecelia1)

  4. 12.  Living HarrisLiving Harris Descendancy chart to this point (6.Annie3, 2.Ida2, 1.Cecelia1)

  5. 13.  John Walter Bell, IIIJohn Walter Bell, III Descendancy chart to this point (6.Annie3, 2.Ida2, 1.Cecelia1) was born on 28 Feb 1889 in Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Dec 1958 in USA.

  6. 14.  Robert O BellRobert O Bell Descendancy chart to this point (6.Annie3, 2.Ida2, 1.Cecelia1) was born about 1895 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Feb 1895 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

  7. 15.  Hazel Belle CarringtonHazel Belle Carrington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Florence3, 2.Ida2, 1.Cecelia1) was born on 15 Sep 1898 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 13 Jan 1924 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Hazel married Oliver H Jones on 28 Jan 1915 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Oliver (son of Madison Jones and Mary Wells Twyman) was born in 1895 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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