William Cecil and
Elizabeth Ratliff

William Cecil b about 1803 VA; s/o Kinsey Berry Cecil and Elizabeth Mutors. William Cecil m. 28 May 1828 (divorced 6 Oct 1849) Pike Co KY to Elizabeth Ratliff b 30 Oct 1810 Floyd Co KY; d/o Silas Ratliff and Nancy Anne Pinson. Children of William Cecil and Elizabeth Ratliff;

1. Thomas Cecil b 1831 KY d abt 1866

1. Colbert Cecil b about 1837 KY d 1896; m. Arabella Miller. Colbert Cecil m. 1866 Pike Co KY to Katherine Ratliff; d/o William Ratliff

2. Pauline Perlina Cecil b about 1839 KY d 1905; m. Orlando Charles Bowles b 1839 Sandusky Co OH d 7 Mar 1895 Pikeville, Pike Co KY. Children of Orlando Charles Bowles and Pauline Perlina Cecil;

i. John C. Bowles b 1868 Pike Co KY

ii. Colbert Cecil Bowles b 14 Feb 1871 Pikeville, Pike Co KY d 16 Oct 1925 Pikeville, Pike Co KY; buried Pikeville City Cemetery, Pikeville, Pike Co KY; m. 1895 Pikeville, Pike Co KY to Nona Connolly. Child of Colbert Cecil Bowles and Nona Connolly; I. Josephine Bowles b 18 Jan 1903 Pikeville, Pike Co KY d 17 Feb 1959 Pikeville, Pike Co KY; buried Pikeville City Cemetery, Pikeville, Pike Co KY; m. 20 Feb 1924 Vero Beach, Indian River FL to Wendell Holmes Kirk. Child of Wendell Holmes Kirk and Josephine Bowles; I.i. Betsy Kirk b 10 May 1928 Paintsville, Johnson Co KY; m. 26 Jan 1952 Pikeville, Pike Co KY to Edgar N Venters

iii. Roland Bowles b 14 Feb 1871 Pikeville, Pike Co KY

iv. Malcolm Bowles b Unknown Pikeville, Pike Co KY

v. Orlando Cecil Bowles b Unknown Pikeville, Pike Co KY

3. John P Cecil b about 1844 KY d 1880

4. Crittenden Cecil b about 1846 KY d 1880; buried Cecil Cemetery, Pikeville, Pike Co KY

1850 Pike Co KY Census
41 885 885 Cecil Wm 47 M Farmer 5,000 VA
42 885 885 Cecil Colbert 13 M KY X
01 885 885 Cecil Perlina 11 F KY X
02 885 885 Cecil John P 6 M KY
03 885 885 Cecil Crittenden 4 M KY