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Asa Sexton 1820–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1820

Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 28 Jan 1881

Death Location: Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, United States

Father: Jonathan *

Mother: Margaret Renfro

Spouse(s): Catherine Sheets

Children(s): William Sexton

Asa Sexton was born in 1820 in Russell, Virginia, United States, the child of Jonathan Sexton And Margaret Binford Renfro. Asa Sexton married Catherine Barbara Catie Sheets, and had children including William David Sexton. Asa Sexton passed away in 1881 in Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Asa Sexton was born in 1820 in Russell, Virginia, United States, the child of Jonathan Sexton And Margaret Binford Renfro.
  • Asa Sexton married Catherine Barbara Catie Sheets, and had children including William David Sexton.
  • Asa Sexton passed away in 1881 in Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan *
1792–1863
Birth Location: Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
J*
Margaret Renfro
1800–1854
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Catherine Sheets
1820–1916
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
CS

Children(s)

William Sexton
1855–
Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
WS

Asa Sexton's Ancestors

Self
Asa Sexton
1820–1881
Birth Place: Russell, Virginia, United States
Parents
Jonathan Sexton *
1792–1863
Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Margaret (Binford) Renfro
1800–1854
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Sexton (Sexton's Line goes back to) Ireland)
1770–1835
Russell, Virginia, United States
James (Binford Renfro) Jr
1766–1853
Franklin, Virginia, USA
Margaret ("Peggy" Carty) (Carter)
1775–1830
Christiansburg, Montgomery Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Charles Sexton
1745–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sexton
1729–1804
Mary Lee
1726–1761

Asa Sexton's Descendants

1.
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Asa Sexton (16 May 1820–28 Jan 1881) m. Catherine (Barbara ”Catie”) Sheets (16 May 1820–6 May 1916)
  1. 1. William (David) Sexton 1855– m. Margaret (Elvira) Sult 1857–1880
    1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Sexton 1878–1945 m. Ivy (Myrtle) Sexton 1879–1951
      1. 1. Lola (Margaret) Thompson 1924–2008 m. Bernhard (D.) Thompson 1911–1967
        1. 1. Doug Thompson 1949–2014
      2. 2. Sarah (C) Sexton 1918–2010
      3. 3. Walter (Earl) Sexton 1913–1996 m. Cora (Dolores) Callaway 1924–
      4. 4. Alfred (C.) Sexton 1915–1920
      5. 5. Allan Sexton 1902–1978
      6. 6. Nina (Bethel) Sexton 1908–1992
      7. 7. Retta (M. de) Munnik 1904–1994

Asa Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1820
16 May 1820
Birth of Asa Sexton in Russell, Virginia, United States
Russell, Virginia, United States
1881
28 Jan 1881
Age 61
Death of Asa Sexton in Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, United States
Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1820
    Event Place: Russell, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1881
    Event Place: Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, United States
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