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Asa Sexton 1820–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820-05-16

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1881-01-28

Death Location: Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, USA

Father: Jonathan Sexton

Mother: Margaret Renfro

Spouse(s): Catherine Sheets

Children(s): Cassandra Sexton

Asa Sexton was born in 1820 in Virginia, USA, the child of Jonathan Sexton And Margaret Binford Renfro. In 1865, Asa Sexton resided in Virginia. Asa Sexton married Catherine Barbara Sheets, and had children including Cassandra Jane Sexton. Asa Sexton passed away in 1881 in Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Asa Sexton was born in 1820 in Virginia, USA, the child of Jonathan Sexton And Margaret Binford Renfro.
  • In 1865, Asa Sexton resided in Virginia.
  • Asa Sexton married Catherine Barbara Sheets, and had children including Cassandra Jane Sexton.
  • Asa Sexton passed away in 1881 in Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, USA.

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Asa Sexton's Ancestors

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Asa Sexton
1820–1881
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Jonathan Sexton
1794–
Grayson, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Binford) Renfro
1800–1854
Grayson, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Sexton
1770–1835
Russell, Virginia, United States
Delans (Dilly) Sexton
1778–1858
Russell, Virginia, United States
Joseph Renfro
1766–1853
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Margaret ('Peggy') Carty
1775–1830
Montgomery, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Asa Sexton's Descendants

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Asa Sexton (1820-05-16–1881-01-28) m. Catherine (Barbara) Sheets (1824–6 May 1916)
  1. 1. Cassandra (Jane) Sexton 1845–1921 m. John (Mitchell) Murray 1837–1920
    1. 1. Thomas (Stonewall Jackson) Murray 1862–1947 m. Christine (Evelyn) Leedy 1869–1948
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Murray 1891–1950 m. Emmitt (Matthew) Hill 1883–1966
        1. 1. Thomas (Joshua) Hill 1923–1994 m. Ailene White 1919– m. Barbara Hunt 1927–2003

Asa Sexton's Timeline

3 Records

1820
1820-05-16
Birth of Asa Sexton in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1865
1865
Age 45
Asa Sexton resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1881
1881-01-28
Age 61
Death of Asa Sexton in Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820-05-16
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881-01-28
    Event Place: Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, USA

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