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Benjamin Horace Sexton 1865–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1865

Birth Location: Northport, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama

Death Date: 17 May 1951

Death Location: Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Father: Horace Sexton

Mother: Sarah Sartain

Spouse(s): Mary Lesley

Children(s): Benjamin Sexton, Tragg Sexton, Lee Sexton, Elija Sexton, Sarah Sexton, James Sexton, Herman Sexton, Alvin Sexton, Theodore Sexton, Hosea Sexton, Sara Sexton, Thomas Sexton, Thomas Sexton

Benjamin Horace Sexton was born in 1865 in Northport, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama, the child of Horace Hodges Sexton And Sarah Ann Sartain. Benjamin Horace Sexton married Mary Ann Lesley, and had children including Alvin F Sexton, Benjamin Ernest Sexton, Elija Washington Lige Sexton, Herman Hugo Sexton, Hosea Hosie Jefferson Sexton, James H Sexton, Lee Austin Sexton, Sara T Sexton, Sarah Clementine Sexton, Theodore Augustus Doc Sexton, Thomas A Sexton, Tragg Look Into This Name Sexton. Benjamin Horace Sexton passed away in 1951 in Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.

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  • Benjamin Horace Sexton was born in 1865 in Northport, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama, the child of Horace Hodges Sexton And Sarah Ann Sartain.
  • Benjamin Horace Sexton married Mary Ann Lesley, and had children including Alvin F Sexton, Benjamin Ernest Sexton, Elija Washington Lige Sexton, Herman Hugo Sexton, Hosea Hosie Jefferson Sexton, James H Sexton, Lee Austin Sexton, Sara T Sexton, Sarah Clementine Sexton, Theodore Augustus Doc Sexton, Thomas A Sexton, Tragg Look Into This Name Sexton.
  • Benjamin Horace Sexton passed away in 1951 in Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.

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Benjamin Sexton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Sexton
1865–1951
Birth Place: Northport, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
Parents
Horace Hodges Sexton
1839–1931
Hassel, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Sarah (Ann) Sartain
1839–1876
Northport, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Michael Sexton
1805–1870
, , South Carolina, USA
Nancy Simpson
1795–1840
Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Alfred Sarten
1803–1864
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Susannah (Sarah) Ramage
1813–1879
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Sexton
1770–1840
Susannah Swindle
1787–1874
Christopher Simpson
1757–1850
Mary Baker
1752–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Sexton
1745–1829
Elizabeth Greene
1758–1790

Benjamin Sexton's Descendants

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Benjamin (Horace) Sexton (12 Dec 1865–17 May 1951) m. Mary (Ann) Lesley (17 Feb 1870–4 May 1937)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Ernest) Sexton 1905–1998 m. Martha (Jane) Burrell 1912–1973
    1. 1. Jimmy (Ray) Sexton 1938–1970 m. Dorothy (L) Sexton 1933–2016
    2. 2. Ernest (Harice) Sexton 1930–1993
    3. 3. Terry (Wayne) Sexton 1950–2009
    4. 4. John (R) Sexton 1941–2009
    5. 5. William (Edward) Sexton 1935–1993
    6. 6. Ernest (Horace) Sexton 1931–2013
    7. 7. Roy (Charles) Sexton 1944–2017
    8. 8. Mary (Frances) Sexton 1933–2018
  2. 2. Tragg (Look into this name) Sexton 1906–
  3. 3. Lee (Austin) Sexton 1900–1967
  4. 4. Elija (Washington "Lige") Sexton 1891–1978
  5. 5. Sarah (Clementine) Sexton 1907–2002
  6. 6. James (H) Sexton 1896–1985
  7. 7. Herman (Hugo) Sexton 1901–1977
  8. 8. Alvin (F) Sexton 1898–1990
  9. 9. Theodore (Augustus "Doc") Sexton 1903–1982
  10. 10. Hosea ("Hosie" Jefferson) Sexton 1894–1955
  11. 11. Sara (T) Sexton 1908–
  12. 12. Thomas (A) Sexton 1904–
  13. 13. Thomas (A) Sexton 1904–

Benjamin Sexton's Timeline

3 Records

1865
12 Dec 1865
Birth of Benjamin Horace Sexton in Northport, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
Northport, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
1890
16 Jan 1890
Age 25
Benjamin Horace Sexton was married in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
1951
17 May 1951
Age 86
Death of Benjamin Horace Sexton in Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1865
    Event Place: Northport, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1890
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1951
    Event Place: Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Death Index

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