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Charles Elmore Sexton 1860–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1860

Birth Location: Gordon County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1940

Death Location: Douglassville, Cass, Texas, USA

Father: Morgan Sexton

Mother: Sarah Littlefield

Spouse(s): Mary Campbell, Sarah Bowles

Children(s): Velma Sexton, Bessie Sexton, Raymond Sexton, Arville Sexton, Gladys Sexton, James Sexton, Lucille Sexton, Sallie Sexton, Charles Sexton-Bowles, Laura Sexton

In 1860, Charles Elmore Sexton entered the world in Gordon County, Georgia, USA, born to Morgan Young Sexton And Sarah Caroline Littlefield. Charles Elmore Sexton married Mary Olivia Campbell, Sarah Annie Bowles, and had children including Arville Henry Sexton, Bessie Pearl Sexton, Charles Perry Sexton Bowles, Gladys Laura Sexton, James Young Sexton, Laura Belle Sexton, Lucille Pauline Sexton, Raymond Eugene Sexton, Sallie Mae Sexton, Velma Ruth Sexton. Charles Elmore Sexton passed away in 1940 in Douglassville, Cass, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1860, Charles Elmore Sexton entered the world in Gordon County, Georgia, USA, born to Morgan Young Sexton And Sarah Caroline Littlefield.
  • Charles Elmore Sexton married Mary Olivia Campbell, Sarah Annie Bowles, and had children including Arville Henry Sexton, Bessie Pearl Sexton, Charles Perry Sexton Bowles, Gladys Laura Sexton, James Young Sexton, Laura Belle Sexton, Lucille Pauline Sexton, Raymond Eugene Sexton, Sallie Mae Sexton, Velma Ruth Sexton.
  • Charles Elmore Sexton passed away in 1940 in Douglassville, Cass, Texas, USA.

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Charles Sexton's Ancestors

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Charles Sexton
1860–1940
Birth Place: Gordon County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Morgan Young Sexton
1838–1880
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Caroline) Littlefield
1843–1918
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Acial (Asa) Littlefield
1811–1874
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Miles
1804–1862
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Littlefield
1790–1845
Sarah Willis
1790–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Littlefield
1760–1826
Mary Gleason
1766–1846

Charles Sexton's Descendants

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Charles (Elmore) Sexton (1 Dec 1860–15 May 1940) m. Mary (Olivia) Campbell (15 Oct 1866–16 Nov 1944) m. Sarah (Annie) Bowles (31 May 1861–28 Oct 1889)
  1. 1. Velma (Ruth) Sexton 1909–1991 m. Hardy (B.) Lyle 1908–1970
    1. 1. Wanda (Jo) Lyle 1935–2011
  2. 2. Bessie (Pearl) Sexton 1890–1926 m. William (Lawrence) Thompson 1892–1979
    1. 1. Cora (Mae) Thompson 1912–2009
    2. 2. Alden (William) Thompson 1914–1983
    3. 3. James (Frank) Thompson 1922–1992
  3. 3. Raymond (Eugene) Sexton 1894–1970 m. Lola (Mae) Gholson 1896–1988
    1. 1. Ernest (Eugene) Sexton 1918–1996
    2. 2. Charles (Davies) Sexton 1921–2000
    3. 3. Jennie (Pearl) Sexton 1926–2012
    4. 4. Carolyn (Ann) Sexton 1934–2008
    5. 5. Kathryn (Nellie) Sexton 1923–1992
    6. 6. Sarah (Marie) Sexton 1935–1988
  4. 4. Arville (Henry) Sexton 1902–1985 m. Mattie (Faye) Lear 1910–1968 m. Olice (Olive) McDuff 1903–2001 m. Hattie (Estelle) Hamilton 1910–1985
    1. 1. Laurice Sexton 1932–2020
  5. 5. Gladys (Laura) Sexton 1906–1974 m. Charles (Culberson) McDuffie 1893–1961 m. Edward (Wimberly) Kelly 1904–1938
    1. 1. Charles (A.) Kelly 1932–2010
    2. 2. Eva (Mae) Bennett 1928–1965
    3. 3. Joe (Edward) Kelly 1930–2008
    4. 4. Doris (Jane) Kelly 1935–1999
  6. 6. James (Young) Sexton 1900–1986 m. Annie (Rui) Cates 1898–1991
    1. 1. Eldridge (Fox) Sexton 1925–1988
    2. 2. Lloyd (Young) Sexton 1930–1989
    3. 3. Jerry (Berry) Sexton 1932–1979
    4. 4. James (Varnell) Sexton 1924–1983
  7. 7. Lucille (Pauline) Sexton 1896–1963 m. Virgil (William) McBurnett 1897–1972
    1. 1. Melba (Jewette) McBurnett 1922–1999
    2. 2. Virgil (Waylon) McBurnett 1924–1945
  8. 8. Sallie (Mae) Sexton 1904–1972 m. Robert (Lee) Williams 1888–1959
    1. 1. Mary (Alice) Williams 1931–1955
    2. 2. James (Elmore) Williams 1933–2010
    3. 3. Royce (Lynn) Williams 1936–1991
    4. 4. Betty (Lee) Turner 1929–2003
    5. 5. Alta (Ray) Williams 1924–2002
  9. 9. Charles (Perry) Sexton-Bowles 1883–1952 m. Mary (Virginia) Coates 1889–1979
    1. 1. Charles (Orville) Bowles 1923–2009
    2. 2. Joanne Bowles 1929–2015
  10. 10. Laura (Belle) Sexton 1885–1972 m. Charles (Edgar) Roper 1880–1957
    1. 1. Jessie Roper 1907–2006
    2. 2. Gladys (Anne) Roper 1908–1994
    3. 3. Emmette (Dewin) Roper 1910–1971

Charles Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1860
1 Dec 1860
Birth of Charles Elmore Sexton in Gordon County, Georgia, USA
Gordon County, Georgia, USA
1940
15 May 1940
Age 80
Death of Charles Elmore Sexton in Douglassville, Cass, Texas, USA
Douglassville, Cass, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1860
    Event Place: Gordon County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Douglassville, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1940
    Event Place: Douglassville, Cass, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Douglassville, Cass, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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