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Eliza Jane Sexton 1822 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 October 1822

Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 1883-08-16

Death Location: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Sexton

Mother: NANCY HIXSON

Spouse(s): Isaiah Sexton

Children(s): Julia SEXTON, Hiram Sexton, Simantha Sexton, Elizabeth Sexton, Mary Sexton, Charles Sexton, Morgan Sexton, William Sexton, Margaret Sexton, Green Sexton, Nancy Sexton, Hiram Sexton

Eliza Jane Sexton was born in 1822 in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of William Wallace Sexton and NANCY HIXSON. Eliza Jane Sexton married Isaiah Sexton, and had children including Julia A Frances SEXTON, Hiram H Sexton, Simantha Sexton, Elizabeth Sexton, Mary Sexton, Charles Sexton, Morgan Meredith Sexton, William Pierce Sexton, Margaret Sexton, Green Sexton, Nancy E Sexton, Hiram K Sexton. Eliza Jane Sexton passed away in 1883 in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eliza Jane Sexton was born in 1822 in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of William Wallace Sexton and NANCY HIXSON.
  • Eliza Jane Sexton married Isaiah Sexton, and had children including Julia A Frances SEXTON, Hiram H Sexton, Simantha Sexton, Elizabeth Sexton, Mary Sexton, Charles Sexton, Morgan Meredith Sexton, William Pierce Sexton, Margaret Sexton, Green Sexton, Nancy E Sexton, Hiram K Sexton.
  • Eliza Jane Sexton passed away in 1883 in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sexton
1795 – 1860
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
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NANCY HIXSON
1795 – 1863
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Isaiah Sexton
1812 – 1864
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Julia SEXTON
1840 – 1908
Birth Location: Indian Creek, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Hiram Sexton
1842 – 1910
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Simantha Sexton
1844 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Elizabeth Sexton
1847 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Mary Sexton
1849 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Charles Sexton
1851 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Morgan Sexton
1851 – 1937
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky
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William Sexton
1852 – 1915
Birth Location: Barbourville, Knox Co, Kentucky, USA
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Margaret Sexton
1853 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Green Sexton
1855 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Nancy Sexton
1856 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Hiram Sexton
1857 –
Birth Location: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
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Eliza Sexton's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Sexton
1822 – 1883
Birth Place: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
William Wallace Sexton
1795 – 1860
Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
NANCY HIXSON
1795 – 1863
Wythe, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Lemuel) SEXTON
1747 – 1830
New River, Grayson, Virginia, United States
BENJAMIN HIXSON
1769 – 1821
Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sexton
1730 – 1776
Timothy Hixon
1730 – 1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eliza Sexton's Descendants

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Eliza (Jane) Sexton (1 October 1822 – 1883-08-16) m. Isaiah Sexton (abt 1812 – 1864)
  1. 1. Julia (A Frances) SEXTON (12 April 1840 – 22 MAR 1908)
    1. 1. Liza Davenport (Apr 1860 – )
      1. 1. Parks (Brittain) Davenport (27 Nov 1889 – 24 Jul 1972)
        1. 1. Maggie (May) Davenport (4 Jul 1914 – 06/16/2009)
  2. 2. Hiram (H) Sexton (27 Feb 1842 – 11 Apr 1910)
  3. 3. Simantha Sexton (abt 1844 – )
  4. 4. Elizabeth Sexton (abt 1847 – )
  5. 5. Mary Sexton (abt 1849 – )
  6. 6. Charles Sexton (abt 1851 – )
  7. 7. Morgan (Meredith) Sexton (11 Aug 1851 – 20 Nov 1937)
  8. 8. William (Pierce) Sexton (11 November 1852 – 22 October 1915) m. Eliza (Louisa) Campbell (07 Feb 1858 – 28 Jul 1937)
    1. 1. Biddie (Josephine) Sexton (10 Mar 1880 – 10 Dec 1922)
      1. 1. Earnest (Pierce) Merrill (20 June 1900 – 9 December 1991)
        1. 1. Gladys (Louise) Merrill (25 December 1937 – 28 January 1999)
    2. 2. John (Quincy Adams) Sexton (16 Feb 1882 – 4 Feb 1956) m. Katy Stansberry (23 Jan 1886 – 18 May 1907)
      1. 1. Mary (Eliza) Sexton (21 Apr 1906 – 31 Dec 1907)
    3. 3. Joel Sexton (May 1884 – )
    4. 4. Joseph (Morgan) Sexton (11 May 1884 – 24 December 1960) m. Debie (Alice) McFarlane (18 October 1881 – 3 May 1958)
      1. 1. Alton (Buck) Sexton (12 Jul 1908 – 12 Sep 1993) m. Juanita (Pearl) Todd (6 Oct 1913 – 23 Jul 1999)
        1. 1. Lillie (Mae) Sexton (21 Aug 1930 – 16 Apr 2018) m. Cecil (Preston) Rogers (28 Mar 1929 – 30 May 1990)
        2. 2. Lawrence (B) Sexton (19 Feb 1932 – 10 February 2006)
        3. 3. Millie (Marie) Sexton (1934 – 2004)
        4. 4. Glenda Sexton (1938 – 21 Feb 2016)
        5. 5. Orville (Dean) Sexton (2 Dec 1939 – 4 May 2010) m. Delores
      2. 2. William (Henderson) Sexton (abt 1912 – 30 May 1990) m. Omie (Esther) Speck (6 Jul 1915 – 19 Mar 2011)
        1. 1. Billy (Ray) Sexton (13 Mar 1939 – 20 Mar 2006) m. Owana Banks (18 Oct 1940 – )
        2. 2. Bobby (Wayne) Sexton (9 Jul 1943 – 14 Aug 2000) m. Diana Fisher
      3. 3. Herbert (Woodrow) Sexton (15 Jan 1913 – 21 Nov 1988) m. Virginia Stovall (abt 1911 – 7 Feb 2007) m. Jananita Sexton (abt 1914 – )
        1. 1. James (Woodrow) Sexton (08 Nov 1939 – 23 Jan 1997)
        2. 2. Lois (Ann) Sexton (22 November 1943 – 5 May 2021)
        3. 3. Floyd Sexton (10 Jul 1948 – 10 May 2008)
    5. 5. William (E) Sexton (18 March 1887 – 27 April 1911)
    6. 6. Mary (Jane) Sexton (13 Mar 1890 – 21 Apr 1984) m. J (J) Kimbro (abt 1885 – )
    7. 7. James (Henry) Sexton (9 Sep 1893 – 28 Jul 1909)
    8. 8. Cynthia (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Sexton (16 March 1896 – 1 January 1976)
      1. 1. Reed Mccoy (19 July 1916 – 12 November 1997)
        1. 1. KW Mccoy
  9. 9. Margaret Sexton (abt 1853 – )
  10. 10. Green Sexton (abt 1855 – )
  11. 11. Nancy (E) Sexton (abt 1856 – )
  12. 12. Hiram (K) Sexton (20 Nov 1857 – )

Eliza Sexton's Timeline

7 Records

1822
1822-10-07
Birth of Eliza Jane Sexton in Whitley,,Kentucky,USA
Whitley,,Kentucky,USA
1822
1 October 1822
Birth of Eliza Jane Sexton in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
1838
12 May 1838
Age 16
Eliza Jane Sexton was married in Randolph, North Carolina
Randolph, North Carolina
1838
12 May 1838
Age 16
Eliza Jane Sexton was married in Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Randolph, North Carolina, USA
1839
1839
Age 17
Eliza Jane Sexton was married
None
1860
1860
Age 38
Eliza Jane Sexton resided here in District, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
District, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1883
1883-08-16
Age 61
Death of Eliza Jane Sexton in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822-10-07
    Event Place: Whitley,,Kentucky,USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: M653_381; Page: 681; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 October 1822
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 May 1838
    Event Place: Randolph, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 May 1838
    Event Place: Randolph, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1839

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: M653_381; Page: 681; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911, Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1883-08-16
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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