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Emily Missouri Sexton 1887–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1887

Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 Apr 1934

Death Location: Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Steven Sexton

Mother: Susan Perry

Spouse(s): David Edwards

Children(s): Elizabeth Edwards, Ina Edwards, Kent Edwards, Virginia Edwards, Sarah Edwards

The story of Emily Missouri Sexton began in 1887 in Grayson County, Virginia, USA. Emily Missouri Sexton married David Crockett Edwards, and had children including Elizabeth Ruth Edwards, Ina Dell Edwards, Kent Edison Edwards, Sarah Jane Edwards, Virginia Lee Edwards. Emily Missouri Sexton passed away in 1934 in Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Emily Missouri Sexton began in 1887 in Grayson County, Virginia, USA.
  • Emily Missouri Sexton married David Crockett Edwards, and had children including Elizabeth Ruth Edwards, Ina Dell Edwards, Kent Edison Edwards, Sarah Jane Edwards, Virginia Lee Edwards.
  • Emily Missouri Sexton passed away in 1934 in Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Emily Sexton's Ancestors

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Emily Sexton
1887–1934
Birth Place: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Steven Drury Sexton
1862–1938
Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Susan (Ellen) Perry
1872–1911
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (W.) Sexton
1834–1865
Independence, Grayson, Virginia
Charlotte Sexton
1830–1878
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sexton
1808–1860
Edith Nichols
1800–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sexton
1775–1850
Elizabeth Ingram
1775–1860

Emily Sexton's Descendants

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Emily (Missouri) Sexton (11 Dec 1887–11 Apr 1934) m. David (Crockett) Edwards (8 Aug 1886–21 Jun 1958)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ruth) Edwards 1917–1986 m. Sam (Mitchell) Jr 1921–2010 m. Charles Holbrook 1915–1998
    1. 1. Gerald (Bailey Holbrook) Sr 1941–2001
  2. 2. Ina (Dell) Edwards 1909–1937 m. Johnny (Frank) Shaffer 1906–1992
    1. 1. Olen Shaffer 1928–2022
    2. 2. Evelyn (Ann) Shaffer 1930–2002 m. William (Earnest) Richardson 1911–1980
      1. 1. Marcus (Samuel) Richardson 1950–2015
      2. 2. Franklin (Dean) Richardson 1949–1986
  3. 3. Kent (Edison) Edwards 1924–1943
  4. 4. Virginia (Lee) Edwards 1919–1944 m. Raymond (Commodore) Leonard 1915–1994
  5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Edwards 1905–1941 m. Hyda (Ray) Hines 1903–1981
    1. 1. MIldred (Virginia) Hines 1923–2010 m. Arvel (Luther) Sizemore 1916–1978
      1. 1. Judith (Ann) Sizemore 1941–2012
    2. 2. Mary (Jewell Van) Hook 1931–1953
    3. 3. Ellis (P) Hines 1926–

Emily Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1887
11 Dec 1887
Birth of Emily Missouri Sexton in Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
1934
11 Apr 1934
Age 47
Death of Emily Missouri Sexton in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1887
    Event Place: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1934
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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