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Flora Mae Sexton 1886–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1886

Birth Location: Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: Sep 1973

Death Location: Fanrock, Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Levi Sexton

Mother: Mary Callahan

Spouse(s): Oliver Bishop

Children(s): Dempsey Bishop

Flora Mae Sexton was born in 1886 in Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Levi Preston Sexton And Mary Jane Callahan. In 1900, Flora Mae Sexton resided in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA. Flora Mae Sexton married Oliver Bishop, and had children including Dempsey Lee Bishop. Flora Mae Sexton passed away in 1973 in Fanrock, Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Flora Mae Sexton was born in 1886 in Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Levi Preston Sexton And Mary Jane Callahan.
  • In 1900, Flora Mae Sexton resided in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA.
  • Flora Mae Sexton married Oliver Bishop, and had children including Dempsey Lee Bishop.
  • Flora Mae Sexton passed away in 1973 in Fanrock, Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Flora Sexton's Ancestors

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Flora Sexton
1886–1973
Birth Place: Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Levi Preston Sexton
1859–1938
Independance, Grayson,Virginia
Mary (Jane) Callahan
1862–1901
Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
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

Flora Sexton's Descendants

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Flora (Mae) Sexton (28 May 1886–Sep 1973) m. Oliver Bishop (7 Jan 1897–23 May 1969)
  1. 1. Dempsey (Lee) Bishop 1930–2005 m. Betty (Joyce) Smith 1930–1998

Flora Sexton's Timeline

3 Records

1886
28 May 1886
Birth of Flora Mae Sexton in Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 14
Flora Mae Sexton resided here in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1973
Sep 1973
Age 87
Death of Flora Mae Sexton in Davy, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Davy, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1886
    Event Place: Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1241710
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1241710

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1973
    Event Place: Davy, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fanrock, Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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