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Jacob Terrell Sexton 1818–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Sep 1818

Birth Location: Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 27 Mar 1895

Death Location: Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA

Father: Enoch Sexton

Mother: Mary Taylor

Spouse(s): Judith Forbes

Children(s): Joseph Sexton

In 1818, Jacob Terrell Sexton entered the world in Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, born to Enoch Sexton And Mary Elizabeth Tally Taylor. Jacob Terrell Sexton married Judith Hannah Forbes, and had children including Joseph Colvin Sexton. Jacob Terrell Sexton passed away in 1895 in Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Jacob Terrell Sexton entered the world in Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, born to Enoch Sexton And Mary Elizabeth Tally Taylor.
  • Jacob Terrell Sexton married Judith Hannah Forbes, and had children including Joseph Colvin Sexton.
  • Jacob Terrell Sexton passed away in 1895 in Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Enoch Sexton
1786–1875
Birth Location: Grayson, Virginia, United States
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Mary Taylor
1793–1879
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Judith Forbes
1822–1897
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Joseph Sexton
1849–1921
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
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Jacob Sexton's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Sexton
1818–1895
Birth Place: Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Enoch Sexton
1786–1875
Grayson, Virginia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth "Tally") Taylor
1793–1879
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Lemuel Sexton) II
1747–1830
New River, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Leah (Virginia) Free
1756–1839
New River, Grayson, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sexton
1726–1763
Mary Lee
1716–1766
Mary Copeland
1733–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Sr
1680–1752
Sarah Jamison
1680–1734

Jacob Sexton's Descendants

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Jacob (Terrell) Sexton (3 Sep 1818–27 Mar 1895) m. Judith (Hannah) Forbes (1822–6 Sep 1897)
  1. 1. Joseph (Colvin) Sexton 1849–1921 m. Mary (Jane) Sanderson 1850–1915
    1. 1. William (Samuel) Sexton 1883–1959 m. Sadie (Elizabeth) Manning 1887–1966
      1. 1. Paul (Douglas) Sexton 1909–1953 m. Sarah (Caroline) Carneal 1909–1988
        1. 1. Joan (Dear) Sexton 1935–1995 m. Charles (Frank) Rubel 1927–2010

Jacob Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1818
3 Sep 1818
Birth of Jacob Terrell Sexton in Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
1895
27 Mar 1895
Age 77
Death of Jacob Terrell Sexton in Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1818
    Event Place: Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
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