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Jefferson "Jeff" Davis Sexton 1861–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1861

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 12 Feb 1928

Death Location: Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA

Father: Jesse SExton

Mother: Violet Hood

Spouse(s): Minnie Land

Children(s): Charles Sexton, William Sexton, John Sexton, Jewell Sexton, Vernon Sexton, Lorenzie Sexton, Lassie Sexton, Bessie Sexton, Mary Sexton, Beulah Sexton

The story of Jefferson "Jeff" Davis Sexton began in 1861 in Georgia. Jefferson "Jeff" Davis Sexton married Minnie I Land, and had children including Bessie Faye Sexton, Beulah Jane Sexton, Charles Charlie Aldon Sexton, Jewell A Sexton, John Edmund Edd Sexton, Lassie M Sexton, Lorenzie Ranzie Dow Sexton, Mary Melissa Sexton, Vernon Van Buren Sexton, William Frank Sexton. Jefferson "Jeff" Davis Sexton passed away in 1928 in Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jefferson "Jeff" Davis Sexton began in 1861 in Georgia.
  • Jefferson "Jeff" Davis Sexton married Minnie I Land, and had children including Bessie Faye Sexton, Beulah Jane Sexton, Charles Charlie Aldon Sexton, Jewell A Sexton, John Edmund Edd Sexton, Lassie M Sexton, Lorenzie Ranzie Dow Sexton, Mary Melissa Sexton, Vernon Van Buren Sexton, William Frank Sexton.
  • Jefferson "Jeff" Davis Sexton passed away in 1928 in Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA.

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Jefferson Sexton's Ancestors

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Jefferson Sexton
1861–1928
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Jesse William SExton
1820–
Tennessee, United States
Violet Hood
1823–1903
South Carolina
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Great-Grandparents
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Jefferson Sexton's Descendants

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Jefferson ("Jeff" Davis) Sexton (20 Mar 1861–12 Feb 1928) m. Minnie (I.) Land (24 March 1877–13 Sep 1925)
  1. 1. Charles ("Charlie" Aldon) Sexton 1890–1958 m. Corda (Melissa) Duckworth 1895–1972
    1. 1. Clarence (Arvill) Sexton 1914–1980
    2. 2. Hattie (Florence) Sexton 1919–2002
    3. 3. Johnny (W.) Sexton 1913–1913
    4. 4. Minnie (Lucille) Sexton 1922–2016 m. Robert (Clinton "Bob") Marcus 1921–1986
      1. 1. Neil (Howard) Marcus 1944–2000
    5. 5. Lola (Elizabeth) Sexton 1916–2007
    6. 6. Emily (Valley) Sexton 1924–1999
  2. 2. William (Frank) Sexton 1887–1978
  3. 3. John (Edmund "Edd") Sexton 1892–1974
  4. 4. Jewell (A) Sexton 1910–1931
  5. 5. Vernon (Van Buren) Sexton 1906–1983
  6. 6. Lorenzie ("Ranzie" Dow) Sexton 1902–1992
  7. 7. Lassie (M) Sexton 1915–
  8. 8. Bessie (Faye) Sexton 1915–1986
  9. 9. Mary (Melissa) Sexton 1909–
  10. 10. Beulah (Jane) Sexton 1898–1982

Jefferson Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1861
20 Mar 1861
Birth of Jefferson "Jeff" Davis Sexton in Georgia
Georgia
1928
12 Feb 1928
Age 67
Death of Jefferson "Jeff" Davis Sexton in Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA
Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1861
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1928
    Event Place: Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA

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