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John W. Sexton 1834–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1834

Birth Location: Independence, Grayson, Virginia

Death Date: 1865

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

Father: John Sexton

Mother: Edith Nichols

Spouse(s): Charlotte Sexton

Children(s): Levi Sexton, David Sexton, Steven Sexton, John Sexton

The story of John W. Sexton began in 1834 in Independence, Grayson, Virginia. John W. Sexton married Charlotte Sexton, and had children including David C Sexton, John Franklin Sexton, Levi Preston Sexton, Steven Drury Sexton. John W. Sexton passed away in 1865 in Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John W. Sexton began in 1834 in Independence, Grayson, Virginia.
  • John W. Sexton married Charlotte Sexton, and had children including David C Sexton, John Franklin Sexton, Levi Preston Sexton, Steven Drury Sexton.
  • John W. Sexton passed away in 1865 in Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sexton
1808–1860
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Edith Nichols
1800–1840
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Charlotte Sexton
1830–1878
Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Levi Sexton
1859–1938
Birth Location: Independance, Grayson,Virginia
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David Sexton
1856–1861
Birth Location: Grayson, Virginia, United States
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Steven Sexton
1862–1938
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
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John Sexton
1856–
Birth Location: –
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John Sexton's Ancestors

Self
John Sexton
1834–1865
Birth Place: Independence, Grayson, Virginia
Parents
John Sexton
1808–1860
Virginia, United States
Edith Nichols
1800–1840
Virginia
Grandparents
William (“John”) Sexton
1775–1850
Wythe, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Betsy Cock) Ingram
1775–1860
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr
1752–1831
Comfort Smith
1756–1846
Andrew Cock
1748–1834
Susan Cole
1753–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sexton
1726–1763
Mary Lee
1716–1766
Ebenezer Smith
1705–1756
Hannah Gilbert
1712–1756
John Cock
1724–1800
Mary Goad
1726–1799
James Cole
1721–1794
Mary Heard
1728–

John Sexton's Descendants

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John (W.) Sexton (1834–1865) m. Charlotte Sexton (1830–1 Dec 1878)
  1. 1. Levi (Preston) Sexton 1859–1938 m. Almedia Edwards 1883–1976 m. Mary (Jane) Callahan 1862–1901
    1. 1. Nina (Malona "Lona") Sexton 1882–1967 m. Curtis (Boyd) Henderson 1892–1950
      1. 1. Lura (Gertrude) Henderson 1904–1974 m. Raymond (John) Pizzoli 1898–1959
        1. 1. Deloris (Billie Neilson) Pizzoli 1923–1984 m. James (Way) Hays 1918–1974
        2. 2. Richard (K) Pizzali 1936–1957
      2. 2. Thomas (Fields) Henderson 1905–1990
      3. 3. Granville (Preston) Henderson 1908– m. Evelyn (Katheren) Moore 1914–1977
      4. 4. Freddie (Garl) Henderson 1916–2002 m. Ruth (Golda) Cuthbertson 1920–1993
    2. 2. Stephen (Mathas) Sexton 1885–1968 m. Mabel Janney 1913–2007
    3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth "Bettie") Sexton 1889–1971 m. Martin (Edward) Lester 1888–1936
      1. 1. Glenn (Allen) Lester 1916–1999 m. Helen (Marie) Mercer 1920–2013
      2. 2. Pearl (Evelyn) Lester 1908–1995
        1. 1. Betty (Joyce) Boggs 1930–2002
      3. 3. Earl Lester 1914–1963 m. Gladys Surface 1918–
      4. 4. Ruby (D) Lester 1918–1933
      5. 5. Sadie (Marie) Lester 1912–1982 m. Walter (Lee) Whitehead 1908–1978
        1. 1. William (W) Whitehead 1942–1968
      6. 6. Clayton (Edward) Lester 1919–2009 m. Esther L. 1928–2016
        1. 1. Donald (Edward) Lester 1949–1997
      7. 7. Fred (Ernest) Lester 1909–1998 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Cochran 1918–2008
        1. 1. Robert (Ernest) Lester 1934–2020 m. Roberta Brewster 1939–2020
        2. 2. Martin (Edward Lester) Sr. 1936–2018 m. Audrey (Ellen) Seagraves 1937–2015
        3. 3. Nancy (Helen) Lester 1942–1997
        4. 4. Fred (Arnold) Lester 1946–1974
    4. 4. John (Foster) Sexton 1895–1950 m. Susie (Katheline) Perry 1900–1974
      1. 1. William (Don) Sexton 1932–2020
      2. 2. Dorothy (Faye) Sexton 1927–1994 m. Adkins 1925–
      3. 3. Patricia (Lou) Sexton 1936–2005
      4. 4. Bertha (Ann) Sexton 1919–1973 m. Edward (Sherman) Swicegood 1914–1980
      5. 5. Thelma (Virginia) Sexton 1921–2007 m. William (F) Raudabaugh 1921–2004
        1. 1. David (W.) Raudabaugh 1940–2020 m. Madalyn 1941–2014
        2. 2. Loretta (Sue) Raudabaugh 1939–2021 m. Billy (H. Braswell) Sr 1934–2009
      6. 6. Robert (Earl) Sexton 1941–1971 m. Evelyn (Anne) Hayes 1944–1980
      7. 7. Howard (Preston) Sexton 1925–1973 m. Frankie (Jean) Hatfield 1932–2013
      8. 8. Mary (Joyce) Sexton 1929–2003
      9. 9. Flora (Mae) Sexton 1916–2001 m. Donald (S) Page 1904–1979
        1. 1. Janette Page 1939–2008
      10. 10. Earl (Wilson) Sexton 1917–1971
    5. 5. Melvin (Lee) Sexton 1886–1973
      1. 1. Allen Sexton 1910–
      2. 2. Irene Sexton 1906–
    6. 6. Flora (Mae) Sexton 1886–1973 m. Oliver Bishop 1897–1969
      1. 1. Dempsey (Lee) Bishop 1930–2005 m. Betty (Joyce) Smith 1930–1998
    7. 7. Joseph (Thomas) Sexton 1898–1915
    8. 8. Florence (Matilda) Sexton 1901–1988 m. William (Walter) Barnett 1896–1976
      1. 1. J (Clayton) Barnett 1931–1987
      2. 2. Harold (Lloyd Barnett) Sr 1933–1980 m. Barbara (Ann) Jackson 1941–2009
      3. 3. William (Finley) Barnett 1924–1999
      4. 4. Ray (Douglas) Barnett 1937–2005
  2. 2. David (C) Sexton 1856–1861
  3. 3. Steven (Drury) Sexton 1862–1938 m. Emma Wysong 1875–1957 m. Susan (Ellen) Perry 1872–1911
    1. 1. Mollie (Elizabeth) Sexton 1897–1963 m. Lawrence (Harvey) Bishop 1906–
    2. 2. Emily (Missouri) Sexton 1887–1934 m. David (Crockett) Edwards 1886–1958
      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
      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
        2. 2. Mary (Jewell Van) Hook 1931–1953
        3. 3. Ellis (P) Hines 1926–
    3. 3. Eliza (Gemima) Sexton 1890–1995 m. Conley Ball 1893–1952
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Louise) Ball 1926–2013 m. Glen (Calvin) Moore 1921–1995
      2. 2. Glen (Wiley) Ball 1915–1935
      3. 3. Nellie (Stella) Ball 1924–2016 m. Brady (Clayton) Goodson 1927–2009
      4. 4. Steve (Payton) Ball 1919–2004
      5. 5. Nannie (Ellen) Ball 1913–1995 m. Olen (Wesley "Banty") Hale 1909–1988
        1. 1. Ted (Wesley) Hale 1933–2001
    4. 4. Jincy (Dell) Sexton 1892–1914
    5. 5. Charlie (Wiley) Sexton 1894–1994 m. Sena (Melissa) Miller 1899–1966
      1. 1. Bradford (Davis) Sexton 1922–1964 m. Beatrice (Florence) Daniel 1930–2018
      2. 2. Alice (Charleen) Sexton 1939–2002 m. David (William) Darnell 1935–2018
      3. 3. Lettie (Dell) Sexton 1932–2018 m. Harvey (Talmage) Moxley 1931–2004
      4. 4. Mary (Mae) Sexton 1920–2011 m. James (Walter) Shaffer 1913–1996
        1. 1. Joe (Dean) Shaffer 1938–2004 m. Mae (Florence) Adams 1939–2006
        2. 2. Roy (Lee Shaffer) Sr. 1940–2009 m. Anna (Virginia) Martin 1945–2014
        3. 3. Earl (William) Shaffer 1942–1995 m. Opal (Mildred) Cochran 1942–
      5. 5. Martha (Ellen) Sexton 1920–2014 m. Robert (Glenn Mays) Sr 1914–1976
        1. 1. Robert (Gene) Mays 1937–2001
        2. 2. Lola (Faye) Mays 1941–2020
      6. 6. Gerald (Brewster) Sexton 1926–2018
    6. 6. Maude (Alma Sexton) Wysong 1900–1923 m. William (Gaston) Wysong 1876–1948
      1. 1. Jincy (J) Wysong 1918–1975 m. Oscar (Pershing) Vaughan 1918–1989
    7. 7. Samuel (Jones) Sexton 1901–1990 m. Stella (Sarah) Long 1901–1968
      1. 1. Margaret (Lee) Sexton 1927–2006 m. Henry (Mastin) Brewer 1923–2000
        1. 1. Deran (McDarrell) Brewer 1949–2014
      2. 2. Wiley (Edward) Sexton 1922–1959 m. Thelma (Mae) Cornett 1928–2021
      3. 3. James (Herbert) Sexton 1929–1988
    8. 8. Allie (Margaret "Maggie") Sexton 1904–1963 m. James Holland 1897–
    9. 9. Ossie (Lee) Sexton 1907–1996 m. Teddy (Blaine) Poole 1904–2006
      1. 1. Thelma (Louise) Poole 1930–1997 m. William (Rufus) Thomas 1916–1988
  4. 4. John (Franklin) Sexton 1856–

John Sexton's Timeline

4 Records

1834
1834
Birth of John W. Sexton in Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1834
1834
Birth of John W. Sexton in Independence, Grayson, Virginia
Independence, Grayson, Virginia
1865
16 Apr 1865
Age 31
Death of John W. Sexton in Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1865
1865
Age 31
Death of John W. Sexton in Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Independence, Grayson, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Births, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1865
    Event Place: Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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