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John Finley Sexton 1886 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1886

Birth Location: Gradyville, Adair County, Kentucky

Death Date: 21 Feb 1974

Death Location: Sherman, Grayson County, Texas

Father: William Sexton

Mother: Mary Yates

Spouse(s): Dora Brockman

Children(s): John Sexton, Dorothy Sexton, Joe Sexton

John Finley Sexton Sr was born in 1886 in Gradyville, Adair County, Kentucky, the child of William Pinkney Sexton and Mary Jane Yates. John Finley Sexton Sr married Dora L. "Mattie" Brockman, and had children including John Finley Sexton, Dorothy Margarete Sexton, Joe Altrue Sexton. John Finley Sexton Sr passed away in 1974 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas.

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Biography

  • John Finley Sexton Sr was born in 1886 in Gradyville, Adair County, Kentucky, the child of William Pinkney Sexton and Mary Jane Yates.
  • John Finley Sexton Sr married Dora L. "Mattie" Brockman, and had children including John Finley Sexton, Dorothy Margarete Sexton, Joe Altrue Sexton.
  • John Finley Sexton Sr passed away in 1974 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas.

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John Sexton's Ancestors

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John Sexton
1886 – 1974
Birth Place: Gradyville, Adair County, Kentucky
Parents
William Pinkney Sexton
1859 – 1888
Prices Creek, Adair, Kentucky, United States
Mary (Jane) Yates
1862 – 1910
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Sexton
1828 – 1912
Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America
Lucinda (Sarah J "Sally") Williams
1833 – 1859
Adair, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sexton's Descendants

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John (Finley) Sexton (14 Dec 1886 – 21 Feb 1974) m. Dora (L. "Mattie") Brockman (28 Jul 1891 – 29 September 1966)
  1. 1. John (Finley) Sexton (1 Apr 1911 – 30 Nov 1988) m. Nona (Marie) Sexton (6 September 1914 – 14 December 2001)
    1. 1. James (Howard) Sexton (1 Sep 1937 – 17 Jun 2007)
    2. 2. James (H) Sexton (abt 1938 – )
  2. 2. Dorothy (Margarete) Sexton (October 20, 1912 – 30 Jul 1954)
  3. 3. Joe (Altrue) Sexton (30 Oct 1919 – 4 Feb 1945)

John Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1886
14 Dec 1886
Birth of John Finley Sexton Sr in Gradyville, Adair County, Kentucky
Gradyville, Adair County, Kentucky
1974
21 Feb 1974
Age 88
Death of John Finley Sexton Sr in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas
Sherman, Grayson County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1886
    Event Place: Gradyville, Adair County, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1974
    Event Place: Sherman, Grayson County, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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