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John Finley Sexton 1911 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1911

Birth Location: Cherokee, Gonzales, Texas, USA

Death Date: 30 Nov 1988

Death Location: Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA

Father: John Sexton

Mother: Dora Brockman

Spouse(s): Nona Sexton

Children(s): James Sexton, James Sexton

John Finley Sexton Jr was born in 1911 in Cherokee, Gonzales, Texas, USA, the child of John Finley Sexton and Dora L. "Mattie" Brockman. In 1935, John Finley Sexton Jr resided in Sherman, Grayson, Texas. In 1940, John Finley Sexton Jr resided in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA. John Finley Sexton Jr married Nona Marie Sexton, and had children including James Howard Sexton, James H Sexton. John Finley Sexton Jr passed away in 1988 in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • John Finley Sexton Jr was born in 1911 in Cherokee, Gonzales, Texas, USA, the child of John Finley Sexton and Dora L. "Mattie" Brockman.
  • In 1935, John Finley Sexton Jr resided in Sherman, Grayson, Texas.
  • In 1940, John Finley Sexton Jr resided in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA.
  • John Finley Sexton Jr married Nona Marie Sexton, and had children including James Howard Sexton, James H Sexton.
  • John Finley Sexton Jr passed away in 1988 in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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John Sexton's Ancestors

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John Sexton
1911 – 1988
Birth Place: Cherokee, Gonzales, Texas, USA
Parents
John Finley Sexton
1886 – 1974
Gradyville, Adair County, Kentucky
Dora (L. "Mattie") Brockman
1891 – 1966
Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (Pinkney) Sexton
1859 – 1888
Prices Creek, Adair, Kentucky, United States
Mary (Jane) Yates
1862 – 1910
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sexton
1828 – 1912
Lucinda Williams
1833 – 1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sexton's Descendants

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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 – )

John Sexton's Timeline

4 Records

1911
1 Apr 1911
Birth of John Finley Sexton Jr in Cherokee, Gonzales, Texas, USA
Cherokee, Gonzales, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
John Finley Sexton Jr resided here in Sherman, Grayson, Texas
Sherman, Grayson, Texas
1940
1940
Age 29
John Finley Sexton Jr resided here in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
1988
30 Nov 1988
Age 77
Death of John Finley Sexton Jr in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Cherokee, Gonzales, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sherman, Grayson, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1988
    Event Place: Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    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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