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Katie Wells Sexton 1888–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1888

Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia

Death Date: 1967

Death Location: Mayfield, Rockingham, North Carolina

Father: William Sexton

Mother: Susan Ferrell

Spouse(s): Frank Dix

Children(s): Dura Dix

Katie Wells Sexton was born in 1888 in Halifax, Virginia, the child of William Sexton And Susan A Ferrell. In 1910, Katie Wells Sexton resided in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia. In 1937, Katie Wells Sexton resided in Danville, Virginia, USA. Katie Wells Sexton married Frank Dix, and had children including Dura Mae Dix. Katie Wells Sexton passed away in 1967 in Mayfield, Rockingham, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Katie Wells Sexton was born in 1888 in Halifax, Virginia, the child of William Sexton And Susan A Ferrell.
  • In 1910, Katie Wells Sexton resided in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia.
  • In 1937, Katie Wells Sexton resided in Danville, Virginia, USA.
  • Katie Wells Sexton married Frank Dix, and had children including Dura Mae Dix.
  • Katie Wells Sexton passed away in 1967 in Mayfield, Rockingham, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Katie Sexton's Ancestors

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Katie Sexton
1888–1967
Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia
Parents
William Sexton
1852–1912
Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Susan (A.) Ferrell
1862–1912
Virginia
Grandparents
William (Dozier) Sexton
1815–1870
Kentucky, United States
Maria
1810–
Tennessee
Frank (T) Ferrell
1826–1893
Halifax, Virginia, United States
Mary (O) Fitzgerald
1822–1916
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Sexton
1775–1850
Elizabeth Ingram
1775–1860
William Briscoe
1781–1857
Rosannah Briscoe
1785–1825
Robert Ferrell
1800–1880
Elizabeth Dodson
1801–1880
Leonard Fitzgerald
1795–1840
Sarah Kirby
1797–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr
1752–1831
Comfort Smith
1756–1846
Andrew Cock
1748–1834
Susan Cole
1753–1782
Captain Briscoe
1750–1829
Elizabeth Wallace
1735–1785
Philip Briscoe
1745–1835
Elizabeth Mason
1767–1819
Private Ferrell
1762–1827
Dolly Bailey
1760–1846
Caleb Dodson
1750–1836
Elizabeth Petty
1750–1844
Mathew Fitzgerald
1749–1824
Sarah Wilson
1745–1820
Joseph Kirby
1761–1822
Orpha Anderson
1758–1830

Katie Sexton's Descendants

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Katie (Wells) Sexton (1888–1967) m. Frank Dix (1871–19 May 1928)
  1. 1. Dura (Mae) Dix 1900–1987 m. Charles (Wesley Moss) Sr 1900–1987
    1. 1. Dorothy (M) Mass 1924–2008 m. Claude (Lee) Harvey 1917–2001
    2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Moss 1919–1971 m. Polly (Louise) Coleman 1919–2009
    3. 3. Charles (Wesley Moss) Jr 1921–1977 m. Cecil (Vivian) Hammock 1923–2009 m. Marian (Gray) Robinson 1920–
    4. 4. William (Robert) Moss 1926–1981 m. Margaret (Sue) Midkiff 1927–2015
      1. 1. William (Robert Moss) Jr. 1944–2002

Katie Sexton's Timeline

5 Records

1888
1888
Birth of Katie Wells Sexton in Halifax, Virginia
Halifax, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 22
Katie Wells Sexton resided here in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia
Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia
1937
1937
Age 49
Katie Wells Sexton resided here in Danville, Virginia, USA
Danville, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 62
Katie Wells Sexton resided here in Danville, Danville, Virginia, USA
Danville, Danville, Virginia, USA
1967
1967
Age 79
Death of Katie Wells Sexton in Mayfield, Rockingham, North Carolina
Mayfield, Rockingham, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Danville, Danville

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Danville, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Danville, Danville, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Danville, Danville

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1967
    Event Place: Mayfield, Rockingham, North Carolina

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