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Marilyn Jane Sexton 1922–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1922

Birth Location: Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 10 Sep 2021

Death Location: Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA

Father: Clark Sexton

Mother: Mabelle Carithers

Spouse(s): Forrest Westfall

Children(s): Keith Westfall, Karl Westfall

The story of Marilyn Jane Sexton began in 1922 in Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA. In 1925, Marilyn Jane Sexton resided in Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA. Marilyn Jane Sexton married Forrest Ray Westfall, and had children including Eva Kay Westfall, Karl Ray Westfall, Keith Allan Westfall, Malvin Clark Westfall, Max Leroy Westfall, Nancy Sue Westfall, Paul Dean Westfall. Marilyn Jane Sexton passed away in 2021 in Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Marilyn Jane Sexton began in 1922 in Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1925, Marilyn Jane Sexton resided in Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA.
  • Marilyn Jane Sexton married Forrest Ray Westfall, and had children including Eva Kay Westfall, Karl Ray Westfall, Keith Allan Westfall, Malvin Clark Westfall, Max Leroy Westfall, Nancy Sue Westfall, Paul Dean Westfall.
  • Marilyn Jane Sexton passed away in 2021 in Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clark Sexton
1898–1983
Birth Location: Alpha, Henry, Illinois, USA
CS
Mabelle Carithers
1897–1992
Birth Location: Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Forrest Westfall
1914–1990
Birth Location: Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, USA
FW

Children(s)

Keith Westfall
1943–2019
Birth Location: Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
KW
Karl Westfall
1944–2011
Birth Location: Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
KW

Marilyn Sexton's Ancestors

Self
Marilyn Sexton
1922–2021
Birth Place: Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Parents
Clark McLaughlin Sexton
1898–1983
Alpha, Henry, Illinois, USA
Mabelle (Margaret) Carithers
1897–1992
Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
James (Thomas McClaren) Carithers
1871–1943
Strabane, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Minnie (Lauretta) Baird
1874–1950
Mediapolis, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Carithers
1823–1903
Mary Reid
1831–1914
William McCleary
1805–1882
Susan Wilkinson
1815–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas McCleary
1764–1850
Molly Linn
1775–1851

Marilyn Sexton's Descendants

1.
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Marilyn (Jane) Sexton (1 May 1922–10 Sep 2021) m. Forrest (Ray) Westfall (11 Feb 1914–29 Jan 1990)
  1. 1. Keith (Allan) Westfall 1943–2019 m. Mildred (Isabelle) Buffington 1942–2022
  2. 2. Karl (Ray) Westfall 1944–2011

Marilyn Sexton's Timeline

10 Records

1922
1 May 1922
Birth of Marilyn Jane Sexton in Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA
1923
13 May 1923
Age 1
Marilyn Jane Sexton was baptized in Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 3
Marilyn Jane Sexton resided here in Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 8
Marilyn Jane Sexton resided here in Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 13
Marilyn Jane Sexton resided here in Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
1940
1940
Age 18
Marilyn Jane Sexton resided here in Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
1943
abt 1943
Age 21
Marilyn Jane Sexton resided here
None
1944
abt 1944
Age 22
Marilyn Jane Sexton resided here
None
1950
1950
Age 28
Marilyn Jane Sexton resided here in Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
2021
10 Sep 2021
Age 99
Death of Marilyn Jane Sexton in Zapata, Zapata, Texas, USA
Zapata, Zapata, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1922
    Event Place: Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 May 1923
    Event Place: Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Presbyterian Church Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1943
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1944
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbus City, Louisa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 2021
    Event Place: Zapata, Zapata, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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