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Mary C Sexton 1831–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 January 1831

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: February 1905

Death Location: Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: David Sexton

Mother: Priscilla Sawyer

Spouse(s): Jesse JR

Children(s): Jennie JARMAN, Jesse Sawyer, Margaret Sawyer, Eliza Sawyer, Malinda Sawyer, David Sawyer, Sawyer None, Ruth Sawyer, Pricilla Sawyer, Thomas Sawyer, Ira Sawyer

The story of Mary C Sexton began in 1831 in Illinois, USA. Mary C Sexton married Jesse Sawyer Jr, and had children including David Wesley Sawyer, Eliza Sawyer, Ira L Sawyer, Jennie Sawyer Jarman, Jesse Don Sawyer, Malinda Caroline Sawyer, Margaret M Maggie Sawyer, Pricilla Jane Sawyer, Ruth L Sawyer, Sawyer, Thomas Williamson Sawyer. Mary C Sexton passed away in 1905 in Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Mary C Sexton began in 1831 in Illinois, USA.
  • Mary C Sexton married Jesse Sawyer Jr, and had children including David Wesley Sawyer, Eliza Sawyer, Ira L Sawyer, Jennie Sawyer Jarman, Jesse Don Sawyer, Malinda Caroline Sawyer, Margaret M Maggie Sawyer, Pricilla Jane Sawyer, Ruth L Sawyer, Sawyer, Thomas Williamson Sawyer.
  • Mary C Sexton passed away in 1905 in Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Sexton
1803–1866
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Priscilla Sawyer
1802–1845
Birth Location: Tyrell, North Carolina, USA
PS

Spouses(s)

Jesse JR
1822–1908
Birth Location: Tyrrell County, North Carolina, USA
JJ

Children(s)

Jennie JARMAN
1862–1911
Birth Location: Dorchester Township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
JJ
Jesse Sawyer
1867–1913
Birth Location: Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
JS
Margaret Sawyer
1871–1939
Birth Location: Macoupin, Illinois
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Eliza Sawyer
1850–
Birth Location: Macoupin County, Illinois
ES
Malinda Sawyer
1852–1932
Birth Location: Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
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David Sawyer
1854–
Birth Location: Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
DS
Sawyer None
1856–1938
Birth Location: Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
S
Ruth Sawyer
1858–1858
Birth Location: Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois
RS
Pricilla Sawyer
1861–1911
Birth Location: Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
PS
Thomas Sawyer
1864–1940
Birth Location: Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
TS
Ira Sawyer
1873–
Birth Location: Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
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Mary Sexton's Ancestors

Self
Mary Sexton
1831–1905
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
David Sexton
1803–1866
Kentucky, USA
Priscilla Sawyer
1802–1845
Tyrell, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Sexton
1771–1840
Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA
Kezia Jarman
1781–1829
Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Sexton's Descendants

1.
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Mary (C) Sexton (6 January 1831–February 1905) m. Jesse (Sawyer) JR (19 September 1822–February 1908)
  1. 1. Jennie (Sawyer) JARMAN 1862–1911
  2. 2. Jesse (Don) Sawyer 1867–1913
  3. 3. Margaret (M "Maggie") Sawyer 1871–1939 m. Herbert (L) Knaggs 1867–
    1. 1. Leroy Knaggs 1893–
    2. 2. Herbert (Knaggs) JR 1895–
    3. 3. Eugene Knaggs 1915–
  4. 4. Eliza Sawyer 1850–
  5. 5. Malinda (Caroline) Sawyer 1852–1932
  6. 6. David (Wesley) Sawyer 1854–
  7. 7. Sawyer 1856–1938
  8. 8. Ruth (L) Sawyer 1858–1858
  9. 9. Pricilla (Jane) Sawyer 1861–1911
  10. 10. Thomas (Williamson) Sawyer 1864–1940
  11. 11. Ira (L) Sawyer 1873–

Mary Sexton's Timeline

3 Records

1831
6 January 1831
Birth of Mary C Sexton in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1905
5 February 1905
Age 74
Death of Mary C Sexton in Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1905
February 1905
Age 74
Burial of Mary C Sexton in Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 January 1831
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Mary Sexton Sawyer 1905

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 February 1905
    Event Place: Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: February 1905
    Event Place: Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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