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Obediah Sexton 1809–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1809

Birth Location: Blackwater, Morgan, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 13 Oct 1898

Death Location: Ezel, Morgan County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Benjamin Jr.

Mother: Nancy Taylor

Spouse(s): Mary Davis

Children(s): Presley Sexton

Obediah Sexton was born in 1809 in Blackwater, Morgan, Kentucky, United States, the child of Benjamin Franklin Sexton Jr And Nancy Taylor. In 1840, Obediah Sexton resided in Morgan, Kentucky, United States. Obediah Sexton married Mary Magdeline Davis, and had children including Presley Davis Sexton. Obediah Sexton passed away in 1898 in Ezel, Morgan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Obediah Sexton was born in 1809 in Blackwater, Morgan, Kentucky, United States, the child of Benjamin Franklin Sexton Jr And Nancy Taylor.
  • In 1840, Obediah Sexton resided in Morgan, Kentucky, United States.
  • Obediah Sexton married Mary Magdeline Davis, and had children including Presley Davis Sexton.
  • Obediah Sexton passed away in 1898 in Ezel, Morgan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Obediah Sexton's Ancestors

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Obediah Sexton
1809–1898
Birth Place: Blackwater, Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Sexton Jr.
1785–1877
Wythe, Virginia, United States
Nancy Taylor
1786–1821
Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin Sexton) Sr
1752–1831
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Comfort Smith
1756–1846
Wythe, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sexton
1726–1763
Mary Lee
1716–1766
Ebenezer Smith
1705–1756
Hannah Gilbert
1712–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Sr
1680–1752
Sarah Jamison
1680–1734
Joseph Smith
1667–1745
Anne Fuller
1669–1722
Capt Gilbert
1683–1765
Hannah Bradford
1689–1772

Obediah Sexton's Descendants

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Obediah Sexton (1809–13 Oct 1898) m. Mary (Magdeline) Davis (abt 1814–abt 1880)
  1. 1. Presley (Davis) Sexton 1830–1919 m. Mary (Ann) Sexton 1811–1871 m. Sarah Dennis 1843–1907 m. Sarah ("Sally") Pierce 1865–1950
    1. 1. Richard (Menifee) Sexton 1849–1930 m. Mary (Ann) Pieratt 1859–1946
      1. 1. Exa (Elizabeth) Sexton 1904–1978
      2. 2. Nannie (Frances) Sexton 1889–1968
      3. 3. Margaret (Ellen) Sexton 1891–1984
      4. 4. Myrtle (Lou) Sexton 1885–1971
      5. 5. Derinda ("Rinda") Sexton 1887–1969 m. George (Washington Sexton) Jr 1881–1938
        1. 1. Cecil (James) Sexton 1911–1986 m. Bonnie (M) Hagins 1912–1998
        2. 2. Maurice Sexton 1913–1987
        3. 3. Pauline Sexton 1917– m. Robert Kessler 1918–
      6. 6. Asa (Curtis) Sexton 1878–1977 m. Minnie (Florence) Robinson 1880–1968
        1. 1. Gladys Sexton 1904–1983 m. Paul (Earl) Margerum 1900–2000
        2. 2. Beulah Sexton 1907–1997 m. Joe Crabtree 1896–1986
        3. 3. Otis (Menifee) Sexton 1917–2002 m. Rosa (Ann Edith) Ferguson 1922–2005
        4. 4. Curtis (Earl) Sexton 1919–2012 m. Wilma Havens 1922–2006
      7. 7. Omer Sexton 1894–1961
      8. 8. Thomas (D) Sexton 1882–1967
      9. 9. Harlan (Carl) Sexton 1899–1987
      10. 10. Mary (Ann "Polly") Sexton 1876–1903 m. James (Harlan) Easterling 1868–1932

Obediah Sexton's Timeline

3 Records

1809
1809
Birth of Obediah Sexton in Blackwater, Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Blackwater, Morgan, Kentucky, United States
1840
1840
Age 31
Obediah Sexton resided here in Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Morgan, Kentucky, United States
1898
13 Oct 1898
Age 89
Death of Obediah Sexton in Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Morgan, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Blackwater, Morgan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Kentucky, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Morgan, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1898
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Kentucky, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ezel, Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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