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Olivia Jane Sexton 1774 – 1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1848

Death Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Sexton

Mother: Leah Ferree

Spouse(s): John Schneider

Children(s): Henry Schneider

Olivia Jane Sexton was born in 1774 in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of William Lemuel 'Boone' Sexton and Leah Virginia Ferree. Olivia Jane Sexton married John Peter Schneider, and had children including Henry Preston “Fred” Schneider. Olivia Jane Sexton passed away in 1848 in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Olivia Jane Sexton was born in 1774 in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of William Lemuel 'Boone' Sexton and Leah Virginia Ferree.
  • Olivia Jane Sexton married John Peter Schneider, and had children including Henry Preston “Fred” Schneider.
  • Olivia Jane Sexton passed away in 1848 in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Olivia Sexton's Ancestors

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Olivia Sexton
1774 – 1848
Birth Place: Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
William Lemuel 'Boone' Sexton
1747 – 1830
Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Leah (Virginia) Ferree
1754 – 1839
New River, Grayson, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Mary (Lee) Sexton
1726 – 1753
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Olivia Sexton's Descendants

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Olivia (Jane) Sexton (1774 – 1848) m. John (Peter) Schneider (23 MAY 1773 – 1 June 1860)
  1. 1. Henry (Preston “Fred”) Schneider (6 Oct 1822 – 3 Feb 1870) m. Catherine Snyder (1822/1826 – )
    1. 1. Jane Snyder (Mar 1846 – ) m. George (W) Tankersley (26 Feb 1845 – 28 Dec 1928)
      1. 1. John Tankersley (Aug 1879 – 23 Apr 1926) m. Myrtle (Pearl) Simpson (30 Sep 1886 – 19 November 1963)
        1. 1. Corine (M) Tankersley (24 Feb 1905 – 14 Oct 1994) m. Ellis (Alford) Westmoreland (6 Sep 1901 – 8 Jul 1994)

Olivia Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Olivia Jane Sexton in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
1848
1848
Age 74
Death of Olivia Jane Sexton in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America

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