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Ransom Sexton 1848–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 March 1848

Birth Location: Fentress, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 5 March 1917

Death Location: Scott, Tennessee, United States

Father: Moses Sexton

Mother: Leander Hatfield

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The story of Ransom Sexton began in 1848 in Fentress, Tennessee, United States. Ransom Sexton passed away in 1917 in Scott, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Ransom Sexton began in 1848 in Fentress, Tennessee, United States.
  • Ransom Sexton passed away in 1917 in Scott, Tennessee, United States.

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Ransom Sexton's Ancestors

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Ransom Sexton
1848–1917
Birth Place: Fentress, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Moses Sexton
1789–1850
York, South Carolina, USA
Leander (Laura) Hatfield
1795–1860
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Hatfield
1740–1832
Kanawha, Washington County, Virginia
Rachel Smith
1754–1858
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware
Great-Grandparents
John Hatfield
1686–1756
George Hatfield
1715–1795
Ericus Smyth
1734–1797
Bridget Anderson
1733–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Hatfield
1670–1718
Phoebe Ogden
1674–1720
Hans Smidt
1696–1753
Maria Stalcop
1697–1750
Peter Anderson
1706–1787
Catherine Lyman
1719–1801

Ransom Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1848
1 March 1848
Birth of Ransom Sexton in Fentress, Tennessee, United States
Fentress, Tennessee, United States
1917
5 March 1917
Age 69
Death of Ransom Sexton in Scott, Tennessee, United States
Scott, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 March 1848
    Event Place: Fentress, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 March 1917
    Event Place: Scott, Tennessee, United States

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