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Simon Silas Sexton 1833–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1833

Birth Location: Bath County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 6 Sep 1905

Death Location: Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA

Father: Obediah Sexton

Mother: Mary Davis

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In 1833, Simon Silas Sexton entered the world in Bath County, Kentucky, USA, born to Obediah Sexton And Mary Magdaline Davis. In 1850, Simon Silas Sexton resided in Division 2, Bath, Kentucky, USA. Simon Silas Sexton passed away in 1905 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1833, Simon Silas Sexton entered the world in Bath County, Kentucky, USA, born to Obediah Sexton And Mary Magdaline Davis.
  • In 1850, Simon Silas Sexton resided in Division 2, Bath, Kentucky, USA.
  • Simon Silas Sexton passed away in 1905 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA.

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Simon Sexton's Ancestors

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Simon Sexton
1833–1905
Birth Place: Bath County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Obediah Sexton
1809–1898
Bath County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Magdaline) Davis
1814–1880
Spencer County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Sexton
1785–1860
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Rhoda (Ann) Griffin
1786–1870
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sexton
1752–1831
Comfort Smith
1746–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sexton
1729–1804
Mary Lee
1726–1819

Simon Sexton's Timeline

3 Records

1833
14 Jan 1833
Birth of Simon Silas Sexton in Bath County, Kentucky, USA
Bath County, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 17
Simon Silas Sexton resided here in Division 2, Bath, Kentucky, USA
Division 2, Bath, Kentucky, USA
1905
6 Sep 1905
Age 72
Death of Simon Silas Sexton in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA
Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1833
    Event Place: Bath County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 2, Bath, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 45b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 2, Bath, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 2, Bath, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 45b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1905
    Event Place: Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA

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