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Steven Drury Sexton 1862–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1862

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

Death Date: 24 Nov 1938

Death Location: Fries, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Sexton

Mother: Charlotte Sexton

Spouse(s): Emma Wysong, Susan Perry

Children(s): Mollie Sexton, Emily Sexton, Eliza Sexton, Jincy Sexton, Charlie Sexton, Maude Wysong, Samuel Sexton, Allie Sexton, Ossie Sexton

In 1862, Steven Drury Sexton entered the world in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America, born to John W Sexton And Charlotte Sexton. Steven Drury Sexton married Emma Wysong, Susan Ellen Perry, and had children including Allie Margaret Maggie Sexton, Charlie Wiley Sexton, Eliza Gemima Sexton, Emily Missouri Sexton, Jincy Dell Sexton, Maude Alma Sexton Wysong, Mollie Elizabeth Sexton, Ossie Lee Sexton, Samuel Jones Sexton. Steven Drury Sexton passed away in 1938 in Fries, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1862, Steven Drury Sexton entered the world in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America, born to John W Sexton And Charlotte Sexton.
  • Steven Drury Sexton married Emma Wysong, Susan Ellen Perry, and had children including Allie Margaret Maggie Sexton, Charlie Wiley Sexton, Eliza Gemima Sexton, Emily Missouri Sexton, Jincy Dell Sexton, Maude Alma Sexton Wysong, Mollie Elizabeth Sexton, Ossie Lee Sexton, Samuel Jones Sexton.
  • Steven Drury Sexton passed away in 1938 in Fries, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sexton
1834–1865
Birth Location: Independence, Grayson, Virginia
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Charlotte Sexton
1830–1878
Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Emma Wysong
1875–1957
Birth Location: Spring Valley, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
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Susan Perry
1872–1911
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mollie Sexton
1897–1963
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Emily Sexton
1887–1934
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Eliza Sexton
1890–1995
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Jincy Sexton
1892–1914
Birth Location: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
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Charlie Sexton
1894–1994
Birth Location: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
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Maude Wysong
1900–1923
Birth Location: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
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Samuel Sexton
1901–1990
Birth Location: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
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Allie Sexton
1904–1963
Birth Location: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
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Ossie Sexton
1907–1996
Birth Location: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
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Steven Sexton's Ancestors

Self
Steven Sexton
1862–1938
Birth Place: Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John W. Sexton
1834–1865
Independence, Grayson, Virginia
Charlotte Sexton
1830–1878
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John Sexton
1808–1860
Virginia, United States
Edith Nichols
1800–1840
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Sexton
1775–1850
Elizabeth Ingram
1775–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr
1752–1831
Comfort Smith
1756–1846
Andrew Cock
1748–1834
Susan Cole
1753–1782

Steven Sexton's Descendants

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Steven (Drury) Sexton (24 Nov 1862–24 Nov 1938) m. Emma Wysong (Oct 1875–26 Aug 1957) m. Susan (Ellen) Perry (22 Apr 1872–1 Jun 1911)
  1. 1. Mollie (Elizabeth) Sexton 1897–1963 m. Lawrence (Harvey) Bishop 1906–
  2. 2. Emily (Missouri) Sexton 1887–1934 m. David (Crockett) Edwards 1886–1958
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ruth) Edwards 1917–1986 m. Sam (Mitchell) Jr 1921–2010 m. Charles Holbrook 1915–1998
      1. 1. Gerald (Bailey Holbrook) Sr 1941–2001
    2. 2. Ina (Dell) Edwards 1909–1937 m. Johnny (Frank) Shaffer 1906–1992
      1. 1. Olen Shaffer 1928–2022
      2. 2. Evelyn (Ann) Shaffer 1930–2002 m. William (Earnest) Richardson 1911–1980
        1. 1. Marcus (Samuel) Richardson 1950–2015
        2. 2. Franklin (Dean) Richardson 1949–1986
    3. 3. Kent (Edison) Edwards 1924–1943
    4. 4. Virginia (Lee) Edwards 1919–1944 m. Raymond (Commodore) Leonard 1915–1994
    5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Edwards 1905–1941 m. Hyda (Ray) Hines 1903–1981
      1. 1. MIldred (Virginia) Hines 1923–2010 m. Arvel (Luther) Sizemore 1916–1978
        1. 1. Judith (Ann) Sizemore 1941–2012
      2. 2. Mary (Jewell Van) Hook 1931–1953
      3. 3. Ellis (P) Hines 1926–
  3. 3. Eliza (Gemima) Sexton 1890–1995 m. Conley Ball 1893–1952
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Louise) Ball 1926–2013 m. Glen (Calvin) Moore 1921–1995
    2. 2. Glen (Wiley) Ball 1915–1935
    3. 3. Nellie (Stella) Ball 1924–2016 m. Brady (Clayton) Goodson 1927–2009
    4. 4. Steve (Payton) Ball 1919–2004
    5. 5. Nannie (Ellen) Ball 1913–1995 m. Olen (Wesley "Banty") Hale 1909–1988
      1. 1. Ted (Wesley) Hale 1933–2001
  4. 4. Jincy (Dell) Sexton 1892–1914
  5. 5. Charlie (Wiley) Sexton 1894–1994 m. Sena (Melissa) Miller 1899–1966
    1. 1. Bradford (Davis) Sexton 1922–1964 m. Beatrice (Florence) Daniel 1930–2018
    2. 2. Alice (Charleen) Sexton 1939–2002 m. David (William) Darnell 1935–2018
    3. 3. Lettie (Dell) Sexton 1932–2018 m. Harvey (Talmage) Moxley 1931–2004
    4. 4. Mary (Mae) Sexton 1920–2011 m. James (Walter) Shaffer 1913–1996
      1. 1. Joe (Dean) Shaffer 1938–2004 m. Mae (Florence) Adams 1939–2006
      2. 2. Roy (Lee Shaffer) Sr. 1940–2009 m. Anna (Virginia) Martin 1945–2014
      3. 3. Earl (William) Shaffer 1942–1995 m. Opal (Mildred) Cochran 1942–
    5. 5. Martha (Ellen) Sexton 1920–2014 m. Robert (Glenn Mays) Sr 1914–1976
      1. 1. Robert (Gene) Mays 1937–2001
      2. 2. Lola (Faye) Mays 1941–2020
    6. 6. Gerald (Brewster) Sexton 1926–2018
  6. 6. Maude (Alma Sexton) Wysong 1900–1923 m. William (Gaston) Wysong 1876–1948
    1. 1. Jincy (J) Wysong 1918–1975 m. Oscar (Pershing) Vaughan 1918–1989
  7. 7. Samuel (Jones) Sexton 1901–1990 m. Stella (Sarah) Long 1901–1968
    1. 1. Margaret (Lee) Sexton 1927–2006 m. Henry (Mastin) Brewer 1923–2000
      1. 1. Deran (McDarrell) Brewer 1949–2014
    2. 2. Wiley (Edward) Sexton 1922–1959 m. Thelma (Mae) Cornett 1928–2021
    3. 3. James (Herbert) Sexton 1929–1988
  8. 8. Allie (Margaret "Maggie") Sexton 1904–1963 m. James Holland 1897–
  9. 9. Ossie (Lee) Sexton 1907–1996 m. Teddy (Blaine) Poole 1904–2006
    1. 1. Thelma (Louise) Poole 1930–1997 m. William (Rufus) Thomas 1916–1988

Steven Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1862
24 Nov 1862
Birth of Steven Drury Sexton in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
1938
24 Nov 1938
Age 76
Death of Steven Drury Sexton in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1862
    Event Place: Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1938
    Event Place: Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fries, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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