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Thomas Jefferson Sexton 1874–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 February 1874

Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 17 January 1940

Death Location: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Reuben Sexton

Mother: easther blevins

Spouse(s): Laura Badger

Children(s): Lester Sexton, Beecher Sexton, Arthur Sexton, Mammie Cruff

Thomas Jefferson Sexton was born in 1874 in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Reuben Sexton And Easther Jane Blevins. In 1880, Thomas Jefferson Sexton resided in Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA. In 1935, Thomas Jefferson Sexton resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson Sexton married Laura Badger, and had children including Arthur Ruben Sexton, Beecher Sexton, Lester Felix Sexton, Mammie Cruff. Thomas Jefferson Sexton passed away in 1940 in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Jefferson Sexton was born in 1874 in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Reuben Sexton And Easther Jane Blevins.
  • In 1880, Thomas Jefferson Sexton resided in Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, Thomas Jefferson Sexton resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia.
  • Thomas Jefferson Sexton married Laura Badger, and had children including Arthur Ruben Sexton, Beecher Sexton, Lester Felix Sexton, Mammie Cruff.
  • Thomas Jefferson Sexton passed away in 1940 in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Sexton's Ancestors

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Thomas Sexton
1874–1940
Birth Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Reuben Sexton
1833–
North Carolina
easther (jane) blevins
1836–1885
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
james (Pennington (dropped the) blevins)
1807–1882
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
james blevins
1775–1820
lydia Dean
1775–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
9DNA DNA
1725–1790
Rachel name)
1726–

Thomas Sexton's Descendants

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Thomas (Jefferson) Sexton (25 February 1874–17 January 1940) m. Laura Badger (6 July 1878–3 April 1957)
  1. 1. Lester (Felix) Sexton 1892–
  2. 2. Beecher Sexton 1919–
  3. 3. Arthur (Ruben) Sexton 1903–1974
  4. 4. Mammie Cruff 1907–1962

Thomas Sexton's Timeline

5 Records

1874
25 February 1874
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Sexton in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 6
Thomas Jefferson Sexton resided here in Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 61
Thomas Jefferson Sexton resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia
Marion, Smyth, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 66
Thomas Jefferson Sexton resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1940
17 January 1940
Age 66
Death of Thomas Jefferson Sexton in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America
Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 February 1874
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04295; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 87-10
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 952; Page: 543B; Enumeration District: 017
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 952; Page: 543B; Enumeration District: 017

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04295; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 87-10

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04295; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 87-10

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 January 1940
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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