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Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton 1939–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1939

Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina

Death Date: 7 Nov 2016

Death Location: Bells, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Sexton

Mother: Ruby Wilson

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Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton was born in 1939 in Chatham County, North Carolina, the child of William Thomas Merritt Sugar Sexton And Ruby Lee Wilson. In 1950, Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton resided in New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina, USA. In 1993, Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton resided in Durham, NC. Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton married Barbara, and had children including Lisa Gaye Sexton, Melody Sexton, Tim W Sexton. Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton passed away in 2016 in Bells, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton was born in 1939 in Chatham County, North Carolina, the child of William Thomas Merritt Sugar Sexton And Ruby Lee Wilson.
  • In 1950, Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton resided in New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1993, Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton resided in Durham, NC.
  • Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton married Barbara, and had children including Lisa Gaye Sexton, Melody Sexton, Tim W Sexton.
  • Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton passed away in 2016 in Bells, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Wade Sexton's Ancestors

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Wade Sexton
1939–2016
Birth Place: Chatham County, North Carolina
Parents
William Thomas Merritt (Sugar) Sexton
1916–1997
Virginia
Ruby (Lee) Wilson
1918–2004
North Carolina
Grandparents
William (Edward (Buck)) Sexton
1879–1959
Halifax, Virginia, United States
Lillie (Tom) Moore
1883–1977
Halifax County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Sexton
1852–1912
Susan Ferrell
1862–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sexton
1815–1870
Maria
1810–
Frank Ferrell
1826–1893
Mary Fitzgerald
1822–1916

Wade Sexton's Timeline

4 Records

1939
4 Dec 1939
Birth of Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton in Chatham County, North Carolina
Chatham County, North Carolina
1950
1950
Age 11
Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton resided here in New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
1993
1993
Age 54
Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton resided here in Durham, NC
Durham, NC
2016
7 Nov 2016
Age 77
Death of Wade Darnell "Dinky" Sexton in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1939
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North Carolina, Marriage Records
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Chatham Record; Publication Date: 10 Nov 2016; Publication Place: Pittsboro, North Carolina, USA; ,0.32705083,0.5028766,0.6722873&xid=3355
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New Hope, Chatham, N

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New Hope, Chatham, N

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Durham, NC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Chatham Record; Publication Date: 10 Nov 2016; Publication Place: Pittsboro, North Carolina, USA; ,0.32705083,0.5028766,0.6722873&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Nov 2016
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Chatham Record; Publication Date: 10 Nov 2016; Publication Place: Pittsboro, North Carolina, USA; ,0.32705083,0.5028766,0.6722873&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bells, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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