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Walter Lee Sexton 1923–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1923

Birth Location: Dryden, Lee, Virginia

Death Date: 05 Feb 1991

Death Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA

Father: James Sexton

Mother: Mae Dingus

Spouse(s): Mary Durham, Wilma Hartsock

Children(s):

In 1923, Walter Lee Sexton entered the world in Dryden, Lee, Virginia, born to James Jim Sexton And Mae Dingus. In 1944, Walter Lee Sexton resided in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. In 1950, Walter Lee Sexton resided in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA. Walter Lee Sexton married Mary Rose Durham, Wilma Irene Hartsock, and had children including Cynthia Denise Sexton, Deborah Lynn Sexton, Dwight Sexton, Gary Lee Sexton, Mark Sexton, Michelle Sexton. Walter Lee Sexton passed away in 1991 in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1923, Walter Lee Sexton entered the world in Dryden, Lee, Virginia, born to James Jim Sexton And Mae Dingus.
  • In 1944, Walter Lee Sexton resided in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1950, Walter Lee Sexton resided in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA.
  • Walter Lee Sexton married Mary Rose Durham, Wilma Irene Hartsock, and had children including Cynthia Denise Sexton, Deborah Lynn Sexton, Dwight Sexton, Gary Lee Sexton, Mark Sexton, Michelle Sexton.
  • Walter Lee Sexton passed away in 1991 in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Walter Sexton's Ancestors

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Walter Sexton
1923–1991
Birth Place: Dryden, Lee, Virginia
Parents
James (Jim) Sexton
1903–1958
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mae Dingus
1899–1959
Hancock County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Jonas Sexton
1875–1930
Hancock County, Tennessee, USA
Emmaline ((Emily)) Stegall
1884–1976
Tennessee
Emery (Thomas) Honeycutt
1874–1939
Scott County, Virginia
Harriett (Eliza) Dingus
1875–1905
Hancock County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
James Dingus
1836–1917
Sary Wallen
1846–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sara Dingus
1809–1872
William Wallen
1816–1886
Jane Banks
1818–1881

Walter Sexton's Timeline

4 Records

1923
28 May 1923
Birth of Walter Lee Sexton in Dryden, Lee, Virginia
Dryden, Lee, Virginia
1944
11 Jul 1944
Age 21
Walter Lee Sexton resided here in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Walter Lee Sexton resided here in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
1991
05 Feb 1991
Age 68
Death of Walter Lee Sexton in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia
Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1923
    Event Place: Dryden, Lee, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 711-18-3763; Issue State: Railroad Board (Issued Through); Issue Date: 1951-1963.
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1944
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Kingsport Times; Publication Date: 11 Jul 1944; Publication Place: Kingsport, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, 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: Richmond, Wise, Virg

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Feb 1991
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 711-18-3763; Issue State: Railroad Board (Issued Through); Issue Date: 1951-1963.
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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