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Wiley Edward Sexton 1922–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1922

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

Death Date: 12 Jan 1959

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

Father: Samuel Sexton

Mother: Stella Long

Spouse(s): Thelma Cornett

Children(s):

The story of Wiley Edward Sexton began in 1922 in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America. In 1950, Wiley Edward Sexton resided in , Harford, Maryland, USA. Wiley Edward Sexton married Thelma Mae Cornett, and had children including Geraldine Mariona Sexton. Wiley Edward Sexton passed away in 1959 in Troutdale, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Wiley Edward Sexton began in 1922 in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • In 1950, Wiley Edward Sexton resided in , Harford, Maryland, USA.
  • Wiley Edward Sexton married Thelma Mae Cornett, and had children including Geraldine Mariona Sexton.
  • Wiley Edward Sexton passed away in 1959 in Troutdale, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wiley Sexton's Ancestors

Self
Wiley Sexton
1922–1959
Birth Place: Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Jones Sexton
1901–1990
Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Stella (Sarah) Long
1901–1968
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Steven (Drury) Sexton
1862–1938
Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Susan (Ellen) Perry
1872–1911
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sexton
1834–1865
Charlotte Sexton
1830–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sexton
1808–1860
Edith Nichols
1800–1840

Wiley Sexton's Timeline

3 Records

1922
11 Jan 1922
Birth of Wiley Edward Sexton in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 28
Wiley Edward Sexton resided here in , Harford, Maryland, USA
, Harford, Maryland, USA
1959
12 Jan 1959
Age 37
Death of Wiley Edward 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: 11 Jan 1922
    Event Place: Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Harford, Maryland, 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: Harford, Maryland; R

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1959
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Troutdale, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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