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William Sexton 1852–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1852

Birth Location: Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA

Death Date: after 1912

Death Location: Vernon Hill, Halifax, Virginia, USA

Father: William Sexton

Mother: Maria None

Spouse(s): Amanda Saunders, Susan Ferrell

Children(s): Katie Sexton, Winfield Sexton, Charles Sexton, William Sexton

In 1852, William Sexton entered the world in Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA, born to William Dozier Sexton And Maria. In 1860, William Sexton resided in Van Buren, Newton, Missouri, USA. In 1870, William Sexton resided in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA. William Sexton married Amanda J Acuff Saunders, Susan A Ferrell, and had children including Charles Ernest Sexton, Katie Wells Sexton, William Edward Buck Sexton, Winfield Scott Sexton. William Sexton passed away in 1912 in Vernon Hill, Halifax, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1852, William Sexton entered the world in Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA, born to William Dozier Sexton And Maria.
  • In 1860, William Sexton resided in Van Buren, Newton, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1870, William Sexton resided in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA.
  • William Sexton married Amanda J Acuff Saunders, Susan A Ferrell, and had children including Charles Ernest Sexton, Katie Wells Sexton, William Edward Buck Sexton, Winfield Scott Sexton.
  • William Sexton passed away in 1912 in Vernon Hill, Halifax, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sexton
1815–1870
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Maria None
1810–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Amanda Saunders
1855–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Susan Ferrell
1862–1912
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Katie Sexton
1888–1967
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia
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Winfield Sexton
1881–1955
Birth Location: Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA
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Charles Sexton
1889–1950
Birth Location: Louisa, Virginia, United States
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William Sexton
1879–1959
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, United States
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William Sexton's Ancestors

Self
William Sexton
1852–1912
Birth Place: Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Dozier Sexton
1815–1870
Kentucky, United States
Maria
1810–
Tennessee
Grandparents
William (“John”) Sexton
1775–1850
Wythe, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Betsy Cock) Ingram
1775–1860
Virginia, United States of America
William (Greensberry) Briscoe
1781–1857
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Rosannah Briscoe
1785–1825
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr
1752–1831
Comfort Smith
1756–1846
Andrew Cock
1748–1834
Susan Cole
1753–1782
Captain Briscoe
1750–1829
Elizabeth Wallace
1735–1785
Philip Briscoe
1745–1835
Elizabeth Mason
1767–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sexton
1726–1763
Mary Lee
1716–1766
Ebenezer Smith
1705–1756
Hannah Gilbert
1712–1756
John Cock
1724–1800
Mary Goad
1726–1799
James Cole
1721–1794
Mary Heard
1728–
Phillip Briscoe
1719–1796
Nancy Foster
1720–1812
Captain Wallace
1713–1780
Lady Woods
1714–1756
Phillip Briscoe
1719–1796
Nancy Foster
1720–1812
Samuel Mason
1739–1803
Rosanna Dorsey
1743–1809

William Sexton's Descendants

1.
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William Sexton (8 May 1852–after 1912) m. Amanda (J Acuff) Saunders (1855–) m. Susan (A.) Ferrell (abt 1862–15 May 1912)
  1. 1. Katie (Wells) Sexton 1888–1967 m. Frank Dix 1871–1928
    1. 1. Dura (Mae) Dix 1900–1987 m. Charles (Wesley Moss) Sr 1900–1987
      1. 1. Dorothy (M) Mass 1924–2008 m. Claude (Lee) Harvey 1917–2001
      2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Moss 1919–1971 m. Polly (Louise) Coleman 1919–2009
      3. 3. Charles (Wesley Moss) Jr 1921–1977 m. Cecil (Vivian) Hammock 1923–2009 m. Marian (Gray) Robinson 1920–
      4. 4. William (Robert) Moss 1926–1981 m. Margaret (Sue) Midkiff 1927–2015
        1. 1. William (Robert Moss) Jr. 1944–2002
  2. 2. Winfield (Scott) Sexton 1881–1955 m. Agnes (Jones) Griffith 1892–1991
    1. 1. Nellie (Mae) Sexton 1923–2013 m. Aubrey (Willie Odell) Bunn 1918–1983
      1. 1. William (Jerry) Bunn 1940–2020 m. Mamie (Ruth) Faircloth 1931–1994 m. Margaret (Eloise (Peggy)) Grady 1936–1998
      2. 2. Eddie (Odell) Bunn 1941–2000 m. Shirley (Marie) Driver 1946–2022
      3. 3. Jimmy (Scott) Bunn 1944–2004 m. Peggy (Ann) Parnell 1945–2008
      4. 4. Jo (Anna) Bunn 1947–2014 m. Calvin (Henry) Earp 1946–2004 m. Billy (Roosevelt) Nipper 1948–2005
      5. 5. Kenneth (Craig) Bunn 1939–1938
    2. 2. Annie (Virginia) Sexton 1913–1987 m. Alton (Gordon "T Bo") Weeks 1918–1952 m. Otis (Lee) Gaster 1915–1976 m. John (David) Parker 1947–1991
      1. 1. Frances (Jacqueline) Weeks 1935–2020 m. Edward (Lee) Harrell 1926–2003 m. Howard (Ray) Mullens 1926–2012
        1. 1. Donna (Rae) Mullen 1950–1966
    3. 3. Gladys (Merritt) Sexton 1914–1998 m. Sied (David "Frank" Zahreddeen) "Dean" 1898–1968
      1. 1. Farid ("Fred" Selimon) Dean 1937–2005
      2. 2. Said (D. "David" Dean) Jr 1944–2021
    4. 4. Louise (Walters) Sexton 1916–2009 m. Dairell (Wayne) Reynolds 1918–1999
      1. 1. Bobbie (Neal) Reynolds 1943–1944
      2. 2. Donald (Lee) Reynolds 1936–2001 m. Peggy (Jean) Kinney 1949–2020
      3. 3. Rebecca (Agnes "Becky") Reynolds 1938–2021 m. Toby (Reid) Kivett 1942–2002
      4. 4. Dairell (Wayne Reynolds) Jr 1942–2021
      5. 5. Bobby (Nelson) Reynolds 1950–2006
    5. 5. James (Thomas) Sexton 1918–1987 m. Pauline 1926–
    6. 6. Mildred (Lucille) Sexton 1920–2000 m. Paul (Jack) Brown 1920–1991 m. Roy (Battle) Hill 1925–1964
  3. 3. Charles (Ernest) Sexton 1889–1950 m. Nannie (Hale) Hawley 1906–1996
    1. 1. Elsie (Lee) Sexton 1914–2005 m. Albert (Algie) Jones 1915–1955 m. Robert (Troy) Cunningham 1905–1985
  4. 4. William (Edward (Buck)) Sexton 1879–1959 m. Lillie (Tom) Moore 1883–1977
    1. 1. Edna (Sue) Sexton 1910–1920
    2. 2. Beverly (Syndor) Sexton 1913–1985 m. Norma (Anice) Jones 1921–1999
    3. 3. William (Thomas Merritt (Sugar)) Sexton 1916–1997 m. Ruby (Lee) Wilson 1918–2004
      1. 1. Wade (Darnell "Dinky") Sexton 1939–2016
    4. 4. Ruby (Mae) Sexton 1918–1989 m. Robert (Louis) Hunt 1916–2007
    5. 5. George (Edward) Sexton 1901–1901
    6. 6. Percy (Lenwood) Sexton 1921–1924
    7. 7. Clarence (Lee) Sexton 1905–1973 m. Janie (Belle) Dudley 1906–1997
      1. 1. Clarence (Lee Sexton) Jr 1929–1966 m. Norma (Lou) Stanbery 1930–2013
    8. 8. Leonard (Johnson) Sexton 1925–1986 m. Doris (Rae) Sexton 1926–2001
    9. 9. Johnnie (Eddie) Sexton 1903–1986 m. Julia Tessiner 1909–2000 m. Lydia (Henrietta) Howard 1905–1982
      1. 1. Morell (Edward) Sexton 1923–2006 m. Margaret (Ann) Shaw 1926–2005 m. Earl (Dean) Hinson 1925–
        1. 1. Sexton 1943–1943
      2. 2. Christine (L) Sexton 1926–2008 m. John (Russell) Griffin 1920–1965 m. James (Marshall) Pilkington 1930–1998
        1. 1. John (Everette Griffin) Sr 1948–2005
        2. 2. Ronald Griffin 1950–1995
      3. 3. Bunn (Erastus) Sexton 1931–2002 m. Janice (L) Peloquin 1930–1989
      4. 4. Shirley (Ann) Sexton 1935–2007 m. Kenneth (Davis Cottrell) Sr. 1922–2016
      5. 5. Doris (Jean) Sexton 1929–2018 m. Ralph (Odell) McGhee 1927–1983
    10. 10. Lonnie (Sexton) Sr 1907–1991 m. Rudy (Mae) Chambers 1915–1999
      1. 1. Dorothy (Lois) Sexton 1939–2022

William Sexton's Timeline

9 Records

1852
8 May 1852
Birth of William Sexton in Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 8
William Sexton resided here in Van Buren, Newton, Missouri, USA
Van Buren, Newton, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 18
William Sexton resided here in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 28
William Sexton resided here in Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia, United States
1900
1900
Age 48
William Sexton resided here in Birch Creek District, Halifax, Virginia
Birch Creek District, Halifax, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 58
William Sexton resided here in Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia
Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 58
William Sexton resided here in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia
Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 58
William Sexton resided here in Halifax, VA
Halifax, VA
1912
after 1912
Age 60
Death of William Sexton in Virginia
Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1852
    Event Place: Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia 1910 Census Miracode Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: 1369; Family History Film: 1255369; Page: 140A; Enumeration District: 114; Image: .
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: M593_1649; Page: 168A; Family History Library Film: 553148
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: T623_1711; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 46.
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Van Buren, Newton, Missouri; Roll: M653_636; Page: 996; Family History Library Fi
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [7] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Van Buren, Newton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Van Buren, Newton, Missouri; Roll: M653_636; Page: 996; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: M593_1649; Page: 168A; Family History Library Film: 553148

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: 1369; Family History Film: 1255369; Page: 140A; Enumeration District: 114; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Birch Creek District, Halifax, Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: T623_1711; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 46.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Halifax, VA
    Record Source: Virginia 1910 Census Miracode Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Births, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: after 1912
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vernon Hill, Halifax, Virginia, USA
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