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William Pinkney Sexton 1859 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1859

Birth Location: Prices Creek, Adair, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 27 May 1888

Death Location: Adair, Kentucky, United States

Father: John Sexton

Mother: Lucinda Williams

Spouse(s): Mary Yates, Eliza Campbell

Children(s): Estella Sexton, Laura Sexton, John Sexton

The story of William Pinkney Sexton began in 1859 in Prices Creek, Adair, Kentucky, United States. William Pinkney Sexton married Mary Jane Yates, Eliza Campbell, and had children including Estella "Essie" Gertrude "Bamboo" Sexton, Laura Nell Sexton, John Finley Sexton. William Pinkney Sexton passed away in 1888 in Adair, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Pinkney Sexton began in 1859 in Prices Creek, Adair, Kentucky, United States.
  • William Pinkney Sexton married Mary Jane Yates, Eliza Campbell, and had children including Estella "Essie" Gertrude "Bamboo" Sexton, Laura Nell Sexton, John Finley Sexton.
  • William Pinkney Sexton passed away in 1888 in Adair, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sexton
1828 – 1912
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Lucinda Williams
1833 – 1859
Birth Location: Adair, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Yates
1862 – 1910
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Eliza Campbell
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Estella Sexton
1883 – 1967
Birth Location: Metcalfe or Adair County, Kentucky, USA
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Laura Sexton
1885 – 1888
Birth Location: Adair, Kentucky, United States
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John Sexton
1886 – 1974
Birth Location: Gradyville, Adair County, Kentucky
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William Sexton's Ancestors

Self
William Sexton
1859 – 1888
Birth Place: Prices Creek, Adair, Kentucky, United States
Parents
John Wesley Sexton
1828 – 1912
Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America
Lucinda (Sarah J "Sally") Williams
1833 – 1859
Adair, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sexton's Descendants

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William (Pinkney) Sexton (7 Jan 1859 – 27 May 1888) m. Mary (Jane) Yates (21 DEC 1862 – 11 Mar 1910) m. Eliza Campbell
  1. 1. Estella ("Essie" Gertrude "Bamboo") Sexton (31 March 1883 – 24 January 1967)
  2. 2. Laura (Nell) Sexton (1885 – Aft. 27 May 1888)
  3. 3. John (Finley) Sexton (14 Dec 1886 – 21 Feb 1974) m. Dora (L. "Mattie") Brockman (28 Jul 1891 – 29 September 1966)
    1. 1. John (Finley) Sexton (1 Apr 1911 – 30 Nov 1988) m. Nona (Marie) Sexton (6 September 1914 – 14 December 2001)
      1. 1. James (Howard) Sexton (1 Sep 1937 – 17 Jun 2007)
      2. 2. James (H) Sexton (abt 1938 – )
    2. 2. Dorothy (Margarete) Sexton (October 20, 1912 – 30 Jul 1954)
    3. 3. Joe (Altrue) Sexton (30 Oct 1919 – 4 Feb 1945)

William Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1859
7 Jan 1859
Birth of William Pinkney Sexton in Prices Creek, Adair, Kentucky, United States
Prices Creek, Adair, Kentucky, United States
1888
27 May 1888
Age 29
Death of William Pinkney Sexton in Adair, Kentucky, United States
Adair, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1859
    Event Place: Prices Creek, Adair, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1888
    Event Place: Adair, Kentucky, United States
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