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William Henry Sexton 1872–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1872

Birth Location: Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 7 February 1952

Death Location: Ava, Douglas County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Samuel Sexton

Mother: Melvina Idol

Spouse(s): Cora Lee

Children(s): William Sexton, Harley Sexton, Mary Johnson, Nellie Foster, Infant Sexton, Della Gunter

William Henry Sexton was born in 1872 in Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA, the child of Samuel Madison Sexton And Melvina V I Idol. William Henry Sexton married Cora Ann Lee, and had children including Della P Gunter, Harley Lee Sexton, Infant Sexton, Mary Lucille Johnson, Nellie Bell Foster, William Ray Sexton. William Henry Sexton passed away in 1952 in Ava, Douglas County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Henry Sexton was born in 1872 in Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA, the child of Samuel Madison Sexton And Melvina V I Idol.
  • William Henry Sexton married Cora Ann Lee, and had children including Della P Gunter, Harley Lee Sexton, Infant Sexton, Mary Lucille Johnson, Nellie Bell Foster, William Ray Sexton.
  • William Henry Sexton passed away in 1952 in Ava, Douglas County, Missouri, United States of America.

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William Sexton's Ancestors

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William Sexton
1872–1952
Birth Place: Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Samuel Madison Sexton
1848–1911
Grainger, Tennesee, USA
Melvina (V. I) Idol
1850–1899
, Grainger, Tennesee, USA
Grandparents
Elijah (Harrison Pickney) Sexton
1798–1864
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sexton's Descendants

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William (Henry) Sexton (7 May 1872–7 February 1952) m. Cora (Ann) Lee (28 Nov 1889–14 Dec 1918)
  1. 1. William (Ray) Sexton 1907–2000 m. Mabel Walker 1914–2010
    1. 1. Norma (Lee) Sexton 1932–2015 m. Edwin (Lee) Wyatt 1931–2002
  2. 2. Harley (Lee) Sexton 1918–2005
  3. 3. Mary (Lucille) Johnson 1916–1995
  4. 4. Nellie (Bell) Foster 1907–1998
  5. 5. Infant Sexton –1915
  6. 6. Della (P) Gunter 1909–1976

William Sexton's Timeline

2 Records

1872
7 May 1872
Birth of William Henry Sexton in Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
1952
7 February 1952
Age 80
Death of William Henry Sexton in Ava, Douglas, Missouri, USA
Ava, Douglas, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1872
    Event Place: Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 February 1952
    Event Place: Ava, Douglas, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ava, Douglas County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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