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William Edward (Buck) Sexton 1879–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1879

Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 2 Jun 1959

Death Location: Apex, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Sexton

Mother: Susan Ferrell

Spouse(s): Lillie Moore

Children(s): Edna Sexton, Beverly Sexton, William Sexton, Ruby Sexton, George Sexton, Percy Sexton, Clarence Sexton, Leonard Sexton, Johnnie Sexton, Lonnie Sr

William Edward (Buck) Sexton was born in 1879 in Halifax, Virginia, United States, the child of William Sexton And Susan A Ferrell. In 1910, William Edward (Buck) Sexton resided in Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia. In 1910, William Edward (Buck) Sexton resided in Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia. William Edward (Buck) Sexton married Lillie Tom Moore, and had children including Beverly Syndor Sexton, Clarence Lee Sexton, Edna Sue Sexton, George Edward Sexton, Johnnie Eddie Sexton, Leonard Johnson Sexton, Lonnie Sexton Sr, Percy Lenwood Sexton, Ruby Mae Sexton, William Thomas Merritt Sugar Sexton. William Edward (Buck) Sexton passed away in 1959 in Apex, Wake, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Edward (Buck) Sexton was born in 1879 in Halifax, Virginia, United States, the child of William Sexton And Susan A Ferrell.
  • In 1910, William Edward (Buck) Sexton resided in Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia.
  • In 1910, William Edward (Buck) Sexton resided in Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia.
  • William Edward (Buck) Sexton married Lillie Tom Moore, and had children including Beverly Syndor Sexton, Clarence Lee Sexton, Edna Sue Sexton, George Edward Sexton, Johnnie Eddie Sexton, Leonard Johnson Sexton, Lonnie Sexton Sr, Percy Lenwood Sexton, Ruby Mae Sexton, William Thomas Merritt Sugar Sexton.
  • William Edward (Buck) Sexton passed away in 1959 in Apex, Wake, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sexton
1852–1912
Birth Location: Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA
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Susan Ferrell
1862–1912
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Lillie Moore
1883–1977
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia
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Children(s)

Edna Sexton
1910–1920
Birth Location: Virginia
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Beverly Sexton
1913–1985
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia
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William Sexton
1916–1997
Birth Location: Virginia
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Ruby Sexton
1918–1989
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, USA
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George Sexton
1901–1901
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Percy Sexton
1921–1924
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States
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Clarence Sexton
1905–1973
Birth Location: South Boston, Halifax, Virginia
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Leonard Sexton
1925–1986
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina
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Johnnie Sexton
1903–1986
Birth Location: South Boston, Halifax, Virginia, USA
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Lonnie Sr
1907–1991
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia
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William Sexton's Ancestors

Self
William Sexton
1879–1959
Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Sexton
1852–1912
Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Susan (A.) Ferrell
1862–1912
Virginia
Grandparents
William (Dozier) Sexton
1815–1870
Kentucky, United States
Maria
1810–
Tennessee
Frank (T) Ferrell
1826–1893
Halifax, Virginia, United States
Mary (O) Fitzgerald
1822–1916
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Sexton
1775–1850
Elizabeth Ingram
1775–1860
William Briscoe
1781–1857
Rosannah Briscoe
1785–1825
Robert Ferrell
1800–1880
Elizabeth Dodson
1801–1880
Leonard Fitzgerald
1795–1840
Sarah Kirby
1797–1885
2nd-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
Private Ferrell
1762–1827
Dolly Bailey
1760–1846
Caleb Dodson
1750–1836
Elizabeth Petty
1750–1844
Mathew Fitzgerald
1749–1824
Sarah Wilson
1745–1820
Joseph Kirby
1761–1822
Orpha Anderson
1758–1830

William Sexton's Descendants

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William (Edward (Buck)) Sexton (21 Mar 1879–2 Jun 1959) m. Lillie (Tom) Moore (29 Jul 1883–30 Aug 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

10 Records

1879
21 Mar 1879
Birth of William Edward (Buck) Sexton in Halifax, Virginia, United States
Halifax, Virginia, United States
1910
1910
Age 31
William Edward (Buck) Sexton resided here in Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia
Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 31
William Edward (Buck) Sexton resided here in Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia
Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 41
William Edward (Buck) Sexton resided here in Staunton, Halifax, Virginia
Staunton, Halifax, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 41
William Edward (Buck) Sexton resided here in Staunton, Halifax, Virginia
Staunton, Halifax, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 51
William Edward (Buck) Sexton resided here in New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina
New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 56
William Edward (Buck) Sexton resided here in Rural, Chatham
Rural, Chatham
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 61
William Edward (Buck) Sexton resided here in New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
1953
1953
Age 74
William Edward (Buck) Sexton resided here in Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
1959
2 Jun 1959
Age 80
Death of William Edward (Buck) Sexton in Apex, Chatham, North Carolina
Apex, Chatham, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1879
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2888; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 19-21.
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Staunton, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: T625_1891; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 103; Image: .
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: 1681; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 148.0.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [6] North Carolina, Deaths
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [8] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    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 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Staunton, Halifax, Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Staunton, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: T625_1891; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 103; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Staunton, Halifax, Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Staunton, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: T625_1891; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 103; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: 1681; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 148.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Chatham
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2888; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 19-21.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2888; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 19-21.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Apex, Chatham, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1959
    Event Place: Apex, Chatham, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Apex, Wake, North Carolina, USA
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