Info on Sexton Bowling Moore Harris of VA TN OR KY
Looking for any information on the descendants and ancestors of Nathan Sexton who was my Grandfather. He is from Lee County, VA.(I believe). He was the father of Porter Henderson Sexton (my father).
Nathan's first wife was Mary Elizabeth 'Harris?'. I believe his 2nd wife was Elizabeth Addie Crumley(haven't been able to verify yet).
I recall one set of children from his first wife were: Ira, Thomas,
Daniel, Tivis, Porter(my father), and a sister whose name I don't recall. Mary Elizabeth died and Nathan married Elizabeth Addie Crumley and they had 5 children: Ezra, Vance, Nellie, Byrd(possibly also known as Ransom)and Ellen.
If anyone has any info on this family,I would like a shout.
Thanks in Advance
Dewey Carroll Sexton
I just love a mystery and yours has tons of info - sorry. You might want to print and save to work from. Although your family is in my tree, we are not related. Most of my info is from Findagrave.com and FamilySearch.org - both FREE sites!
Your dad's grave is at findagrave.com 102749057 . A little info is listed about him. OH.... now I know why you were interested in the Clarks! I found Mary Elizabeth's grave thanks to your info above. She is buried in the Farmersville IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville, Collin County, TEXAS, grave ID at Findagrave is 39342347. She was his third wife.
I found a marriage:
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
Name: Mr Porter Sexton
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Sep 1937
Event Place: Hunt, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Clark
Spouse's Gender: Female
I found children:
1. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: William Wayne Sexton
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 29 Nov 1938
Event Place: McLennan, Texas
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Porter Sexton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Clark
2. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Leona Jayne Sexton
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 27 Nov 1939
Event Place: McLennan, Texas
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Porter H Sexton
Mother's Name: Mary Elizabeth Clark
I found death record:
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Porter Henderson Sexton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 09 Apr 1975
Event Place: Littlefield, Lamb, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 83
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1891
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Birthplace: , Virginia
Father's Name: Nathan Sexton
Mother's Name: Harris
Record Number: 29530
Children were listed as Wayne and Ray on death record as informants.
I found a child of Effie and Porters
Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935
Name: J R Sexton
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 19 Jan 1926
Event Place: Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
Father's Name: Porter Henderson Sexton
Mother's Name: Effie Sexton
Record Number: 388
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Your grandfather, Nathan did marry Mary Elizabeth Harris and Elizabeth Crumley. His father was
Clark Moore Sexton 1832–1900 and his mother was Charlotte Marie Bowling 1838–1903.
I found a death record:
Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987
Name: Byrd Sexton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 Dec 1967
Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
Registration Date: 27 Dec 1967
Gender: Male
Age: 79
Race: White
Military Status: no
Birth Date: 05 Apr 1888
Father's Name: Nathan Sexton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Harris
Spouse's Name: Ruby Sexton
Spouse's Gender: Female
Registration District Number: 152
I found another death record listing Ezra as James Ezra - did not list Ransom
Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987
Name: James Ezra Sexton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 08 Jun 1984
Event Place: Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, United States
Registration Date: 14 Jun 1984
Gender: Male
Age: 79
Race: White
Military Status: NO
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1905
Father's Name: Nathan Sexton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Crumley
Spouse's Name: Mary Fields
Spouse's Gender: Female
AHA, I found another child named Ransom, so Ezra and Ransom were brothers.
Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987
Name:
Ransom Sexton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 21 Jul 1986
Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
Registration Date: 29 Jul 1986
Gender: Male
Age: 74
Race: White
Military Status:No
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1911
Father's Name: Nathan Sexton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Crumley
Spouse's Name: Willie Mae Sexton
Spouse's Gender:Female
Elizabeth Crumley, his second wife, did have Crumley as maiden name; death record lists father as William Crumley and mother as Ellen Jones. She was born 07 Jun 1876 and died 31 Dec 1969 in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia.
More Crumley-sexton children found.
1. Ellen Sexton Muncy
Born: 9 Nov 1906 Died: 7 Jan 1986 in Dryden, Lee, Virginia
Husband: Gay Bradley Muncy
buried in Van Cemetery, Jonesville, VA
2. J E (James Ezra) Sexton born 1907 married Mary T Fields - born 1910. Married 4 Mar 1938 in Lee Virginia
3. Leonard Sexton born 1911 married Ethel Mae Newman - born 1926. Married 1 Jan 1953 in Lee, Virginia
At familysearch.org here is what I found:
Children by Elizabeth Harris
Ira Sexton 1879–1957
Murfey Sexton 1882–1882
James Thomas Sexton 1883–1969
Flora Sexton 1885–Deceased
Byrd Sexton 1888–1967
Daniel Sexton 1891 - deceased​​
Porter Henderson Sexton 1893–1975
Children by Elizabeth Addie Crumley
Vance Sexton 1901–1990
James Ezra Sexton 1905–1984
Nancy Ellen Murrey 1906–1985 married name should be Muncy
William Leonard Sexton 1909–199
Ransom Sexton 1911–1986​​
Nellie Mae Sexton 1914–2005
I just love a mystery and yours has tons of info - sorry. You might want to print and save to work from. Although your family is in my tree, we are not related. Most of my info is from Findagrave.com and FamilySearch.org - both FREE sites!
Your dad's grave is at findagrave.com 102749057 . A little info is listed about him. OH.... now I know why you were interested in the Clarks! I found Mary Elizabeth's grave thanks to your info above. She is buried in the Farmersville IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville, Collin County, TEXAS, grave ID at Findagrave is 39342347. She was his third wife.
I found a marriage:
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
Name: Mr Porter Sexton
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Sep 1937
Event Place: Hunt, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Clark
Spouse's Gender: Female
I found children:
1. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: William Wayne Sexton
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 29 Nov 1938
Event Place: McLennan, Texas
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Porter Sexton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Clark
2. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Leona Jayne Sexton
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 27 Nov 1939
Event Place: McLennan, Texas
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Porter H Sexton
Mother's Name: Mary Elizabeth Clark
I found death record:
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Porter Henderson Sexton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 09 Apr 1975
Event Place: Littlefield, Lamb, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 83
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1891
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Birthplace: , Virginia
Father's Name: Nathan Sexton
Mother's Name: Harris
Record Number: 29530
Children were listed as Wayne and Ray on death record as informants.
I found a child of Effie and Porters
Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935
Name: J R Sexton
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 19 Jan 1926
Event Place: Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
Father's Name: Porter Henderson Sexton
Mother's Name: Effie Sexton
Record Number: 388
----------------
Your grandfather, Nathan did marry Mary Elizabeth Harris and Elizabeth Crumley. His father was
Clark Moore Sexton 1832–1900 and his mother was Charlotte Marie Bowling 1838–1903.
I found a death record:
Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987
Name: Byrd Sexton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 Dec 1967
Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
Registration Date: 27 Dec 1967
Gender: Male
Age: 79
Race: White
Military Status: no
Birth Date: 05 Apr 1888
Father's Name: Nathan Sexton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Harris
Spouse's Name: Ruby Sexton
Spouse's Gender: Female
Registration District Number: 152
I found another death record listing Ezra as James Ezra - did not list Ransom
Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987
Name: James Ezra Sexton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 08 Jun 1984
Event Place: Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, United States
Registration Date: 14 Jun 1984
Gender: Male
Age: 79
Race: White
Military Status: NO
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1905
Father's Name: Nathan Sexton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Crumley
Spouse's Name: Mary Fields
Spouse's Gender: Female
AHA, I found another child named Ransom, so Ezra and Ransom were brothers.
Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987
Name:
Ransom Sexton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 21 Jul 1986
Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
Registration Date: 29 Jul 1986
Gender: Male
Age: 74
Race: White
Military Status:No
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1911
Father's Name: Nathan Sexton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Crumley
Spouse's Name: Willie Mae Sexton
Spouse's Gender:Female
Elizabeth Crumley, his second wife, did have Crumley as maiden name; death record lists father as William Crumley and mother as Ellen Jones. She was born 07 Jun 1876 and died 31 Dec 1969 in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia.
More Crumley-sexton children found.
1. Ellen Sexton Muncy
Born: 9 Nov 1906 Died: 7 Jan 1986 in Dryden, Lee, Virginia
Husband: Gay Bradley Muncy
buried in Van Cemetery, Jonesville, VA
2. J E (James Ezra) Sexton born 1907 married Mary T Fields - born 1910. Married 4 Mar 1938 in Lee Virginia
3. Leonard Sexton born 1911 married Ethel Mae Newman - born 1926. Married 1 Jan 1953 in Lee, Virginia
At familysearch.org here is what I found:
Children by Elizabeth Harris
Ira Sexton 1879–1957
Murfey Sexton 1882–1882
James Thomas Sexton 1883–1969
Flora Sexton 1885–Deceased
Byrd Sexton 1888–1967
Daniel Sexton 1891 - deceased​​
Porter Henderson Sexton 1893–1975
Children by Elizabeth Addie Crumley
Vance Sexton 1901–1990
James Ezra Sexton 1905–1984
Nancy Ellen Murrey 1906–1985 married name should be Muncy
William Leonard Sexton 1909–199
Ransom Sexton 1911–1986​​
Nellie Mae Sexton 1914–2005
Hi Dewy, my name is Judy Barnett Smith. You and I are 1st cousins 3x removed.
1. Judy is the daughter of [private mother] DNA confirmed
2. [Private] is the daughter of Fama Louise McCarver (1927-1957) [confident]
3. Louise is the daughter of Eula (Sexton) McCarver (1905-1995) [unknown confidence]
4. Eula is the daughter of James Thomas Sexton (1883-1969) [confident]
5. James is the son of Nathan Sexton (1856-1917) [unknown confidence]
This makes Nathan the third great grandfather of Judy.
1. Dewey is the son of Porter Henderson Sexton (1891-1975) [unknown confidence]
2. Porter is the son of Nathan Sexton (1856-1917) [confident]
This makes Nathan the grandfather of Dewey.
I've put over a hundred Sexton's on wikitree if you'd like to see what I have. In fact, I think I just entered your info tonight. (Sexton-17740). I would love to collaborate with you.
I never really knew any of the family other than Eula Sexton McCarver. She was my gr grandmother and since her daughter, Fama Louise McCarver Weldon, died while my mom was a teen, we didn't really stay in touch with them.
I'll try to find something later