Family Group Sheet


Name Obediah S. Sexton, 2C5R
Birth 1 Apr 1850, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Father James Henry Sexton (~1821-)
Mother Nancy Morris (~1823-)
Marriage about 1870/1871, prob. Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Emily E. Brown, Half 1C5R
Birth 11 May 1853, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Father John Coley Brown (1824-1911)
Mother Rebecca Crose (1825-1909)
Children
1 M John Cecil Sexton, Half 2C4R
Birth 3 Jul 1872, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death 1940, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Sarah "Sallie" Baldridge
Spouse Margaret ("Maggie") Baldridge
2 F Elizabeth Sexton, Half 2C4R
Birth abt 1875, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Levi Morefield
3 M James Will Sexton, Half 2C4R
Birth 5 Mar 1879, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death 16 Nov 1949, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Myrtle Perry
Census Notes for Obediah S. Sexton
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, lists as family #226:
Obediah Sexton, 27, farmer; Emily, 25, wife; John, 7, son; Elizabeth, 5, dau; James H., 1, son.
All born Ky Ky Ky. (The ages for both Obediah and Emily are two years too young, judging by the 1860 and 1870 censuses.)
Notes for Emily E. Brown
Morgan Co. birth records on LDS microfilm #0216835 record the birth on 11 May 1853 of Emily Brown, daughter of John M. Brown and Rebecca Croce. (All other records are consistent in using "C" as the middle initial for the John Brown who was married to Rebecca Crose, but this record definitely says "M".)
Notes for Obediah S. & Emily E. (Family)
There is no marriage record for Obediah and Emily in either Morgan County or Bath County marriage records, so they were probably married in Rowan Co. (Rowan Co. marriage records from the 1870's were lost in a courthouse fire.)
Last Modified 28 Oct 1999 Created 30 Jun 2002 by Reunion for Macintosh