Bertie Katheryn (Lawson) Ashley (1910 - 1994)

Born 12 Jul 1910 in New River, Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A

Ancestors

Wife of William Leslie Sexton — married 10 Jul 1933 (to 29 Jun 1959) in Robbins, Scott County, Tennessee

Died 28 Jan 1994 at age 83 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, U.S.A

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Biography

Bertie was born in July 12, 1910 at New River in Scott County, Tennessee. Her head stone says she was born in 1910, her obituary has 1919 as the date of birth. She was the daughter of Samuel Lawson and Mary Etta ( Hicks ) Lawson . She married William Leslie Sexton on July 10, 1933 at Robbins in Scott County. After his death Bertie married John Ashley, she passed away on January 28,1994 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.

Obituary,

Bertha Katheryn Lawson Sexton Ashley, 83, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and formerly of Scott County, died Friday, January 28, 1994, in Cincinnati. She was born in the New River community on July 12, 1919. She was the daughter of the late Sam Lawson and the late Mary Etta Hicks. In addition to her parents she also was preceded in death by her first husband, Leslie Sexton, and her second husband, John Ashley; one daughter, Vera Jo Clearu; and one step-daughter, Ruth Williamson. She is survived by two daughters, Ruby Battles and Bertha L. Dunrell; eight grandchildren: Donna Leonard, Joy Price, Benny Battles, Toni Hunt, Jimmy Valine, Shawn and Kevin Cleary, Maureen LaCourse; nine great grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the West-Murley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Roger Cecil officiating. Music was provided by Chuck Duncan. Burial was in the Reed Memorial Cemetery. West-Murley Funeral Homes had charge of local arrangements (Source: The Independent Herald, 3 Feb 1994, unknown page)

Sources

Burial : Reed Memorial Cemetery, New River, Scott County, Tennessee Find A Grave memorial # 53696982 [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/53696982/bertie-sexton : accessed 27 July 2021), memorial page for Bertie Lawson Sexton (12 Jul 1910–28 Jan 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53696982, citing Reed Cemetery, New River, Scott County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Theresa/Thunderbird584 (contributor 47100429) .

• Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-KGSH : accessed 15 November 2015), Leslie Sexton and Bertie Lawson, 10 Jul 1933; citing Scott, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 926,291. ( Page 1 )

• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-KGSD : accessed 18 November 2015), Leslie Sexton and Bertie Lawson, 10 Jul 1933; citing Scott, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 926,291. ( Page 2 )

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-K9W : accessed 14 May 2016), Bertie Lawson in household of Sam Lawson, Civil District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 1B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,761.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ1-TRH : accessed 14 May 2016), Bertie Lawson in entry for Pleas Chambers, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-NK8 : accessed 14 May 2016), Bertie Sexton in household of Leslie Sexton, Civil District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-5, sheet 15B, family 245, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3932.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6XY1-HSJV : Sun Jan 29 16:40:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Leslie Sexton and Bertie Sexton, 19 April 1950, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XY1-HSJ2>