2nd Lt.
Fred
Harold
Sexton
Born in Union County, South Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Brother of
Telley V. (Sexton) Sanders, William Jefferson Sexton, Clarence Daniel Sexton, Nancy (Sexton) Estes, Benjamin Wofford Sexton, Nina (Sexton) Smith, Louise (Sexton) Johnson and Russell Lee Sexton
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 28
in France
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Oct 2013
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Biography
Fred Sexton was enumerated as son of the head of household at Main Street, Union, Union County, South Carolina for the June 7, United States Census, 1900. He was noted as at school, born September 1890 in South Carolina and single as seen in an image of the original census. Also included in the household are head J T Sexton, wife Mrs. J T Sexton, son W J Sexton, son C D Sexton, daughter Miss Nannie Sexton, son Ben Sexton, daughter Nina Sexton, daughter Louise Sexton, son Russell Sexton and servant Jim Young.[1]
1910 - Union, Union County, South Carolina 241544.
"The commander in chief in the name of the President has awarded the distinguished service cross to the following named officer, for the acts of extraordinary heroism described after his name:
Second Lieutenant Fred H. Sexton, deceased, 113 Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Bolleville Farm, France, October 17, 1918. During the thickest of the fight in attack on Bolleville Farm, Lieut. Sexton set out alone to locate enemy machine-gun positions. While on this mission he was killed. Next of kin, Mrs. J. T. Sexton, mother, 9 East Pine Street, Union, SC." from the Greenville News
He is buried in France.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3TY-32B : accessed 12 Oct 2014), Fred Sexton in household of J T Sexton, Union Town Union town Ward 2d, Union, South Carolina, United States; citing sheet 8B, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241544.
See also:
- "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M56P-DP6 : accessed 12 Oct 2014), Fred Sexton in household of J T Sexton, Union, Union, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 124, sheet 3B, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375487.
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