Elbert Green
Sexton
Born in Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Tilghman Sexton
and [mother unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
Matilda Sexton, Martha Evelyn Sexton, Mary Sexton, Carmel Sexton, Charlie G Sexton and Hettie R. Sexton
Died
at age 86
in Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.
User ID
- User ID: EF58CCB2F0824E8F994A753AC89FF60003CA
FSFTID
- FSFTID K2C3-VPR
Data Changed
- Data Changed:
- Date: 29 AUG 2014
Prior to import, this record was last changed 29 AUG 2014.
Note
- Note:
- A History of Stewart County Tenessee, Iris Hopkins McClain, 1965
- Pg. 21 "Captain Elbert G Sexton was one of the last men in the county to operate a gin and press, continuing to operate until the 1850's when there was so little cotton grown that it was impractical." (Date is incorrect - should be 1870's or 1880's)
- Pg. 117 "Elbert Sexton - born 1831 in Stewart County, son of Tillman and Matilda Weston. He married in 1853 Mary A Randle and they had six children; she died in 1870. He married secondly Mary Tomlinson in 1872. In 1882 he was elected clerk of the county court. In 1861 he enlisted as a private in Co. H, 50th Tenessee adn rose to Captain. He also served Stewart County as a magistrate for twelve years and trustee for eight years." (Goodspeed, 1318)
- Pg. 70 "The 50th Tennessee built the log huts at Fort Donelson in November 1861 and went into winter quarters there. On January 19,1862 the 50th Tennessee was sent to Fort Henry but returned to Fort Donelson in ten days."
- Co. H was enrolled November 28, 1861 at Fort Henry and was headed by H C Lockhart...followed by Elbert G Sexton."
- *Fort Donelson surrendered February 16, 1862
Object
- Object:
- File: C:\Genealogy\Captain Elbert Green Sexton.tif
- Format: tif
- Type: PHOTO
- Scrapbook: Y
- Primary or Preferred: Y
Sources
- ↑ Sexton-1190 was created by Ronald Rideout through the import of Sexton Family 2014.ged on Sep 29, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elbert Green:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elbert Green:
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~0.39%
Ronald Rideout
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