Pruda (Byrd) Sexton (1885 - 1963)

Born 26 Mar 1885 in Straight Fork, Scott, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William S. Sexton — married 25 Jul 1908 (to 17 Aug 1933) in Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Died 17 May 1963 at age 78 in Cooper Town, Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A.

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Biography

Pruda was born on March 26, 1885 at Straight Fork in Scott County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Jesse Lawson Byrd and Elizabeth Ann ( Marcum ) Byrd . She married William S. Sexton on July 25, 1908 in Scott County. Pruda was a housewife, she passed away from arteriosclerosis and heart disease on May 17, 1963 at the home of her daughter in the Cooper Town community of Scott County.

Obituary

Pruda Sexton, 78, passed away Friday, May 17, 1963, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. H. Thompson in the Cooper town community. She was a lifelong resident of Scott County and a member of the (rest is missing); Survivors: 2 daughters, Mrs. O. H. Thompson of Oneida, Mrs. Eldred Lipscomb of Springfield, Oregon; 1 son, Caffere Sexton of Oneida; 2 brothers, J. M. Byrd of Red Key, Indiana, John Byrd of Knoxville, Tenn.; 1 sister, Mrs. Viola Collins of Oneida; 7 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild. Funeral services were conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 1963, from the Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. James Marcum officiating. Interment followed in the Fairview Cemetery. West in charge. (Source: The Scott County News, 24 May 1963, p8)

Sources

Burial : Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Scott County, Tennessee, Burial Date : May 19, 1963, Find A Grave memorial # 84901791, [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/84901791/pruda-sexton : accessed 12 July 2021), memorial page for Pruda Byrd Sexton (26 Mar 1885–17 May 1963), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84901791, citing Fairview Cemetery, Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Melissa Bertram Daugherty (contributor 47556981) .

• "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H6-M75H : 24 October 2016), Pruda Sexton, 1963.

• "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8RL-BJR : 27 January 2020), Pruda Byrd in entry for William S. Sexton, 1908.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZS-LDZ : accessed 15 March 2018), Prudy Byrd in household of Jesse L Byrd, Civil District 2, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 127, sheet 5B, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,595.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFD-5Q9 : accessed 15 March 2018), Pruda Sexton in household of Wm S Sexton, Civil District 10, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 172, sheet 2B, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1515; FHL microfilm 1,375,528.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNG7-NM9 : accessed 15 March 2018), Prudie Sexton in household of William Sexton, Civil District 3, Campbell, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 41, sheet 14A, line 26, family 248, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1730; FHL microfilm 1821730.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH93-BXR : accessed 15 March 2018), Pruda Sexton in household of William S Sexton, Wheatland, Knox, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 4B, line 80, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 596; FHL microfilm 2340331.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-CZP : accessed 15 March 2018), Prudy Sexton, Civil District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-5, sheet 1A, line 1, family 1, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3932.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FS7-Y5TF : Sun Jan 29 12:15:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Pruda Sexton , 20 May 1950, Scott, Tennessee, From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FS7-Y5TF>