Marion Sexton (abt. 1848 - 1917)

Born about 7 Jun 1848 in Campbell County, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Ancestors

Husband of Emeline (Newport) Sexton — married 19 Nov 1868 in Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Husband of Jicy (Blakley) Sexton — married 4 Jul 1885 (to about 23 Jun 1917) in Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Descendants

Died 23 Jun 1917 at about age 69 in Helenwood, Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A.

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Biography

Marion Sexton lived in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Marion was born on June 7, 1848 in Campbell County, Tennessee. On December 17, 1849 part of Campbell County became part of Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of Robert Sexton and Salina ( Keeton ) Sexton . The area where Marion was born was named Homestead on July 27, 1859 some years later the name was changed to Helenwood. He married Emeline Newport on November 19, 1868 in Scott County, later he married Jicy Blakley on July 4, 1885 in Scott County. He was a farmer and passed away from a disease of the stomach and hypertrophy of the liver, on June 23, 1917 at Helenwood in Scott County. Marion and his sister Martha Sexton were twins, a grave site for Marion has not been found.

Sources

Burial : Cut Cemetery, Helenwood, Scott County, Tennessee. Find A Grave memorial # 178565188 [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178565188/marion-sexton: accessed 18 June 2023), memorial page for Marion Sexton (7 Jun 1848–23 Jun 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 178565188, citing Helenwood Cut Cemetery, Helenwood, Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Bev Thomas Sexton (contributor 47306329).

• Scott County, Tennessee, FNB Chronicles, This page was created 06 Sep 200 ( Helenwood In Its Heyday ) By Kathleen West Robbins Contributing Columnist, FNB Chronicle, Vol. 2, No. 2 – Winter 1991, First National Bank, P.O. Box 4699 Oneida, TN 37841, (page 1, 4, 9-10) From <http://www.tngenweb.org/scott/fnb_v2n2_helenwood_in_its_heyday.htm>

• "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSG3-HZK : 25 May 2014), Marion Sexton, 23 Jun 1917; citing Cemetery, Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, 385, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,674.

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNCG-MYX : 4 December 2014), Marion Sexton and Emeline Newport, 19 Nov 1868; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 80, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQL-VMT : 8 December 2014), Marion Sexton and Jisey Petery, 04 Jul 1885; citing Scott,Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 926,287.

• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8YQ-DH5 : accessed 3 January 2015), Marion Sexton in household of Robert Sexton, The 2nd District, Scott, Tennessee, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 78, household ID 498, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,271.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD89-TD8 : 17 October 2014), Marion Sexton, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 8, family 57, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,058.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWH-WKQ : 24 December 2015), Marion Sexton, Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 128, sheet 219D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1277; FHL microfilm 1,255,277.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZS-9LV : 22 January 2015), Marion Sexton, Civil District 2, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 7A, family 120, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,595.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFD-Y21 : 29 October 2015), Marion Sexton, Civil District 2, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 163, sheet 10B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,528.