Timothy was born on September 10, 1854 at Brimstone in Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of Emanuel Sexton and Jane Strunk Sexton. He was a farmer and was married three times, his daughter's name Emma , that appears on the 1900 census, was from his first marriage. He married Lucinda ( have no last name ) in 1885 in Scott County, the marriage ended in divorce on March 12, 1891, adultery by Lucinda. His second marriage was to Izilla Newport on January 21, 1892 in Scott County. After her death in 1908, he married Slynvania McCartt on May 23, 1926 in Scott County. Timothy passed away from pulmonary edema and acute nephritis on July 12, 1944 at Huntsville in Scott County.
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Burial: Newport Cemetery, Winona, Scott County, Tennessee. Burial Date : September 14, 1944 Find A Grave memorial # 146811957 [1]
Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146811957/timothy-s-sexton : accessed 08 September 2021), memorial page for Timothy S. Sexton (10 Sep 1854–12 Jul 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 146811957, citing Newport Cemetery, Winona, Scott County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Genealogy By Brenda (contributor 46928903) .
"Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSQ1-7YB : accessed 5 November 2015), Timothy Sexton, 12 Jul 1944; citing Newport Cemetery, Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, cn 28439, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 2,137,354.
"Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD37-PX3 : accessed 24 September 2015), Timothy Sexton and Izilla Newport, 21 Jan 1892; citing , Scott, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 926,288.
"Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6K-C1V : 4 December 2014), T S Sexton and Silvaney (Unknown) Mccart, 23 May 1926; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 380, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD89-CFY : accessed 5 November 2015), Timothy Sexton in household of Emanuel Sexton, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 8, family 51, 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-41S : accessed 5 November 2015), Timothy Sexton in household of Samuel Walker, Brimstone, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district 130, sheet 259C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1277; FHL microfilm 1,255,277.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFD-HN2 : accessed 5 November 2015), Timothy S Sexton, Civil District 2, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 163, sheet 14B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,528.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-GHF : accessed 15 May 2016), Tim Sexton, Civil District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 3B, 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-N45 : accessed 31 March 2018), Tim Sexton, District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 14B, line 88, family 291, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2271; FHL microfilm 2,342,005.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-NKF : accessed 5 November 2015), Timothy 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.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Timothy by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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