Sexton

Sexton Lineage
William Henry Sexton 1805-1875, father of Levi Sexton 1827-1917, father of Martha Ellen Sexton

Sexton Migration
Ireland > Mecklenburg, North Carolina > Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee > Kuttawa, Lyon, Kentucky 

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Martha Ellen Sexton, 2nd Great-Grandmother
1852-1900
b. Lyon County, Kentucky
d. Lyon County, Kentucky

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Parents:
Levi Sexton 1827-1917
Mary E Smith 1830-1890

Maternal Lineage:
Mary E Smith 1830-1890

Spouse: Henry Leonhardt Doom 1829-1921
Married:  21 February 1872

Children: 4

1. Mary Catherine Doom 1873-1950
2. Olive Minnie Doom 1873-1906
3. Anna Doom 1875-1881
4. Emma Lee Doom 1878-1946

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Levi Sexton, 3rd Great-Grandfather
22 August 1827 - 11 February 1917

b. Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee
d. Kuttawa, Lyon, Kentucky

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Parents:
William Henry Sexton 1805-1875
Hopey Sexton 1802-1881

Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Smith 1830-1890
Married: 1850
Children: 

1. Martha Ellen Sexton 1852-1900
2. Hopie Louise Sexton 1853-1929
3. William H Sexton 1856-1931
4. Charles L Sexton 1859-1900
5. Robert Alexander Sexton 1862-1950
6. Sarah Ida Sexton 1869-1934
7. Thomas A Sexton 1874-1944

Tags: Farmer, Freemason 

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William Henry Sexton, 4th Great-Grandfather
31 March 1805 - 24 December 1875
b. Ireland or Mecklenburg, North Carolina

He was born in Ireland according to the death certificate of his son Levi 1827-1917.

 d. Lyon, Kentucky

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Macedonia Cemetery, Kuttawa, Lyon County, Kentucky

Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Hopey Stubblefield 1802-1881

Married: 1826

Children: 

1. Levi Sexton 1827-1917
2. Allen Sexton 1828-1910
3. Daniel Andrew Sexton 1830-1905
4. Armistead Sexton 1838-1925
5. Alexander Franklin Sexton 1840-1862
6. Wiley Henry Sexton 1841-1862

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Bibliography

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 14 October 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27467655/levi-sexton: accessed October 17, 2025), memorial page for Levi Sexton (22 Aug 1827–11 Feb 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27467655, citing Macedonia Cemetery, Kuttawa, Lyon County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158698739/martha_ellen-doom: accessed October 14, 2025), memorial page for Martha Ellen Sexton Doom (1852–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158698739, citing Macedonia Cemetery, Kuttawa, Lyon County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Linda Baird (contributor 47898300).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154768422/william_h-sexton: accessed October 19, 2025), memorial page for William H Sexton (30 Mar 1805–23 Nov 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154768422, citing Macedonia Cemetery, Kuttawa, Lyon County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Muriel Brooks (contributor 48278500).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 17 October 2025.

Robertson, Marielle. "Sexton." Family Research Book. ca. 2010, Marielle Robertson. 

Miscellanea
The original date of this post: 14 October 2025
Most recently updated: 19 October 2025

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