Brief Life History of John H.
When Rev John H. Sexton was born on 30 November 1863, in Henderson, North Carolina, United States, his father, John F. Sexton, was 21 and his mother, Margaret Kuykendall, was 20. He married Bonnie Phillips on 7 November 1915, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States in 1880 and Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States in 1930. He died on 16 December 1948, in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Mount Gilead Baptist Cemetery, Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.
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- John H Sexton in household of John Sexton, "United States Census, 1870"
- John H Sexton im Eintrag für Sexton, „North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000“
- John Sexton, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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World Events (8)
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · Battle of Bentonville
The Battle of Bentonville took place in Johnston, North Carolina from March 19, 1865- March 21, 1865. It was considered the bloodiest battle of North Carolina, with around 4,000 casualties.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a sexton or churchwarden, from Middle English sextein(e) ‘sexton’ (Old French secrestein, medieval Latin sacristanus). The sexton was originally the officer of a church in charge of the sacred vessels and vestments, but later came to denote one who looked after the churchyard and dug graves.
English: in northern England a variant of Saxton .
English: possibly a habitational name from Sexton in Ermington (Devon), recorded as Shecoteston in 1329. The placename derives from the family of Richard Sheccoc, recorded at Sexton in 1199, + Middle English toun ‘farmstead, village, settlement’. The origin of Richard Sheccoc's name is uncertain due to confusion between c and t, as seen in the name of one of his descendants, Richard Scheccote, recorded at Sexton in 1333.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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