Winfield Scott SexsonAge: 65 years1849–1914
- Name
- Winfield Scott Sexson
- Given names
- Winfield Scott
- Surname
- Sexson
 Birth | February 20, 1849 27 23 |
 Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Laura Sexson March 24, 1852 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Joel Sexson July 17, 1853 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joel Mallicoat Sexson September 7, 1854 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Jincy Mallicoat August 10, 1855 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James David Sexson January 15, 1856 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Virginia Sexson August 15, 1858 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a brother | Elmore Jefferson “Elmer” Sexson May 6, 1861 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Myra Sexson September 18, 1864 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | David Acuff March 18, 1865 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 17 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 17 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Commodore P Sexson February 25, 1868 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Isaac William Sexson November 1, 1869 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 19 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Lurania Ann Lake — View this family about 1878 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a sister | Henrietta Jane Sexson 1878 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 28 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Laura Sexson December 29, 1880 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Oscar Wallace Sexson August 29, 1885 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a brother | James David Sexson January 17, 1887 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Bessie Ellen Sexson July 13, 1887 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a brother | Isaac William Sexson August 27, 1892 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | Lemuel Boone Sexson December 25, 1893 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Sexson March 14, 1899 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | June 11, 1900 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Virginia Sexson April 19, 1901 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Martin Sylvester “Vess” Hatfill — Bessie Ellen Sexson — View this family about 1903 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Oscar Wallace Sexson — Rosalta Crabtree — View this family June 3, 1905 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary “Polly” Acuff March 8, 1906 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a wife | Lurania Ann Lake August 8, 1906 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Chrisopher Hatfill September 1906 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Chrisopher Hatfill January 1, 1907 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joel Mallicoat Sexson July 2, 1909 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Rosa Hatfill July 3, 1912 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Rosa Hatfill July 3, 1912 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Rolland Ira Hatfill August 12, 1913 (Age 64 years) |
 Death | October 22, 1914 (Age 65 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Dodge Grove Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lemuel Boone Sexson Birth: December 1, 1821 — Whitley, Kentucky, United States Death: December 25, 1893 — Coles, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Mary “Polly” Acuff Birth: October 29, 1825 25 25 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: March 8, 1906 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: March 15, 1842 — Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Sarah Sexson Birth: estimated 1845 23 19 — Indiana, United States Death: March 14, 1899 |
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2 years elder sister |
Henrietta Jane Sexson Birth: January 3, 1847 25 21 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: 1878 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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2 years himself |
Winfield Scott Sexson Birth: February 20, 1849 27 23 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: October 22, 1914 — Coles, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Laura Sexson Birth: March 24, 1852 30 26 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: December 29, 1880 |
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16 months younger brother |
William Joel Sexson Birth: July 17, 1853 31 27 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: April 27, 1943 — Greene, Indiana, United States |
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14 months younger brother |
Joel Mallicoat Sexson Birth: September 7, 1854 32 28 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: July 2, 1909 |
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16 months younger brother |
James David Sexson Birth: January 15, 1856 34 30 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: January 17, 1887 — Lenora, Norton, Kansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Virginia Sexson Birth: August 15, 1858 36 32 — Indiana, United States Death: April 19, 1901 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Elmore Jefferson “Elmer” Sexson Birth: May 6, 1861 39 35 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: February 8, 1931 |
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3 years younger sister |
Martha Myra Sexson Birth: September 18, 1864 42 38 — Indiana, United States Death: February 5, 1944 |
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3 years younger brother |
Commodore P Sexson Birth: February 25, 1868 46 42 — Shelby, Illinois, United States Death: July 2, 1955 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Isaac William Sexson Birth: November 1, 1869 47 44 — Shelby, Illinois, United States Death: August 27, 1892 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Lurania Ann Lake |
| himself |
Winfield Scott Sexson Birth: February 20, 1849 27 23 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: October 22, 1914 — Coles, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Lurania Ann Lake Birth: January 17, 1857 — Illinois, United States Death: August 8, 1906 — Matton, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: about 1878 — Illinois, United States |
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8 years son |
Oscar Wallace Sexson Birth: August 29, 1885 36 28 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: August 7, 1947 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Bessie Ellen Sexson Birth: July 13, 1887 38 30 — Casey, Clark, Illinois, United States Death: March 7, 1941 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
Winfield Scott Sexson has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel A Sexson - Household
Illinois
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Winfield Scott Sexson - Household
Woodbury, Cumberland, Illinois
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Martin Sylvester “Vess” Hatfill - Household
Railroad Street St. Elmo, Fayette, Illinois
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