Commodore P SexsonAge: 87 years1868–1955
- Name
- Commodore P Sexson
- Given names
- Commodore P
- Surname
- Sexson
 Birth | February 25, 1868 46 42 |
 Birth of a brother | Isaac William Sexson November 1, 1869 (Age 20 months) |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 months)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 2 years) |
| Death of a sister | Henrietta Jane Sexson 1878 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 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 12 years) |
| Death of a brother | James David Sexson January 17, 1887 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a brother | Isaac William Sexson August 27, 1892 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | Lemuel Boone Sexson December 25, 1893 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 31 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Virginia Sexson April 19, 1901 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary “Polly” Acuff March 8, 1906 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joel Mallicoat Sexson July 2, 1909 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a brother | Winfield Scott Sexson October 22, 1914 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 49 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | Elmore Jefferson “Elmer” Sexson February 8, 1931 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Joel Sexson April 27, 1943 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Myra Sexson February 5, 1944 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 81 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 77 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | July 2, 1955 (Age 87 years) |
| 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 elder brother |
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 elder sister |
Elizabeth Laura Sexson Birth: March 24, 1852 30 26 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: December 29, 1880 |
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16 months elder 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 elder brother |
Joel Mallicoat Sexson Birth: September 7, 1854 32 28 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: July 2, 1909 |
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16 months elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder sister |
Martha Myra Sexson Birth: September 18, 1864 42 38 — Indiana, United States Death: February 5, 1944 |
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3 years himself |
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 |
Commodore P 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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