Family Group Sheet
NamePresley Davis Sexton, 2C5R
Birth20 Jul 1830, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death20 Jul 1919, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherObediah Sexton (~1808-)
MotherMary Magdeline Davis (~1814-)
Marriage13 May 1848, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Ann Oakley
Birth3 Feb 1811, Floyd Co., Kentucky
Death10 Apr 1871, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn S. Oakley (1788-1845)
MotherMargaret “Peggy” Lewis (1791-1872)
Other spousesIsaac J. Wilson Nickell
Children
1 MRichard Menifee Sexton, 3C4R
Birth23 Dec 1849, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death8 Sep 1930, Middletown, Butler Co., Ohio
SpouseMary Ann Pieratt , 2C5R
Notes for Presley Davis Sexton
His death certificate states Pressley Sexton, age 89, retired farmer, married, born 20 July 1830 in Ky, died 20 July 1919 in Morgan Co., Ky, father Obediah Sexton, b. Va, mother unknown, cause of death gangrene, informant Jas Pierce, Ebon, Ky, burial in Dennis Cemetery.
Census
1850 census of Morgan Co., Ky, lists as family #384:
Sexton, Preston, 20; Mary, 39; Richard, 6/12; Nickell, Georgeanne, 14; Frances, 13; Lucinda, 12; Margaret, 10; Holly, 8 (male); Napolean B., 6; John, 4. All born in Ky.
In 1910 he was listed as Pressley, father, age 80, widowed, b. Illinois Ky Ky, with his son Richard.
Sexton, Preston, 20; Mary, 39; Richard, 6/12; Nickell, Georgeanne, 14; Frances, 13; Lucinda, 12; Margaret, 10; Holly, 8 (male); Napolean B., 6; John, 4. All born in Ky.
In 1910 he was listed as Pressley, father, age 80, widowed, b. Illinois Ky Ky, with his son Richard.
Notes for Presley Davis & Mary Ann (Family)
Morgan Co. marriage records list marriage of Presley Sexton and Mary Ann Nickell on 13 May 1848 by Joseph Nickell.
