Family Group Sheet
NameRobert Benjamin Sexton, 3C4R
Birth10 Mar 1876 or 1877, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death31 Oct 1959, Fayette Co., Kentucky
BurialBenson-Craig Cemetery, Craig Hill, Menifee Co., Ky
FatherWilliam R. Sexton Jr. (1842-1893)
MotherMelvina “Vina” Moore (1846-1932)
Notes for Robert Benjamin Sexton
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Robert Benjamin Sexton, age 42, residence Frenchburg, Menifee Co., Ky, born 10 Mar 1876, farmer, self-employed, nearest relative Melvina Sexton, mother, same address.
The Kentucky death index lists R. B. Sexton, age 82, died 31 Oct 1959 in Fayette Co., residence Menifee Co.
His gravestone gives his birthdate at 10 Mar 1887.
The Kentucky death index lists R. B. Sexton, age 82, died 31 Oct 1959 in Fayette Co., residence Menifee Co.
His gravestone gives his birthdate at 10 Mar 1887.
Census
1910 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Frenchburg precinct, enumerated 28 April, lists on p. 12B as family #201:
Sexton, Melvina, 60, widowed, mother of 9 children, 8 living; Robert, son, 33, single, farm laborer, b. Ky Va Ky; John R., son, 24, single, farm laborer, b. Ky Va Ky.
1920 census of Menifee Co., Ky, district 1, enumerated 9 Feb, lists on p. 11A as family #196:
Sexton, Robt, 42, single, b. Ky Va Ky, farmer; Vina, mother, 73, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Frenchburg precinct, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 2A as family #27:
Sexton, Robert, 53, single, farmer, b. Ky Ky Va; Melvina, mother, 83, widowed, age at first marriage 17, b. Ky Ky Ky. Spencer, Maggie, servant, 17, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, cook at private home.
Sexton, Melvina, 60, widowed, mother of 9 children, 8 living; Robert, son, 33, single, farm laborer, b. Ky Va Ky; John R., son, 24, single, farm laborer, b. Ky Va Ky.
1920 census of Menifee Co., Ky, district 1, enumerated 9 Feb, lists on p. 11A as family #196:
Sexton, Robt, 42, single, b. Ky Va Ky, farmer; Vina, mother, 73, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Frenchburg precinct, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 2A as family #27:
Sexton, Robert, 53, single, farmer, b. Ky Ky Va; Melvina, mother, 83, widowed, age at first marriage 17, b. Ky Ky Ky. Spencer, Maggie, servant, 17, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, cook at private home.
