WHOOPS, I'M SORRY. THE
SEXTON BRANCH I'M FROM IS
GRAYSON COUNTY, VA. MY FATHER WAS BORN IN ENNICE, N.C.,JUST A MILE OR SO OVER THE N.C. STATE LINE. HIS
YOUNGER BROTHER
NOAH WAS BORN IN INDEPENDENCE, VA. GRANDDAD JOE MARRIED
CORA ANDREWS MARCH 5, 1904, IN N.C. THEY LIVED IN GALAX,VA., OR CLOSE BY GALAX, UNTIL ABOUT 1918-20, THEN MOVED TO
OXFORD, PA. MY GGRANDMOTHER, MARY ELLEN
SHAW, BORN 1838,
ORANGE COUNTY, N.C., DIED ABOUT 1880. MY GGRANDFATHER JAMES W. APPARENTLY REMARRIED. HE HAD ABOUT SEVEN CHILDREN BY MARY ELLEN, AND THE OLDEST,
POLLY JANE, WAS ONLY ABOUT 14 WHEN HER MOTHER DIED. SHE MARRIED CHRISTOPHER
BLAND AT THE AGE OF 16. I HAVEN'T FOUND MUCH INFORMATION FROM THAT POINT ON. MY YOUNGEST BROTHER GARY MET AN OLD INDIAN WOMAN, CHEROKEE, I THINK, IN THE EARLY 60'S WHO WAS A RELATIVE, POSSIBLY A GREAT AUNT, OF MY FATHER, BUT WE'RE NOT SURE. GARY WAS ONLY ABOUT SIX YRS. OLD AT THE TIME, AND UNDER-STANDABLY, DOESN'T REMEMBER MUCH ELSE. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT GRANDDAD JOE AND HIS
YOUNGER BROTHER,
NOAH, WERE RAISED BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THEIR FATHER. I HAVE A LINEAGE, WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE ACCURATE. MY GRANDDAD JOE T. (JOSEPH),BORN 1878, HIS FATHER-JAMES W., BORN ABOUT 1847,(WIFE MARY ELLEN
SHAW) HIS FATHER-HARDIN, BORN ABOUT 1825,(WIFE
ROSAMOND, 1822) HIS FATHER-CHARLES, BORN ABOUT 1794, (WIFE
RHODA B., 1797, VA). I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK FURTHER THAN THAT BUT HAVE BEEN UNSUCESSFUL SO FAR. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO FIND OUT WHERE MY GRANDFATHER JOE WAS, BETWEEN 1880,AGE 2, AND MARCH 5,1904, WHEN HE MARRIED MY GRANDMOTHER,
CORA BELLE ANDREWS, IN N.C. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MYSTERY. I'LL JUST HAVE TO KEEP
HUNTING UNTIL I COME UP WITH SOMETHING. THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE. DICK
