Title SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTION - Indian River County, Florida

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SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTION

Preferred Citation Sexton Family Collection, Archive Center, Indian River County Main Library, Vero Beach, Florida.

Donation

Ralph Sexton

Date: 20 April 2008

Accession No. 2008.6

Acquisition Information / Provenance: Sexton family photographs and documents were donated to the library by Ralph and his wife Christine Sexton. The majority of the collection can be attributed to the father Waldo Sexton who settled in Indian River County about 1914.

Creator

Various members of the Sexton family, including Waldo and his children. (Vol: RLS; Updated F/A 6/7/19).

Repository

Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center 1600 21st Street, Vero Beach, Florida, 32960

Telephone: 772-770-5060 x5 Email: genealogy@

Location

Archive Center and Genealogy Department, 2nd Floor, Indian River County Main Library

Arrangement

Family information, ephemera, newspaper articles are in box one. Photographs and postcards arranged by topic and numbered consecutively are in box two and three. Also includes postcards about the Driftwood Inn. Box four is family mementos and documents collected by Waldo E. Sexton.

Dates

c.a. 1885-2012

Historical Note

Waldo E. Sexton was an entrepreneur who traveled to many places and collected items for his unusual buildings located in Vero Beach, Florida. He was named to the list of "Great Floridians" in SEX 02-0 by the Florida Department of State. Born in Shelby County, Indiana, he graduated from high school and attended Purdue University.

In 1918, Waldo Sexton married Elsebeth Adelina Martens in Jacksonville, Florida. He had four children: Mary Jacqueline Sexton, married Jack Daley; Barbara Louise Sexton married John Robert Tripson; Ralph Waldo Sexton married 1) Hildegard Barrett, 2) Carol Wetherby, 3) Janet Christine

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Dale; Charles Randolph Sexton married 1) Eleanor Graves, 2) Audrey Graves. The Buckingham family is related through the mother of Waldo Sexton.

Scope & Content Contains photographs, postcards, ephemera, newspapers, periodicals, family research,

Index Terms

Sexton Family Sexton, Waldo 1885-1967 Tripson Family Martens Family Daley Family Buckingham Family McKee Jungle Gardens Driftwood Inn Ocean Grill Indian River County (Fla.) ? Genealogy Vero Beach, Indian River County, (Fla.) ? History Franklin Park, Cook County, Illinois Garden Club of Indian River County Sexton Arms Club ? Apartment building Barber, Ohio Columbus (1841-1920) Barberton, Ohio

Access

Unrestricted. The entire collection is open for research. Gloves and clean hands are required.

Barcode

32901002186543

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BOX 1 ? SEXTON FAMILY HISTORY; NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Folder #1 ? SEXTON FAMILY HISTORY

SEX 01-01-01

Sexton Family Pedigree Chart and Family Group Sheets

SEX 01-01-02

Sexton (Seson) Family Census records

SEX 01-01-03

Walter Samuel Buckingham (Waldo's family)

SEX 01-01-04

Sexton Family Obituaries

Sarah Sexton ? July 12, 1929

Waldo E. Sexton ? December 28, 1967

Elsebeth Sexton ? April 17, 1986

John R. Tripson ? July 14, 1997

Barbara Sexton Tripson ? December 23, 2003

Charles Randolph Sexton ? March 6, 2005

Ralph Waldo Sexton ? September 11, 2014

SEX 01-01-05 SEX 01-01-06 SEX 01-01-07 SEX 01-01-08 SEX 01-01-09

SEX 01-01-10 SEX 01-01-11 SEX 01-01-12 SEX 01-01-13 SEX 01-01-14 SEX 01-01-15 SEX 01-01-16 SEX 01-01-17 SEX 01-01-18

William Sexton (Sexson) and Leah Free Isaac Sexton and Hannah Morgan Enoch Sexton and Phoebe Stansberry Isaac Sexton and Sarah A. Buckingham Waldo Emmerson Sexton and Elsebeth Louisa Martens

1. Profile Mrs. Ralph Waldo Sexton. Indian River Magazine. January 1974. Vol. 1. No. 8 P. 38-39 2. "Waldo Emerson Sexton, Fountaintown, IN (small article describing his personality and

education. Elsebeth L. Martens Sexton Family and Census records Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana ? Sexton Family "Andreu ? Sexton" Vero Beach Magazine Feb 2014 ? Wedding of Michael Sexton and Felicia Andreu Waldo Sexton's Education- Purdue Alumni Register 1912-1916 Waldo Sexton's Travels ? Passenger lists, etc. Waldo Sexton's Businesses / Affiliates / Clubs Sexton Property Waldo Sexton Probate/Will Vero Heritage, Inc. Presents the 1st Annual IRC Pioneer Family Recognition Dinner Honoring the Waldo Sexton Family ? March 24, 2000

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Waldo Sexton and the Barberton, Ohio farm. Employed by Ohio Columbus Barber (1841-1920) from 1911 to 1913. Obituary Index 1912-2014 ?Page 137 0f 2355 Aug 7 2014

Folder #2 ? SEXTON ARTICLES, EPHEMERA, EVENTS & MISCELLANEOUS

SEX 01-02-01

Great Floridians 2000 ? Application

SEX 01-02-02

Pioneer Dinner 2000

SEX 01-02-03

The Driftwood Suite ? Waldo's song

SEX 01-02-04

Down on the Farm ? Indian River Magazine Jan/Feb 2007 ? Ralph Sexton, son of Waldo.

SEX 01-02-05

When the Mountain Came to Vero Beach ? Vero Beach Magazine Nov/Dec 1999 by Sean Sexton

SEX 01-02-06

Urban Cowboys ? March 2007 by Mary Schenkel (Sexton ranch)

SEX 01-02-07

Waldo's World ? Intriguing landmarks distinguish Vero Beach Island Life, July 2002 by Geoff Gabriel

SEX 01-02-08

Welcome to Waldo's World Indian River Magazine Jan/Feb 2007

SEX 01-02-09

Family Saves Mizner Treasures from Rubble Palm Beach News (online) May 27, 2007

SEX 01-02-10

Sean Sexton Gives Expression to His life Sebastian Sun Week of April 28, 1995 by Diane Murray

SEX 01-02-11

Standing the Test of Time: The Architecture of Waldo E. Sexton Treasure Coast Almanac Vol. 7

Issue 3 Jul/Aug/Sep 2002 by Geoff Gabriel

SEX 01-02-12

Waldo E. Sexton Florida's Hibiscus City: Vero Beach by J. Noble Richards, 1968

SEX 01-02-13

Sexton Ranch Protected Indian River Land Trust: News and Happenings

[] Downloaded 7/31/2007

SEX 01-02-14

A Brief History of Waldo E. Sexton (1885-1967) printed by the Driftwood Inn and Resort

SEX 01-02-15

House Party Hotel Lincoln-Mercury Times Nov/Dec 1950 by Theodore Pratt (Driftwood Inn)

SEX 01-02-16

Reprint from House Beautiful June 1960. Several copies were made on cardstock to make available

to patrons

SEX 01-02-17

Watch Out ? Artists in Residence Vero Beach Magazine Dec 2013

SEX 01-02-18

Sexton Legacy Extends Far Beyond Landmarks. Indian River News. Holiday 2013, Vol. 8 #5

SEX 01-02-19

Day Trippin' with Patti and Vicki Bus Tour, July 23, 2014 ? Four page handout

SEX 01-02-20

The Walls According to Waldo ? Vero Beach Magazine Sep/Oct 2005 (Szechuan Palace or Turf

Club)

SEX 01-02-21

Remembering Ralph Sexton ? Vero's Voice November 2014 by Jason Redmon. (3 pages)

SEX 01-02-22

The Sextons Are Entrepreneurs Of the Year ?Vero Beach Magazine May 2015

SEX 01-02-23

The Poet Laureate of Indian River County ? Vero Beach Magazine Apr 2017

SEX01-02-24

Letter from Waldo Sexton to Elsebeth

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Folder #3 ? NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

DATE

NEWSPAPER TITLE

ARTICLE TITLE

Unknown 1913 Dec p.11 1913 Dec p.12

Unknown Indian River Farmer

Indian River Farmer

Long ?Ago Christmas An Agricultural Expert's Opinion of Indian River Farms ? Nov 16, 1913 letter from W. E. Sexton to A. M. Hill Clippings from Vero: Mr. W. E. Sexton of Cleveland, Ohio arrived in Vero to demonstrate Spaulding Tilling Machine.

1914 Jul 31 Fort Pierce News

Growers Association Holds Good Meeting ? Bert Sexton

1914 Sep 4 Fort Pierce News

Attractive Farm Names Being chosen by Settlers

1914 Dec 4 Fort Pierce News

Growers Association Discusses Plans for Fair

1914 Dec 11 Fort Pierce News

Big Crowd Comes to Vero on the Regular Excursion (Isaac Sexton of Fountaintown, IN, arrived...

1914 Dec 18 Fort Pierce News

Bert Sexton departed Sunday morning for Shelbyville, IN.

1915 Feb 13 Fort Pierce News

Father of Vero Men Dies in Indiana (Isaac Sexton, father of Bert Sexton of Vero and his brother, W. E. Sexton...)

1915 Sep 10 Fort Pierce News

Have Fine Growth Forage Crops...Sexton Bros., farm

1915 Oct 1 St. Lucie County Tribune 1916 May 12 St. Lucie County Tribune

Most Important Recent Real Estate transfers: W.E. Sexton, Cuyahoga... 41.34 acres of the Indian River Farms tract Movement is Set on Foot to Make Vero an Important Potato-Growing Section

1916 May 12 St. Lucie County Tribune

Vero: The Vero Growers' Association met...

1916 May 19 St. Lucie County Tribune

Prospectus Issued Vero Beach Company...

1917 Feb 2 St. Lucie County Tribune

W. E. Sexton is now living in his new bungalow...

1917 Feb 2 St Lucie County Tribune

Vero: Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Martens and daughter, Miss Elizabeth Martens from Franklin Park, IL, came to Vero last week...

1917 Mar 23 St. Lucie County Tribune

Vero: A. L. Brocksmith and daughter, ...Mrs. Charles H. Martens and daughter...motored

1917 Jun 15 St. Lucie County Tribune

Sexton and Humiston Hosts

1917 Jun 29 St. Lucie County Tribune

Mrs. Bohart and son, James Bohart, had as dinner gusts Wednesday...Miss Elsebeth Martens, Messrs. W. E. Sexton

1917 Aug 10 The Fort Pierce News

Sexton Fills 32-ton Silo West of Vero

1918 Aug 27 St .Lucie County Tribune 1924 Jan 27 Daily Herald, Chicago, IL

Sexton-Martens Wedding Plans as given out here Franklin Park

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