Rev. William McKinley Sexton was one of five brothers, all of whom became Baptist ministers. W..M. was a preacher from the Little Horse Creek vicinity. In this interview he provides a church history for the Horse Creek region. W.M.'s son, Mark, is the author of The Chalice and the Covenant, a history of black churches in Ashe and Allegheny Counties.
Index of Topics
Part 1
00:30 Birth / Early life
1:15 what his house looked liked when he was young
2:40 Siblings
3:25 Mother
3:55 who made his shoes
6:00 who worked in the family
6:10 what they raised for food
8:00 How they made wheat
9:40 what the machines improved
10:18 Bad times
10:54 who they lived with
11:30 what winter was like
13:50 about his oldest brother
14:55 what happened when someone got sick
18:20 what did they use for infections
21:00 skunk smells
23:40 knowing when to plant crops
25:55 what was school like
27:30 who made his cloths
28:55 who all were ministers in the family
29:30 About his dad
30:20 when he became a minister
- Reuben Edward and Virginia Barker Sexton
W.M. Sexton's Parents: Reuben Edward and Virginia Barker - Calvin Waddell Sexton
W.M.'s brother C.W. Sexton (Cal) -The man seated on the left is Cal, William McKinley stands behind him of him to the left - W.M. Sexton
William McKinley (W.M.) Sexton as a young man - The W.M. Sexton Family
The group family photo mentioned in the interview. - E.Z. Sexton
W.M.'s Brother E.Z. Sexton, who also served as a baptist minister. - James Sexton
W.M.'s oldest brother, James Sexton, who began preaching at age 16. - W.M. Sexton Baptism
W.M. Sexton (pictured on the left) performing a baptism in the early 1960s. - W.M. Sexton Baptism 2
W.M. Sexton (pictured on the left) performing a baptism.
