SEXTON RECORDS A sexton is an employee or officer of a church who is responsible for the care and upkeep of church property...such as cemeteries. Sexton records can be a wonderful source of information. They can include: Names of people buried in a specific burial plot Names and dates of people buried Markers (such as DAR or GAR) which should be on the grave Name and address of person who pays for maintenance of the site or who bought the site These records can be important in identifying other members of the family who might be buried there but whose tombstones have been destroyed or removed. It can also identify family members who either bought the site or maintain it. (They may have different married names.)