On This Day - January 10

THOMAS SARGENT WAS born on January 10,  1848 in Martin  County, Indian. His parents were  Elisha Sargent (1813-1866) and Sarah Boyd (Skeen) (1822-1901. Thomas was the first child of this marriage but Elisha has been married before so there were eight half-siblings older than Thomas. In addition there were six more younger siblings.  Thomas' father died when he was 18. By that time four of his siblings had also died.  In 1869 he married Emily Jane Dillion. In the 1870 census he and his wife are living with his mother on the farm. By the 1880 census, they have built a home next to his mother and they have six children. Another child was born in 1878. Then in 1883 Emily died during child birth at the age of 33.  In Mary 1884, Thomas married Elizabeth Sims. Six children were born between 1885 and 1898.

Transcription from Odon Journal, 27 Sep 1912, pg 1, Odon, Indiana:

THOMAS SARGENT 

              DIES SUDDENLY.

Well-Known Burns City Merchant Drops Dead While Fox Hunting.

   

   Thomas Sargent, a well known Burns City merchant died suddenly Monday night about nine o'clock.

  Mr. Sargent, with his son and several others, was on a fox hunt, and were about four miles from home, when he suddenly fell to the ground. His companions started to assist him to rise and found that he was dead. His death was due to paralysis of his heart, he having previously suffered two slight strokes of paralysis.

  Mr. Sargent spent the greater part of his life in Martin county and was well-known.  Had he lived until January he would have been sixty-five years of age. He was twice married, his first wife dying several years ago, leaving him with eight children, seven of whom yet survive. He was then married to Miss Lizzie Sims, a daughter of Capt. Sims of Dover Hill and to them six children were born, four of whom are living. He also leaves two sisters, one half brother and two half sisters, Miss Mollie Sargent of Odon, Mrs. Ziba Webster of Campaign, Ill. Daniel Sargent of Mrs.  Katherine Roach of  Calo and Mrs. Jane Girdly of Blankenship.

  Mr. Sargent was a member of the M.E. Church and the Masonic order of Odon.

  The funeral services were held Wednesday morning at Old Salem with Rev. A.F.Hogan in charge. The Masons had charge of the services at the Old Salem cemetery where burial was made.

  Thomas Sargent is my 1st cousin 3x removed.