CARILDA SUSAN SERGENT was born on January 29, 1860 in Morgan County, Kentucky. Her father was Joseph Tomas Sargent (1822-1870) born in Virginia. Her mother was Sarah Ann Blair (1825- ?). Cardila was the fifth of six children. When she was born, her widowed grandfather Elijah Sergent was living in the household. Cardila's father joined the Kentucky volunteers in October 1861 but by March was in the hospital in Nashville. He was medically discharged with hydrothorax in June 1862. The family goes to Crawfordsville, Indiana (about 250) miles from their home, to a poor house. Joseph dies there in 1865. The family moves back to Morgan County, Kentucky. In 1870 Carilda is living in the household of Elizabeth Sargent. Not sure of the relationship. Her mother and youngest sister are living with Sarah's brother and his family. In January 1878 Carilda marries Green Adam Sergent. He is her second cousin once removed. Green and Carilda raise their 14 children on the family farm in Morgan County, Kentucky. Cardila dies in 1926 at the age of 66 and Green dies in 1930, age 77.
Cardila Sergent is my 3rd cousin 4x removed.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
On This Day - January 29
My interest in genealogy began when I was only 10 years old. I was lucky that there were family members who had done research and shared it with the cousins. Then my parents, after they retired, also sought out relatives and handed down piles of paper. I was the one that put all the names and dates into a genealogy program - back in the old days when floppy discs were still popular. Now I'm retired and attempting to add the stories to all the dates.
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