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Sergent, William Washington

Male 1870 - 1922  (52 years)


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  • Name Sergent, William Washington 
    Nickname Willie 
    Birth 20 Mar 1870  Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1910  East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Willie W Sergent, M, white, married, 40y, b. KY
      spouse: Nellie M Sergent, F, white, married, 37y, b. KY
      child: Vincent Sergent, M, white, single, 14y, b. KY
      child: Myrtle Sergent, F, white, single, 12y, b. KY
      child: Estelle E Sergent, F, white, single, 6y, b. KY
      Walter N Vermillion (brother-in-law), M, white, single, 36y, b. KY
    Census 1920  East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Willie Sergent, M, white, married, 47y, b. KY
      spouse: Nellie Sergent, F, white, married, 46y, b. KY
      child: Estelle Sergent, F, white, single, 16y, b. KY
      Georgie May (aunt-in-law), F, white, married, 53y, b. KY
    Death 28 Nov 1922  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Sergent and Blair Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21052  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2018 

    Father Sergent, Wilson,   b. 22 Apr 1845, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1921, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Jenkins, Elizabeth McCarthy,   b. 30 Jan 1853, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1941, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 7 May 1869  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F877  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Collins, Harriet,   b. 31 Mar 1875, Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1898, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years) 
    Marriage 26 Apr 1894  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marriage Book #9.
    Children 
     1. Sergent, Harriet,   b. 1896, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Sergent, Archie Vincent,   b. 10 Mar 1896, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1941, Mountain Home, Washington, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     3. Sergent, Mary Myrtle,   b. 20 Aug 1897, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1942 (Age 44 years)
    Family ID F8514  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Vermillion, Nellie M.,   b. 20 Jul 1872, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1953, Ermine, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Census 1900  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:

      William Sergent, M, white, married, b. Mar 1870, KY
      spouse: Nellie Sergent, F, white, married, b. Jan 1873 KY
      Archie V Sergent, M, white, single, b. Mar 1896 KY
      Mary M Sergent, F, white, single, b. Aug* 1898 KY (*probably recorded in error, as Mary's mother died in April, the more probable birth month)

    Marriage 23 Apr 1900  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sergent, Elizabeth Estelle,   b. 18 Dec 1903, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F8516  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Mar 1870 - Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Apr 1894 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Apr 1900 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Nov 1922 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Sergent and Blair Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 25-554.

    2. [S32688] Willie W Sergent, "United States Census, 1910".

    3. [S32687] Willie Sergent, "United States Census, 1920".