Looking for ties to this branch of several of my large Sargent database. Walter E.(Eugene?) Sergent(or Sargent) was the son of John Arnold Sergent and Betsy Jenusia Williams of Cazenovia, Madison Co., NY. By 1900 Walter was in Edwards, Ogemaw Co., MI. He married Anna T. Carley(or Carey)(There was a Benjamin Carey living tight next to them and I thought it may be a brother or relative, but I am not sure.)

Walter and Anna had children: Isabelle(Belle), Benjamin C., and Katherine(Katie) I was able to find Benjamin in the 1930 census, he m. a Clara P. unknown, and had children: Walter J. and Jeanne A.

Does anyone know what became of these people?
Descendants of Walter E. Sergent

1 Walter E. Sergent b: January 13, 1862 in New Berlin, Chenango Co., NY
.. +Anna T. Carley b: in New York m: January 04, 1883
.. 2 Isabelle Sergent b: Abt. 1885
.. 2 Benjamin Carley Sergent b: November 08, 1900 in Michigan d: December 17, 1972 in Edwards, Ogemaw, Michigan
...... +Clara P.
...... 3 Jeanne Sergent
...... 3 Walter J. Sergent
.. 2 Katherine E. Sergent b: Abt. 1904 in Michigan

Thanks for any leads,

Penny

Here is some misc information I located - this is not my family

The following sites are all free information for the taking - just needs a
little investing, there is more I'm sure...

Found the following at www.familysearch.com

Marriage Record from Flint, Genesee Co, MI January 29, 1925
Groom: Benj C Sergent age 24, residence Flint, b: MI, Occ:
Farmer, Walter Sergent, Mother: Anna Carey
Bride: Clara Rau, age 18, res: Flint, b: MI, Occ: At Home Father:
Jos. Rau, Mother: Pauline Bohnard
Witness: Wm Lee and Mrs Wm Lee, Officiated by: Elwin Tanner, JP

Marriage Record: West Branch, Ogemaw Co. May 25, 1904
Groom: Sidney Cohoon age 24, res: Calhooun CO b: MI OCC:
Blacksmith, Father: J C Cohoon, Mother: Teresa Bostwick
Mother: Miss Bell Sergent, age 19, res: West Branch, b: NY OCC:
Housewife, Father: Walter E Segent, Mother: Anna Carey
Witness: Mr. Oscar McDonal and Sophronia Griffith Officiated by:
Samuel Reed minister at the Free Methodist Church

At www.USGENWEB.com Michigan, Ogemaw Co - if you were to search thru the
records listed you would find a burial in Edwards Township Cemetery for:
Belle Cohoon, Sidney Cohoon, Anna T Sergent, Benjamin Carey Sergent, Clara P
Sergent and Walter E Sergent most of these have dates associated with
them - so they will be helpful.

Then at www.rootsweb.com If you enter in Sidney Cohoon as a search you
will find there is someone out there researching this family
ALSO : enter Name Bell Cohoon and see the Soc Sec Death Index - Same with
Benjamin Sergent and so on

Then off to misc information - you will find Bell Cohoons death in the
Genesee County Clerk of Court Records at
http://www.co.genesee.mi.us/vitalrec/ This would probably mean she needed
more specialized care at the time then the local hospital in West Branch
could do.

I would think you could trace the families thru the census now - you can
usually get that information for free. If you live in MI - then you can
access Heritage Quest records thru the Library of Michigan and using your
drivers license. If you live in another State many libraries offer free
access thru Heritage Quest with either your Library card, Driver License at
your very own home or at their location.
If you haven't tried before you can also read on www.ancestry.com for a 14
day trail with them and go to town on their Michigan Records and Census
Records in the 14 days. Did some checking and you will be visiting Ogemaw,
Genesee and Gladwin Co for sure with these misc families.

Last suggestion: would contact the local Rose City Historical Soc - they
are very good at helping and their fee's are very reasonable for those of us
that live out of State.

Hope some of this is helpful to you and best of luck!

Thank you very much. Right after I posted this, I had the idea to go to trees and search for a Ben Sargent in MIchigan
and low and behold a Rau family tree came up with a Clara P.(for Pauline since her mother was a Pauline Bonhard) and I found a little more, I found a death and I found a burial location off the Ogemaw Co cemetery in West Branch Cemetery
I am thinking that just perhaps, Ben's children Jeanne and Walter J. are still living as I have not found anything further.. The other thing is perhaps, they went to Grand Traverse, where I found that Clara actually died, she is listed on the city directory as being age 101 in 2002. So that has to be her.

I found out Anna's real name was Carey from her Cemetery record. In a Sargent book I own, the author names her as As
Anna Carley, so that is why I never connected the dots. The Benjamin Carey living next to them in the 1900 and 1910 census must have been a brother or her father.

Many thanks again as I have unraveled a few mysteries in this small branch. I have this line going back to 1680 in Maine and their are over 5,000 people included in it now.
I hope to publish this someday before I die.

Penny