Curtis Harry SARGENT

Curtis Harry SARGENT

Male 1870 - 1941  (71 years)

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  • Name Curtis Harry SARGENT  [1
    • Prominent Fruitland Man Called by Death

      Death came Saturday, September 6 to Curtis H.Sargent, 71, prominent Fruitland pioneer resident following a brief illness. Mr. Sargent was well known in this section and throughout the state in fruit growing and dairying circles, having been active in these fields since 1905 when he first came to Idaho.

      Funeral services were held Tuesday morning in the Methodist church in Fruitland and were under the direction of the Rev. Walter Coffman of the Fruitland Church of the Brethren of which Mr. Sargent was a member. The Rev. Coffman was assisted in the ceremony by the Rev. H. O. Luscome, Methodist minister. Interment was at the Riverside cemetery, in Payette.

      Curtis H. Sargent was born on February 27, 1870 at Dunlap in Lyons County, Kansas, the son of Story L. and Mary [Sowers] Sargent. He was married to Clara Eldredge on August 3, 1898 and in 1905 Mr. and Mrs. Sargent came to Idaho to make their home and engage in the fruit industry.

      Mr. Sargent was one of a group of men who later gave the name to the village of Fruitland and for several years he was president of the Fruitland bank. He was also president of the first telephone company in Fruitland and for a time was president of the Idaho State Jersey Cattle Club.

      Besides his widow, he is survived by one son, Paul Sargent of McPherson, Kan. and by five daughters, Gladys Sargent and Mrs. William Regan, both of San Francisco, Kathryn Sargent of Fruitland, Mrs. Will Graham of Oklahoma City, Okla. and Mrs. Dan Griffin of Casper, Wyo. He also leaves six grandchildren.(Independent Enterprise, Sept. 11, 1941)
      *Contributed by johnhewel*

      From Find A Grave
      Created by: Cheryl Hanson
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    Birth 27 Feb 1870  Dunlap, Lyons Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Living with parents in Americus, Lyon Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1900  Living in Americus, Lyon Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1910  Living in Fruitland, Canyon Co., Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1920  Living in Fruitland, Payette Co., Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1930  Living in North Fruitland, Payette Co., Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1940  Living in North Fruitland, Payette Co., Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Death 6 Sep 1941  Fruitland, Payette Co., Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Riverside Cemetery, Payette, Payette Co., Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I80214  Main Tree
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2015 

    Father Story Low SARGENT,   b. Feb 1837, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1910 (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mary Magdaline SOWERS,   b. Feb 1842, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1932 (Age 89 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F32282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Daisy ELDREDGE,   b. 24 Jun 1881, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1964, San Mateo, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 3 Aug 1898  [1
    Children 
     1. Gladys M. SARGENT,   b. May 1900, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     2. Paul SARGENT,   b. Abt 1902, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     3. Olive SARGENT,   b. Abt 1905, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     4. Dorothy SARGENT,   b. Abt 1909, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     5. Naomi SARGENT,   b. Abt 1917, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     6. Kathryn SARGENT,   b. Abt 1919, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F32281  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Feb 1870 - Dunlap, Lyons Co., Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Living with parents in Americus, Lyon Co., Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Living in Americus, Lyon Co., Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Living in Fruitland, Payette Co., Idaho Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Living in North Fruitland, Payette Co., Idaho Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Living in North Fruitland, Payette Co., Idaho Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Sep 1941 - Fruitland, Payette Co., Idaho Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Curtis Harry Sargent Headstone
    Curtis Harry Sargent Headstone
    Curtis Harry, the son of Story Low Sargent and Mary Magdaline Sowers, is the husband of Clara Daisy Eldredge. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Payette, Payette Co., Idaho.

    Created by: Cheryl Hanson
    Photo Added by: Cheryl Hanson

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S8007] Ancestry.com: Idaho, U.S., Death Index, 1890-1964.

    3. [S04099] 1880 Census Americus, Lyon County, Kansas.

    4. [S8117] 1900 Census Americus, Lyon County, Kansas.

    5. [S8104] 1910 Census Fruitland, Canyon County, Idaho.

    6. [S8105] 1920 Census Fruitland, Payette County, Idaho.

    7. [S8106] 1930 Census North Fruitland, Payette County, Idaho.

    8. [S8119] 1940 Census North Fruitland, Payette County, Idaho .