Martha Eugenia (Meares) Sargent (abt. 1911 - abt. 2000)

Born about Nov 1911 in Florida

Ancestors

Wife of Lester Edward Sargent — married 16 Jan 1937 in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida

Died about 11 Mar 2000 at about age 88 in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida [uncertain]

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Debi Hoag [send private message] and Jeannette Henry [send private message]

This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Sourced changes welcome.

Biography

Birth:

Abt 1912 in Florida^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Date: 21 Nov 1912^[8]

Note: While having supper w/ Eugenia Sargent and Gene Miller on 12 Nov 1999, Debi Hoag was told that Eugenia would be 88 on her birthday later that month.^[9]

Place: Anona, Pinellas County, Florida^[6][8]

1920 Census^[1]

Martha E Means, daughter, 7, Florida

Anona, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America

1930 Census^[2]

Martha E Meares, daughter, 17, Florida

Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida

1935 Florida Census^[3]

Eugenia Meares, daughter, 22, Florida

Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America

Marriage:^{[6][10][11][9]}

Lester Edward Sargent and Martha Eugenia Meares

Date: 16 Jan 1937

Officiant: Selwyn Smith, Pastor. Calvary Baptist Church

Place: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida

Groom: Age 22, 4410 Queensboro Ave., St Petersburg, Florida; born Waltham, Massachusetts; postal clerk^[6]

Bride: Age 24, 1605 N. Ft. Harrison Ave. Clearwater, Florida, born Anona, Florida^[6]

1940 Census^[4]

Martha E, wife, 27, Florida

Clearwater, Florida in 1935

Saint Petersburg, Election Precinct 39A, Pinellas, Florida, United States of America

Also in the home:

Lester E Sargent, head, age 26, Mass, helper Dairy Products Dealers

Martha J, daughter, 2, Florida

1945 Florida Census^[5]

Sargent, Martha E, 31, Fla, H W

Florida, Dade County, Precinct 85, 2 Elm Drive.

Note: Precinct 85 was Miami Springs according to FamilySearch indexers; precinct maps have not been examined.

Also in the home:

Sargent, Lester E, age 31, Mass, scheduler

Sargent, Martha G, 7, Fla, student

Sargent, Lester E Jr, 1yr, Fla, infant

Residence:^[12]

Date: 1 Jul 1951

Place: Anona, Pinellas County, Florida, Central America

Residence:^[13]

Date: 6 Nov 1960

Place: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida

Death:^[7]

Date: 11 Mar 2000

Place: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida

Note: She was killed in a car accident

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNB4-VLM : 14 December 2015), Martha E Means in household of Stephen J Means, Anona, Pinellas, Florida, United States; citing sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,229.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SBDF-1PZ : 8 December 2015), Martha E Meares in entry for Stephen J Meares, 1930.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNKM-ZBX : 14 November 2014), Eugenia Meares, Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida; citing line 18, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,169.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTCJ-FNZ : 17 May 2014), Martha E Sargent in household of Lester E Sargent, Saint Petersburg, Election Precinct 39A, Pinellas, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52-43, sheet 13A, family 13, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 610.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Florida State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNNM-23J : 14 November 2014), Martha E Sargent, , Dade, Florida; citing line 27, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,707.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-33722-40844-86?cc=1803936 : 25 June 2015), 007242487 > image 2001 of 2506; image of Marriage Application CJ No 751, Lester Edward Sargent and Martha Eugenia Meares, 16 Jan 1937; county courthouses, Florida.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} The News Chief, Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida, 15 March 2000. Meares Family Files. Privately held by Debi McGee Hoag, WikiMail. Leesburg, Florida.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Sargent, Martha Eugenia (Meares) (1911-2000). Descendants of Richard Meares, n.p.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 [citation needed]} See Provenance section.
10. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18016-21344-53?cc=1803936 : 25 June 2015), 004707012 > image 1569 of 5042; image of Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, Marriage License 1558, CJ No 6751, Lester Edward Sargent and Martha Eugenia Meares, 16 January 1937.
11. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-33719-46439-34?cc=1803936 : 25 June 2015), 007242471 > image 131 of 1018; image of Marriage Record Book 16, Pg 126, CJ 6751, Lester Edward Sargent and Martha Eugenia Meares, 16 January 1937; Pinellas County Clerk of Circuit Court, Florida, United States of America.
12. ↑ "Stephen Meares," Tampa Tribune (Tampa, FL), 1 July 1951, obituary; Meares Family Files. Privately held by Debi McGee Hoag, WikiMail. Leesburg, Florida.
13. ↑ "Mrs Martha E. Meares," Tampa Tribune (Tampa, FL), 7 November 1960, p. 7, obituary; Meares Family Files. Privately held by Debi McGee Hoag, WikiMail. Leesburg, Florida.

See Also:

• Provenance - Sources are needed to prove or disprove some of the information.
  • Hoag, Debi, "20150906WikiTree.ged," 6 Sep 2015. November 1999 research meeting and correspondence with:
    • Miller, Eugenia (Sargent) (1938-2000) daughter, email correspondence. Meares Family Files. Privately held by Debi McGee Hoag, WikiMail. Leesburg, Florida.
    • Sargent, Martha Eugenia (Meares) (1911-2000) wife. Descendants of Richard Meares, n.p.; provided by Eugenia Sargent Miller (1938-2000) during a Nov 1999 research trip in Pinellas County, Florida. Provided birth and marriage dates and places; names of parents, husband, and daughter.