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Melvin Lester Sargent 1922 – 1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 FEB 1922

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 25 SEP 1970

Death Location: Houston, Harris County, TX

Father: Hillard Sargent

Mother: Era Morton

Spouse(s): Thelma Dunlap

Children(s): Bonita Sargent

The story of Melvin Lester Sargent began in 1922 in Texas. Melvin Lester Sargent married Thelma Lucile "Polly" Dunlap, and had children including Bonita Lucile Sargent. Melvin Lester Sargent passed away in 1970 in Houston, Harris County, TX.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Lester Sargent began in 1922 in Texas.
  • Melvin Lester Sargent married Thelma Lucile "Polly" Dunlap, and had children including Bonita Lucile Sargent.
  • Melvin Lester Sargent passed away in 1970 in Houston, Harris County, TX.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melvin Sargent's Ancestors

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Melvin Sargent
1922 – 1970
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Hillard Mayfield "Dock" Sargent
1898 – 1966
Nacogdoches County, TX
Era (Euretha) Morton
1902 – 1980
Texas
Grandparents
Landrum (Whaley) Morton
1881 – 1959
Alabama
Neggie (Lena) Morton
1889 – 1967
TX
Great-Grandparents
John Morton
1853 – 1910
Nancy Campbell
1857 – 1942
Samuel Woolf
Marybelle Woolf
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Morton
1830 – 1898
Amanda Crump
1834 – 1906
George Campbell
Susan Campbell

Melvin Sargent's Descendants

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Melvin (Lester) Sargent (22 FEB 1922 – 25 SEP 1970) m. Thelma (Lucile "Polly") Dunlap (3 JAN 1928 – 18 APR 2001)
  1. 1. Bonita (Lucile) Sargent (1953 – 1953)

Melvin Sargent's Timeline

2 Records

1922
22 FEB 1922
Birth of Melvin Lester Sargent in Texas
Texas
1970
25 SEP 1970
Age 48
Death of Melvin Lester Sargent in Houston, Harris County, TX
Houston, Harris County, TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 FEB 1922
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 SEP 1970
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, TX

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Block 54, Houston, Harris County, TX

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation

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