Brief Life History of Zelma V
When Zelma V Sargent was born on 15 March 1891, in New Hampshire, United States, her father, William Frank Sargent, was 40 and her mother, Sarah Jennie Sanborn, was 36. She married Charles Edward Mathews on 9 August 1919, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States. She lived in East Concord, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States in 1910 and Genesee, Michigan, United States in 1920. She died on 25 August 1920, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Gracelawn Cemetery, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States.
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- Zelma S Mathews in household of Charles W Mathews, "United States Census, 1920"
- Zelma Sargent, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Zelma V Sargent Mathews, "Find A Grave Index"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English: status or occupational name from Middle English sergeaunt ‘servant’ (Old French sergent, serjant). The surname probably originated for the most part in this sense, but the word also developed a number of more specialized meanings in the medieval period, including ‘tenant by military service below the rank of knight’. It was also used for a variety of administrative and legal offices, which may have contributed to the development of the surname. The sense ‘non-commissioned officer’ did not arise until the 16th century. Compare Sergent .
History: William Sargent (1624–1717) came to Gloucester, MA, from Devon, England before 1678. Many of his descendants distinguished themselves in the civil and military affairs of the colonies and some in literary or artistic paths, notably the portrait painter John Singer Sargent (1856–1925).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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