General Notes

Clayton County Iowa Biography
Ira H. Sargent (Nov 5, 1845), son of Emery and Louisa (Sargeant) Sargeant was born in Canada, Nov. 5, 1845.  His parents are natives of Vermont, and came to Clayton County in 1857, locating in Cass Township, where they now reside.  The subject of this memoir was married Aug. 11, 1867, to Anna E., daughter of Robert & Anna Parsons, natives of Virginia.  They removed to Iowa in an early day, and both died in this State.  Mr. and Mrs. Sargeant have had three children-Cora Bell, born Oct. 26, 1876; Ernest Melvin, Jan. 29, 1879; and William Allen, March 11, 1881.  Mr. Sargeant enlisted in 1864, in the Fourth Iowa Infantry, Company D, and served until the close of the war, receiving his discharge at Davenport, Iowa.  He was with Gen. Sherman in his famous march to the sea.
(The list of children in this sketch do not match the findings of Kandi L Hildebrand Schoelerman)
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From Northwestern Iowa, Its History & Traditions, 1804-1926, Francis Allen, Chicago, S. G. Clarke, 1927,  History of Northwestern Iowa, page 1325-6.

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  Bio. of Ira H. Sargent ~ son of E. H. and Louise Sargent ~ born in Canada
Posted by: Deborah Brownfield - Stanley (ID *****1616) Date: June 08, 2005 at 05:50:23
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IOWA
ITS HISTORY AND TRADITION
VOLUME III
1804-1926

I. H. SARGENT
Ira H. Sargent was long an important factor in the agricultural life of this state, was more than ordinarily successful in his operations, and is now retired from active business pursuits, spending the evening of life in his comfortable home in Spencer. He was born in Sydney, Canada, on the 5th of November, 1845, and is a son of E. H. and Louise Sargent, the former a native of Vermont and the latter of New York. They were married in Canada and lived in that country until 1855, when they came to Iowa, locating in Clayton county, where the father engaged in farming, and there their deaths occurred. They became the parents of nine children, six of whom are now living.

Ira H. Sargent secured his education in an old log schoolhouse in Clayton county, Iowa, where he lived until 1864, when, at the age of nineteen years, he enlisted for service in the Civil war, becoming a member of Company D, Fourth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, with command he served faithfully until the close of the war, being mustered out at Davenport, Iowa. He then returned to Clayton county and went to work on a farm. He spent practically his entire active life in agricultural pursuits up to the time of his retirement, and is now enjoying the fruits of his years of earnest effort.

Mr. Sargent was married in 1867 to Miss Martha STROUD, who was born and reared at Decorah, Iowa, and whose death occurred in 1868. In 1873 he married Miss E. PERSONS, who also was a native of Iowa, and to this union were born eleven children, of whom seven are living, namely: Cora B., the wife of William Bartlett; Earnest V., William A. and Lawrence E.; Rosa, the wife of William PURITAN; Irna H.; and Clarence W. The mother passed away in 1918, and in 1921 Mr. Sargent was married to Mrs. Mary Woodward, who is a native of Indiana, and who has two sons by a former marriage, Frank and George. Mr. Sargent is a member of Annett Post, No. 124, Grand Army of the Republic, at Spencer, and of the Modern Woodmen of America. In all the relations of life he has been true to every trust and his career has been characterized by the attributes that constitute good citizenship in days of peace, as well as in that momentous period when he was numbered among the "boys in blue."


The Chase Family Seal - written by Michael Jobes 167 Jenkins Ave., Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446  Email:  mrjobes@@juno.com
   Apparently shortly after the Civil War, representatives approached Ira Sargent, son of Emory. They had a signet seal ring of the family of Chase along with title papers and deeds to a castle and manor home in England. Apparently, the two Sargent boys who arrived here in America were actually surnamed Chase but during a severe family argument, they assumed they maternal surname of Sargent and left England. The Chase family died out in England leaving the British government to locate the descendants of those two men who came here. Apparently, they approached Ira Sargent as the next in line to accept the lands and titles if he should desire. Ira refused since serving in the Civil War with his father, and having great anger towards the British government for supporting the South, he drove the representatives off his land with a pitchfork.

   Some months later, the materials were delivered again to Ira by mail. Not knowing how to send the materials back, he accepted them. The seal and papers were passed down in my branch and were last known to be in the possession of the descendants of the older brother of my great grandfather, William Allen Sargent. Apparently, the Chase castle was destroyed during WWII, but the Sargent Dower House was left intact and was being lived in.

   The seal went to Earnest Sargent born 29 January 1879, married Mattie Parker January 1902. He was the eldest son of Ira H. Sargent and Anna E. Parsons. They had four children: (1) Lila, born 11 may 1904 and married a John Svaboda in January 1922. (2). Claude; (3). Aubrey; and (4) Donald. Apparently, the seal went to Earnest about 1940. From what I was told by my mother, Claude was supposed to receive the materials, being eldest son, but he was though dead serving during the Battle of the Bulge and the materials were transferred to Donald. Claude survived but the transfer apparently was never rescinded. Communication with our branch of the family and that of Claude and Donald ceased shortly after WWII. According to family records, Emory served in the Civil War, but was replaced by his son, 17 year old Ira, when Emory was injured.

Also, I have a photograph which has on the back side written the following:
   "This is a copy of an old tintype which the copier lost. Bottom row left to right - my grandpa Ira ggrandpa Emory - Uncle Pat, ggrandma Louisa Behind Louisa are Phobe and Harriet. I met them at a family reunion in Strawberry Point, Iowa in the thirties. Aunt Phobe insists she remembers Ethan Allen. She said Louisa sent the girls upstairs when he came because he cussed so much, but she says they always Laid at the top of the stairs to hear every word. Doesn't seem possible but she was in her late 90's. Will have my papers copied soon as I can get out. Love Auntie Laura. [Photo] Taken just B/4 Ira left 4 war."

   There are nine people in the photograph. Emory seated in the center with a small boy on his left leg appears to be about ten or so years old. To his left (his real left, or right side of the photograph) is Louisa, also seated. To Emory's right (leftside of photograph) is Ira, also seated. Standing across the back, behind the seated people our left to right, are three unidentified young men, obviously brothers of Ira. Then, are found the two young women, Phobe and Harriet. If Ira left for War about 1862, this places the age of the photograph as being just prior to that.