He was the son of Daniel Sergent. He was married to Mary Ann (Powell) Sergent on 20 Apr 1890 in McLean County, Illinois.
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Orla Sergent's Father; Helen Nordyke's Grandfather
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Suggested edit: please add biography:
1870 Census: Martinsville, Clark, Illinois: Daniel (Sergant) Sergent 33; Mary 34 wife; Eliza 11 daughter; Emma 9 daughter; Jacob 7 son; Ida 5; Allison 3; Daniel born in Ohio is a day laborer, Mary a Housewife born in Pennsylvania; Eliza, Emma, Jacob and Ida were born in Ohio and Allison was born in Illinois.
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1880 Census: Martinsville, Clark, Illinois: Daniel Sergent, 43 born in Pennsylvania; Ida Sergent 15 daughter; Harmon E 9 son; Party A [Narda} 12, son.

1890 April 20 Party Sergent wed Mary A Powell in McLean, Illinois

1900 Census: Greenbrier, Greene, Iowa: Pardee Sargent [Sergent] 32, farmer owning farm with a mortgage; Mary 28 wife; Clarence A 9 son; Lola E 7 daughter; Orla 4 daughter.

1910 Census: Homer, Bates, Missouri: Party Sergent 43, farmer; Mary 39 wife; Clarence 19 son; Lola 17 daughter; Orla 14, daughter; Gladeus 3 daughter; Elmo 1 son.

1920 Census: Homer, Bates, Missouri: Party A Sergent 53, owns farm without mortgage, farmer; Mary A 49 wife; Clarence A 28 son; Gladeus S 13 daughter; Elmo P 10 son.

1930 Census: Homer, Bates, Missouri: Party Sergent 63 a farmer working for self; Mary A 59 wife

1934 Party A. Sergent died Amoret/Amsterdam, Bates County, Missouri, a farmer who moved his family to Missouri, plowed the land and lived in a home with his wife Mary on Main road 1 1/2 miles north of Amoret, having raised his 5 living children with her. They owned their own farm.
Contributor: Ann Salisbury (47359592)
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Suggested edit: Name: Will in Illinois of Peter Bloucher's will
Gender: Male
Probate Place: Clark
Item Description: Probate Index, Book A, 1850-1960; Book 1, 1960-1976; Will Record, Book 1-5, 1859-1916
Others Listed Age Relationship
Peter Blocher 66
Margarita Blocher Wife
Eliza Sargeant Grandchildren
Emma Sargeant Grandchildren
Jacob Joseph Sargeant Grandchildren
Parla Allison Sargeant Grandchildren (Pardi Alice Sergent)
Ida Sargeant Grandchildren
Harmon Sargeant Grandchildren
Theodore Blocher Son
Orlando Blocher Son
Melinda Cunningham Daughter
Contributor: Ann Salisbury (47359592)
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Suggested edit: Iowa Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty: 1862-1910: Greenbrier Township, Green County, Iowa: Party Sargent age 35 (1902)
Contributor: Ann Salisbury (47359592)

The Obituary of her son, Party A. Sergent, dated August 1934 reads: "His parents, Daniel and Mary Sergent were born in Pennsylvania and moved to Martinsville, Illinois in early life. ... (when his mother died) ... leaving his father with six children, three boys and three girls. Of this family, only one sister Mrs. Ida Switzer of Martinsville, remains."