Thomas Largent, the son of Elijah, born about 1801 in North Carolina.
Thomas married Lucinda OWEN, daughter of Charles Harrison and Mary Cates,
7 February 1827 in Burke County, North Carolina.

The parents of Thomas is, Elijah Largent and Elizabeth "Betsy" BRADSHAW Largent.
Elijah Largent was born in 1774 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Elijah Largent's, parents are believed to have been Thomas and Nancy Largent.
Josiah and Nancy Hogan Largnet are the parents of Elizabeth BRADSHAW Largent.

The seven children of Thomas and Lucinda (Owen) Largent were all born in Burke County, North Carolina, but according to 1850 Federal Census, the family is shown as living in Hickory County, Missouri.

We do not have documentary proof that Lucinda Owen(s) was indeed the daughter of Charles Harrison Owen and Mary (Cates) Owen, as we do of the other three children. However, by using the process of elimination and much research, it appears that she very probably was.

It was a common error for clerks to add an "s" to names as in the case of the marriage license of Lucinda and also that of Charles Harrison Owen. Lucinda falls within the age bracket of the daughter listed with Charles H. Owen in the 1800 census of York County, South Carolina, also the census of Burke County, North Carolina of 1810.

Lucinda was 28 years old when she married Thomas Largent, and named her first daughter Temperance Lavina. Thomas, had a sister, Temperance, and Charles H. Owen had a daughter, Lavina. The three other children of Charles and Mary Owen all named a daughter, Lucinda. She was probably much loved. A son of Thomas and Lucinda Largent, named one of his sons Lee Clinton. Those are the names of Charles H. Owen's two sons.

In September 1829 there was a court case held in Superior Court of Burke County in which Mary Owen(s) sued for damages from Jacob Deal Jr. and her witnesses were Clinton Owen(s), Lucinda, Ely or Eliz Largent and E. Largent. Who better to testify for a widow than a son, a daughter, and daughter's in-laws?

Mary's husband does not appear in the 1830 census so it is natural to assume he was dead in 1829 since she is the one filing the suit. We have a copy of the court document. She won her case, whatever it was. Nothing else on the cas has survived. Of course, this is no proof that Lucinda Largent was Mary's daughter, but it certainly does add to the pile of evidence.

We do not have a date or place of death for Thomas or Lucinda Largent, however, both were alive in the 1860 census of Hickory County. Thomas was a farmer and in 1860 in Tyler Township, Hickory County, Missouri he owned $2000.00 worth of real estate.

Their children were:
• 1. Mary Ann Largent, b. ca 1829, m. James F. Moore, b. 1819
• 2. Isaac Largent, b. ca 1830, m Sarah Durnell, 9 November 1856 in
  Hickory County, Mo., d. 11 December 1857,
  will probated in Hickory Co., MO.
• 3. Temperance Lavina Largent, b. 12 October 1832, m. Abner Burgess Payne
  11 August 1849 in Burke County, North Carolina
• 4. Clinton Malachi Largent, b. January 1835 in NC.
• 5. Thomas W. Largent, b. 25 April 1837 in NC.
• 6. Josiah Largent, b. November 1838 in NC, m. Nancy Conger
  30 January 1861 in Hickory County, MO.
• 7. Elizabeth Largent, b. ca 1840 in NC., m. Robert Wheeler,
  son of James T. Wheeler, in 1859
• 8. Infant Son

Mary Ann Largent, first daughter of Thomas and Lucinda (Owen) Largent, was born in Burke County, NC., ca 1829. She married James F. Moore who was born ca 1819. They apparently moved with their children to Hickory County, MO. along with her parents as they appear in the 1860 census with their family and show real estate valued at $700.00.

Their children:
• 1. Andrew E. Moore, b. 1847
• 2. Thomas F. Moore, b. 1849
• 3. Preston Moore, b. 1851
• 4. Marcus Moore, b. 1853
• 5. Laura Moore, b. 1855
• 6. John Moore, b. 1857, m. Elizabeth and had sons Archie and Thomas.
• 7. Juliea Moore, b. 1859
• 8. Bill Moore
• 9. Mary Moore

Mary Ann (Largent) Moore appears as a widow in the 1880 census.

Temperance Lavina Largent, second daughter of Thomas and Lucinda (Owen) Largent was born in Burke County, NC., 12 October 1832. She became the bride of Abner Burgess Payne 11 August 1849 in Burke County, NC. Abner, born 1823 in North Carolina was the son of Abner Payne who was the son of William Payne. Abner and Temperance Payne followed her parents to Hickory County, Missouri where they settled and raised their family. Abner was a farmer and they lived in Miller Township. By 1860 they were living in Dallas County, MO.

Their Children:
• 1. Lucinda K. Payne. b. 1850
• 2. John Wesley Payne, 1851
• 3. Thomas B. Payne, b. 1853 in MO., m. Alma V. 1875
• 4. William T. Payne, b. 1858 in MO.
• 5. Josiah C. Payne, b. May 1860 in MO.
• 6. Nancy A. Payne, b. 1864 in MO.
• 7. James A. Payne, b. 1865 in MO.
• 8. Robert A. Payne, b. 1870 in MO.
• 9. Francis E. Payne, b. 1872 in MO.
• 0. Sidney Lafayette Payne, b. 1874 in Arkansas

Clinton Malachi Largent, fourth child of Thomas and Lucinda (Owen) Largent, was born in Burke County, NC, in January 1835. Rev Richard Deshaze performed the ceremony that united in marriage Clinton Largent to Mary Ann Poe on 30 December 1855. She was born in Kentucky about 1836, the daughter of Alms and Rebecca (Harris) Poe. Clinton and Mary Ann were the parents of the following children in Hickory County, MO.

• 1. Louisa Jane Largent, b. 28 March 1857.
• 2. Martha L. Largent, b. 1860, m. George Taylor
  12 January 1884 in Hickory County, MO.
• 3. Thomas C. Largent, b. 1869
• 4. Mary Susan Largent, b. 1874, m. Wm. S. Goans.
• 5. Lee Clinton Largent, b. 3 February 1878, d. 21 October 1936,
  buried in Humansville Cemetery, Polk Co., MO.
  He and his wife Minnie, had a son,
  Clinton, born in 1907
  
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  Mary Ann (Poe) Largent died 10 February 1891 and on 20 October 1894 Clinton Malachi Largent was remarried to Annie (Ragner) Boone, the widow of Horace Boone. She was born 28 June 1868 in MO. She had two sons, John and Thomas Boone, by the previous marriage and she and Clinton were the parents of two sons. Clinton Malachi Largent died 28 January 1906 and is buried in the Fairfax Cemetery, OK. .
• 6. Omer Edmond Largent, b. 9 July 1896 in Weaubleau, Hickory Co., MO,
  d. 15 October 1965 in Muskogee, Muskogee Co., OK.
  He married Jeanette Crow 11 December 1916 in Osage County, OK.,
  b. 16 March 1896 d. 28 May 1979.
  They were the parents of two children:
  Sylvia Clara Ann Largent b. 2 March 1918,
  m. Frederick S. Sumner Sr.
  The second child was a male who died shortly after birth.
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• 7. Clifford M. Largent, b. 11 January 1902 in Fairfax, Osage Co., OK.,
  d. 15 June 1968 in Bartlesville, Washington Co., OK.,
  buried in Fairfax Cemetery, OK.

Thomas W. Largent, fifth child of Thomas and Lucinda (Owen) Largent, was born April 25, 1837 in Burke County, NC. and moved with his parents to Hickory County, MO. while still quite young. In 1859 he was married to Susan Crutsinger. Susan has sometimes been known as Susannah. She was born 18 June 1842 in Tennessee. They lived to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in 1909. Thomas W. Largent died 4 August 1913 and Susan on 31 January 1922. They are both buried in the Crutsinger Cemetery in Hickory County, MO. They lived on Elkton Road in Wheatland Township and were the parents of seven children.

• 1. Mary Jane Largent, b. ca 1863
• 2. Lorena Largent, b. ca 1864
• 3. John W. Largent, b. 1869, m. Minda Stanberry
• 4. Thomas Andrew Largent, b. 2 November 1872 in MO.
• 5. Nancy Largent, m. Alex Wilkins, Rocky Ford,CO.
• 6. Leona Largent, m. Mr. Stewart
• 7. Effie Largent, b. May 1882, m. in 1900 to Joel N. Hickman
  who was born in June 1876.
  In 1900 they were living with his parents in Cross Timbers.

Josiah Largent, born 24 November 1838 in North Carolina, was the sixth child of Thomas and Lucinda (Owen) Largent. On 30 January 1861 in Hickory County, Missouri he married Nancy Conger, daughter of Stephen and Lucy Conger. She was born 10 November 1844 in Missouri. According to the marriage records of Callaway County, Missouri, Stephen Conger was married to Lucy Jane Gordon in that county on 8 March 1835 by Rev. James Suggett. According to the 1900 Missouri census and a great-granddaughter they had the following children and the family lived in Summitt Township in Callaway County at that time.

• 1. Lucy Ann Largent, b. 31 January 1862, MO., m. Francis Marion Baysinger,
  d. 10 January 1925,
  buried in Hart Hill Cemetery, Cedar City, MO.
• 2. William Allen Largent, b. 2 February 1864, m. Virginia Emma Hodges
12 November 1890, d. 9 June 1934,
buried in Harmony, Callaway Co., MO.
• 3. Mary E. Largent, b. 1866, m. Bill Davis, d. Montgomery Co., Buell, MO.
• 4. Annie L. Largent, b. 1868, m. Elijah Colter.
• 5. Elizabeth J. Largent, b. 28 September 1872, m. Samuel W. Hughes, Cole Co.,
  15 May 1895, d. 11 February 1941.
• 6. Ida Largent, b. 1876, m. David McCord.
• 7. Narcissus Largent, b. June 1883, m. Luther Bramlett.

The following story has been handed down in the Largent family generation to generation and is repeated here as it was received by the author. Joshia was burned out by the "Rebels" in 1864 in Hickory County, Missouri. The daughter, Lucy was a small baby. They left on foot with all their belongings in a flour sack and went back to Cedar City to start over. Their sheep has been burned in the barn and their hogs had been put down the well. In 1873 Josiah was supposed to have killed his father, Thomas, accidentally, thought he was a deer, when they were separated on a trip by foot from Cedar City to Hickory County near Tuscumbia, where he was buried on the spot. Later the farmer, who owned the land was paid to build a tomb over the grave, but as of 1975 the tomb or grave has not been found.

Martha Elizabeth Largent, seventh child of Thomas and Lucinda (Owen) Largent, was born about 1841 in North Carolina according to the 1860 census of Hickory County, MO. She married Robert H. Wheeler, who was born ca 1839 in Kentucky, son of James T. Wheeler. They married in 1859. He was a farmer and had $100.00 in real estate. It is not known if they had children.