Eleanor Greene1
ID #16211, (1900-1990)
Eleanor Greene was born in 1900.1 She married Earle Wheaton Sargent, son of William Parker Sargent and Alice Wheaton, say 1930.1 Earle and Eleanor established the Sargent Foundation, an organization that contributed greatly to community needs and student scholarships. Mr. and Mrs. Sargent desired to help others and sought to “make Greenville a better community.” The Sargent Art Building at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, was build in 1998 and named in honor of Earle and Eleanor Sargent, local industrialists and philantropists who were generous benefactors to the university. (Bob Jones University is a fundamental Christian university, training leaders by building up their faith and understanding of God’s Word, and by teaching them how to live the truth in every area of life. It is known as the citadel of biblical Christianity for its adherence to the Bible as mankind’s only source of faith and Christian practice...from their website 2011).2 Eleanor Greene died in 1990.1
Sources of Information
- Paul, family tree titled "Southwest Museum Donor - Homer Earle Sargent, Jr", RootsWeb WorldConnect, www.rootsweb.com, from database named hesargent, updated Mar 2009, viewed Feb 2010.
- Bob Jones University, University web site, www.bju.edu , viewed Feb 2010.
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Dates using 'say' are educated guesses by me.
If I don't know a female last name she will be identified with a 'Mrs' and her husband's name.
MALE or FEMALE means I don't know the first name.
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