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Charles Edgerton, son of William and Wealthy (Mudge) Edgerton.

born:	October 27, 1839; Jackson, Tioga Co., PA. (GI)
died:	October 29, 1900; Fort Dodge, Webster Co., IA. (GI) (OB Boone Co. Democrat 11/2/1900)
buried:	November 2, 1900; David Peoples Cemetery; Peoples Township, Boone Co., IA. (GI)

married:

1: ~1867.

Adelia Forker

born:	1850; Indiana. (GI)
died:	February 20, 1873; Bloomfield, LaGrange Co., IN.
buried:	Plato Cemetery; Greenfield, LaGrange Co., IN. (GI)

Children:

William Henry, b. December 19, 1868; Bloomfield, LaGrange Co., IN.
Charlotte, b. January 2, 1870; Bloomfield, LaGrange Co., IN.

married:

2: November 11, 1874; Moingona, Boone Co., IA.

Emma Watkins, daughter of John and Janice Watkins.

born:	September 1849; Ohio. (CR IA1900 Peoples Twp.)
died:	February 6, 1923; Boone Co., IA.

Children:

Effie L., b. September 9, 1875; Peoples Township, Boone Co., IA.
Wealthy, b. December 5, 1876; Peoples Township, Boone Co., IA.
Ellen S., b. December 1877; Peoples Township, Boone Co., IA.
Mary, b. September 1879; Peoples Township, Boone Co., IA.
Etta M., b. August 1883; Peoples Township, Boone Co., IA.
Charles Arthur, b. July 23, 1886; Peoples Township, Boone Co., IA.

The household of “Chas Edgeton” was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Bloomfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana (pg. 144; dwelling #179; family #182; enum. June 29, 1870), as follows:

Chas Edgeton	30	b. PA	farm laborer
Adelia	20	b. IN	keeping house
Wm H	2	b. IN
Charlotte	5/12	b. IN	(b. in January)

Charles Edgerton fought in the Union Army during the Civil War. He enlisted on August 11, 1862, claiming residence in Berryman, Illinois (Jo Daviess County), and served as a punhand commander in the 92nd Infantry Regiment of Illinois (Company F). He was mustered out at Concord, New Hampshire on June 27, 1865.

Charles “Edgeton” applied for a Civil War invalid pension on January 17, 1884. According to the pension application, Charles was 45 years old, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, light complexion, with dark hair and blue eyes. The application reports that, while on a scouting mission in the State of Tennessee in about July 1863, Charles was thrown from a horse and injured in the right hip, which disabled him from performing labor on the farm. Charles’ widow, “Emma Edgeton”, applied for a widow’s pension on December 13, 1900. Both applications were filed from the state of Iowa. (see National Archives Pension Applications; Application #504119, Certificate #544941; and Application #731559, Certificate #534213)

The household of Charles Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Peoples Township, Boone County, Iowa (pg. 206; dwelling #52; family #53; enum. June 5, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Charles Edgerton		41	PA	PA	PA	farmer
Emma	wife	30	MI	NY	NY	keeps house
William	son	12	IN	PA	--	farmer
Letty	dau.	10	IN	PA	--
Effy	dau.	5	IA	PA	MI
Welthy	dau.	4	IA	PA	MI
Ellen	dau.	2	IA	PA	MI
Mary	dau.	8 [mos.]	IA	PA	MI

At the time of this census, the family was residing adjacent to the family of James Mudge, who was probably a relative of Charles’ (perhaps first or second cousin).

The household of Charles “Edgeton” was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Peoples Township, Boone County, Iowa (pg. 19; dwelling #53; family #53; enum. June 6-7, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Charles Edgeton	head	Oct. 1839	PA	60	M 24y	NY	NY
Emma	wife	Sept. 1849	OH	50	M 24y	OH	OH
Ellen S.	dau.	Dec. 1877	IA	22	S	PA	OH
Mary	dau.	Sept. 1879	IA	20	S	PA	OH
Etta M.	dau.	Aug. 1883	IA	16	S	PA	OH
Charles A.	son	July 1886	IA	13	S	PA	OH

According to the above census record, Emma was the mother of seven children, six of whom were still living. Charles’ occupation was listed as “farmer”. The youngest daughter, Etta, was also recorded in the household of her elder sister, Mrs. Wealthy (Edgerton) Winters, wife of James W. Winters. (in Yell Township, Boone Co., IA).

The following obituary for Charles Edgerton was printed on November 2, 1900 in the Boone County Democrat (pg. 8):

“Charles Edgerton, a well known citizen of Peoples twp, died in Ft. Dodge Tuesday morning at 7 o’clock of Cancer. He had gone to a specialist at that place for treatment. The remains were brought to Woodward and the funeral feld from the E.M. Church in Peoples twp., yesterday afternoon. Interment at that place. The deceased was about 50 years and a native of Indiana. Leaves a wife, 2 sons and 4 daughters.”