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Charles Eugene Edgerton, son of Franklin and Julia (Taggart) Edgerton.

born:	December 25, 1861; Nineveh, Broome Co., NY.
died:	September 24, 1932; Ithaca, Tompkins Co., NY. (NY State DC #54152) (OB The Binghamton Press 9/26/1932)

married:

October 9, 1884; Walton, Delaware Co., NY.

Anne Benedict White, daughter of William Augustus and Samantha Eveline (Metcalf) White.

born:	February 9, 1862; Walton, Delaware Co., NY.
died:	January 6, 1937; Ithaca, Tompkins Co., NY. (NY State DC #7303)

Children:

Franklin, b. July 24, 1885; Lemars, Plymouth Co., IA.
Henry White, b. October 20, 1888; Rush Center, Rush Co., KS.
William Franklin, b. September 30, 1893; Binghamton, Broome Co., NY.

The household of Charles E. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Washington City, District of Columbia (pg. 15; dwelling #215; family #292; enum. June 9, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Charles E. Edgerton	head	Dec. 1861	NY	38	M 15y	NY	NY
Annie W.	wife	Feb. 1862	NY	38	M 15y	CT	NY
Franklin	son	July 1885	IA	14	S	NY	NY
Henry W.	son	Oct. 1888	KS	11	S	NY	NY
William F.	son	Sept. 1893	NY	6	S	NY	NY

According to the above census record, Annie was the mother of three children, all of whom were still living. Charles’ occupation was listed as “clerk government”, and the two elder sons were noted as “at school”. The household also included one boarder Susan A. Benedict (probably a relative of Annie’s). The family was residing at this time on 14th Street.

The following entry for Charles Eugene Edgerton is excerpted from Who’s Who in New York City and State, Fifth Biennial Edition (New York, New York: W.F. Brainard; 1911; pg. 300):

“EDGERTON, Charles Eugene

Economist; b. Nineveh, Broome Co., N.Y., Dec. 25, 1861; s. Franklin and Julia (Taggart) Edgerton; ed. public schools, Nineveh, Afton and Walton, N.Y., Hamilton Coll., A.B., 1882, Cornell Univ., Columbia Univ.; m. Walton, N.Y., Oct. 9, 1884, Annie Benedict White; children: Franklin, b. July 24, 1885; Henry White, b. Oct. 20, 1888; William Franklin, b. Sept. 30, 1893. Connected with banks in the West, 1882-1890, mf’g at Binghamton, N.Y. (treeas. Wilkinson Mf’g Co.), 1890-97; studying and teaching economics, 1897-99; fellow at Cornell, 1897-98; teaching at Smith Coll., 1898-99; since 1900 in Gov’t service at Washington; now sp’l examiner, Bur. of Corp’ns. Mem. Am. Economic Ass’n, Am. Cosmos (Washington, D.C.). Recreation: Tramping. Residence: Ithaca, N.Y. Address: Bureau of Corporations, Washington, D.C.”

Original Source Documents:

1900 Federal Census – household of Charles Eugene Edgerton; Washington City, District of Columbia.

Obituary – Charles Eugene Edgerton; The Binghamton Press – Monday, September 26, 1932.