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Charles Everest Edgerton, son of Reuben Curtis and Annette (Hamblin) Edgerton.

born:	April 16, 1848; Galesburg, Knox Co., IL. (ID State DC #032904)
died:	January 24, 1921; Potlatch, Latah Co., ID. (ID State DC #032904)
buried:	Greenwood Cemetery; Palouse, Whitman Co., WA.

married:

February 26, 1888; Trion, Chattooga Co., GA.

Martha L. Wootten, daughter of William and Lucinda Wootten.

born:	March 1870; Wilsons Twp., Walker Co., GA. (CR OR1900 Moro Pct.)
died:	1903; Palouse, Whitman Co., WA.
buried:	Greenwood Cemetery; Palouse, Whitman Co., WA.

Children:

Winona, b. July 1890; Alabama.
Curtis James, b. February 15, 1892; Trion, Chattooga Co., GA.
Myrtle May, b. October 1893; Trion, Chattooga Co., GA.
Alice Clifford, b. October 7, 1894; Trion, Chattooga Co., GA.
Mary Lee, b. October 12, 1895; Trion, Chattooga Co., GA.
Carl Lyle, b. August 1, 1897; Trion, Chattooga Co., GA.

Charles Everest Edgerton was recorded twice in the 1900 Federal Census of Oregon. He was enumerated first on June 2, 1900 in Mehama Precinct, Marion County, Oregon, residing in the hotel of Emma Terrell (dwelling # 31; family #31), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Charles Edgerton	boarder	Apr. 1848	IL	52	M 12y	NY	NJ

Charles’ occupation was listed as “butcher”.

The family of Charles Edgerton was enumerated in the 1900 Federal Census on June 4, 1900 in Moro Precinct (Moro City), Sherman County, Oregon (dwelling #35; family #36). Charles himself was listed as the head of the household, but it is very likely that he was away at the time of this enumeration, having previously been recorded in Mehama Precinct. This would account for some of the discrepencies of dates regarding him in this latter enumeration. The complete household was listed as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Charles Edgerton	head	May 1846	IL	54	M 12y	NY	IL
Martha L.	wife	Mar. 1870	GA	30	M 12y	GA	GA
Winona	dau.	July 1890	AL	10	S	IL	GA
Curtis	son	Feb. 1891	GA	9	S	IL	GA
Myrtle	dau.	Oct. 1892	GA	8	S	IL	GA
Alice	dau.	Oct. 1893	GA	6	S	GA	GA
Mary	dau.	Oct. 1895	GA	4	S	IL	GA
Carlile	son	Aug. 1898	GA	1	S	IL	GA
Harry C.	brother	Aug. 1869	NY	30	S	NY	NY

According to the above census record, Martha was the mother of six children, all of whom were still living. Charles’ occupation was listed as “butcher”, and the four elder children were noted as “at school”. Harry’s occupation was listed as “Rail road agent”.

The household of Charles Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Palouse Town, Whitman County, Washington (pg. 170; dwelling #74; family #77; enum. April 21, 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Charles Edgerton	head	52	IL	Wd	NY	NH
Myrtle	dau.	17	GA	S	IL	GA
Alice	dau.	15	GA	S	IL	GA
Mary Lee	dau.	1?	GA	S	IL	GA
Carl	son	12	GA	S	IL	GA
L. E. Potter	son-i-l	22	IL	M
Winnie	dau.	21	AL	M	IL	GA
Charlie	gson	2	WA	S	IL	AL
Janice	gdau.	10/12	WA	S	IL	AL

Charles’ occupation was listed as “Butcher”, Myrtle was listed as a “Sales Lady – dry goods store”, and L. E. (son-in-law Leary Potter) was listed as a “Teamster – saw mill”. The family was residing on Whitman Street.

Original Source Documents:

1900 Federal Census – household of Charles Everest Edgerton; Moro Precinct (Moro City), Sherman Co., OR.

1910 Federal Census – household of Charles Everest Edgerton; Palouse Town, Whitman Co., WA.