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Charles W. Edgerton, son of Julius and Maria J. (Warner) Edgerton.

born:	August 1841; Thompson, Geauga Co., OH. (CR NY1900 Buffalo, Ward 3)
died:	September 21, 1904; Buffalo, Erie Co., NY. (OB The Post-Standard 9/22/1904)

married:

Elizabeth O’Brien, daughter of John and Betsy O’Brien.

born:

~1846; New York. (CR NY1880 Buffalo – “ae 34y”)

Children:

Nellie E., b. February 18, 1872; Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.
Mary, b. July 31, 1876; Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.

Charles W. Edgerton was born August 1841 at Thompson, Ohio. He was the only son of Julius Edgerton and his first wife, Maria J. Warner.

Charles W. Edgerton’s mother died when he was two years old, and Charles was subsequently raised by his paternal grandparents, Enos and Eunice Warner. At the time of the 1850 Federal Census, Charles was recorded in the household of Enos Warner in Thompson, Geauga County, Ohio (pg. 296; dwelling #193; family #201; enum. August 29, 1850). He was enumerated as: “Charles Edgerton, aged 9, born in Ohio”. Charles’ father, Julius, died later that year in Painesville, Ohio.

Charles W. Edgerton, “aged 19” enlisted at Buffalo, New York on May 9, 1861 and served in the 21st New York Infantry Regiment, Company C. The company fought at Battles in Tennessee, Virginia and Maryland, including the second battle of Bull Run (August 29-30, 1862), Antietam (September 17, 1862) and Fredericksburg (December 13 & 16, 1862). Charles deserted at Brooke’s Station, Virginia on February 1, 1863 (see New York: Report of the Adjutant-General, 1894 – 1906).

Charles Edgerton was a railroad engineer. He worked as a locomotive engineer for the New York Central Railroad and was noted to have driven the frist train over the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge. The following item of interest was published in the Locomotive Firemen’s Magazine (W. S. Carter, ed.; Vol. 23, No. 1, July 1897; pg. 176):

“Engineer Charles Edgerton, a popular member of the B. L. E., and Frank J. Brennan, the more than popular Master of Lodge 12. B. L. F., made a run on the "Empire State Express" on July 16, which will attract attention throughout the railway world. The train left Syracuse at 2:24 o'clock and reached Buffalo at 4:47 o'clock, making thu actual running time for the 149 miles 143 minutes. Deducting five minutes for the stop at Rochester, and three minutes each for two slow downs, and allowing nothing for the slow time through the Buffalo yards, the run of 149 miles was made in 132 minutes, or at the rate of 67 8-10 miles an hour.”

The household of Charles Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Buffalo, Erie County, New York (pg. 53; dwelling #434; family #547; enum. June 16-18, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Charles Edgerton		38	OH	VT	MA	R.R. engineer
Elizabeth	wife	34	NY	NY	Ireland	keeping house
Nellie	dau.	8	NY	OH	NY	at school
Mary	dau.	4	NY	OH	NY
Mary O’Brien	aunt	59	NY	Ireland	Ireland	teacher

At the time of this census, the family was residing at 376 South Division Street.

The household of “Chas. W.” Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Buffalo (Ward 3), Erie County, New York (pg. 48; dwelling #83; family #126; enum. June 5, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Chas. W. Edgerton	head	Aug. 1841	OH	58	Wd	VT	VT
Nellie E. Herendeen	dau.	Feb. 1872	NY	28	M 8/12y	OH	NY
Mary Edgerton	dau.	July 1876	NY	23	S	OH	NY
Jas. H. Herendeen	son-i-l	Mar. 1863	NY	27	M 8/12y	NY	NY

Original Source Documents:

1880 Federal Census – household of Charles W. Edgerton; Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.

1900 Federal Census – household of Charles W. Edgerton; Buffalo (Ward 3), Erie Co., NY.

Obituary – Charles W. Edgerton; The Post-Standard, Syracuse, New York – September 22, 1904.