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Chester Morris Edgerton, son of Chester Benton and Almira (Ives) Edgerton.

born:	February 18, 1847; German, Chenango Co., NY. (VR Greene “BDM 1939-1944”, p. 35, #19 – sic, “1846”)
died:	December 18, 1941; Greene, Chenango Co., NY. (VR “BDM 1939-1944”, p. 35, #19) (OB The Binghamton Press 12/20/1941)
buried:	December 22, 1941; Sylvan Lawn Cemetery; Greene, Chenango Co., NY. (VR “BDM 1939-1944”, p. 35)

married:

Flora Marcellis

born:

~1854; New York. (CR NY1880 Oxford – “ae 26y”)

Children:

Cora, b. 1871; Oxford, Chenango Co., NY.
Pearl May, b. September 1880; Oxford, Chenango Co., NY.

married:

2: ~1888. (CR NY1900 Greene – “m. 12y”)

Adeline Chadderdon, daughter of Michael and Olive (Short) Chadderdon.

born:	July 10, 1867; Shortsville, Tioga Co., PA. (VR Greene, NY “BDM 1947-1949”, p. 43)
died:	August 23, 1949; Greene, Chenango Co., NY. (VR “BDM 1947-1949”, p. 43)
buried:	August 25, 1949; Sylvan Lawn Cemetery; Greene, Chenango Co., NY. (VR “BDM 1947-1949”, p. 43)

Chester Morris Edgerton was born in the town of German, New York on February 18, 1847, the eldest of three sons born to Chester Benton Edgerton and Almira Ives. He appears to have gone generally by his middle name as most records refer to him as “Morris C. Edgerton”.

Morris was twice married. His first wife was Flora Marcellis. Although Flora’s parentage has not yet been conclusively established, it is fairly certain that she was the step-daughter of Morris’s uncle, Locy B. Edgerton. Locy’s second wife was named Sally Ann (Deul) Mersalis, and when she married Locy in 1858, she had five children by her first husband, including a daughter, Flora A., born in Binghamton, New York circa 1853. Flora and her siblings were listed together in the household of their step-father, Locy B. Edgerton in the 1860 Federal Census of German, Chenango County, New York. According to the 1880 Federal Census of Oxford, Chenango County, New York (see below), Mrs. Flora (Marcellis) Edgerton was born in New York circa 1854 – this agrees precisely with the birthdate and location of the aforementioned Flora A. Marcellis.

Morris and Flora (Marcellis) Edgerton had two daughters: Cora, born in 1871, who married Nicholas Hirsch; and Pearl May,who was born September 1880 and died August 1883 just short of her third birthday.

The household of “Morris” Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Oxford, Chenango County, New York (pg. 318; dwelling #121; family #139; enum. June 16, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Morris Edgerton		34	NY	NY	NY	painter
Flora	wife	26	NY	NY	NY	housekeeping
Cora	dau.	9	NY	NY	NY	at school

Morris Edgerton and Flora Edgerton were divorced in 1890, a decree of divorce being issued in Tioga County, Pennsylvania on September 11, 1890. Morris was remarried circa 1888 to Adeline (“Addie”) Chadderdon, the daughter of Michael and Olive (Short) Chadderdon, of Shortsville, Pennsylvania. Morris and his second wife did not have any children.

The household of “Morris C.” Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Greene, Chenango County, New York (pg. 95; dwelling #233; family #247; enum. June 9, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
-------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Morris C. Edgerton	head	Feb. 1847	53	NY	M 12y	NY	NY
Addie	wife	June 1869	30	PA	M 12y	PA	PA

According to the above census record, Addie had not had any children. Chester’s occupation was listed as “day laborer”.

Chester Morris Edgerton was listed in the 1902 Directory of Chenango County, New York as follows:

“Edgerton, Morris C., laborer, Greene Village”

Original Source Documents:

1880 Federal Census – household of Chester Morris Edgerton; Oxford, Chenango Co., NY.

1900 Federal Census – household of Chester Morris Edgerton; Greene, Chenango Co., NY.

Obituary – Chester Morris Edgerton; The Binghamton Press – Saturday, December 20, 1941.

Funeral notice – Chester Morris Edgerton; The Binghamton Press – Saturday, December 20, 1941.