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Clark Sheldon Edgerton, son of Harry Griswold and Alta May (Clark) Edgerton.

born:	August 25, 1890; Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA. (WWI DRC) (SSDI)
died:	November 28, 1974; Eugene, Lane Co., OR. (OR State DC #74-17524) (SSDI)
buried:	West Lawn Memorial Park; Eugene, Lane Co., OR. (GI)

married:

Elva M. Weylan

born:

1897; Iowa.

Children:

Gertrude, b. 1916; Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA.

married:

Helen Meldrum

born:	1874; Scotland. (GI)
died:	August 16, 1960; Eugene, Lane Co., OR. (OR State DC #60-10231)
buried:	West Lawn Memorial Park; Eugene, Lane Co., OR. (GI)

The household of Clark S. Edgerton was recorded in the 1920 Federal Census of Berkeley City, Alameda County, California (pg. 120; dwelling #42; family #43; enum. January 2-3, 1920), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Clark S. Edgerton	head	29	IA	M	U.S.	U.S.
Elva M.	wife	22	IA	M	NY	NE
Gertrude	dau.	3 1/12	CA	S	IA	IA

The household of Clark S. Edgerton was recorded in the 1930 Federal Census of Berkeley City, Alameda County, California (pg. 27; dwelling #104; family #115; enum. April 7, 1930), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Clark S. Edgerton	head	40	IA	M	VT	IA
Helen	wife	48	Scotland	M	Scotland	Scotland
Mary Eshelman	boarder	84	VA	Wd	VA	VA

Clark Sheldon Edgerton and his second wife, Helen Meldrum Edgerton, are buried together at West Lawn Memorial Park in Eugene, Oregon. Their shared gravestone there bears the following inscription:

HELEN EDGERTON

1874 – 1960

CLARK S. EDGERTON

1890 – 1974

Original Source Documents:

World War I Draft Registration Card – Clark Sheldon Edgerton; Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Co., CA.

1920 Federal Census – household of Clark Sheldon Edgerton; Berkeley City, Alameda Co., CA.

1930 Federal Census – household of Clark Sheldon Edgerton; Berkeley City, Alameda Co., CA.

Gravestone photo – Clark Sheldon Edgerton & Mrs. Helen (Meldrum) Edgerton; West Lawn Memorial Park; Eugene, Lane Co., OR.