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Edgerton

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Clyde McEwen Edgerton, son of Eugene L. and Flora Charline (Higgins) Edgerton.

born:	May 23, 1881; Spring Valley Twp., Fillmore Co., MN. (WWI DRC)
died:	July 23, 1955; Seattle, King Co., WA. (WA State DC #13229)

married:

1: ~1900. (CR MN1900 Spring Valley Twp. – “m. 10y”)

Bertha B. Dunham, daughter of John B. and Anne E. (Williams) Dunham.

born:	August 1878; Bennington, Mower Co., MN. (CR MN1900 Bennington)
died:	December 13, 1952; Seattle, King Co., WA. (WA State DC #21617)

Children:

infant, b. December 24, 1901; Spring Valley Twp., Fillmore Co., MN.
infant, b. August 8, 1903; Spring Valley Twp., Fillmore Co., MN.
Bernice E., b. July 21, 1906; Spring Valley Twp., Fillmore Co., MN.

married:

2: June 6, 1954; Seattle, King Co., WA. (WA State MC #197307)

Florence E. Chance

born:	January 29, 1884; Seymour, Outagamie Co., WI. (SSDI)
died:	March 9, 1975; Seattle, King Co., WA. (WA State DC #6220) (SSDI)

The household of Clyde M. Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Spring Valley Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota (pg. 270; dwelling #414; family #429; enum. May 12-13, 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Clyde M. Edgerton	head	29	MN	M 10y	NY	VT
Bertha B.	wife	32	MN	M 10y	IN	NY
Bernice E.	dau.	3	MN	S	MN	MN
Edith W. Sather	sis-i-l	35	MN	Wd	IN	NY
Edgar W.	neph.	8	SD	S	WI	MN
Morton C.	neph.	4	SD	S	WI	MN
Christine Iverson	boarder	29	MN	S	Norway	Norway

According to the above census record, Bertha was the mother of three children, one of whom was still living. Clyde’s occupation was listed as “Salesman – Grocery Store”. The family was residing on Courtland Street.

Original Source Documents:

World War I Draft Registration Card – Clyde McEwen Edgerton;

1910 Federal Census – household of Clyde McEwen Edgerton; Spring Valley Township, Fillmore Co., MN.

Marriage Certificate – Clyde McEwen Edgerton & Florence E. Chance; Washington State Marriage Certificates, #197307.