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David Samuel Edgerton, son of Stephen Roswell and Olive Mary (Vaughn) Edgerton. PHOTO

born:	September 23, 1865; Lafayette, Walworth Co., WI. (FG3)
died:	May 13, 1933; Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., WI. (GI)
buried:	Rienzi Cemetery; Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., WI. (GI)

married:

November 23, 1887; Elkhorn, Walworth Co., WI. (Co. VR 4:298)

Mary Augusta Beach, daughter of William Warren and Clarissa (Harriman) Beach.

born:	July 29, 1868; Lafayette, Walworth Co., WI.
died:	March 21, 1923; Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., WI. (GI)
buried:	Rienzi Cemetery; Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., WI. (GI)

Children:

Olive Mary, b. September 26, 1888; North Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., WI.
Clara June, b. December 19, 1890; North Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., WI.
Glenn Dee, b. January 17, 1896; North Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., WI.
Gaile Burt, b. December 16, 1899; North Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., WI.

The household of David S. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Waukesha City (Ward 4), Waukesha County, Wisconsin (pg. 342; dwelling #308; family #321; enum. June 14, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
David S. Edgerton	head	Sept. 1865	WI	34	M 12y	NY	NY
Mary A.	wife	July 1868	WI	31	M 12y	NY	Canada
Olive M.	dau.	Sept. 1888	WI	11	S	WI	WI
Clara J.	dau.	Dec. 1890	WI	9	S	WI	WI
Glenn	son	Jan. 1896	WI	4	S	WI	WI
Gaile B.	son	Dec. 1899	WI	5/12	S	WI	WI

According to the above census record, Mary was the mother of four children, all of whom were still living. David’s occupation was listed as “conductor R.R.”, and the two elder children, Olive and Clara, were noted as “at school”.

The household of David S. Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of North Fond du Lac Village, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin (pg. ; dwelling #; family #; enum. April 18, 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
David S. Edgerton	head	44	WI	M 22y	NY	NY
Mary A.	wife	41	WI	M 22y	NY	Canada
Olive M.	dau.	21	WI	S	WI	WI
Clara J.	dau.	19	WI	S	WI	WI
Glen B.	son	14	WI	S	WI	WI
Gail B.	son	10	WI	S	WI	WI
Edgar Buechler	boarder	26	WI	S	WI	MI
Francis Raymond	boarder	27	MI	S	MI	MI

According to the above census record, Mary was the mother of four children, all of whom were still living. David’s occupation was listed as “Switchman – Railroad”, Olive was listed as a “Dressmaker – at home”, and Clara was listed as a “Bookkeeper – factory”. The family was residing on Illinois Avenue.

Original Source Documents:

1900 Federal Census – household of David Samuel Edgerton; Waukesha City (Ward 4), Waukesha Co., WI.

1910 Federal Census – household of David Samuel Edgerton; North Fond du Lac Village, Fond du Lac Co., WI.