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Edward Bierce Edgerton, son of Ebenezer Sherman and Mary Jane (Green) Edgerton.

 

born:

January 26, 1854; Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT.  (GI)

died:

September 26, 1925; Seneca, Nemaha Co., KS.  (GI)

buried:

Seneca Cemetery; Seneca, Nemaha Co., KS.  (GI)

 

married:

1:

 

Mollie E. ----

 

born:

July 1859; Iowa.  (CR 1900IA Council Bluffs City)

 

Children:

  1. Charles R. , b. March 1880; Sterling, Rice Co., KS.

 

 

 

 

 

married:

2:  August 26, 1896; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA.

 

Adelia E. Reagel

 

born:

December 1867; Iowa.  (CR 1900IA Council Bluffs City)

 


The household of Edward B. Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Sterling City, Rice County, Kansas (dwelling #112; family #116; enum. June 17, 1880), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Age

Bp

F Bp

M Bp

Occ

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Edward B. Edgerton

 

26

CT

CT

CT

blacksmith

Mollie E.

wife

24

IA

OH

OH

keeping house

Charlie

son

4/12

KS

IA

CT

(b. in Feb.)

 

The household of Edward Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Council Bluffs City (Ward 5), Pottawattamie County, Iowa (pg. 40; dwelling #24; family #25; enum. June 1, 1900), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Birthdate & place

Age

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

----------------------------

--------

------------------------

--------

-----------

----------

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Edward B. Edgerton

head

Jan. 1854

CT

46

M 4y

NY

NY

Dell

wife

Dec. 1867

IA

32

M 4y

VA

VA

James Johnston

boarder

June 1836

Scotland

64

M 41y

Scotland

Scotland

Isabella

boarder

June 1837

Scotland

63

M 41y

Scotland

Scotland

 

According to the above census record, Adelia (“Dell”) had not had any children.  Edward’s occupation was listed as “blacksmith”.  The family was residing at this time at 904 2nd Avenue.

 

Edward’s first wife, Mollie, and son, Charles, were also residing in Council Bluffs at the time of this census enumerated.  They were recorded together in the 1900 Federal Census of Council Bluffs City (Ward 3), Pottawattamie County, Iowa (dwelling #140; family #147; enum. June 6, 1900), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Birthdate & place

Age

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

----------------------------

--------

------------------------

--------

-----------

----------

----------

Mollie Edgerton

head

July 1859

IA

40

D

IN

OH

Chas. R.

son

Mar. 1880

KS

20

S

CT

IA

 

According to this census enumeration, Mollie was the mother of one child.  Her occupation was listed as “boarding-house keeper” and Charles was listed as a “R.R. Blacksmith”.

 


 

Original Source Documents:

 

1880 Federal Census – household of Edward Bierce Edgerton; Sterling City, Rice Co., KS.

1900 Federal Census – household of Edward Bierce Edgerton; Council Bluffs City (Ward 5), Pottawattamie Co., IA.

1900 Federal Census – household of Mrs. Mollie Edgerton; Council Bluffs City (Ward 3), Pottawattamie Co., IA.