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Edward Gibbs Edgerton, son of Alonzo Jay and Sarah Hubbard (Curtis) Edgerton.

 

born:

July 24, 1853; New Britain, Hartford Co., CT. 

died:

December 5, 1931; Oakland, Alameda Co., CA.  (OB Oakland Tribune  12/7/1931)

 

married:

January 1, 1879; Mantorville, Dodge Co., MN.

 

Elma Estella Beatty, daughter of Edmund and Apalonia Annette (Brayton) Beatty.                                                             PHOTO

 

born:

August 20, 1857; Mantorville, Dodge Co., MN. 

died:

October 16, 1907; Yankton, Yankton Co., SD.  (SD State DC #8833) (OB Aberdeen American  10/20/1907)

buried:

Yankton City Cemetery; Yankton, Yankton Co., SD.

 

Children:

  1. Jessie Kasson, b. December 26, 1882; Kasson, Dodge Co., MN.
  2. Frank Beatty, b. March 16, 1885; Kasson, Dodge Co., MN.
  3. Lulu Beatty, b. April 27, 1887; Yankton, Yankton Co., SD.
  4. Ruth Curtis, b. June 3, 1893; Yankton, Yankton Co., SD.
  5. Florence Dorothy, b. June 28, 1898; Yankton, Yankton Co., SD.

 


The household of Edward G. Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Kasson Village, Dodge County, Minnesota (pg. 318; dwelling #120; family #120; enum. June 4, 1880), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Age

Bp

F Bp

M Bp

Occ

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

Edward G. Edgerton

 

26

CT

CT

CT

station agent

Elma E.

wife

22

MN

PA

NJ

keeping house

 

The household of Edward G. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Yankton (Ward 3), Yankton County, South Dakota (pg. 51; dwelling #313; family #325; enum. June 19, 1900), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Birthdate & place

Age

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

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

--------

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

--------

-----------

----------

----------

Edward G. Edgerton

head

July 1853

CT

46

M 21y

NY

CT

Elma B.

wife

Aug. 1857

MN

42

M 21y

PA

NY

Jessie K.

dau.

Dec. 1882

MN

17

S

CT

MN

Lulu B.

dau.

Apr. 1887

SD

13

S

CT

MN

Ruth

dau.

June 1893

SD

6

S

CT

MN

Florence

dau.

June 1898

SD

1

S

CT

MN

 

According to the above census record, Elma was the mother of four children, all of whom were still living.

 

The household of Edward G. Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Yankton (Ward 3), Yankton County, South Dakota (pg. 106; dwelling #94; family #97; enum. April 20, 1910), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Age

Birthplace

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

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

--------

--------

-----------

----------

----------

----------

Edward G. Edgerton

head

55

CT

Wd

NY

NY

Jessie K.

dau.

27

MN

S

CT

MN

Lou B.

dau.

13

SD

S

CT

MN

Ruth

dau.

17

SD

S

CT

MN

Florence

dau.

11

SD

S

CT

MN

 

At the time of this enumeration, the family was residing a 517 Lyman Street.  Edward’s occupation was listed as “Post Master – U.S. Post office”.

 


 

Original Source Documents:

 

1880 Federal Census – household of Edward Gibbs Edgerton; Kasson Village, Dodge Co., MN.

1900 Federal Census – household of Edward Gibbs Edgerton; Yankton (Ward 3), Yankton Co., SD.

1910 Federal Census – household of Edward Gibbs Edgerton; Yankton (Ward 3), Yankton Co., SD.

Obituary – Mrs. Elma Estella (Beatty) Edgerton; Aberdeen American – Sunday, October 20, 1907.

Obituary – Edward Gibbs Edgerton; Oakland Tribune – Monday, December 7, 1931.

 


For the ancestry of Elma Estella (Beatty) Edgerton, consult:

 

§         Swain, William Chester;  Swain and Allied Families;  Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Press of Swain & Tate Company, 1896.