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Edward Lenhart Edgerton, son of Leander and Eliza Jane (Wilkinson) Edgerton.

born:	April 1866; Clark Co., IL. (CR MO1900 St. Louis, Ward 25)
died:	November 11, 1943; Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. (OB Terre Haute Tribune 11/11/1943)
buried:	Highland Lawn Cemetery; Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. (OB Terre Haute Tribune 11/12/1943)

married:

1901; St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO.

Margaret Tasky Sparling, daughter of Henry Thomas and Jane A. (Miller) Sparling.

born:	January 1880; St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO. (CR MO1880 St. Louis)
died:	April 27, 1924; Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. (OB Terre Haute Tribune 4/28/1924)
buried:	Highland Lawn Cemetery; Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. (OB Terre Haute Tribune 4/28/1924)

Children:

Lester Lenhart, b. August 7, 1903; St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO.
Valeria M., b. March 6, 1907; Sugar Creek, Vigo Co., IN.

Edward Lenhart Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of St. Louis (Ward 25), St. Louis County, Missouri (dwelling #51; family #62; enum. June 4, 1900). He was residing in the household of Charles Ferguson at 1119 Talmadge Avenue and was enumerated as “Edward Edgerton, boarder, b. April 1866, Illinois, aged 34, single, brick layer, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana”.

The household of Edward L. Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana (pg. 182; dwelling #5; family #6; enum. April 15, 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Edward L. Edgerton	head	43	IL	M 8y	IN	IL
Margaret T.	wife	30	MO	M 8y	Ireland	PA
Lester L.	son	6	MO	S	IL	MO
Valeria M.	dau.	3	IN	S	IL	MO

According to the above census record, Margaret was the mother of two children, both of whom were still living. Edward’s occupation was listed as “Brick Mason – Clay Plant”. The family was residing at 417 Fourth Street.

The household of Edward L. Edgerton was recorded in the 1920 Federal Census of Terre Haute City (Harrison Township), Vigo County, Indiana (dwelling #21; family #21; enum. January 2-3, 1920), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Edward L. Edgerton	head	53	IL	M	IN	OH
Margaret T.	wife	39	MO	M	Ireland	PA
Lester L.	son	16	MO	S	IL	MO
Valeria M.	dau.	12	IN	S	IL	MO

At the time of this enumeration, the family was residing at 1429 Sixth Street. The occupations of Edward and Lester were each listed as “Brick layer – coal mine”.

The following obituary for Mrs. Margaret Tasky (Sparling) Edgerton was published in the Terre Haute Tribune (pg. 2) on Saturday, April 28, 1924:

“MRS. MARGARET T. EDGERTON

Mrs. Margaret T. Edgerton, 44 years old, died at 6:10 o’clock Friday night at the Union hospital. She is survived by her husband, Edward L. Edgerton; one son, Lester, and one daughter, Valeria. Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the residence, 1501 North Sixty Street. Burial will be in the Highland Lawn cemetery.”

The household of Edward L. Edgerton was recorded in the 1930 Federal Census of Terre Haute City, Vigo County, Indiana (dwelling #52; family #56; enum. April 4, 1930), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Edward L. Edgerton	head	63	IL	D	U.S.	U.S.
Lester L.	son	26	MO	M	IN	U.S.
Carmen	d-i-l	26	IN	M	IN	IN
Rosamae	gdau.	11	IN	S	MO	IN

At the time of this enumeration, the family was residing at 1501 North Sixth Street. Edward’s occupation was listed as “laborer – coal mine” and Lester was listed as a “laborer – factory center”.

The following obituary for Edward Lenhart Edgerton was published in the Terre Haute Tribune (pg. 2) on Thursday, November 11, 1943:

“EDWARD EDGERTON

Edward Edgerton, 77 years old, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Irving Heath, 620 South Nineteenth street, at 2 o’clock Thursday morning following an illness of several years. Besides the daughter he is survived by one son, Lester L., of Riley, Ind., and one granddaughter, Miss Margaret Heath. He was a member of the Amico I.O.O.F. lodge. The body was taken to the Cross Funeral Home.”

A subsequent funeral and burial notice was published in the Terre Haute Tribune (pg. 2) on Friday, November 12, 1943.