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Edgerton

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Francis E. Edgerton, son of Charles and Mary Frances (Slack) Edgerton. PHOTO

born:	August 3, 1854; Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI. (OB Tomah Journal 3/15/1929)
died:	March 11, 1929; Kirby, Monroe Co., WI. (OB Tomah Journal 3/15/1929)
buried:	March 13, 1929; La Grange Cemetery; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI. (GI) (OB Tomah Journal 3/15/1929)

married:

May 13, 1883; La Grange, Monroe Co., WI. (Co. VR 3:114:00955)

Sarah Ann Jeffries, daughter of James J. and Martha (Sutton) Jeffries.

born:	March 2, 1865; Merrimack, Sauk Co., WI.
died:	April 5, 1931; Tomah, Monroe Co., WI.
buried:	La Grange Cemetery; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI. (GI)

Children:

Lucy A., b. June 6, 1884; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI.
Henry Loren, b. June 12, 1886; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI.
Martha Pearl, b. February 25, 1888; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI.
Lydia Marie, b. May 6, 1890; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI.
Imogene Emma, b. September 6, 1894; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI.
Sadie Bell, b. January 31, 1897; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI.
Jesse Leeds, b. January 25, 1900; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI.

Frank E. Edgerton was listed as “F. E. Edgerton” in the 1897 Standard Atlas of Monroe County, Wisconsin, (George A. Ogle & Company; Chicago, Illinois; 1897). He was listed with a residence of 80 acres at “La Grange Township, Section 5, NE & NW”, and an additional 120 acres at “Byron Township, Section 10, NE”. Francis’ uncle, “J. L. Edgerton” (ie. John Leeds Edgerton), was also listed in the Atlas.

The household of Frank Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of La Grange Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin (pg. 105; dwelling #137; family #142; enum. June 14, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Frank Edgerton	head	Aug. 1859	CT	40	M 17y	CT	CT
Sarah A.	wife	Mar. 1867	WI	33	M 17y	England	WI
Lucy A.	dau.	June 1884	WI	16	S	CT	WI
Henry L.	son	June 1886	WI	13	S	CT	WI
Martha P.	dau.	Feb. 1888	WI	12	S	CT	WI
Lydia	dau.	May 1890	WI	10	S	CT	WI
Emma E.	dau.	Sept. 1894	WI	5	S	CT	WI
Sadie B.	dau.	Jan. 1897	WI	3	S	CT	WI
Jesse L.	son	Jan. 1900	WI	--	S	CT	WI

According to the above census record, Sarah was the mother of seven children, all of whom were still living. At the time of this census, Frank was residing adjacent to his elder brother and sister, John Leeds and Martha, whose household was enumerated just previousely on the census roll. Frank’s occupation was listed as “farming”, and the four elder children were noted as “at school”.

The household of Frank E. Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of La Grange Town, Monroe County, Wisconsin (dwelling #179; family #177; enum. May 11, 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Frank E. Edgerton	head	55	WI	M 25y	CT	CT
Sarah A.	wife	45	WI	M 25y	England	WI
Henry L.	son	23	WI	S	WI	WI
Lydia M.	dau.	19	WI	S	WI	WI
Imogene	dau.	16	WI	S	WI	WI
Sadie B.	dau.	13	WI	S	WI	WI
Jesse L.	son	10	WI	S	WI	WI

According to the above census record, Sarah was the mother of seven children, all of whom were still living. No occupation was listed for Frank, but his eldest son, Henry L., was listed as a “farmer”.

Original Source Documents:

Marriage record – Francis E. Edgerton & Sarah Ann Jeffries; Monroe Co., MI Vital Records, Marriages, Book 3, pg. 114, #00955.

1900 Federal Census – household of Francis E. Edgerton; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI.

1910 Federal Census – household of Francis E. Edgerton; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI.

Obituary – Francis E. Edgerton; Tomah Journal – Friday, March 15, 1929.