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Frederick Hale Edgerton, son of Sereno Dwight and Julia Sarah (Hammond) Edgerton.                                                                  PHOTO

 

born:

June 9, 1854; Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., IL.  (GI)

died:

August 5, 1924; Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., IL.  (IL State DoH DC #0430146) (GI)

buried:

Evergreen Cemetery; Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., IL.  (GI)

 

married:

February 22, 1883; Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., IL.  (Co. VR E:356)

 

Matilda Irwin, daughter of Robert and Ellen (Williamson) Irwin.

 

born:

June 1857; Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., IL.  (CR IL1900 Hanover)

died:

June 15, 1938; Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., IL.  (IL State DoH DC #0000093) (GI)

buried:

Evergreen Cemetery; Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., IL.  (GI)

 

Children:

  1. Gertrude Helen, b. July 17, 1884; Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., IL.
  2. Maude Rebecca, b. March 22, 1888; Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., IL
  3. Dwight Irwin, b. January 13, 1890; Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., IL.
  4. Lillian Augusta, b. August 25, 1891; Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., IL.

 


The household of “Fred H.” Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Hanover, Jo Daviess County, Illinois (pg. 102; dwelling #116; family #117; enum. June 12, 1900), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Birthdate & place

Age

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

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Fred H. Edgerton

head

June 1854

IL

45

M 17y

CT

OH

Matilda

wife

June 1857

IL

42

M 17y

Ireland

Ireland

Gertrude

dau.

July 1884

IL

15

S

IL

IL

Maud

dau.

Mar. 1887

IL

13

S

IL

IL

Lillian

dau.

Oct. 1891

IL

8

S

IL

IL

Irwin

son

Jan. 1890

IL

10

S

IL

IL

 

According to the above census record, Matilda was the mother of four children, all of whom were still living.  Fred’s occupation was listed as “farmer”.