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George D. Edgerton, son of David C. and Lois (Brown) Edgerton.

born:	August 28, 1832; Sullivan, Tioga Co., PA. (OH State DoH DC #63494)
died:	November 23, 1914; Upper Sandusky Village, Wyandot Co., OH. (OH State DoH DC #63494)
buried:	November 28, 1914; Smithville Church Cemetery; Crane Twp., Wyandot Co., OH. (GI)

married:

~1857. (CR NE1900 Creighton – “m. 43y”)

Emily ----

born:	November 1836; New York. (CR NE1900 Creighton)
died:	May 2, 1926; Crane Twp., Wyandot Co., OH. (OH State DoH DC #35823)
buried:	Smithville Church Cemetery; Crane Twp., Wyandot Co., OH. (GI)

Children:

Frances, b. ~1858; Rutland, Tioga Co., PA.
Lois Brown, b. May 1862; Rutland, Tioga Co., PA.
David E., b. August 1871; Westburg, Buchanan Co., IA.

The household of George D. Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Rutland Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania (pg. 589; dwelling #1563; family #1563), as follows:

George D. Edgerton	26	b. PA	farmer $1,000 real estate / $450 personal estate
Emily	23	b. PA
Frances	2	b. PA

“George D. Edgerton, of Pennsylvania” enlisted on September 5, 1864 at Sullivan, Pennsylvania for service in the Union Army. He served as a private in A Company; 207th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. (see History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865; 1870)

George D. “Edgeton” later applied for a Civil War Invalid Pension on August 3, 1889. The application was filed from the state of Nebraska and cited George's service in the 207th Pennsylvania Infantry (Co. A). George’s widow, “Emily Edgerton”, applied for a widow’s pension on January 2, 1915. She was living in Ohio at the time of the application. (see National Archives Pension Applications; Application #721463, Certificate #478817; and Application #1039472, Certificate #85883)

The household of George D. “Edgeton” was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Westburg, Buchanan County, Iowa (pg. 579; dwelling #22; family #21; enum. August 12, 1870), as follows:

George D. Edgeton	38	b. PA	farmer $910 personal estate
Emily	30	b. NY	keeping house
Lois B.	8	b. PA

At the time of this census, George was residing adjacent to his cousin, Harriet (Edgerton) Sayles, wife of Sylvester Sayles, whose household was enumerated just previously on the Westburg census roll.

The household of George D. “Edgeton” was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Creighton Precinct, Knox County, Nebraska (pg. 80; dwelling #93; family #95; enum. June 16-17, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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George D. Edgeton		46	PA	PA	PA	farmer
Emily	wife	43	NY	NY	NY	keeping house
Lois B.	dau.	18	PA	PA	NY	school teacher
David E.	son	9	IA	PA	NY	at school
Dennis Burley	boarder	52	PA	NY	MA	farmer

The household of George D. “Edgeton” was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Creighton, Knox County, Nebraska (pg. 30; dwelling #177; family #177; enum. June 6, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
George D. Edgeton	head	Aug. 1832	PA	67	M 43y	NY	CT
Emily	wife	Nov. 1836	NY	63	M 43y	NY	PA

According to the above census record, Emily was the mother of three children, two of whom were still living. George’s occupation was listed as “Farmer”.

The household of “George D. Edgeton” was enumerated in the 1910 Federal Census of Upper Sandusky Village, Wyandot County, Ohio (pg. 252; dwelling #135; family #135; enum. April 15, 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
George D. Edgeton	head	77	PA	M 56y	NY	CT
Emily	wife	73	NY	M 56y	NY	PA

According to the above census record, Emily was the mother of three children, two of whom were still living. The family was residing at 509 Sandusky Avenue.