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George Edgar Edgerton, son of William Chauncey and Emma N. (Leach) Edgerton.

born:	May 20, 1878; Smithville, Chenango Co., NY. (WWI DRC)
died:	September 8, 1940; North East, Erie Co., PA. (OB Portsmouth News 9/11/1940)

married:

October 30, 1901; Summerdale, Chautauqua Co., NY. (MA Chenango American 11/14/1901)

Geraldine Beatrice Ticknor, daughter of Charles Linton and Addie (Van Dyke) Ticknor.

born:

April 18, 1881; Summerdale, Chautauqua Co., NY.

George Edgar Edgerton was listed in the 1902 Directory of Chenango County, New York as follows:

“Edgerton, George E., broom maker, Town of Greene”

The household of George Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Westfield Village, Chautauqua County, New York (pg. 390; dwelling #141; family #151; enum. April 22, 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
George Edgerton	head	31	NY	M 8y	NY	NY
Geraldine	wife	29	NY	M 8y	NY	NY
Margaret Ticknor	s-i-l	9	NY	S	NY	NY

At the time of this enumeration, the family was residing at 1 Wells Street. George’s occupation was listed as “electrician”.

The household of George Edgerton was recorded in the 1920 Federal Census of North East Borough, Erie County, Pennsylvania (pg. 245; dwelling #364; family #386; enum. January 19, 1920), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
George Edgerton	head	41	NY	M	NY	NY
Geraldine	wife	37	NY	M	NY	NY
Margaret Ticknor	s-i-l	19	NY	S	NY	NY

At the time of this enumeration, the family was residing at 146 East Main Street. George’s occupation was listed as “Electrical Eng. – Grape Juice Co.”.

The household of George E. Edgerton was recorded in the 1930 Federal Census of North East Boro (Ward 2), Erie County, Pennsylvania (pg. 55; dwelling #196; family #214; enum. April 7, 1930), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
George E. Edgerton	head	48	NY	M	NY	PA
Geraldine	wife	48	NY	M	NY	NY

At the time of this enumeration, George and Geraldine were residing at 146 East Main Street. George’s occupation was listed as “electrical engineer – grape juice plant”.

The obituary notice George Edgar Edgerton appeared in the Portsmouth News on Wednesday, September 11, 1940:

“George Edgerton… Mrs. Paul Bauman of Egbert Stop, upon her return from a three-week visit with her sister, Mrs. George Edgerton of Northeast, Pa, received word that her brother-in-law, Mr. Edgerton, had passed away Sunday. Dr. Bauman went to Northeast to accompany his wife home. Mr. Edgerton was an engineer for the Welch Grape Juice Co.”

Original Source Documents:

World War I Draft Registration Card – George Edgar Edgerton; North East, Erie Co., PA.

1910 Federal Census – household of George Edgar Edgerton; Westfield Village, Chautauqua Co., NY.

1920 Federal Census – household of George Edgar Edgerton; North East Boroughd, Erie Co., PA.

1930 Federal Census – household of George Edgar Edgerton; North East Boro (Ward 2), Erie Co., PA.

Obituary – George Edgar Edgerton; Portsmouth News – Wednesday, September 11, 1940.