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Guilford Dudley Edgerton, son of Edward and Fanny (Cone) E dgerton.                                                                                            PHOTO

 

born:

November 7, 1821; Mexico, Oswego Co., NY.

died:

December 1, 1888; Creston, Union Co., IA.  (GI)

buried:

Millington-Newark Cemetery; Millington, Kendall Co., IL  (GI)

 

married:

March 11, 1846; Big Grove Township, Kendall Co., IL.

 

Elizabeth Clagett, daughter of Charles and Rebecca (Gay) Clagett.

 

born:

May 5, 1825; Grayson Co., KY.

died:

January 16, 1906; Greenfield, Adair Co., IA.  (GI)

buried:

Millington-Newark Cemetery; Millington, Kendall Co., IL.  (GI)

 

Children:

  1. Helen Ann, b. August 6, 1847; Big Grove Township, Kendall Co., IL.
  2. Charles Edward, b. December 14, 1849; Big Grove Township, Kendall Co., IL.
  3. Lucretia Ann, b. April 3, 1851; Big Grove Township, Kendall Co., IL.
  4. Ernest Edgar, b. May 15, 1856; Big Grove Township, Kendall Co., IL.

 

The household of “Griffon” Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Big Grove Township, Kendall County, Illinois (pp. 66-67; dwelling #468; family #456; enum. July 5, 1860), as follows:

 

Griffon Edgerton

38

b. NY

farmer     $5,150 real estate / $1,320 personal estate

Elizabeth

35

b. KY

 

Charles

10

b. IL

attended school

Lucilla

8

b. IL

attended school

Ernest

4

b. IL

 

W. --------

24

b. PA

farmhand

 

The household of Guilford Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Big Grove Township, Kendall County, Illinois (pp. 327; dwelling #178; family #184; enum. August 25, 1870), as follows:

 

Guilford Edgerton

48

b. NY

farmer

Elizabeth

45

b. KY

keeping house

Charles

20

b. IL

works on farm

Lucretia

18

b. IL

 

Ernest

14

b. IL

 

John Storm

13

b. IL

 

 

The household of “G. D.” Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Big Grove Township, Kendall County, Illinois (pg. 282; dwelling #11; family #11; enum. June 1, 1880), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Age

Bp

F Bp

M Bp

Occ

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G. D. Edgerton

head

58

NY

CT

NY

farmer

Elizabeth

wife

55

KY

SC

KY

keeping house

E. E.

son

24

IL

NY

KY

farmer

 

Some Account of the Cone Family in America (William Whitney Cone; Crane & Co., Topeka, Kansas; 1903; p. 238), provides the following biographical excerpt for Guilford Dudley Edgerton:

 

“Guilford D. Edgerton, son of Edward Edgerton, b. Nov. 7, 1821, m. Mar. 11, 1846, Elizabeth Clagett, dau. of Charles Clagett and Rebecca Gay.  She was b. May 5, 1845 [sic], and res. at Creston, Ia.  Both were members of the M. E. Ch. at that place.  Mr. Edgerton was a farmer, a Republican in politics, and d. at Creston Dec. 1, 1888.”

 

 

Original Source Documents:

 

Land Patent – Guilford Dudley Edgerton; Kendall Co., IL; Bureau of Land Management; Chicago Land Office, certificate #18610.

1860 Federal Census – household of Guilford Dudley Edgerton; Big Grove Twp., Kendall Co., IL.

1870 Federal Census – household of Guilford Dudley Edgerton; Big Grove Twp., Kendall Co., IL.

1880 Federal Census – household of Guilford Dudley Edgerton; Big Grove Twp., Kendall Co., IL.