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Gurdon Edgerton, son of Gideon Eleazer and Nancy (Hurlbut) Edgerton.

born:	December 13, 1842; Sterling, Macomb Co., MI.
died:	March 26, 1931; Daytona Beach, Volusia Co., FL.
buried:	Cedar Hill Memory Gardens; Daytona Beach, Volusia Co., FL. (GI)

married:

~1867. (CR MI1900 Holly – “m. 33y”)

Mary A. Jones

born:	March 20, 1849; New York.
died:	August 4, 1930; Daytona Beach, Volusia Co., FL.
buried:	Cedar Hill Memory Gardens; Daytona Beach, Volusia Co., FL. (GI)

Children:

Cora S., b. February 1867; Sterling, Macomb Co., MI.
Lorenzo, b. February 24, 1868; Sterling, Macomb Co., MI.

The household Gurdon Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Rome (Ward 5), Oneida County, New York (dwelling #115; family #117; enum. June 11, 1870), as follows:

Gurdon Edgerton	27	b. MI	carpenter $200 personal estate
Mary	21	b. NY	keeping house
Charles	22	b. MI	Carpenter
Cora	3	b. MI
Lorenzo	2	b. MI
Wesley Stevens	25	b. MI	laborer

The family of “Guerdon Edgerton” was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Rome (Ward 3), Oneida County, New York (pg. 70; dwelling #67; family #79; enum. June 4, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guerdon Edgerton		38	MI	NY	NY	carpenter
Mary	wife	31	NY	NY	NY	keeping house
Cora	dau.	13	MI	MI	NY	at school
Lorenzo	son	12	MI	MI	NY	at school

The household of Gurdon Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Holly, Oakland County, Michigan (pg. 12; dwelling #305; family #324; enum. June 18, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Gurdon Edgerton	head	Nov. 1842	MI	57	M 33y	NY	CT
Mary	wife	Mar. 1849	NY	51	M 33y	NY	NY
Lorenzo	son	Feb. 1868	MI	32	S	MI	NY

According to the above census record, Mary was the mother of one child. Gurdon’s occupation was listed as “foreman in handle fcty”.

Original Source Documents:

1870 Federal Census – household of Gurdon Edgerton; Rome (Ward 5), Oneida Co., NY.

1880 Federal Census – household of Gurdon Edgerton; Rome (Ward 3), Oneida Co., NY.

1900 Federal Census – household of Gurdon Edgerton; Holly, Oakland Co., MI.

Gravestone photo – Gurdon Edgerton; Cedar Hill Memory Gardens; Daytona Beach, Volusia Co., FL.

Gravestone photo – Mrs. Mary A. (Jones) Edgerton; Cedar Hill Memory Gardens; Daytona Beach, Volusia Co., FL.