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Harry Griswold Edgerton, son of Augustus and Delia Louisa (Reed) Edgerton.

born:	May 23, 1861; Pawlet, Rutland Co., VT. (VR 2:2)
died:	July 3, 1938; Dunsmuir, Siskiyou Co., CA.
buried:	Dunsmuir Cemetery; Dunsmuir, Siskiyou Co., CA. (GI)

married:

September 21, 1887; Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA.

Alta May Clark, daughter of George Ross and Elizabeth (Shrigley) Clark.

born:	December 19, 1864; Jamestown, Grant Co., WI. (DI CA)
died:	March 16, 1948; Alameda, Alameda Co., CA. (DI CA)
buried:	Dunsmuir Cemetery; Dunsmuir, Siskiyou Co., CA. (GI)

Children:

Helen Louise, b. January 9, 1889; Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA.
Clark Sheldon, b. August 25, 1890; Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA.
Lois Alta, b. November 4, 1892; Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA.
Edith May, b. March 14, 1894; Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA.
Margaret Elizabeth, b. August 16, 1902; Corning, Tehama Co., CA.

Most of the information included here regarding the family of Harry Griswold Edgerton has been provided by Stephen Lorre Stroud of Modesto, California, whose wife is a descendant of Harry’s eldest daughter, Helen Louise (Edgerton) Eachus.

The household of Harry G. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Corning Township, Tehama County, California (pg. 248; dwelling #223; family #223; enum. June 22-23, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Harry G. Edgerton	head	May 1861	VT	39	M 12y	VT	VT
Alta C.	wife	Dec. 1863	WI	36	M 12y	IL	WI
Helen L.	dau.	Jan. 1889	IA	11	S	VT	WI
Clark S.	son	Aug. 1890	IA	9	S	VT	WI
Edith M.	dau.	Mar. 1894	IA	6	S	VT	WI
Augustus	father	Apr. 1833	VY	67	Wd	VT	VT

According to the above census record, Alta was the mother of four children, three of whom were still living. Harry’s occupation was listed as “Bookkeeper – Hardware” and the two elder children were noted as “at school”.

The household of Harry Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Red Bluff Township, Tehama County, California (dwelling #159; family #159; enum. April 23, 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Harry Edgerton	head	48	VT	M 23y	VT	VT
Alta	wife	45	WI	M 23y	IL	OH
Hellen	dau.	21	IA	S	VT	WI
Clark	son	19	IA	S	VT	WI
Edith	dau.	16	IA	S	VT	WI
Margaret	dau.	7	CA	S	VT	WI
Augustus	father	77	VT	Wd	VT	VT

According to the above census record, Alta was the mother of five children, four of whom were still living. Harry’s occupation was listed as “Bookkeeper – Diamond Match Co.”, Helen was listed as a “Stenographer” and Clark was listed as a “Salesman”. The family was residing at 1010 Johnson Street.

The household of Harry G. Edgerton was recorded in the 1920 Federal Census of Red Bluff City (Ward 1), Tehama County, California (dwelling #75; family #80; enum. January 7-8, 1920), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Harry G. Edgerton	head	58	VT	M	VT	VT
Alta C.	wife	55	WI	M	IL	OH
Margaret	dau.	17	CA	S	VT	WI

At the time of the above census, the family was residing at 1010 Johnson Street.

Original Source Documents:

1900 Federal Census – household of Harry Griswold Edgerton; Corning Twp., Tehama Co., CA.

1910 Federal Census – household of Harry Griswold Edgerton; Red Bluff Twp., Tehama Co., CA.

1920 Federal Census – household of Harry Griswold Edgerton; Red Bluff City (Ward 1), Tehama Co., CA.