Heman Joseph Edgerton was born March 1863 in Solon Township, Michigan, the youngest son of Curtis W. Edgerton and Lucy J. Fifield. Following the death of his mother, Heman’s father, Curtis, was remarried and it appears that soon afterwards the family removed from Michigan – most eventually settling in the state of Wyandotte County, Kansas.

Heman Joseph Edgerton was married at Pottawattamie County, Iowa on August 2, 1890 to Eunice Orillia Lowe, daughter of Hiram and Sarah (Wheart) Lowe. Heman and Eunice resided successively in Elgin, Illinois (where their eldest son, Leroy, was born in 1894), Missouri (where daughter, Mary, was born in 1896) and Oklahoma (where the younger son, Lee, was born in 1902). At the time of the 1900 Federal Census, the farmily was recorded living in Shawnee Township, Kansas and at the time of the 1910 Federal Census they were residing in Kansas City, Missouri. In the 1920 and 1930 Federal Censuses, the family was recorded in Mission Township, Kansas.

The household of “H. J.” Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Swawnee Township, Wyandotte County, Kansas (pg. 183; dwelling #38; family #39; enum. June 2, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
H. J. Edgerton	head	Mar. 1863	MI	37	M 9y	MI	NY
Eunice	wife	--- 1869	MI	31	M 9y	NY	MI
Roy	son	--- 1894	IL	6	S	MI	MI
Mary	dau.	--- 1896	MO	4	S	MI	MI
Lorenzo	brother	Oct. 1858	MI	41	S	MI	NY

According to the above census record, Eunice was the mother of three children, two of whom were still living. Heman’s occuption was listed as “teamster”, and Lorenzo was listed as a “cook”.

The household of Heman Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Kansas City (Ward 5), Jackson County, Missouri (pg. 126; dwelling #313; family #339; enum. April 28, 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Heman Edgerton	head	45	MI	M 20y	MI	MI
Eunice O.	wife	35	MI	M 20y	MI	MI
Leroy	son	16	IL	S	MI	MI
Mary M.	dau.	14	MO	S	MI	MI
L--- C.	son	6	OK	S	MI	MI

According to the above census record, Eunice was the mother of four children, three of whom were still living. Herman’s occupation was listed as “teamster” and Leroy was listed as a “delivery boy – grocery store”.

The household of Heman Edgerton was recorded in the 1920 Federal Census of Mission Township, Neosho County, Kansas (pg. 212; dwelling #270; family #268; enum. January 29, 1920), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Heman Edgerton	head	56	MI	M	MI	NY
Eunice	wife	49	MI	M	MI	NY
Leeroy	son	17	OK	S	MI	MI
Mary	dau.	24	MO	S	MI	MI

Heman’s occupation was listed as “farming – general farm”, Lee was listed as “farming – home farm” and Mary was listed as a “teacher”.

The household of Heman Edgerton was recorded in the 1930 Federal Census of Mission Township, Neosho County, Kansas (pg. 262; dwelling #38; family #38; enum. April 8, 1930), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Heman Edgerton	head	67	MI	M	MI	MI
Eunis	wife	60	MI	M	MI	MI

According to the above census record, Heman and Eunice were aged 27 and 20 respectively at the time of their marriage. Heman’s occupation was listed as “farmer – general farm”.

Original Source Documents:

1900 Federal Census – household of Heman Joseph Edgerton; Swawnee Twp., Wyandotte Co., KS.

1910 Federal Census – household of Heman Joseph Edgerton; Kansas City (Ward 5), Jackson Co., MO.

1920 Federal Census – household of Heman Joseph Edgerton; Mission Twp., Neosho Co., KS.

1930 Federal Census – household of Heman Joseph Edgerton; Mission Twp., Neosho Co., KS.