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Henry Graham Edgerton, son of Harry and Eunice (Graham) Edgerton.

born:	January 1836; Nelson, Madison Co., NY.
died:	June 11, 1905; Atchison, Atchison Co., KS.

married:

1: March 29, 1858; Nelson, Madison Co., NY.

Orlinda Victoria Northrup, daughter of Anson S. and Sophronia (Westcott) Northrup.

born:	April 13, 1840; Madison Co., NY.
died:	January 30, 1879; Nelson, Madison Co., NY.

Children:

Edwin Anson, b. January 6, 1859; Nelson, Madison Co., NY.

married:

2: ~1867. (CR KS1900 Mission Twp. – “m. 33y”)

Huldah Brooks, daughter of Samuel and Eunice (Whaley) Brooks.

born:	August 13, 1839; Conneaut Twp., Crawford Co., PA.
died:	April 5, 1924; Delaware, Leavenworth Co., KS.

Children:

Eunice Idell, b. January 1868; Irving, Brown Co., KS.
Eaton Henry, b. January 5, 1870; Irving, Brown Co., KS.

The household of Henry G. Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Nelson, Madison County, New York (pg. 405; dwelling #659; family #657; enum. July 21, 1860), as follows:

Henry G. Edgerton	24	b. NY	farmer	$1,400 real estate / $890 personal estate
Orlinda	20	b. NY		$31 personal estate
Edwin	1	b. NY

The household of “H. G. Edgerton” was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Irving Township, Brown County, Kansas (pg. 405; dwelling #100; family #106; enum. July 17, 1870), as follows:

H. G. Edgerton	32	b. NY	farmer
Huldah	30	b. PA	keeping house
Eunis I.	2	b. KS
Henry E.	5/12	b. KS
Isabella Middleton	22	b. OH

The household of Henry G. Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Irving Township, Brown County, Kansas (pg. 491; dwelling #38; family #38; enum. June 7-8, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Henry G. Edgerton		43	NY	CT	CT	farmer
Huldah	wife	39	PA	PA	NY	keeping house
Edwin	son	21	NY	NY	PA
Idell	dau.	12	KS	NY	PA
Eaton	son	10	KS	NY	PA

The household of Henry G. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Mission Township, Brown County, Kansas (pg. 120; dwelling #191; family #195; enum. June 1, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Henry G. Edgerton	head	Jan. 1837	NY	63	M 33y	CT	NY
Huldah B.	wife	Aug. 1839	PA	60	M 33y	PA	NY

According to the above census record, Huldah was the mother of two children, both of whom were still living. Henry’s occupation was listed as “farmer”. Henry and his wife were also enumerated in the 1900 Federal Census of Hiawatha Township (Ward 3), Brown County Kansas (pg. 33; dwelling #40; family #41; enum. June 2, 1900), where they were recorded as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Henry G. Edgerton	head	Jan. 1835	NY	65	M 33y	CT	NY
Huldah	wife	Aug. 1837	PA	62	M 33y	RI	RI

In this latter enumeration, Henry’s occupation was listed as “landlord”.

Original Source Documents:

1860 Federal Census – household of Henry Graham Edgerton; Nelson, Madison Co., NY.

1870 Federal Census – household of Henry Graham Edgerton; Irving Twp., Brown Co., KS.

1880 Federal Census – household of Henry Graham Edgerton; Irving Twp., Brown Co., KS.

1900 Federal Census – household of Henry Graham Edgerton; Mission Twp., Brown Co., KS.

1900 Federal Census – household of Henry Graham Edgerton; HiawathaTwp. (Ward 3), Brown Co., KS.