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Henry Kirk Edgerton, son of Elisha and Diana (Hyde) Edgerton.

 

born:

April 3, 1820; Coventry, Tolland Co., CT.  (GI) (OB The Waukesha Freeman  10/8/1908)

died:

September 27, 1908; Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., WI.  (GI) (OB The Waukesha Freeman  10/8/1908)

buried:

La Belle Cemetery; Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., WI.  (GI)

 

married:

July 23, 1850; Madison, Dane Co., WI.

 

Sarah Ann Loomis, daughter of Hubbell and Maria (Miller) Loomis.

 

born:

April 25, 1827; Herkimer Co., NY.

died:

September 5, 1915; Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., WI.  (GI)

buried:

La Belle Cemetery; Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., WI.  (GI)

 

Children:

  1. Henry Lloyd, b. March 13, 1852; Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., WI.
  2. Martha L., b. March 1854; Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., WI.
  3. Alice Mary, b. September 1, 1855; Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., WI.
  4. John Tracy, b. ~1858; Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., WI.
  5. Eleanor H., b. October 1859; Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., WI.
  6. Benjamin Grant, b. October 1861; Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., WI.
  7. Leslie, b. February 1866; Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., WI.

 


The household of Henry K. Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin (pg. 896; dwelling #225; family #225; enum. June 14, 1860), as follows:

 

Henry K. Edgerton

40

b. CT

banker     $14,500 real estate / $4,000 pers. estate

Sarah

35

b. NY

 

Henry

8

b. WI

attended school

Martha

6

b. WI

attended school

Alice

4

b. WI

attended school

John

2

b. WI

 

Eleanore

8/12

b. WI

 

Dorothy Sisingoth

20

b. Germany

 

 

The household of Henry K. Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin (pg. 386; dwelling #230; family #233; enum. June 6, 1870), as follows:

 

Henry K. Edgerton

50

b. CT

banker     $10,000 real estate / $1,000 pers. estate

Sarah

43

b. NY

keeping house

Lloyd

18

b. WI

clerk in bank

Martha

16

b. WI

at home

Alice

14

b. WI

at home

Benjamin

8

b. WI

at home

Leslie

4

b. WI

at home

 

The household of Henry K. Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin (dwelling #271; family #291; enum. June 17-18, 1880), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Age

Bp

F Bp

M Bp

Occ

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Henry K. Edgerton

 

61

CT

CT

CT

banker

Sarah

wife

54

NY

NY

NY

keeping house

Martha L.

dau.

25

WI

CT

NY

 

Alice M.

dau.

23

WI

CT

NY

 

Benj. G.

son

18

WI

CT

NY

clerk in bank

Lester

son

14

WI

CT

NY

at school

H. Lloyd

son

29

WI

CT

NY

clerk in bank

Hattie

dau-i-l

23

IA

 

 

 

 

The household also included a number of servants and boarders.  The family was residing at this time on Main Street.

 

The household of Henry K. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Oconomowoc City (Ward 2), Waukesha County, Wisconsin  (pg. 206; dwelling #286; family #288; enum. June 26, 1900), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Birthdate & place

Age

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

----------------------------

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Henry K. Edgerton

head

Apr. 1819

CT

80

M 50y

MA

VT

Sarah

wife

Apr. 1827

NY

73

M 50y

CT

NY

Francis H. Hughes

gson

Aug. 1882

WI

17

S

England

WI

 

According to the above census record, Sarah was the mother of seven children, five of whom were still living.  Henry’s occupation was listed as “banker”, and Francis was listed as a “bank clerk”.  The household also included one servant, Sophia Main.  The family was residing on Main Street.