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Edgerton

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Hugh E. Edgerton, son of William Edward and Sarah Ann (Lauthers) Edgerton.

born:	May 27, 1894; Maple River, Emmet Co., MI. (WWI DRC) (OB Fremont News-Messenger 1/16/1979) (SSDI)
died:	January 15, 1979; Tiffin, Seneca Co., OH. (OB Fremont News-Messenger 1/16/1979) (SSDI)
buried:	January 17, 1979; Pleasant Union Cemetery; Old Fort, Seneca Co., OH.

married:

1: May 16, 1916; Brutus, Emmet Co., MI. (Co. VR 93:37)

Helen Alice Martin, daughter of Orlando C. and Jessie Viola (Slack) Martin.

born:	May 1898; Crystal, Montcalm Co., MI. (CR MI1900 Pleasant View Twp.)
died:	July 1926; Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.
buried:	July 19, 1926; Grand Lawn Cemetery; Detroit, Wayne Co., MI. (CemR 13:25:72)

Children:

Garth M., b. July 3, 1917; Maple River, Emmet Co., MI.
William Harris, b. January 10, 1919; Pellston, Emmet Co., MI.
Lois Marilyn, b. September 26, 1920; Pellston, Emmet Co., MI.
Phyllis, b. November 6, 1923; Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.

married:

2: October 10, 1959; Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., MI.

Dana Mildred Sexton, daughter of Louis and Margaret Tennant (Heliker) Sexton.

born:	May 23, 1894; Vickeryville, Montcalm Co., MI.
died:	November 11, 1975; Upper Sandusky, Wyandot Co., OH. (OB Fremont News-Messenger 11/13/1975)
buried:	November 13, 1975; Pleasant Union Cemetery; Old Fort, Seneca Co., OH.

The household of Hugh E. Edgerton was recorded in the 1920 Federal Census of Pellston Village, Emmet County, Michigan (pg. 97; dwelling #46; family #48; enum. January 3-5, 1920), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Hugh E. Edgerton	head	25	MI	M	OH	Canada
Helena A.	wife	21	MI	M	MI	OH
Garth M.	son	2 5/12	MI	S	MI	MI
William H.	son	11/12	MI	S	MI	MI

At the time of this enumeration, the family was residing on Stimson Street. Hugh’s occupation was listed as “auto livery – garage”.

The following obituary for Mrs. Dana Mildred (Sexton) Edgerton was published in the the Fremont News-Messenger on Thursday, November 13, 1975 (transcript courtesy of Diane Hosler):

“Mrs. Hugh Edgerton

Tiffin – Services for Mildred Edgerton, 82, a resident of Manor House, were held today in the Turner-Engle Funeral Home.

Mrs. Edgerton, a former resident of Bettsville, died Tuesday in Wyandot Memorial Hospital.

Surviving are her widower, Hugh Edgerton; Tiffin; a son, William H., Bettsville; two grandchildren; one brother and one sister.”

The following obituary for Hugh E. Edgerton was published in the the Fremont News-Messenger on Tuesday, January 16, 1979 (transcript courtesy of Diane Hosler):

“Hugh Edgerton.

Hugh Edgerton, 84, a resident of the Alta Mira Rest Home, Tiffin, died Monday afternoon in Mercy Hospital where he had been a patient since Jan. 12. Mr. Edgerton had lived at the Kiwanis Manor in Tiffin for five years before moving only recently to the rest home.

He was born May 27, 1894, in Emmett County, Michigan, to Will and Sarah (Laugther) Edgerton. His first wife, the former Lena Martin, died in 1926. He later married Dana Sexton who died in 1975. He was also preceded in death by three sisters and a brother.

A son, William H. Edgerton, Bettsville; a sister, Bina Smith of Houghton Lake, Mich.; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren are the only survivors.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Engle Funeral Home, Bettsville. Burial will be in Pleasant Union Cemetery.

Visitation at the funeral home will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.”

Original Source Documents:

World War I Draft Registration Card – Hugh E. Edgerton; Brutus, Emmet Co., MI.

Marriage record – Hugh E. Edgerton & Helen Alice Martin; Emmet Co. MI Vital Records, Marriages, pg. 93, #37.

1920 Federal Census – household of Hugh E. Edgerton; Pellston Village, Emmet Co., MI.