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Irwin Edgerton, son of Justus and Eunice Helen (Olds) Edgerton.

 

born:

May 19, 1844; Parma, Cuyahoga Co., OH.  (OH State DC #2065) (GI)

died:

January 1, 1921; Vermilion, Erie Co., OH.  (OH State DC #2065) (GI)

buried:

January 4, 1921; North Royalton Cemetery; North Royalton, Cuyahoga Co., OH.  (OH State DC #2065) (GI)

 

married:

November 13, 1865; Cuyahoga Co., OH. 

 

Margaret Cole, daughter of Frank Cole.

 

born:

January 9, 1847; Stetten Rhenish, Bavaria, Germany.  (OH State DC #23208) (OB Vermilion News  4/7/1932) (GI)

died:

April 7, 1932; Vermilion, Erie Co., OH.  (OH State DC #23208) (OB Vermilion News  4/7/1932) (GI)

buried:

April 9, 1932; North Royalton Cemetery; North Royalton, Cuyahoga Co., OH.  (OH State DC #23208) (GI)

 

Children:

  1. Ida M., b. April 27, 1867; Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.
  2. Hayden Hewton, b. November 23, 1873; Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.
  3. Maude M., b. January 1876; Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.
  4. Herbert H., b. August 19, 1878; Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.

 


The household of “Erving Eggerton” was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (pg. 373; dwelling #388; family #431; enum. June 12, 1880), as follows:”

 

Name

Rel.

Age

Bp

F Bp

M Bp

Occ.

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Erving Eggerton

 

36

OH

OH

OH

machinist

Maky

wife

33

OH

OH

OH

keeping house

Ida

dau.

13

OH

OH

OH

at school

Maude

dau.

4

OH

OH

OH

at home

Herbert

son

2

OH

OH

OH

at home

 

The household of “Erwin” Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Brecksville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (pg. 32; dwelling #108; family #110; enum. June 9, 1900), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Birthdate & place

Age

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

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Erwin Edgerton

head

May 1844

OH

55

M 35y

MA

NY

Margaret

wife

Jan. 1847

Germany

53

M 35y

Germany

Germany

Herbert

son

Aug. 1878

OH

21

S

OH

Germany

 

According to the above census record, Margaret was the mother of only one child (this was incorrect).  Erwin’s occupation was listed as “farmer” and Herbert was listed as a “farm laborer”.  Irwin and Margaret’s daughter, Maude, was living in Battle Creek, Michigan at this time; she was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census as a student at the Battle Creek Sanitarium (Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI; pg. 163; enum. June 4, 1900).  The whereabouts of the elder daughter, Ida, at the time of this census is not known.

 

The Cleveland Public Library Necrology Files provide the following data for Irwin and Margarette (Cole) Edgerton:

 

Id#: 0087627; Reel #022

Name: Edgerton, Irwin

Date: January 1, 1921

Source: Cemetery record

Notes: Edgerton, Irwin, aged 76, husband of Margaret and father of Ida M. and Herbert H. Edgerton, at Vermilion, Ohio, January 1.  Services at late residence in Vermilion, at 9 a.m.; services and burial at North Royalton, 1. p.m., Tuesday, January 4.  1844 - 1921.  North Royalton Cemetery, North Royalton, Ohio.

 

Id#: 0087637; Reel #022

Name: Edgerton, Margaret

Date: April 9, 1932

Source: unknown

Notes: Edgerton, Margaret, wife of the late Irwin Edgerton, mother of Ida M. and Herbert H., April 7.  Services at home, 815 State St., Vermilion, Ohio, Saturday, April 9, at 12:30 p.m.  Burial at 3 p.m. at North Royalton.

 


 

Original Source Documents:

 

1880 Federal Census – household of Irwin Edgerton; Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.

1900 Federal Census – household of Irwin Edgerton; Brecksville, Cuyahoga Co., OH.

Death Certificate – Irwin Edgerton; Ohio State Death Certificates; #2065.

Death Certificate – Mrs. Margaret (Cole) Edgerton; Ohio State Death Certificates; #23208.

Obituary – Mrs. Margaret (Cole) Edgerton; Vermilion News – Thursday, April 7, 1932.

Funeral notice – Mrs. Margaret (Cole) Edgerton; The Register (Sandusky, Ohio) – Saturday, April 9, 1932.

Gravestone photo – Irwin Edgerton; North Royalton Cemetery; North Royalton, Cuyahoga Co., OH.

Gravestone photo – Mrs. Margaret (Cole) Edgerton; North Royalton Cemetery; North Royalton, Cuyahoga Co., OH.