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Isaac Brainard Edgerton, son of Isaac Brainard and Matilda L. (Graham) Edgerton.

born:	December 1872; Palatine, Cook Co., IL.
died:	August 8, 1901; Crescent City, Del Norte Co., CA. (GI)
buried:	Crescent City Cemetery; Crescent City, Del Norte Co., CA. (GI)

married:

~1892. (CR CA1900 Crescent City – “m. 8y”)

Emma Van Pelt

born:

June 1873; Oregon. (CR CA1900 Crescent City)

Children:

Pearl E., b. January 15, 1894; Oregon.
Myrtle, b. May 1895; Oregon.

The household of “Ivy B.” Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Crescent City, Del Norte County, California (pg. 325; dwelling #253; family #253; enum. June 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Ivy B. Edgerton	head	Dec. 1871	IL	28	M 8y	IL	IL
Anna	wife	June 1873	OR	26	M 8y	IL	OR
Pearl	dau.	Jan. 1893	OR	7	S	IL	OR
Myrtle	dau.	May 1895	OR	5	S	IL	OR
Ella Van Pelt	sis-i-l	Apr. 1883	OR	17	S	IL	OR
Jennie	sis-i-l	Dec. 1881	OR	18	S	IL	OR
Thomas	bro-i-l	Feb. 1877	OR	23	S	IL	OR

According to the above census record, Emma (“Anna”) was the mother of two children, both of whom were still living. Under occupation, Isaac (“Ivy”) and his brother-in-law, Thomas Van Pelt, were both listed as “logger-saw mill”.

Original Source Documents:

1900 Federal Census – household of Isaac Brainard Edgerton; Crescent City, Del Norte Co., CA.

Gravestone photo – Isaac Brainard Edgerton; Crescent City Cemetery; Crescent City, Del Norte Co., CA.