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The Edgerton Database |
James Everett Edgerton, son of Everett Wheeler and Jane (Fields) Edgerton.
Lucretia Reeve, daughter of James Walker and Sarah (Manson) Reeve.
Children:
James Everett Edgerton was born at Charleston,
South Carolina, the son of Everett Wheeler Edgerton and his first wife, Jane
Fields. James was raised in Charleston
and resided there the entirety of his lifetime. He made his living as a bookkeeper. In July of 1862, James E. Edgerton enlisted in the
Confederate Army. He served, along
with his younger brother, Everett C., in the 25th Regiment of the South
Carolina Infantry (Eutaw Regiment). He
was commissioned a sergeant in Company A of the regiment (see National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers
and Sailors Online). James Edgerton’s wife was Lucretia Reeve, daughter
of James Walker and Sarah (Manson) Reeve of Oxford, England and Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. To date, no primary
record of James and Lucretia’s marriage has been found; it is presumed to
have taken place at Charleston shortly before the birth of their eldest child
in July of 1865. James and Lucretia
had three children: one son, Everett
Wheeler; and two daughter, Cecilia Crafts and Jean Fields. The household of James Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal
Census of Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina (pg. 244;
dwelling #24; family #52; enum. June 1, 1880), as follows:
“James E. Edgerton” was listed in the 1889
Directory of Charleston, South Carolina.
He was listed as a “Gen. Frt & Pass agent” with the “Clyde
Steamship Lines to The
household of Mrs. Lucretia Edgerton was recorded in the 1900
Federal Census of Charleston (Ward 4, Precinct #2),
According to the above census record, Lucretia was
the mother of three children, two of whom were still living. Her occupation was listed as
“seamstress”. Jane was listed as a “stenographer”
and W. W. Simons was listed as a “Clerk City Council”. The family was residing at The household of Mrs. Lucretia Edgerton was
recorded in the 1910
Federal Census of Charleston City, Charleston County, South Carolina (pg. ; dwelling
#27; family #41; enum. April 18, 1910), as follows:
According to the above census record, Lucretia was the mother of two children, both of whom were still alive. (This was incorrect, as was her reported age.) The family was residing at 146 Broad Street. Original Source Documents: 1880
Federal Census – household of James Everett Edgerton; Charleston,
Charleston Co., SC. 1900
Federal Census – household of Mrs. Lucretia (Reeve) Edgerton; Charleston
(Ward 4, Pct. 2), Charleston Co., SC. 1910
Federal Census – household of Mrs. Lucretia (Reeve) Edgerton; Charleston
City, Charleston Co., SC. Death
certificate – James Everett Edgerton; South Carolina Death Certificates,
certificate #1080. Death
certificate – Mrs. Lucretia (Reeve) Edgerton; South Carolina Death
Certificates, certificate #8361. Gravestone
photo – James Everett Edgerton & Mrs. Lucretia (Reeve) Edgerton;
Magnolia Cemetery; Charleston, Charleston Co., SC. |
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