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James Watson Edgerton, son of Luther and Elizabeth McKennan (Morgan) Edgerton.

born:	March 1846; Marietta, Washington Co., OH. (CR MN1900 St. Paul, Ward 7)
died:	February 22, 1911; St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN. (MN State DoH DC #020201)

married:

June 3, 1874; Marietta, Washington Co., OH.

Mary Hildreth Ross, daughter of Andrew and Rhoda Maria (Hildreth) Ross.

born:	July 2, 1850; Marietta, Washington Co., OH.
died:	February 6, 1913; Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. (OB The New York Times 2/7/1913)

James Watson Edgerton was born at Marietta, Ohio in March 1846, the youngest child of Luther Edgerton Jr. and Elizabeth McKennan Morgan. His birth was entered in the Luther Edgerton Family Bible (FG9), but without listing the date of his birth. The partial date given here is provided by the 1900 Federal Census enumeration (see below).

James was raised in Marietta and was married there at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on June 3, 1874 to Mary Hildreth Ross, daughter of Andrew and Rhoda Maria (Hildreth) Ross of Marietta (see Centennial Historical Memorial St. Luke’s Episcopal Church – A Brief History of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Marietta 1826-1926; Mary Ramsey Turner, comp.;Marietta, Ohio; January 1926). James and Mary (Ross) Edgerton did not have any children.

The household of James W. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of St. Paul (Ward 7), Ramsey County, Minnesota (pg. 277; dwelling #265; family #312; enum. June 11, 1900) as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
James W. Edgerton	head	Mar. 1846	OH	65	M 26y	CT	PA
Mary H.	wife	July 1850	OH	57	M 26y	MA	OH

According to the above census record, Mary had not had any children. James’ occupation was listed as “Clerk U.S. Army”.

The household of James W. Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of St. Paul (Ward 7), Ramsey County, Minnesota Illinois (pg. 173; dwelling #125; family #163; enum. April 28-29, 1920). The household was enumerated as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
James W. Edgerton	head	64	OH	M 36y	CT	PA
Mary H.	wife	60	OH	M 36y	ME	OH
Agnes Berreen	boarder	21	MN	S	Sweden	Sweden
Lucy P. Gilbert	boarder	19	MN	S	NY	Ireland

At the time of this enumeration, the family was residing at 646 Portland Avenue. James’ occupation was listed as “Purchasing agent U.S. Army”.