At the time of the 1850 Federal Census, John Edgerton was away from home and his wife, Louisa, was recorded as the head of household, residing in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois (pg. 352; dwelling #595; family #600; enum. September 23, 1850). The household of “L. D. Edgerton” was enumerated as follows:

L. D. Edgerton	22	b. OH	$3,500 real estate
Lylian	2	b. IL
William P. Myers	29	b. OH
Levi W.	20	b. IN
Orpha F.	22	b. OH
H. B. Wicks	27	b. IL	carpenter $1,000 real estate
Dardina	24	b. NY	$2,500 real estate
Sharlott Shannon	2	b. IL
Mr. Barkman	23	b. PA

John Franklin Edgerton was probably the “John F. Edgerton, aged 35, artist, born in New York” who was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Green River, Weber County, Utah (pg. 163; dwelling #206; family #206), residing in the household of Thomas C. Marshall.

The household of “J. F. Egerton” was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Galesburg City, Knox County, Illinois (pg. 978; dwelling #3003; family #2854; enum. July 21, 1860), as follows:

J. F. Egerton	45	b. NY	carpenter $3,500 real estate / $2,500 personal estate
L. D.	30	b. OH
Lillian	12	b. IL
Eliza M. Whites	26	b. PA	domestic

The household of John Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Galesburg City, Knox County, Illinois (pg. 170; dwelling #1356; family #1372; enum. July 20, 1870), as follows:

John Edgerton	54	b. NY	artist portrait pt. $2,000 real estate
Damaris	40	b. OH	keeping house

The household of John F. Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Keokuk (Ward 4), Lee County, Iowa (pg. 347; dwelling #258; family #289; enum. June 9, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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John F. Edgerton		63	NY	VT	CT	physician
Louisa D.	wife	50	OH	PA	PA	keeping house
Lavina Hunter	servant	53	PA	PA	PA	servant

Original Source Documents:

1850 Federal Census – household of Mrs. Louisa Damaris (Griffith) Edgerton; Galesburg, Knox Co., IL.

1860 Federal Census – household of John Franklin Edgerton; Galesburg City, Knox Co., IL.

1870 Federal Census – household of John Franklin Edgerton; Galesburg City, Knox Co., IL.

1880 Federal Census – household of John Franklin Edgerton; Keokuk (Ward 4), Lee Co., IA.