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Edgerton

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Lloyd Gilbert Edgerton, son of Hamlin L. and Mary E. (Brown) Edgerton.

born:	October 24, 1891; Carbondale, Garfield Co., CO. (WWI DRC – sic “1892”) (SSDI) (DI CA)
died:	February 7, 1972; Douglas City; Trinity Co., CA. (SSDI) (DI CA)

married:

July 30, 1910; Garfield Co., CO.

Sarah Elizabeth Gerkin, daughter of Gideon Wilder and Mary Jane (Matthewson) Gerkin.

born:	September 27, 1891; Shoals, Martin Co., IN.
died:	April 1, 1919; Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., CO.
buried:	Hillcrest Cemetery; Carbondale, Garfield Co., CO. (GI)

Children:

Annabelle, b. 1912; Carbondale, Garfield Co., CO.
Gilbert Hamlin, b. February 14, 1914; Carbondale, Garfield Co., CO.

The records of the Burdge Funeral Home (Glenwood Springs, Colorado) provide the following entry for Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth (Gerkin) Edgerton:

“EDGERTON, Sarah Elizabeth. (b 1, p 24), April 1, 1919. Order given by Lloyd Edgerton, 543 19th St., Oakland, Calif. Charged to Geory W.. Gerkin. Death at Glenwood Springs. Aged: 27 years, 6 months, 3 days. (bill made out to: E. E. Edgerton, Lloyd Edgerton, with Fideon W. Gerkins on bottom of page)..”

The household of “Lloyd E. Edgerton” was recorded in the 1930 Federal Census of Oakland (District 12), Alameda County, California (pg. 28; dwelling #114; family #206; enum. April 1, 1930), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Lloyd E. Edgerton	head	39	CO	Wd	U.S.	U.S.
Florence Gerkin	niece	19	CO	S	IN	CO
Annabelle Edgerton	son	18	CO	S	CO	CO
Gilbert	son	15	CO	S	CO	CO

At the time of this enumeration, the family was residing at 1214 Brush Street. Lloyd’s occupation was listed as “electric welder – street railway”.

Original Source Documents:

1930 Federal Census – household of Lloyd Gilbert Edgerton; Oakland (District 12), Alameda Co., CA.

Gravestone photo – Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth (Gerkin) Edgerton; Hillcrest Cemetery; Carbondale, Garfield Co., CO.