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Louis Murray Edgerton, son of Albert Marble and Mary Ann (Pierce) Edgerton.

born:	October 14, 1877; Bloomingdale, Van Buren Co., MI. (WWI DRC) (OB The News-Palladium 3/8/1960)
died:	March 7, 1960; Bloomingdale, Van Buren Co., MI. (GI) (OB The News-Palladium 3/8/1960)
buried:	Oakwood Cemetery; Allegan, Allegan Co., MI. (GI) (OB The News-Palladium 3/8/1960)

married:

November 27, 1895; Bloomingdale, Van Buren Co., MI.

Pearl Grace Burkholder, daughter of Homer and Ellen (Gray) Burkholder.

born:	July 17, 1876; Berlamont, Van Buren Co., MI. (OB The News-Palladium 2/17/1958)
died:	February 17, 1958; Allegan, Allegan Co., MI. (GI) (OB The News-Palladium 2/17/1958)
buried:	Oakwood Cemetery; Allegan, Allegan Co., MI. (GI) (OB The News-Palladium 2/17/1958)

Children:

Duane M., b. August 28, 1896; Bloomingdale, Van Buren Co., MI.
Andrew Coye, b. 1906; Bloomingdale, Van Buren Co., MI.

The household of “Loucius” Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Bloomingdale, Van Buren County, Michigan (pg. 78; dwelling #1; family #1; enum. June 1, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Loucius Edgerton	head	Oct. 1877	MI	22	M 4y	OH	OH
Pearl	wife	July 1876	MI	23	M 4y	MI	MI
Duane	son	Aug. 1896	MI	3	S	MI	MI

According to the above census record, Pearl was the mother of one child, who was still living. Louis’ occupation was listed as “miner”. The family was residing on Kalamazoo Street, only a few houses away from Louis’ parents, Albert and Mary Ann Edgeton, and his aunt and uncle, Mary and Andrew Coy.

At the time of the 1910 Federal Census, Louis M. Edgerton and his family were recorded in the household of his widowed mother, Mary Ann (Pierce) Edgerton, in Bloomingdale Village, Van Buren County, Michigan (pg. 191; dwelling #124; family #129; enum. April 20, 1910).

The household of Louis M. Edgerton was recorded in the 1920 Federal Census of Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan (pg. 70; dwelling #202; family #216; enum. January 13, 1920), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Louis M.	head	43	MI	M	OH	OH
Grace P.	wife	44	MI	M	MI	MI
A. Coyer	son	14	MI	S	MI	MI

The household of Louis M. Edgerton was recorded in the 1930 Federal Census of Flint, Genesee County, Michigan (dwelling #99; family #112; enum. April 4, 1930), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Louis M.	head	53	MI	M	CT	OH
Pearl	wife	53	MI	M	MI	IN

The following obituary for Mrs. Pearl Grace (Burkholder) Edgerton was published in the The News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan) on Monday, February 17, 1958:

“Mrs. Pearl Edgerton

BLOOMINGDALE, Feb. 17 – Mrs. Pearl G. Edgerton, 81, of route 1, died early this morning enroute to the Allegan Health Center.

She was born July 17, 1876, in Berlamont, Mich., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Burkholder. She was married in 1895 to Louis Edgerton. Before moving back to this area in 1932 she had been a beauty operator in Flint.

Surviving her is her husband; two sisters, Mrs. Amber Flanders of North Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Florence Stroh, also of North Miami.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Robbins funeral home in Bloomingdale, with the Rev. Richard Long, pastor of the Bloomingdale Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be in the Allegan cemetery.”

The following obituary for Louis Murray Edgerton was published in the The News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan) on Tuesday, March 8, 1960:

“Louis M. Edgerton

BLOOMINGDALE – Louis M. Edgerton, 82, died Monday afternoon in the Guest House convalescent home here, where he had resided since the death of his wife, Pearl two years ago.

Mr. Edgerton was born Oct. 14, 1877 in Bloomingdale, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Edgerton.

Survivors included two sisters, Mrs. Inez Davidson of Fennville and Mrs. Mildred Wiggins, of Bloomingdale.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Robbins funeral home here, with the Rev. Fred Dunbar, pastor of the Bloomingdale Methodist church, officiating.

Burial will be in the Oakwood cemetery, Allegan.”