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Ralph Riley Edgerton, son of William A. and Abbie L. (Strong) Edgerton.

born:	June 22, 1885; West Creek Twp., Lake Co., IN. (WWI DRC)
died:	March 18, 1954; Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA. (OB The Progress-Index 3/18/1954)
buried:	March 20, 1954; Blandford Cemetery; Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA. (OB The Progress-Index 3/18/1954)

married:

1: February 20, 1906; Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA.

Mary Ellen Jones, daughter of Thomas Lloyd and Laura Jones.

born:	1882; New Jersey.
died:	April 30, 1909; Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA.
buried:	May 3, 1909; Blandford Cemetery; Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA.

Children:

Willard Amasa, b. December 26, 1906; Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA.
Hazel E., b. 1909; Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA.

married:

2: ~1910.

Lillian Emory

born:	April 3, 1893; Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA. (SSDI)
died:	July 1970; Hopewell, Dinwiddie Co., VA. (SSDI)
buried:	July 8, 1970; Blandford Cemetery; Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA.

Children:

William Alfred, b. October 10, 1910; Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA.
Herbert Lee, b. January 3, 1913; Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA.
Gertlie Lee, b. June 8, 1914; Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA.
Lillian Marie, b. May 20, 1916; Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA.

The household of Ralph R. Edgerton was recorded in the 1920 Federal Census of Petersburg City (Ward 1), Dinwiddie County, Virginia (pg. 30; dwelling #220; family #234; enum. January 9, 1920), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Ralph Edgerton	head	33	IN	M	IN	IN
Lillian	wife	25	VA	M	VA	VA
William A.	son	9	VA	S	IN	VA
Herbert	son	7	VA	S	IN	VA
Gertie	dau.	5	VA	S	IN	VA
Marie L.	dau.	3 6/12	VA	S	IN	VA

At the time of this enumeration, the family was residing at 148 Clayton Street. Ralph’s occupation was listed as “Engineer”.

The household of Ralph R. Edgerton was recorded in the 1930 Federal Census of Petersburg City (Ward 1), Dinwiddie County, Virginia (pg. 32; dwelling #105; family #126; enum. April 5, 1930), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Ralph R. Edgerton	head	44	IN	M	IN	IN
Lillian	wife	36	VA	M	VA	VA
Herbert L.	son	17	VA	S	IN	VA
Gertie	dau.	15	VA	S	IN	VA
Lillian M.	dau.	13	VA	S	IN	VA

At the time of this enumeration, the family was residing at 449 Harmon Street. Ralph’s occupation was listed as “Engineer – Refrigerator”.

Original Source Documents:

World War I Draft Registration Card – Ralph Riley Edgerton; Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA.

1920 Federal Census – household of Ralph Riley Edgerton; Petersburg City (Ward 1), Dinwiddie Co., VA.

1930 Federal Census – household of Ralph Riley Edgerton; Petersburg City (Ward 1), Dinwiddie Co., VA.

Obituary – Ralph Riley Edgerton; The Progress-Index (Petersburg, Virginia) – Thursday, March 18, 1954.

Funeral notice – Ralph Riley Edgerton; The Progress-Index (Petersburg, Virginia) – Sunday, March 21, 1954.