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The Edgerton Database |
Reuben Harrison Edgerton, son of Reuben and Mary Kibby (Harrison) Edgerton.
Nancy Marilla Hakes, daughter of Jesse R. and Catherine (Jones) Hakes.
Children:
Reuben Harrison Edgerton was born June 12, 1844 at
Joliet, Will County, Illinois. He was
the eldest son of Reuben and Mary K. (Harrison) Edgerton, of Pompey, New
York. He appears to have gone
primarily by his middle name – most records refer to him as either, Harrison
Edgerton or Harrison R. Edgerton. “Harrison Edgerton, aged 18” enlisted at New York
City on October 24, 1861 for service in the Union Army. He served as a private in I Company; 61st
New York Infantry Regiment. Harrison
was transferred from Company I to Company F on September 12, 1862 and
mustered out at Virginia on November 5, 1864 (see New York: Report of the
Adjutant-General). The following
entry for “Harrison R. Edgerton” is given in the South Dakota Historical
Collections, Volume 16, Part 1, pp. 412 – 419): “Edgerton, Harrison R.; b. Joliet, Ill., 1844; private, Co. I 61 N. Y. Inf.; Oct. 24, 1861, to Nov. 5, 1864.” Harrison R. Edgerton later applied for a Civil War
invalid pension on August 16, 1890. The
application was filed from the state of South Dakota and cited Harrison’s
service in the 61st New York Infantry (Co. I). Joseph Hasthrop was listed as the
representing attorney. Harrison’s
wife, “Marilla Edgerton”, applied for a widow’s pension in 1922. She was residing in Minnesota at the time
of the application (see National Archives Pension Applications; Application
#870461, Certificate #658100; and Application #1190532, Certificate #987054). The household of “Harrison” Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal
Census of Wheatfield, Ingham County,
Michigan (pg. 554; dwelling #80; family #80; enum. June 7, 1880), as follows:
In 1895, Harrison purchased land in Clay County,
South Dakota. Reuben’s younger
brother, Albert and George, also settled in Clay County (Meckling Township)
at about this time. The following land
purchases were registered at the Clay County Bureau of Land Records
Management:
The household of “Harrison R.” Edgerton was
recorded in the 1900 Federal
Census of
Prairie Center, Clay County, South Dakota (pg. 113; dwelling #93; family #93;
enum. June 11, 1900), as follows:
According to the above record, Nancy (“Mae”) was the mother of seven children, all of whom were still living. Reuben’s occupation was listed as “farmer”, Floridas, Carl and Reuben Jr. were listed as “farm laborers” and Ednah, Georgia, Brainard and Lucy were each noted as “at school”. Harrison Edgerton later removed to Oroville, in Okanogan County, Washington – just south of the Canadian border. He died there on May 8, 1922, aged 77. A copy of his death certificate was filed with the Washington State Department of Health (year 1922, certificate #57). Harrison Edgerton was buried at the Riverview Cemetery in Oroville, Washington. His youngest son, Brainard D. Edgerton, daughter-in-law, Meda (Steiner) Edgerton, and youngest daughter, Lucy Mae Edgerton, were also buried at Riverview Cemetery. The inscription on Harrison’s headstone records him as: “H. R. Edgerton, Co F 61st NY Inf”. Harrison’s wife, Nancy, apparently removed to Minnesota shortly after Harrison’s death. She was living there later in the year (1922) when she applied for a Civil War widow’s pension. Original Source Documents: 1880
Federal Census – household of Reuben Harrison Edgerton; Wheatfield,
Ingham Co., MI. 1900
Federal Census – household of Reuben Harrison Edgerton; Prairie Center,
Clay Co., SD. Gravestone
photo – Reuben Harrison Edgerton; Riverview Cemetery; Oroville, Okanogan
Co., WA. |
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