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Edgerton

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Simon Daniel Edgerton, son of Charles and Mary Frances (Slack) Edgerton. PHOTO

born:	November 14, 1847; Lebanon, New London Co., CT.
died:	September 7, 1902; Kamilche, Mason Co., WA. (Co. VR 4:144) (OB Tomah Journal 9/19/1902)
buried:	September 14, 1902; La Grange Cemetery; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI. (GI) (OB Tomah Journal 9/19/1902)

married:

October 13, 1878; Tomah, Monroe Co., WI. (Co. VR 2:262)

Carrie May Kinne, daughter of Edwin Giles and Maria Amelia (Vandervort) Kinne.

born:	May 19, 1862; Monterey, Waukesha Co., WI.
died:	April 6, 1923; Olympia, Thurston Co., WA.
buried:	La Grange Cemetery; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI. (GI)

Children:

Mary Elizabeth, b. August 8, 1879; Tomah, Monroe Co., WI.
Jane Maria, b. July 3, 1881; Tomah, Monroe Co., WI.
Charles Edwin, b. November 15, 1885; Tomah, Monroe Co., WI.
Fannie May, b. May 20, 1888; Tomah, Monroe Co., WI.

The household of Simon Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of La Grange Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin (pg. 45; dwelling #34; family #34; enum. June 1, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Simon Edgerton		30	CT	CT	CT	farmer
Carrie	wife	18	WI	NY	NY	keeping house
Mary E.	dau.	7/12	WI	CT	WI	(b. in Oct.)

The household of Simon Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Mud Bay Precinct, Thurston County, Washington (pg. 126; dwelling #83; family #84; enum. June 15-18, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Simon Edgerton	head	Nov. 1848	CT	51	M 20y	CT	CT
Carrie M.	wife	May 1862	WI	38	M 20y	NY	WI
Charles E.	son	Nov. 1885	WI	14	S	CT	WI
Fannie M.	dau.	May 1888	WI	12	S	CT	WI

According to the above census record, Carrie was the mother of four children, three of whom were still living. Simon’s occupation was listed as “farmer”, and the two children were noted as “at school”.

Simon Daniel Edgerton died at Kamilche, Mason County, Washington on September 7, 1902. The entry of his death in the Mason County Death Register 1902 (pg. 4, #144) provides the following particulars:

Name:	S. D. Edgerton
Age (at last birthday):	54
Marital status:	married
Place of death:	Kamilche
Cause of death:	heart failure
Residence:	Mud Bay, Wash.

Original Source Documents:

1880 Federal Census – household of Simon Daniel Edgerton; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI.

1900 Federal Census – household of Simon Daniel Edgerton; Mud Bay Precinct, Thurston Co., WA.

Death record – Simon Daniel Edgerton; Mason County Death Register 1902; pg. 4, #144.

Obituary – Simon Daniel Edgerton; Tomah Journal – Friday, September 19, 1902.

Gravestone photo – Simon Daniel Edgerton & Mrs. Carrie May (Kinne) Edgerton; La Grange Cemetery; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI.