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William Franklin Edgerton, son of Charles Eugene and Anne Benedict (White) Edgerton.

born:	September 30, 1893; Binghamton, Broome Co., NY. (WWI DRC) (SSDI)
died:	March 20, 1970; Chicago, Cook Co., IL. (OB The Chicago Tribune 3/21/1970) (SSDI)

married:

1: May 22, 1918; Chicago, Cook Co., IL.

Jean Daniel Modell, daughter of Daniel A. and Bertha G. Modell.

born:	January 7, 1888; Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. (DI CA)
died:	December 20, 1980; Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. (DI CA)

married:

2: February 23, 1957; Chicago, Cook Co., IL. (MA The Chicago Daily Times 3/3/1957)

Lenetta Margaret Heilman, daughter of Howard M. and Clara Anna (Link) Heilman.

born:	May 27, 1878; Pennsylvania. (SSDI)
died:	November 8, 1966; Chicago, Cook Co., IL. (OB The Chicago Tribune 11/10/1966) (SSDI)

The household of William F. Edgerton was recorded in the 1930 Federal Census of Chicago (Ward 5), Cook County, Illinois (pg. 209; dwelling #49; family #263; enum. April 12, 1930), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
William F. Edgerton	head	36	NY	M	NY	NY
Jean M.	wife	39	MA	M	Russia	Russia

At the time of this enumeration, the family was residing at 1159 East 56th Street. William’s occupation was listed as “teacher – university”.

Original Source Documents:

World War I Draft Registration Card – William Franklin Edgerton; Chicago, Cook Co., IL.

1930 Federal Census – household of William Franklin Edgerton; Chicago (Ward 5), Cook Co., IL.

Marriage Announcement – William Franklin Edgerton & Mrs. Lenetta Margaret (Heilman) Cooper; The Chicago Daily Times – Sunday, March 3, 1957.

Obituary – Mrs. Lenetta Margaret (Heilman) Cooper Edgerton; The Chicago Tribune – Thursday, November 10, 1966.

Obituary – William Franklin Edgerton; The Chicago Tribune – Saturday, March 21, 1970.