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William L. Edgerton, son of Sidney P. and Lucy A. (Clay) Edgerton.

born:	January 16, 1856; Inland Twp., Cedar Co., IA.
died:	October 27, 1925; Georgetown, Clay Co., MN. (MN State DC #2609)
buried:	November 3, 1925; Riverside Cemetery; Moorhead, Clay Co., MN. (MN State DC #2609)

The household of William Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of DeSoto Precinct, Washington County, Nebraska (pg. 230; dwelling #175; family #178; enum. June 26, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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William Edgerton		23	IL	VT	NY	farmer
Lucy	mother	60	NY	VT	MA	keeping house
Ida	sister	20	IA	VT	NY	without occupation
William Compton	ward	18	IA	NY	NY	farm laborer

The household of William “Egerton” was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Sheldon (Ward 2), O’Brien County, Iowa (dwelling #184; family #186; enum. June 9, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
-------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
William Egerton	head	Mar. 1856	IA	44	S	NY	NY
Lucy	mother	Oct. 1819	NY	80	Wd	VT	VT
Ida	sister	Sept. 1857	IA	42	S	NY	NY
Violet Duvien	boarder	May 1889	IL	11	S	--	--

According to the above census record, Lucy was the mother of seven children, two of whom were still living.

Original Source Documents:

1880 Federal Census – household of William L. Edgerton; DeSoto Precinct, Washington Co., NE.

1900 Federal Census – household of William L. Edgerton; Sheldon (Ward 2), O’Brien Co., IA.

Death certificate – William L. Edgerton; Minnesota State Death Certificates, #2609.