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Ambrose H. Edgerton, son of Nat
Ford and Sylvia A. (White) Edgerton.
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born:
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March 1839; Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY. (CR CO1900 Otero
Co. Pct 12)
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died:
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April 9, 1932; La Junta, Otero Co., CO.
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buried:
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April 11, 1932; Fairview Cemetery;
La Junta, Otero Co., CO. (GI)
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married:
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September 21, 1864; Mercer Co., IL. (Co. VR
A:91)
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Letitia A. Robb, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Long) Robb.
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born:
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March 1842; Warren Co., IL. (CR CO1900 Otero
Co. Pct 12)
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died:
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January 13, 1910; San Diego, San Diego Co.,
CA. (OB San Diego Union
1/15/1910)
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buried:
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Greenwood Memorial
Park; San Diego, San Diego Co., CA. (GI)
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Children:
- Etta F., b. June 1865; Madison
Township, Mahaska Co., IA.
- Ambrose Robb, b. January 1869;
Madison Township, Mahaska Co., IA.
- Elizabeth Sylvia, b.
May 1874; Madison Township, Mahaska Co., IA.
- Grace, b. September 22, 1878;
Madison Township, Mahaska Co., IA.
- Letitia E., b. July 12, 1886;
Madison Township, Mahaska Co., IA.
The household of “A. H.
Edgerton” was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census
of Madison Township, Mahaska
County, Iowa (pg.
275; dwelling #2; family #2; enum. August 10, 1870), as follows:
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A. H. Edgerton
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31
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b. NY
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farmer
$9,600 real estate / $2,376
personal estate
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Letitia
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28
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b. IL
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keeping house
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Etta F.
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5
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b. IA
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A. R.
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1
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b. IA
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Nat F.
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75
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b. MA
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farmer
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Sylvia
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61
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b. NY
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keeping house
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R. N. McCombs
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22
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b. OH
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farm hand
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The following biographical excerpt is taken from History
of Mahaska County, Iowa (Des Moines, Iowa; Union Historical Company,
1878):
“EDGERTON, A. H., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Oskaloosa; owns
240 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre; born in Oneida county, N. Y., in
1839; came to Iowa in 1865; married Miss L. Robb, in 1864; she was born in
Warren Co., Ills., in 1842; they have three children: Ettie F., A. R., and S.
E. Mrs. E. is a member of the Baptist Church.”
The household of Ambrose Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census
of Madison
Township, Mahaska County,
Iowa (dwelling #14; family #14;
enum. June 2&5, 1880), as follows:
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Name
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Rel.
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Age
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Bp
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F Bp
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M Bp
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Occ.
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Ambrose Edgerton
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41
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NY
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[-?-]
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NY
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farmer
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Letitia
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wife
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38
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IL
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PA
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TN
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keeping house
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Etty F.
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dau.
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15
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IA
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NY
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IL
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at school
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Robb
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son
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11
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IA
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NY
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IL
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at school
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Elizabeth
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dau.
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6
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IA
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NY
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IL
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Grace
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dau.
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1
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IA
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NY
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IL
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The household of Ambrose H.
Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census
of Precinct #12, Otero County,
Colorado (pg. 114; dwelling
#591; family #617; enum. June 23, 1900), as follows:
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Name
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Rel.
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Birthdate & place
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Age
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Marital
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Parents’ birthplace
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Status
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Father
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Mother
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Ambrose H. Edgerton
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head
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Mar. 1839
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NY
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61
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M 35y
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MA
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NY
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Letitia R.
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wife
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Mar. 1842
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IL
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58
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M 35y
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PA
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TN
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Ambrose R.
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son
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Jan. 1869
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IA
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31
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S
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NY
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IL
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Letitia E.
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dau.
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July 1885
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IA
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14
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S
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NY
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IL
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Etta F.
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dau.
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June 1865
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IA
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34
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S
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NY
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IL
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According to the above
census record, Letitia R. was the mother of five children, all of whom were
still living. Ambrose H. was listed as
a “farmer & stock raiser”, as was his son, Ambrose R. Letitia E. was noted as “at school”, and
Etta F. was listed as a “missionary for Baptist church in India.”
The following obituary
notice for Mrs. Letitia (Robb) Edgerton was printed in the San Diego Union on
January 15, 1910:
“EDGERTON – In this city, January 13, 1910, Letitia R.
Edgerton, wife of Ambrose H. Edgerton and mother of Mrs. E. H. Merwin of this
city, Mrs Bruce Colton of Berkeley Cal., Miss Etta F., Miss Letitia and A. R.
Edgerton of La Junta Col.; a native of Illinois, aged 67 years, 10 months.
Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral
services to be held at Bradley & Woolman’s chapel today at 10 o’clock
a.m. Rev. W.B. Hinson will officiate.
Interment Greenwood
cemetery.”
Original Source Documents:
1870
Federal Census – household of Ambrose H. Edgerton; Madison Twp., Mahaska
Co., IA.
1880
Federal Census – household of Ambrose H. Edgerton; Madison Twp., Mahaska
Co., IA.
1900
Federal Census – household of Ambrose H. Edgerton; Precinct #12, Otero
Co., CO.
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