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Amos Edgerton, son of Horace and Betsey (Taylor) Edgerton.

born:	May 21, 1821; Elk Creek Twp., Erie Co., PA.
died:	July 11, 1898; Creston, Lake Co., IN.
buried:	Creston Cemetery; Creston, Lake Co., IN. (GI)

married:

April 16, 1841; Elkhart Co., IN.

Maribah Davis, daughter of William and Betsey (Spencer) Davis.

born:	May 1823; Freeport, Nassau Co., NY. (from age at death, GI – “ae 65y, 10m”)
died:	March 18, 1889; Creston, Lake Co., IN. (GI)
buried:	Creston Cemetery; Creston, Lake Co., IN. (GI)

Children:

George W., b. ~1842; Centre Twp., Lake Co., IN.
Lewis Franklin, b. June 14, 1846; Centre Twp., Lake Co., IN.
Horace A., b. ~1852; Cedar Creek Twp., Lake Co., IN.
Harmon, b. ~1858; Cedar Creek Twp., Lake Co., IN.

The household of Amos Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana (pg. 910-911; dwelling #342; family #348; enum. July 5, 1860), as follows:

Amos Edgerton	38	b. PA	master mason $2,240 real estate / $412 personal estate
Mary	37	b. OH
George W.	18	b. IN	attended school
Lewis F.	14	b. IN	attended school
Horace H.	8	b. IN	attended school
Harmon	2	b. IN

The household of Amos Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Winfield, Lake County, Indiana (pg. 489; dwelling #91; family #84), as follows:

Amos Edgerton	38	b. PA	gen'l merchant $1,000 real estate / $3,000 personal estate
Mary	37	b. NY	keeping house
Lewis F.	24	b. IN	farm laborer
Horace	18	b. IN	laborer
Harmon	12	b. IN
Lenora B. Dilly	20	b. IN	at home
Ella Barrows	14	b. IN	at home
Archibald Hillyard	27	b. PA	hay presser $500 personal estate

The enumerator of this census also made notes on some of the relationships in this household: Lewis, Horace and Harmon were noted as sons and Lenora and Ella as nieces.

The household of Amos Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana (pg. 574; dwelling #9; family #9; enum. June 15, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Amos Edgerton		59	PA	NY	CT	merchant
Maribah	wife	37	NY	NY	NY	keeping house
Horace	son	28	IN	PA	NY	laborer
Herman	son	22	IN	PA	NY	laborer

The following funeral notice for Amos Edgerton was published in the Lowell Tribune on Thursday, July 14, 1898:

“The funeral of Amos Edgerton, one of the pioneers of this section, was held at Creston on July 13th.”

Original Source Documents:

1860 Federal Census – household of Amos Edgerton; Cedar Creek Twp., Lake Co., IN.

1870 Federal Census – household of Amos Edgerton; Winfield, Lake Co., IN.

1880 Federal Census – household of Amos Edgerton; Crown Point, Lake Co., IN.

Gravestone photo – Mrs. Maribah (Davis) Edgerton; Creston Cemetery; Creston, Lake Co., IN.

Gravestone photo – Amos Edgerton; Creston Cemetery; Creston, Lake Co., IN.