The Edgerton Database |
Clayton W. Edgerton, son of Walter N. and Laura C. (Damon) Edgerton.
Lenora G. Meyer, daughter of Lorenz and Carolina Meyer.
Children:
The household of Clayton W. Edgerton was recorded
in the 1900 Federal Census
of Geddes,
According to the above census record, Lenora was the mother of one child. Clayton’s occupation was listed as “patrolman”. The household of Clayton W. Edgerton was recorded
in the 1910 Federal Census
of Geddes,
According to the above
census record, Lenora was the mother of one child. Clayton’s occupation was listed as
“policeman – Solvay Process”. The
family was residing at The household of Clayton W. Edgerton was recorded
in the 1920 Federal Census
of Solvay
Village (
At the time of this
enumeration, the family was residing at The following obituary for Clayton W. Edgerton was published in the Syracuse Herald on Wednesday evening, March 21, 1934: “Former Chief of Solvay Process Police is Dead Clayton W. Edgerton, 70, former chief of police of the Solvay Process Company, member of the Exempt Firemen’s Association of Solvay, and a resident of that village more than 45 years, died last night at his home, 311 Hall Avenue, Solvay, after a lingering illness. Mr. Edgerton served as police chief of the Solvay plant
from 1921 to 1927 when he retired because of failing health. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lenora G.
Edgerton; a son, Lester M. Edgerton, and two sisters, Mrs. Frederick Balch
and Miss Bertha Edgerton, both of Funeral services will be conducted privately at the home
at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon. Friends
may call from 2 to 4 P.M. and from 7 to 9 P.M. today and tomorrow. Cody & James, funeral directors, will
take the body to The following obituary for Mrs. Lenora G. (Meyer) Edgerton was published in The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) on Friday, September 19, 1952: “Mrs. Lenore G. Edgerton of 311 Hall ave., Solvay, died
yesterday at her home. She was a
resident of Solvay 60 years and was a member of the Survivors are a son, Lester N. Edgerton; a brother,
Lawrence Myer; and a sister, Miss Amelia Myer. Rites will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at
the Cody & James Funeral Home. The
Rev. N. Allen Sours will officiate.
Burial will be in Original Source Documents: Marriage
announcement – Clayton W. Edgerton & Lenora G. Meyers; Madison County Times (Chittenango, New
York) – September 1893. 1900 Federal Census
– household of Clayton W. Edgerton; Geddes,
Onondaga Co., NY. 1910 Federal Census
– household of Clayton W. Edgerton; Geddes,
Onondaga Co., NY. 1920 Federal Census
– household of Clayton W. Edgerton; Solvay
Village (Geddes Town), Onondaga Co., NY. Obituary –
Clayton W. Edgerton; Syracuse Herald
– Wednesday, March 21, 1934. Obituary
– Mrs. Lenora G. (Meyer) Edgerton; The
Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) – Friday, September 19, 1952. |