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The Edgerton Database |
Emmet Edgerton, son of Stephen P. and Anne (Cox) Edgerton.
Clara Cooper, daughter of B. C. and Lovina Cooper.
Children:
Emmet Edgerton was born circa 1829 at Milo, Yates
County, New York. He was the eldest
son of Stephen P. and Anne (Cox) Edgerton.
Emmet was raised in central New York – principally in the counties of
Yates and Oneida. His father died when
Emmet was ten years old. Upon his
maturity, Emmet removed west to Wisconsin, settling for a time in the town of
Ripon (Fond du Lac County). He made
his living as a farmer and later as a real estate operator in New York City. Emmet Edgerton “of Jefferson County, New York” was
a witness to the will of Andrew McDowell of Reading, Schuyler County, New
York (dated January 1, 1850, proved Septempber 30, 1852). Emmet’s uncle, William Haring was one of
the executors of the estate. Emmet’s wife was Clara Cooper, daughter of B. C.
and Lovina Cooper, natives of New Hampshire.
According to the 1860 Federal Census (see below), Clara was born circa
1830 in the state of Vermont. To date,
no primary record of Emmet and Clara’s wedding has been found. Emmet and Clara (Cooper) Edgerton had one
child: a daughter, Winifred Haring,
who was born at Ripon, Wisconsin on September 24, 1862. Winifred Haring Edgerton was the first
American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics. She graduated from Columbia College in
1886. At the time of the 1860
Federal Census, Emmet Edgerton and his wife, Clara, were residing in the household
of her parents in Ripon,
In the mid 1860’s, Emmet removed to New York City,
where he went into business as a real estate broker. Accounts of Emmet’s business dealings are frequently
found in items from The New York Times of
the latter 1800’s. Emmet’s residence
as listed in the 1860 New York City Directory was “9 W. 21st”. The household of “Edward Edgerton” was recorded in
the 1870 Federal Census
of New York
City (Ward 21), New York County, New York (pg. 637; dwelling #154; family
#157; enum. July 11, 1870). The entire
household was enumerated as follows:
The household of Emmet “Edderton” was recorded in
the 1880 Federal Census
of New York City,
New York County, New York (pg. 381; dwelling #29; family #89; enum. June 5,
1880), as follows:
At the time of this enumeration, the family was
residing at 829 “7th Avenue East side”. The following item regarding the business
dealings of Emmet Edgerton was published in The New York Times on August 18, 1899: “MR. EDGERTON’S TROUBLES. Emmet Edgerton, the real estate agent of 107 West Twenty-seventh-street, who will have to appear to-morrow at the Jefferson Market Police Court for examination on a charge of swindling Mrs. Myrtle Remington out of $700, was yesterday arrested in a civil suit instituted by James B. Mix and Henry Sanchez, executors of Sarah A. Mix. In the civil suit it is charged that he was agent for Mrs. Mix’s property until about a month ago, and in that capacity collected rents to the amount of $853, which he did not pay over to the executors. Edgerton furnished the $1,000 bail demanded.” Emmet Edgerton was listed in The New York City Directory 1889-1890 as follows: “Edgerton, Emmet, real estate, 107 W. 27th , h 105 W. 71st” Mrs. Clara (Cooper) Edgerton was recorded as a
head of household in the 1895 New Jersery State Census, residing in Middle
Township, Cape May County (pg. 7; dwelling #54; familly #54; individual
#201). She was enumerated as “Clara C.
Edgerton”, aged “over 60”. The
household also included “Mary Ward”, aged “30 to 60”. Mrs. Clara (Cooper) Edgerton was listed in the
directory of Club Women of New York,
1906 – 1907 (Ina Brevoort Roberts, ed.; New York City Federation of
Women's Clubs), the entry reading as follows: “EDGERTON, MRS. EMMET, 229 W. 111th st., N. Y. New England Women, N. Y.” Original Source Documents: 1860 Federal Census
– household
of B. C. Cooper; Ripon, Fond du Lac Co., WI. 1870 Federal Census
– household of Emmet Edgerton; New York City (Ward 21), New York Co., NY. 1880 Federal Census
– household of Emmet Edgerton; New York City, New York Co., NY. Newspaper item
– The New York Times – August 18,
1899. |
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