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Guy Earl Edgerton, son of Guy Earl and Esther Cooley (King) Edgerton.

 

born:

May 25, 1832; Sangerfield, Oneida Co., NY.  (MI State DC #2401)

died:

April 6, 1912; Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.  (MI State DC #2401)

buried:

April 9, 1912; Evergreen Cemetery; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.  (MI State DC #2401)

 

married:

December 9, 1857; Houghton Co., MI.

 

Mary Louise Crebassa, daughter of Peter and Nancy (Roussain) Crebassa.

 

born:

October 19, 1837; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.  (MI State DC #10)

died:

July 28, 1910; Chassell, Houghton Co., MI.  (MI State DC #10)

buried:

July 30, 1910; Evergreen Cemetery; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.  (MI State DC #10)

 

Children:

  1. Mary Louise, b. 1859; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
  2. Fanny R., b. October 11, 1861; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
  3. John Oliver, b. February 2, 1864; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
  4. Nellie E. , b. December 4, 1866; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
  5. Catherine, b. 1867; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
  6. Nancy, b. August 30, 1868; L’Anse, Baraga Co., MI.
  7. Alice Hannah, b. December 15, 1869; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
  8. Caroline, b. September 10, 1871; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI
  9. Columbus Earl, b. August 1, 1872; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
  10. Henry W., b. January 30, 1874; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
  11. Elizabeth A., b. May 20, 1875; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
  12. infant, b. July 8, 1877; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
  13. Annie Grace, b. February 1879; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.

 


Guy Earl Edgerton II was born at Sangerfield, New York on May 25, 1832, the fourth child and eldest son of Guy Earl Edgerton Sr. and Esther Cooley King.  Guy was raised in Sangerfield, but settled in Houghton County, Michigan sometime in the mid-1850’s.  Guy appears to have gone principally by his middle name.  He is almost uniformly referred to in census and vital records as either “Earl Edgerton” or “Earle Edgerton”.  He made his living variously as a warehouse keeper, lighthouse keeper, butcher, trader and farmer. 

 

Guy Earl Edgerton was married at Houghton County, Michigan on December 9, 1857 to Mary Louise Crebassa, daughter of Peter and Nancy (Roussain) Crebassa.  Mary was born October 19, 1837, probably at L’Anse Township, Michigan, as reported in her eldest son’s death record.  Her parents were among the early settlers of L’Anse Township, Michigan.  Mary Crebassa was part native American – Chippewa and Ojibwe tribes.  Most of her children and grandchildren were enumerated in a number of the United States Indian and Census Schedules of the early twentieth century.

 

Guy Earl and Mary Edgerton lived in the town of L’Anse, formerly part of Houghton County, now part of Baraga County, in the upper peninsula of the state of Michigan.  If the 1900 Federal Census is to be believed, Guy and Mary had a total of fourteen children.  Currently, thirteen children have been identified.  A number of their children died young.  We are very grateful to Ms. Carol Colen for providing information on the family of Guy Earl and Mary Louise (Crebassa) Edgerton.  Ms. Colen is descended through Guy and Mary’s daughter, Alice Hannah Edgerton, who married Henry Crocker and resided in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

 

Guy Earl Edgerton received a number of land patents in upstate Michigan between 1860 and 1865 – principally in Houghton and Baraga Counties.  The Bureau of Land Management holds records of the following patents issued from the Marquette Land Office:

 

Name

County

Issue Date

Document #

 

 

 

 

Earl Edgerton

Baraga

October 1, 1861

2644

Earl Edgerton

Ontanogan

June 1, 1861

2693

Earl Edgerton

Houghton

November 14, 1862

93149

Earl Edgerton

Houghton

April 20, 1863

100022

Earl Edgerton

Baraga

September 15, 1864

2810

Guy Earl Edgerton

Houghton

November 15, 1865

4491

 

The household of “Earl” Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan (dwelling #513; family #548; enum. June 21, 1860), as follows:

 

Earl Edgerton

28

b. NY

trader     $200 real estate / $2,000 personal estate

Mary

25

b. WI

 

Eliza

2

b. MI

 

Justine

11

b. MI

 

John Cusich

47

b. England

sailor

Archibald McDonald

20

b. Scotland

laborer

 

The household of “Earl” Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Webster Township, Houghton County, Michigan (pg. 23; dwelling #214; family #175; enum. July 12, 1870), as follows:

 

Earl Edgerton

38

b. NY

keeping warehouse     $3,500 real estate / $10,000 personal estate

Mary

33

b. WI

keeping house

Mary L.

11

b. MI

at school

John O.

5

b. MI

 

Nancy

2

b. MI

 

Alice

1

b. MI

 

 

The following item is found in the November 8, 1878 issue of the Portage Lake Mining Gazette (Houghton, Michigan):

 

“L’ANSE NEWS – Monday night a quantity of hay, potatoes and other produce, belonging to Earl Edgerton fell off a scow on the way from Portage Entry to L’Anse, Baraga County. The supplies were mainly for the use of the family for this coming winter and the loss is felt rather keenly.”

 

The household of “Earl” Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of L’Anse Village, Baraga County, Michigan (pg. 2; dwelling #10; family #11; enum. June 1-2, 1880), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Age

Bp

F Bp

M Bp

Occ.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Earl Edgerton

 

46

NY

NY

NY

butcher

Mary

wife

40

MI

Canada

MI

keeping house

Louise M.

dau.

21

MI

NY

MI

at home

John O.

son

16

MI

NY

MI

at school

Alice H.

dau.

11

MI

NY

MI

at school

Columbus

son

8

MI

NY

MI

 

Henry W.

son

6

MI

NY

MI

 

Lizzie

dau.

5

MI

NY

MI

 

Annie G.

dau.

1

MI

NY

MI

 

[-?-] Crebassa

 

38

MI

Canada

MI

teamster

 

The household of “Earl Edgerton” was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Detroit (Ward 2), Wayne County, Michigan (pg. 227; dwelling #5; family #6; enum. June 1, 1900), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Birthdate & place

Age

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

----------------------------

--------

------------------------

--------

----------

----------

----------

Earl Edgerton

head

May 1832

NY

68

M 40y

England

England

Mary

wife

Oct. 1836

MI

63

M 40y

Canada

Canada

Lizzy

dau.

May 1875

MI

25

S

NY

MI

Annie

dau.

Feb. 1879

MI

21

S

NY

MI

Henry O’Donnell

son

Nov. 1883

MI

16

S

NY

Canada

Guy

son

May 1885

MI

15

S

NY

Canada

 

According to the above census record, Mary was the mother of fourteen children, five of whom were still living.  Guy’s occupation was listed as “capitalist”, and the two O’Donnell children (actually Guy’s grandsons – not sons, as recorded) were listed as “at school”.  The family was residing at 214 Park [Street].

 

It is probable that Guy was actually away at the time the above census was enumerated; this would account for the errors in the birthplaces of his parents.  Indeed, on June 9, 1900, he was enumerated a second time, as a head of household (living alone) in Torch Lake Township, Houghton County, Michigan (pg. 357; dwelling #62; family #68), residing adjacent to his son, Columbus Edgerton.  He was enumerated as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Birthdate & place

Age

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

----------------------------

--------

------------------------

--------

-----------

----------

----------

Earl Edgerton

head

May 1832

NY

68

M 43y

CT

CT

 

His occupation was listed here as “farmer”.

 

The household of “Earl Edgerton” was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Chassell Township, Houghton County, Michigan (dwelling #237; family #254; enum. May 25, 1910), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Age

Birthplace

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

----------------------------

--------

--------

-----------

----------

----------

----------

Earl Edgerton

head

78

NY

M 52y

CT

CT

Mary

wife

72

MI

M 52y

MI

MI

Elizabeth Grant

dau.

35

MI

Wd

NY

MI

Henry W. O’Donnell

gson

26

MI

S

MI

MI

Guy

gson

22

MI

W

MI

MI

 

According to the above census record, Mary was the mother of fourteen children, four of whom were still living, and Elizabeth had not had any children.  Earl’s occupation was listed as “own income”.  The family was residing on Portage Entry Road.

 


 

Original Source Documents:

 

1860 Federal Census – household of Guy Earl Edgerton; Portage Township, Houghton Co., MI.

Land Patent – Guy Earl Edgerton; Houghton Co., MI; Bureau of Land Management; Marquette Land Office, certificate #4491.

1870 Federal Census – household of Guy Earl Edgerton; Webster Township, Houghton Co., MI.

1880 Federal Census – household of Guy Earl Edgerton; L’Anse Village, Baraga Co., MI.

1900 Federal Census – household of Guy Earl Edgerton; Detroit (Ward 2), Wayne Co., MI.

1910 Federal Census – household of Guy Earl Edgerton; Chassell Twp., Houghton Co., MI.

Death Certificate – Mrs. Mary Louisa (Crebassa) Edgerton; Michigan State Death Certificates, #10.

Death Certificate – Guy Earl Edgerton; Michigan State Death Certificates, #2401.

Obituary – Guy Earl Edgerton; publication unknown.

Obituary – Guy Earl Edgerton; publication unknown.