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Henry Hicks Edgerton, son of Alfred Peck and Charlotte (Dixon) Edgerton.

born:	January 1, 1842; Hicksville, Defiance Co., OH. (OH State DoH DC #33570)
died:	June 13, 1924; Hicksville, Defiance Co., OH. (OH State DoH DC #33570) (GI)
buried:	June 16, 1924; Lindenwood Cemetery; Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN. (OH State DoH DC #33570)

married:

Juniata Patton, daughter of Benjamin and Matilda (Helfenstein) Patton.

born:	August 6, 1844; East Liberty, Allegheny Co., PA. (OH State DoH DC #25412)
died:	April 9, 1923; Hicksville, Defiance Co., OH. (OH State DoH DC #25412)
buried:	April 12, 1923; Forest Home Cemetery; Hicksville, Defiance Co., OH. (DC #25412)

Children:

Alfred Patton, b. April 2, 1867; Hicksville, Defiance Co., OH.
Henry Hicks, b. 1870; Hicksville, Defiance Co., OH.
Arthur Patton, b. July 1, 1871; Hicksville, Defiance Co., OH.
George Talbot, b. September 2, 1873, Hicksville, Defiance Co., OH.
Matilda, b. July 7, 1875; Trevorton, Northumberland Co., PA.
Benjamin Patton, b. December 12, 1876; Hicksville, Defiance Co., OH.

The household of Henry Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Fort Wayne (Ward 4), Allen County, Indiana (pg. 344; dwelling #226; family #238; enum. June 21, 1870), as follows:

Henry Edgerton	26	b. OH	civil engineer $3,000 personal estate
Jannetta	24	b. PA
Henry H.	1	b. PA
Eliza Rosa	22	b. IN
Christina	15	b. IN

At the time of the 1880 Federal Census, Henry and his family were recorded in the household of his father, Alfred, in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (see the bio of Alfred Peck Edgerton). Henry’s wife, Junita, and two sons were also recorded in the household of her father, Benjamin Patton, in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio (dwelling #150; family #152; enum. June 11-12, 1880), which was enumerated as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benjamin Patton		69	PA	PA	PA	Rep. in legislature
Matilda	wife	69	PA	PA	PA	housekeeper
J. D.	son	39	OH	PA	PA	gas works builder
Susan B.	dau.	37	PA	PA	PA	house keeper
Elizabeth H.	dau.	27	PA	PA	PA	house keeper
Junita Edgerton	dau.	36	PA	PA	PA	house keeper
Henry P.	gson	9	PA	OH	PA
Benjamin	gson	3	OH	OH	PA

The household of Mrs. “Jumata” Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio (dwelling #53, family #53; enum. June 5, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Jumata Edgerton	head	Aug. 1844	PA	55	Wd	PA	PA
Elizabeth H. Patton	sister	July 1842	PA	47	S	PA	PA

The above census record mistakenly reports that Junita was widowed and had had not children. Her husband, Henry, was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census residing alone in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut (pg. 128; dwelling #363; family #419; enum. June 16, 1900), where he was enumerated as “Henry H. Edgerton, aged 58, b. January 1842 in Ohio (father born in New York, mother born in Connecticut), married 25 years”. Henry’s occupation was listed as “civil engineer”.

The household of Mrs. Juniata Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Hicksville Township, Defiance County, Ohio (pg. 138; dwelling #171; family #171; enum. April 29, 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Juniata P. Edgerton	head	63	PA	M	PA	PA
Benjamin P.	Son	29	OH	S	OH	PA
Elizabeth H. Patton	sister	57	PA	S	PA	PA
Sarah H. Williams	h.maid	36	OH	S	Unk.	Unk.
Henry H. Edgerton Jr.	son	41	PA	S	PA	PA

According to the above census record, Juniata was the mother of six children, two of whom were still living. Juniata and Benjamin’s occupations were listed as “farmer” and Henry was listed as a “civil engineer”.

The household of Mrs. Juniata Edgerton was recorded in the 1920 Federal Census of Hicksville Township, Defiance County, Ohio (dwelling #176; family #176; enum. January 29, 1920), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Juniata P. Edgerton	head	73	PA	M 43y	PA	PA
Ben P.	Son	43	OH	S	PA	OH
Elizabeth Patton	sister	68	PA	S	PA	PA
Sarah Williams	serv.	47	IN	S	OH	OH