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Isaac Locy Edgerton, son of James Selleck and Lucy Ann (Ives) Edgerton.                                                                           PHOTO

Clara Hortense Tyler, daughter of Charles and Mercy Ann (Bixby) Tyler.

Children:

1. Albert Henry, b. January 24, 1874; Smithville, Chenango Co., NY.
2. Adelbert Charles, b. December 9, 1877; Smithville, Chenango Co., NY.
3. Lena Ann, b. December 9, 1881; Greene, Chenango Co., NY.
4. Lillian Celestia, b. December 15, 1889; Greene, Chenango Co., NY.

Isaac Locy Edgerton was born at Smithville, New York on October 5, 1840, the elder son of James Selleck and Lucy Ann (Ives) Edgerton.  He was raised in Smithville and made his living as a farmer.

Isaac L. Edgerton was married on February 27, 1867 at Oxford, New York to Clara Hortense Tyler, the daughter of Charles and Mercy Ann (Bixby) Tyler.  A notice of the marriage was published in the Chenango American on March 7, 1867.  According to the announcement, both Isaac and Clara were “of Smithville” at the time of their marriage.  Clara was born in McDonough, New York on November 22, 1850.

Isaac and Clara Edgerton had a family of four children:  two sons, Albert Henry and Adelbert Charles, and two daughters, Lena Ann and Lillian Celestia.  The two sons were born in Smithville and the two daughters in Greene, were the family settled circa 1880.  The birthdates of the four children listed here are provided by the family record in the White Family Bible, passed down through the descendants of Isaac’s elder daughter, Lena Ann (Edgerton) White.  The family record also lists the birthdates and deathdates for Isaac L. Edgerton and Clara Hortense Tyler.  The birth of the youngest daughter, Lillian, was also recorded in the Vital Records at Greene, New York (“Births, Deaths & Marriages 1883 – 1906”, pg. 9, #306).

The household of Isaac Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Smithville, Chenango County, New York (pg. 501; dwelling #218; family #232; enum. September 11, 1870), as follows:

The identity of the youngest child listed here (“Mary”) is not known.  She may have been an elder daughter of Isaac and Clara, however she was not listed in the family’s bible record, as each of the other four children were.

The household of Isaac Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Greene, Chenango County, New York (pg. 86; dwelling #115; family #123; enum. June 7, 1880), as follows:

The “son”, Alfred (aka “Alford”), included in the foregoeing two enumerations was actually Isaac’s nephew, Alfred M. Hubbard – son of Isaac’s younger sister, Alice A. (Edgerton) Hubbard, who died soon after Alfred’s birth.  Alfred was apparently raised in the home of his uncle, although it does not appear that he was legally adopted.

Isaac L. Edgerton died at Greene, New York on May 24, 1897.  According to the record of his death (Greene VR, “Births, Deaths & Marriages 1883 – 1906”, pg. 22 #739), he was a farmer, married, aged 56 years, 7 months, and had been a resident of Greene for 15 years.  His parent were listed as James C. [sic] Edgerton (b. NY) and Lucy Ann Edgerton (b. NY).  The cause of death was recorded as “pulmonary consumption”.   Isaac was buried at the Sylvan Lawn Cemetery in the village of Greene.  His gravestone monument there was inscribed with the complete dates of his birth and death.

Isaac Edgerton left a Last Will and Testament, dated at Greene, New York on August 29, 1895, in which in mentioned his “beloved wife Clara H. Edgerton”, and four children, “Albert Edgerton, Adelbert C. Edgerton, Lena A. Edgerton and Lillian Edgerton”.  Palmer A. Curtis was named as executor, however in a codicil to will, dated November 17, 1896, Isaac withdrew that appointed and named his brother-in-law, William H. Daly, to be executor.  The will was proved at Chenango County Surrogate Court in Norwich, New York on July 12, 1897.

Isaac’s widow, Clara, was remarried on June 30, 1897 at Greene, New York to George E. Wells.  According to the marriage record (Greene VR, “Births, Deaths & Marriages 1883 – 1906”, pg. 12, #407), Clara was aged 48, born in McDonough, New York, the daughter of Chas. and M. A. (Bixby) Tyler; and George was a  janitor, aged 53, born in Greene, New York, the son of Owen and Catherine (Squires) Wells.  It was noted that this was the second marriage for both bride and groom and that both were residents of Greene.

At the time of the 1900 Federal Census, Clara and her youngest daughter, Lillian, were recorded in the household of Clara’s second husband in Greene, Chenango County, New York (pg. 75; dwelling #233; family #233; enum. June 20, 1900).  The household was enumerated as follows:

According to the above census record, Clara was the mother of four children, all of whom were still living.  George’s occupation was listed as “day laborer” and the two children were noted as “at school”.

The household of George E. Wells was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Greene, Chenango County, New York (pg. 261; dwelling #220; family #233; enum. April 27-29 , 1910), as follows:

According to the above census record, Clara was the mother of four children, all of whom were still living. 

Mrs. Clara (Tyler) Edgerton Wells died at Greene, New York on March 3, 1913.  Her second husband, George Wells, died later that year on December 20, 1913.  Clara was presumably buried beside her first husband in the family plot at Sylvan Lawn Cemetery in Greene, New York.  The gravestone monument there contains an inscription of her name and birthdate, however the date of her death is missing.

We are very grateful to Marti Randall of East Weymouth, Massachusetts, who has supplied much of the information included here regarding the family of Isaac and Clara (Tyler) Edgerton.  Ms. Randall is a descendant of Isaac’s youngest daughter, Lillian Celestia Edgerton, who married George Merton Hackett.

Original Source Documents:

1870 Federal Census – household of Isaac Locy Edgerton; Smithville, Chenango Co., NY.

1880 Federal Census – household of Isaac Locy Edgerton; Greene, Chenango Co., NY.

1900 Federal Census – household of George E. Wells; Greene, Chenango Co., NY.

1910 Federal Census – household of George E. Wells; Greene, Chenango Co., NY.