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The Edgerton Database |
John Edgerton, son of Ezekiel H. and Maria (Parker) Edgerton.
Margaret A. ----
Children:
Jane Terwilliger, daughter of George and Nancy (Coughtry) Terwilliger.
Children:
John Edgerton was born in April 1829 at Sangerfield, New York, the second son of Ezekiel H. and Maria (Parker) Edgerton. During his childhood, his father moved the family to Bridgeport (Sullivan Township) in Madison County, New York. Upon his maturity, John settled in neighboring Onondaga County – first in Cicero and then in Manlius. He also owned property and resided at times in Owosso Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan. John Edgerton was married twice. His first wife was Margaret A. ----. According to census records (see below), Margaret was born in New York State circa 1833. John and Margaret had one child: a son, Clarence, born at Cicero, New York in February 1858. John and Margaret were later divorced and Margaret resided with their son in Shiawassee County, Michigan. John was apparently estranged from his son and left him only one dollar in his will. An interesting item from The Post-Standard published on Friday, June 6, 1913 recounts the estrangement of father and son, which continued through to John’s death in 1912. The household of John “Egerton” was enumerated in the 1860 Federal Census of Cicero, Onondaga County, New York (pg. 1147; dwelling #362; family #362; enum. July 6, 1860), as follows:
John Edgerton’s second wife was Mrs. Jane (Terwilliger) Miller, daughter of George and Nancy (Coughtry) Terwilliger. Jane was born October 14, 1832 at Albany County, New York. According to the 1900 Federal Census (see below), John and Jane were married circa 1871; and John’s obituary in the Utica Herald-Dispatch states that John and Jane were married in the year 1871. To date, no primary record of the marriage has been found. Jane had one child by her first marriage: a daughter, Harriet Annabelle (1857 – 1892), who married Joseph Lewis Bloser and resided in Manlius, New York. John and Jane (Terwilliger) Edgerton had two daughters: Grace Pearl, born May 1872 at North Manlius, New York (m. Fred Claude McKinley); and Jennie M., b. October 1874 at North Manlius, New York (unmarried). The household of John
Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census
of Cicero,
The household also included two servants, Dora More and Horace Quimby. The household of John Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of
Manlius,
According to the above census record, Jane was the mother of three children, two of whom were living. John’s occupation was listed as “Landlord”. The household of John Edgerton was recorded in the
1910 Federal Census
of Manlius,
According to the above census record, Jane was the mother of three children, two of whom were still living. John Edgerton died at Manlius, New York on October 24, 1912; a copy of his death certificate was filed with the New York State Dept. of Health (year 1914, certificate #48028). John was buried at Pine Plains Cemetery in North Manlius, New York. The following obituary for John Edgerton was published in the Utica Herald-Dispatch on Saturday, October 26, 1912: “Sangerfield. Oct. 26. – A Syracuse despatch says: ‘John Edgerton aged 83 years, a wealthy, retired farmer died at his home in Minoa Thursday morning. Mr. Edgerton was a native of Sangerfield, Oneida County. In 1871 he married Mrs., Jane Terwilliger Miller of the town of Manlius where they took up their residence on a farm. Removing to Michigan in 1893 the family remained there until two years ago, when they located in Minoa, Mr. Edgerton purchasing the farm and large residence formerly occupied by ex. Assemblman Conrad Shoemaker. Later he sold most of the land. Mr. Edgerton is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Fred McKinley and Jennie Edgerton, and one sister Harriet Peck, all of Minoa.’” By the time of his death John Edgerton had accumulated a sizeable estate, including property in Michigan and New York. According to an item published in The Post-Standard (Friday, June 6, 1913), the value of his estate was $39, 967 and comprised $7,000 in real estate and $32,967 in personal property. The estate was divided principally between John’s widow, Jane, and his two daughter, Grace and Jennie. John Edgerton left a large collection of personal papers, which are currently housed at the Newberry Library (Chicago, Illinois) in the Midwest Manuscript Collection. The collection consists primarily of forty-two pocket diaries kept between 1867 and 1912, including letters, bank transactions, receipts and other material relating to his investments in buying and selling stocks, buildings and land primarily dealing with Walter C. Newberry, in addition to a few letters from his younger brother Charles E. Edgerton, his daughter Grace’s autograph book and a small group of mostly unidentified photos. An inventory of the collection has been published on the Newberry Library website. Mrs. Jane Edgerton and her daughter, Jennie, were listed in The Farm Journal Illustrated Rural Directory of Onondaga County 1917 (Philadelphia, Penn.: Wilmer Atkinson Co.; 1917), as follows: Edgerton, Mrs. Jane ret East Ave. Minoa Edgerton, Jennie ret East Ave. Minoa Mrs. Jane (Terwilliger) Edgerton died at Minoa, New York on July 22, 1918, evidently from a fall down stairs. A copy of her death certificate was filed with the New York State Dept. of Health (year 1918, certificate #44567). Jane was buried beside her husband at Pine Plains Cemetery in North Manlius. A notice of the division of Jane’s estate was published in The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) on Saturday, August 30, 1919. The following obituary for Mrs. Jane (Terwilliger) Edgerton was published in The Syracuse Herald on Tuesday evening, July 23, 1918: “FALL OF INVALID RESULTS IN DEATH Falling down a flight of stairs in her home, Mrs. Jane Edgerton, 86, an invalid, of Minoa, sustained injuries which resulted in her death Monday. Mrs. Edgerton leaves two daughters, Mrs. Fred McKinley and Miss Jennie Edgerton of Minoa, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.” John’s first wife, Margaret, and son, Clarence,
resided mainly in Shiawassee County, Michigan. They were enumerated there together in the
1870 Federal Census of Bennington Township (in the household of Marcus
Andrews) and in the 1880 Federal Census of Morrice Township. Clarence later resided in Shelby, Montana
and Council Grove Twp., Oklahoma.
Margaret, Clarence and Clarence’s wife, Nellie V. (Colby) Edgerton are
buried at Original Source Documents: 1860 Federal Census –
household of John Edgerton; Cicero,
Onondaga Co., NY. 1880 Federal Census –
household of John Edgerton; Cicero,
Onondaga Co., NY. 1900 Federal Census –
household of John Edgerton; Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY. 1910 Federal Census –
household of John Edgerton; Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY. Obituary – John
Edgerton; Utica Herald-Dispatch –
Saturday, October 26, 1912. Obituary – John
Edgerton; Owosso Press-Argus – Saturday, October 26,
1912. Burial notice
– John Edgerton; Madison County Times
(Chittenango, New York) – Friday, November 1, 1912. Notice of estate
division – John Edgerton; The
Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) – Friday, June 6, 1913. Obituary
– Mrs. Jane (Terwilliger) Edgerton; The
Syracuse Herald – Tuesday, July 23,
1918. Burial
notice – Mrs. Jane (Terwilliger) Edgerton; Madison County Times (Chittenango, New York) – August 1918. Notice
of estate division – Mrs. Jane (Terwilliger) Edgerton; The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York)
– Saturday, August 30, 1919. |
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