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John A. Edgerton, parentage unknown.
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born:
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June 1849; New York. (from age at death, GI – “ae 39y, 7m”)
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died:
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January 27, 1889; Manchester, Boone Co.,
IL. (GI)
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buried:
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Livingston Cemetery; Manchester, Boone Co.,
IL. (GI)
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married:
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February 13, 1878; Manchester, Boone Co., IL.
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Emma Jane Blake, daughter of Thomas C. and
Mary (Rexford) Blake.
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born:
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~1857; Black Hawk Co., IA. (CR WI1880 Hanover – “ae 23y”)
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died:
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August 28, 1888; Manchester, Boone Co., IL. (GI)
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buried:
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Livingston Cemetery; Manchester, Boone Co.,
IL. (GI)
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Children:
- Grace, b. January 16, 1880;
Hanover, Rock Co., WI.
- Evelyn, b. December 1881; Hanover,
Rock Co., WI.
- May, b. October 28, 1883; Hanover, Rock Co., WI.
The parentage of John A. Edgerton has not been
established. According to the age at
death recorded on his gravestone, he was born in June 1849; and the 1880
Federal Census (see below) reports that he was born in the state of New York, as were both
his parents. The LDS International
Genealogical Index states that John was born in Onondaga County, New York,
the son of Henry S. Edgerton and Margaret Winters, but this has not yet been
corroborated by any known documentation.
John A. Edgerton removed to Manchester,
Boone County, Illinois, where he was married on February
13, 1878 to Emma Jane Blake, daughter of Thomas C. and Mary (Rexford) Blake. Emma was born circa 1857 in Black Hawk County, Iowa. Shortly after their marriage, John and Emma
settled in Hanover, Rock County, Wisconsin,
where three daughters were born to them:
Grace (b. January 16, 1880), who married Frank Thomas Ball, Evelyn (b.
December 1881) and May (b. October 28, 1883).
The household of John Edgerton was recorded in the
1880 Federal Census of Hanover Village (Plymouth
Township), Rock County, Wisconsin
(pg. 360; dwelling #183; family #189; enum. June 23, 1880), as follows:
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Name
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Rel.
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Age
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Bp
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F Bp
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M Bp
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Occ
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John Edgerton
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head
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30
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NY
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NY
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NY
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Depot Agt.
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Emma
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wife
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23
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IA
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England
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IA
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keeping house
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Grace
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dau.
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5/12
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WI
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NY
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IA
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at home (b. Jan.)
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Mrs. Emma J. (Blake) Edgerton died on August 28,
1888, aged 30 years, and John died the next year, January 27, 1889, aged 39 years,
7 months, both presumably at Manchester,
Illinois. John and Emma were buried at the Livingston Cemetery
in Manchester, Illinois.
Their eldest daughter, Grace and son-in-law, Frank Ball, were also
buried at the Livingston
Cemetery.
At the time of the 1900 Federal Census, John and
Emma’s two younger daughters were recorded in the household of their
grandmother, Mary Blake, in Manchester, Boone County, Illinois
(pg. 327; dwelling #185; family #188; enum. June 1900). The household was enumerated as follows:
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Name
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Rel.
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Birthdate & place
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Age
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Marital
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Parents’ birthplace
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Status
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Father
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Mother
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Mary Blake
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head
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Oct. 1843
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NY
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66
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Wd.
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NY
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NY
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Hannah
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dau.
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May 1853
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IA
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47
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S
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England
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NY
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Mary T.
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dau.
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Aug. 1864
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IL
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35
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S
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England
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NY
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Evelyn Edgerton
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gr-dau.
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Dec. 1881
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WI
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18
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S
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IA
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NY
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May
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gr-dau.
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Oct. 1883
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WI
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16
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S
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IA
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NY
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