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

born:	June 11, 1846; Sangerfield, Oneida Co., NY.
died:	January 27, 1909; Douglas Co., OR. (OR State DC #69)

married:

May 24, 1873; Portage Entry, Houghton Co., MI. (Co. VR 1:272:478)

Laura Minerva Johnston, daughter of Andrew and Laura Johnston.

born:	May 22, 1852; Peru, LaSalle Co., IL.
died:	February 11, 1893; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI. (Co. VR 1:59:25)

Children:

Edna Amelia, b. April 2, 1874; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
Walter Earl, b. October 1, 1875; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
Laura Esther, b. August 12, 1879; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
Mary Eleanor, b. May 6, 1883; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
Helen Cordelia, b. November 29, 1885; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
Fanny Laura, b. August 24, 1889; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
Oliver H., b. December 10, 1891; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.
Myrtle Belle, b. January 2, 1893; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.

The household of John H. Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of L’Anse Village, Baraga County, Michigan (pg. 609; dwelling #136; family #143; enum. June 14, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ.
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John H. Edgerton		33	NY	CT	CT	farmer
Laura M.	wife	28	IL	NY	PA	keeping house
Edna A.	dau.	6	MI	NY	IL
Walter E.	son	4	MI	NY	IL
Laura E.	dau.	9/12	MI	NY	IL	(b. in Aug.)

The household of John H. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of L’Anse Township, Baraga County, Michigan (pg. 45; dwelling #101; family #104; enum. June 6, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
John H. Edgerton	head	June 1846	NY	53	Wd.	CT	NY
Laura E.	dau.	Aug. 1879	MI	20	S	NY	IL
Mary E.	dau.	May 1883	MI	17	S	NY	IL
Helen C.	dau.	Nov. 1885	MI	14	S	NY	IL
Myrtle B.	dau.	Jan. 1893	MI	7	S	NY	IL

John’s occupation was listed as “farmer” and the three younger daughters were noted as “at school”. The household also included one boarder, John Calhoun.

Mrs. “Lara M. Edgerton” died at L’Anse Township, Michigan on February 11, 1893. According to the record of her death (Baraga Co. MI Deaths, Volume 1, pg. 59, #25), she was aged 40 years, 8 months and 20 days and had been born in Peru, Illinois, the daughter of Andrew and Lara Johnson [sic]. The cause of death was listed as “La Grippe” (abstract of death record courtesy of Diane Hosler).

Original Source Documents:

Land Patent – John Hartwell Edgerton; Houghton Co., MI; Bureau of Land Management; Marquette Land Office, certificate #7473.

Marriage record – John Hartwell Edgerton & Laura Minerva Johnston; Baraga Co. Vital Records, Marriages, Vol 1, pg. 272, no. 478.

1880 Federal Census – household of John Hartwell Edgerton; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.

Death record – Mrs. Laura Minerva (Johnston) Edgerton; Baraga Co., MI Deaths, Vol. 1, pg. 59, no. 25.

1900 Federal Census – household of John Hartwell Edgerton; L’Anse Twp., Baraga Co., MI.