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Manford Edgerton, son of Richard and Mahala (Velie) Edgerton.

 

born:

February 19, 1866; Jackson Township, Steuben Co., IN.

died:

April 28, 1925; Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA.

buried:

Circle Grove Cemetery; Quasqueton, Buchanan Co., IA.

 

married:

February 7, 1889; Buchanan Co., IA.

 

Catherine Elizabeth Walton, daughter of Reuben Clinton and Sarah Catherine (McClure) Walton.

 

born:

February 7, 1871; Newton, Buchanan Co., IA.  (OB Waterloo Daily Courier  10/14/1949)

died:

October 13, 1949; Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co., IA.  (OB Waterloo Daily Courier  10/14/1949)

 

Children:

  1. Edward Milo, b. February 23, 1890; Independence, Buchanan Co., IA.
  2. Earl E., b. November 26, 1891; Independence, Buchanan Co., IA.
  3. Iva Iola, b. September 1893; Troy Mills, Linn Co., IA.
  4. Carl E., b. June 10, 1895; Troy Mills, Linn Co., IA.
  5. Flossie L., b. February 1898; Jesup, Buchanan Co., IA.
  6. Alger, b. February 1900; Jesup, Buchanan Co., IA
  7. Doris, b. November 10, 1902; Jesup, Buchanan Co., IA.
  8. Lillian, b. 1905; Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA.

 


The household of Manford “Egeton” was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Perry Township (Jesup Village), Buchanan County, Iowa (pg. 145; dwelling #239; family #209; enum. June 1900), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Birthdate & place

Age

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

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Manford Egeton

head

Jan. 1866

IN

34

M 11y

IN

IN

Catherine

wife

Feb. 1871

IA

28

M 11y

OH

OH

Edward

son

Feb. 1890

IA

10

S

IN

IA

Earl

son

Nov. 1891

IA

8

S

IN

IA

Iva

dau.

Sept. 1893

IA

6

S

IN

IA

Carl

son

June 1895

IA

4

S

IN

IA

Flossie

dau.

Feb. 1898

IA

2

S

IN

IA

Alger

son

Feb. 1900

IA

3/12

S

IN

IA

 

According to the above census record, Catherine was the mother of six children, all of whom were still living.  Manford’s occupation was listed as “mail carrier” and the three elder children were noted as “at school”

 

The household of “Katie Edgeton” was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Goodrich, Sheridan County, North Dakota (dwelling #33; family #35; enum. April 16, 1910), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Age

Birthplace

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

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Katie Edgeton

head

39

IA

M 21y

OH

OH

Iva

dau.

16

IA

S

IN

IA

Karl

son

14

IA

S

IN

IA

Flossie

dau.

12

IA

S

IN

IA

Dorace

dau.

7

IA

S

IN

IA

 

According to the above census record, Catherine (“Katie”) was the mother of eight children, six of whom were still living.  Her occupation was listed as “washerwoman”.  Manford Edgerton was enumerated separately in Goodrich Township in the household of Karl Poelke (pg. 258; dwelling #163; family #166; enum. April 29, 1910).  He was recorded as “Manford Edgeton, hired man – farm laborer, aged 44 years, married 21 years, born in Indiana, father born in New York, mother born in Michigan.”