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Edgerton

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Erastus Edgerton, son of Albert and Rebecca Davis (Clark) Edgerton. PHOTO

born:	June 6, 1856; New York City, New York Co., NY.
died:	September 2, 1925; St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN. (MN State DC #24868)
buried:	September 4, 1925; Oakland Cemetery; St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN. (MN State DC #24868)

married:

January 7, 1879; St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN.

Ida May Ricketson, daughter of Ezra King and Marinda Banker (Westcott) Ricketson. PHOTO

born:	December 21, 1859; Oswego, Kendall Co., IL. (MN State DC #24422)
died:	March 30, 1940; St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN. (MN State DC #24422)
buried:	April 1, 1940; Oakland Cemetery; St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN. (MN State DC #24422)

Children:

Augusta May, b. September 29, 1879; Rock Creek, Pine Co., MN.
Arthur Garfield, b. March 19, 1881; Rock Creek, Pine Co., MN.
Gertrude Clark, b. December 6, 1882; Rock Creek, Pine Co., MN.
Marinda Banker, b. August 16, 1892; Rock Creek, Pine Co., MN.

The household of Erastus Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Rock Creek, Pine County, Minnesota (dwelling #278; family #236; enum. June 1-2, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Erastus Edgerton		23	NY	NY	NY	lumberman
Ida M.	wife	20	IL	NY	NY	keeping house
Augusta M	dau.	7/12	MN	NY	IL	at home (b. in Nov.)

The household also included one servant, Betsy Peterson, and two boarders, Enoch Horton and Louis K. Fisher.

The household of Erastus Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of St. Paul (Ward 5), Ramsey County, Minnesota (pg. 82; dwelling #47; family #69; enum. June 7-8, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Erastus Edgerton	head	June 1856	NY	43	M 20y	NY	CT
Ida M.	wife	Dec. 1860	IL	39	M 20y	NY	NY
Gertrude	dau.	Dec. 1883	MN	16	S	NY	IL
Marinda	dau.	Aug. 1893	MN	6	S	NY	IL

According to the above census record, Ida was the mother of four children, all of whom were still living. Erastus’ occupation was listed as “drug clerk”, and the two daughters were noted as “at school”. At the time of this census, the family was residing at 240 West 7th Street (his late father’s home), along with Erastus’ divorced sister, Augusta (Edgerton) Emerson and her son Edgerton Emerson. Erastus and Ida’s only son, Arthur Garfield Edgerton, was residing at this time in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. He was enumerated there in the household of Arthur Harris (pg. 176; dwelling #14; family #25; enum. June 1, 1900), as: “Arthur Edgerton, partner, b. March 1881, Minnesota, aged 19, single, father born in Minnesota and mother born in New York.” His occupation was listed as “day laborer”.

Our thanks are extended to Mrs. Marianne (Stein) Edgerton, of St. Paul, Minnesota, for providing information on the family and descendants of Erastus and Ida May (Ricketson) Edgerton. Marianne’s husband, Vernon Arthur Edgerton, is a great-grandson of Erastus and Ida Edgerton, through their only son, Arthur Garfield Edgerton. Much of Mrs. Edgerton’s genealogical materials on this family were compiled by Phyllis Burley Schwanke, a descendant of Erastus and Ida’s youngest daughter, Marinda Banker (Edgerton) Burley.

Original Source Documents:

1880 Federal Census – household of Erastus Edgerton; Rock Creek, Pine Co., MN.

1900 Federal Census – household of Erastus Edgerton; St. Paul (Ward 5), Ramsey Co., MN.

Death Certificate – Erastus Edgerton; Minnesota State Death Certificates; certificate #24868.

Death Certificate – Mrs. Ida May (Ricketson) Edgerton; Minnesota State Death Certificates; certificate #24422.