Franklin Christopher Edgerton (1847 - 1929)

Born 29 Jun 1847 in Wayne Co., Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel Ann McFadden — married 13 Sep 1866 in Miami County, Indiana, USA.

Husband of Lydia (Allen) Edgerton — married 23 Apr 1881 in Peru, Miami Co., Indiana

Descendants

Died 21 Jul 1929 at age 82 in Spencer, Owen Co., Indiana, USA

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Biography

Birth

Date: 29 Jun 1847

Place: , Wayne, Indiana, USA. (Source: #S21)

Marriage 1

Date: 13 Sep 1866

Place: , Miami, Indiana. (Source: #S6)

Husband: Franklin Christopher Edgerton

Wife: Rachel McFadden

Child: William Edgerton

Child: Ora Edgerton

Child: Nettie Edgerton

Marriage 2

Date: 23 Apr 1881

Place: Peru, Miami, Indiana (Sources: #S3588, #S21)

Husband: Franklin Christopher Edgerton

Wife: Lydia Allen

Child: Homer Samuel Edgerton

Child: Mary Cecil Edgerton

Death

Date: 21 Jul 1929

Place: Spencer, Owen, Indiana, USA. (Source: #S21)

Burial

Place: Riverside Cemetery; Spencer, Owen, Indiana, USA. (Source: #S7)

Notes

After wife Rachel's death in 1879, Franklin and son William are shown on the 1880 census living with Franklin's parents. Whereabouts of two younger children, Ora and Nettie, unknown.

"Franklin and Lydia Edgerton lived in Spencer, Owen County, Ind. For several years were in Moose Jaw, Sask., Canada, later returning to Spencer, where they both died. Homer S. Edgerton remained in Canada." (Source: #S28)

Sources

• WikiTree profile Edgerton-125 created through the import of Remus Wikitree.ged on Feb 12, 2012 by Fred Remus. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Fred and others.

• Source: S21 Title: Ancestral File on FamilySearch.org. Note: User-submitted. Source for exact date and county of birth. Record says "Owens" county. It's Owen. Official records show only Indiana, 1847. Source for Christopher as middle name. Official records all show Franklin C. or just Franklin. Shows same date/place of marriage as #S3588. Source for exact date/place of death.

• Source: S5 Title: U.S. Census, 1880.

• Source: S6 Title: Miami County Indiana Genealogy (website). Source for exact date, county of first marriage.

• Source: S7 Title: FindAGrave.com. Source for place of burial. Further confirmation for exact dates of birth and death.

• Source: S3588 Title: The Blackburn Family Association, Inc. Master Database. Note: Also gives middle name Christopher, exact date/place of 2nd marriage, and exact date of death. Gives place of death as Owen County, Indiana (no Spencer).

• Source: S28 Title: Meet the Edgertons. Author: J. Howard Binns. Publication: Richmond, Indiana : J. Howard Binns, ©1970. p. 40. Also gives full middle name.