Elizabeth (Edgerton) Johnson (1818 - abt. 1868)

Born 22 Oct 1818 in Stillwater, Belmont County, Ohio, USA [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Marshall — married 22 Apr 1842 in Henry County, Indiana, USA

Wife of Isaac W. Johnson — married about 20 May 1846 in Grant County, Indiana, USA

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Biography

Notes

From Styles, p. 94:

Reuben Edgerton was born before 1802 in Back Creek, Randolph, NC. Hinshaw, Vol I, NC, p. 985; "1812, 9, 5, Reuben Edgerton granted certificate to Stillwater MM, Belmont Co, Ohio."

He was married to Patience Hanson (daughter of Elijah Hanson and Susannah Stubbs) on 16 Sep 1813 in Captene, Belmont, OH. Hinshaw, Vol IV, Ohio, pp. 388, 389, 403, Stillwater MM, "1812, 12, 29, Reuben Edgerton received on certificate from Deer Creek MM; Reuben and wife Patience and family granted certificate to Darby Creek MM; 1813, 9, 16, Reuben Edgerton, son of Joseph and Martha, Belmont County, Ohio, married in Captene, Ohio, Patience Hanson, daughter of Elijah and Susannah, Belmont County, Ohio." The record proceeds to list four of their children, born Stillwater, Belmont County, OH:

i. Avice Edgerton was born on 13 Jun 1814.

ii. Louisa Edgerton (Twin), born on 13 Nov 1816, died on 15 Feb 1817.

iii. Benejah Edgerton (Twin) was born on 13 Nov 1816.

iv. Elizabeth Edgerton was born on 22 Oct 1818.

Styles gives only parents and birth date/place for Elizabeth and her siblings.

From Binns, p.12:

Reuben Edgerton, s of Joseph Edgerton and Martha Lamm, Born 4-17-1786 in North Carolina, d 2-1-1862. Married 9-16-1813 in Captina Meeting, Belmont County, Ohio,

Patience Hanson, b 3-25-1787 in Wayne County, North Carolina, d 8-9-1844, Henry County, Indiana, d of Elijah and Susannah Hanson, Belmont County, Ohio. Reuben Edgerton married 2nd Mary Thomas, who died 9-6-1876 aged 76 years 9 months 23 days. Children: (1st marriage)

1 Avice Edgerton b 6-13-1814 d 11-24-1834, m Ashbel Binford

2 Louisa Edgerton (twin) b 11-13-1816, d 2-15-1817

3 Benajah Edgerton (twin) b 11-13-1816, d 11-2-1838, m Diana Hinshaw

4 Elizabeth Edgerton b 10-22-1818, m Joseph Marshall, Isaac Johnson

5 Susannah Edgerton b 12-25-1320, m Mahlon Tomlinson

6 Elijah Edgerton b 10-24-1822, d 8-2-1841 bur in Duck Creek Friends Cem

7 Reuben Edgerton b 4-2-1825, d 8-2-1844 bur in Duck Creek Friends Cem

Reuben Edgerton and his wife, Patience Hanson, were born in North Carolina, but she, with her parents, had moved to Belmont County, Ohio, before 1813 when Reuben and Patience were married in the Captina Meeting. North Carolina continued to be their home until about 1819 when, after the birth of their four oldest children, they moved to Ohio and were probably in Belmont County for a short time but soon moved their membership to Darby Creek Meeting in Logan County, Ohio. Here they lived a few years and here their three youngest children were born. At this point I lost the family until by a chance discovery I came across a notice of the death of Reuben Edgerton which had occurred 2-1-1862 at New London, Howard County, Indiana. Investigation of the records of Howard County revealed the fact that he had owned a large tract of land in that County, some of which had been platted by him as a part of the town of New London. Following this lead we have located records of the marriages of his children in Duck Creek Meeting in Henry County, Indiana.

On file in the Howard County Court House was found a copy of the will of Reuben Edgerton which was signed and witnessed 4-3-1858, about four years before his death. With it was an inventory of his personal property which was taken by his widow, Mary Edgerton. The will, besides providing for his widow, mentions his daughter, Elizabeth Johnson, his son-in-law, Isaac W. Johnson and the following grandchildren: Ruth J. Marshall, Reuben E. Johnson, Joseph M. Johnson, Reuben James Tomlinson, Patience Ann Tomlinson, Jabez Binford and Jane Bright (formerly Binford). His daughter Elizabeth was evidently the only one of his children to survive him. No further record of his descendants has been found. Reuben Edgerton and his wife, Mary, were buried in the Friends' burying ground in New London, Indiana.

Text of Unknown Origin

At some point, I added the following text to the biography. Unfortunately, I can no longer locate the source. Any help anyone can provide will be appreciated.

Duck Creek MM, Henry,IN on 22 Apr 1842 Elizabeth Edgerton, dau of Reuben & Patience, of Henry, IN, marries at Duck Creek MH to Joseph Marshall of Sugar Plain MM, Boone, IN, son of Isaac & Ruth, both dec'd, of Driftwood Mtg - Duck Creek MM on 20 Mar 1845 Elizabeth Marshall (a widow) & dau Ruth J. granted certificate to Mississinewa MM - Mississinewa MM, Grant, IN on 16 Apr 1845 Elizabeth Marshall & dau Ruth J. received on certificate from Duck Creek MM, IN - Mississinewa MM on 20 May 1846 Elizabeth Marshall, dau of Reuben & Patience (dec'd) Edgerton, of Richardsville, IN marries Isaac W. Johnson, son of Achilles & Susannah, of Clinton, IN.

Birthplace

In the notes above, it can be seen that Styles states that Elizabeth was born in Ohio, while Binns says North Carolina. I have used what is given in the newer book, and marked it as uncertain.

Marriage 1

Husband: Joseph Marshall

Wife: Elizabeth Edgerton

Date: 22 APR 1842

Place: Duck Creek MH, Henry County, Indiana, USA

Source: Binns, p.19

Marriage 2

Husband: Isaac W. Johnson

Wife: Elizabeth Edgerton

Date: 20 May 1846

Place: Mississinewa MM, Grant County, Indiana, USA

Source: Binns, p.19 (Note: Binns gives only the name of her second husband. Date and place come from the text quoted under "Text of Unknown Origin," above).

Death

Date: abt 1868

Note: This date is given in some user-submitted family trees on FamilySearch.org without any source citation. It should be consider very uncertain. I have found no credible source for her date of death.

Sources

• Source: S20 Descendants of Henry and Elizabeth Lamb of North Carolina: A Quaker Family Legacy, 1697 - 2000. Marshall L. Styles. Salem, MA : Higginson Book Co., ©2000. p. 94 (See quote in notes, above).

• Source: S3594 Meet the Edgertons. J. Howard Binns. Richmond, Indiana : J. Howard Binns, ©1970, p. 19, Entry A-14. Sources birth date, two husbands' names, names of four children, one by the first marriage, three by the second (See quote in notes, above).

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of Weaver.ged on 03 January 2011.

• Adopted, data & sources added, bio section expanded, 13 Oct 2014 by Fred Remus.