Ralph Luke Edgerton (1873 - 1950)

Born 3 May 1873 in Woodbine, Harrison Co., IA

Ancestors

Husband of Mabel E. (Craig) Edgerton — married 27 Oct 1897 in Craig, Burt Co., NE

Husband of Carrie (Homan) Edgerton — married before 1914 in Omaha, Douglas Co., NE

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Biography

Name Ralph Luke Edgerton.

Born 3 May 1873, Woodbine, Harrison Co., IA. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Occupation auto tire and repair businessman, Missouri Valley, Harrison Co., IA. ^[7]

Buried Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Harrison Co., IA.

Marriage License 26 Oct 1897, Burt Co., NE.

Marriage 27 Oct 1897, Craig, Burt Co., NE. ^{[8] [9]}
Husband Ralph Luke Edgerton.
Wife Mabel E. Craig.
Child: Roy Barclay Edgerton
Child: Russell C. Edgerton

1900 Census, Craig:^[10]
7 Jun 1900.
Dwelling 111, family 112 (all white, over 10 literate).
Craig Thompson, head, male, b. Aug 1838, 61, married 28 years, he and parents b. OH, farmer, owns mortgaged farm, farm schedule 23.
Mary E. Thompson, wife, female, b. Jul 1845, 54, married 28 years, mother of 4 children, 4 children living, she and parents b. OH.
Johnson Thompson, son, male, b. Feb 1877, 23, single, b. NE, parents b. OH, farm laborer.
Mabel E. Thompson, daughter, female, b. Aug 1879, 26, married 3 years, mother of 1 child, 1 child living, b. NE, parents b. OH.
Walter D. Thompson, son, male, b. Oct 1888, 11, single, b. NE, parents b. OH, at school.
Ralph Edgerton, son-in-law, male, b. May 1873, 27, married 3 years, b. IA, parents b. NY, photographer.
Roy B. Edgerton, grandson, male, b. Nov 1886, 1 single, he and father b. IA, mother b. NE.

1910 Census, North Emmett:^[11]
18 Apr 1910.
No dwelling or family number (all white and literate).
Craig Thompson, head, male, 71, married once, married 38 years, he and parents b. OH, farmer, own income, unemployed 52 weeks in 1909, owns house without mortgage.
Mary E. Thompson, wife, female, 63, married once, marred 38 years, she and parents b. OH.
R. L . Edgerton, son-in-law, male, 36, married once, married 12 years, b. IA, parents b. NY, photographer, own account.
Mabel Edgerton, daughter, female, 31, married once married 12 years, b. NE, parents b. US.
Roy Edgerton, grandson, male, 9, he and father b, IA, mother b. NE.
Russell Edgerton, grandson, male, 11, he and mother b. NE, father b. IA.

Marriage by 1914, Omaha, Douglas Co., NE.^[12]
Husband Ralph Luke Edgerton.
Wife Carrie Homan.

1920 Census, St. John, Harrison Co., IA.

1925 Census, St. John:^[13]
No house/family numbers (all white, owns unmortgaged house, $1,200 value, insured for $1,000).
R. L. Edgerton, head, 52, married, 52, 36 years in IA, completed 6th grade reader, b. IA, parents: Leroy Edgerton b. NY, Mary Luke b. NY.
Carrie Edgerton, wife, 42, married, 42, 7 years in IA, completed 6th grade reader, b. NE, parents: Henry Homan, b. NY.
Gracie Edgerton, daughter, 11, single, 7 years in IA, completed 8th grade reader, b. Omaha, NE; parents: R. L. Edgerton, b. IA, Carrie Homan, b. Omaha, NE, married in Omaha, NE.
Elizabeth Homan, mother-in-law, 77, widowed, 7 years in IA, completed 7th grade reader.

1940 St. John, Harrison Co., IA.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1852 Viewed at MyFamily.com 25 Apr 2004
2. ↑ Source: #S1855 Ralph Luke Edgerton, roll 1643113, accessed 16 Nov 2005
3. ↑ Source: #S4651 accessed 20 Apr 2005
4. ↑ Source: #S6503
5. ↑ Source: #S11479 Woodbine; 83; p. 52D, lines 16-20; dwelling 101, family 107; Leroy A. Edgerton household; 25 June 2006
6. ↑ Source: #S12414 Craig; 30; p. 108A, lines 55-61; dwelling 111, family 112; Craig Thompson household; 25 April 2004
7. ↑ Source: #S1854 p. 78; viewed at Genealogy.com 25 Apr 2004
8. ↑ Source: #S4651 accessed 20 Apr 2005
9. ↑ Source: #S12414 Craig; 30; p. 108A, lines 55-61; dwelling 111, family 112; Craig Thompson household; 25 April 2004
10. ↑ Source: #S12414 Craig; 30; p. 108A, lines 55-61; dwelling 111, family 112; Craig Thompson household; 25 April 2004
11. ↑ Source: #S4651 accessed 20 Apr 2005
12. ↑ Source: #S11757 St. John; n.p.; lines 86-89; R. L. Edgerton household
13. ↑ Source: #S11757 St. John; n.p.; lines 86-89; R. L. Edgerton household

• Source: S11479 1880 US Federal Census, Harrison Co., IA, pop. sch.; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com); series T9, roll 343.
• Source: S12414 1900 US Federal Census, Burt Co., NE, pop. sch.; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com); series T623, roll 918.
• Source: S1852 "Lineage Records," The Compendium of American Genealogy, 1600s-1800s Vol. V: p. 171.
• Source: S1854 Burr, George L., History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska (Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1921).
• Source: S1855 Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration.
• Source: S4651 Craig Thompson household, 1910 US Federal Census, North Emmett, Canyon Co., ID, ED 97, SD 46, sheet 5B/167B, lines 71-76; Ancestry.com microfilm publication T624, roll 223, image 0924.
• Source: S6503 1885 Harrison Co., Iowa, State Census, Rootsweb.com online [1], accessed Accessed 18 Feb 2007.