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Facts and Events
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B. Frank Edgar, farmer, P. O. Stillwater, is a grandson of James Edger, a native of the State of New York, who removed to Benton, Penn., thence to this [Fishingcreek] township in the latter part of the last century and died in the State of Ohio, whither he had later removed. His children, all deceased, were
John, married Hester Zimmerman, died in Indiana;
Robert, married Susannah McHenry, died in Benton Township;
Martha, wife of Moses McHenry, died in this [Fishingcreek] township;
Ellen, wife of Elias McHenry (brother of Moses), also died here;
Elizabeth, wife of John Jackson, died in Indiana;
Edward, married and died in Ohio;
Teann, wife of Silas McHenry, died in Ohio.
James, the youngest, was the father of our subject. James was born on the farm where his father resided, in this township, August 22, 1806, and died April 16, 1883, aged twenty-six years and seven months.
1850 Census Jackson Twp, Columbia Co., Pennsylvania
Robert Edgar 56 M Farmer 1800 PA
Susannah Edger 49 F PA
John Edgar 21 M Laborer PA
Mary Edgar 28 F PA
Charlotte Edgar 23 F PA
Miller Edgar 7 M
The 1860 census is nearly illegible. So this is a copy of the ancestry.com index:
1860 United States Federal Census
Home in 1860: Jackson, Columbia, Pennsylvania
Post Office: Polkville
Robert Edgar 67
Susannah Edgar 62
Polly Edgar 40
Milles Edgar 17
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave
Memorial# 8240531.
- ↑ Battle, J. H. History of Columbia and Montour counties, Pennsylvania: containing a history of each county. (Chicago: A. Warner & Co., 1887)
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Mentioned as the husband of Susannah McHenry.
- Jackson Twp,, Columbia Co., Pennsylvania, in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).
- Jackson Twp., Columbia, Pennsylvania, in United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).
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