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History of Anoka County
And the Towns of Champlin and Dayton
In Hennepin County, Minnesota
by Albert M. Goodrich
pub. 1905 - Hennepin Publishing Co., Minneapolis


              page 209-210
              
                CHARLES J. EDGARTON (son of FESTUS A. EDGARTON) was born
              at Oriskey Falls, New York, May 11, 1860. He attended the
              graded schools in Chicago two years and later the schools
              in Ramsey, Anoka Co.  He came to Anoka Co. with his parents
              Apr. 9, 1874, settling in the town of Ramsey and worked at
              farming from that date until 1886. After one year in a saw
              mill and one year in the Pillsbury-Washburn flour mill, he
              worked five years in the grocery of GEORGE WETHERN. In the
              spring of 1893 he started in the grocery business on his own
              account in which business he is still engaged. He served as
              city treasurer from 1899 to 1901. He was married June 8,
              1884, to CORA E. LEPPER. Children: RALPH F., KARL O., RUTH
              (died Oct. 13, 1894), and FRANK.  Mrs. CORA EDGARTON was
              born at St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 25, 1862. Came to Anoka in
              1867, where she lived for thirty years. She graduated from
              the Anoka high school and taught school in the county three
              years. She worked in the grocery store with her husband eight
              years, and stayed and helped all the time she could outside
              of her housekeeping until her death Feb. 11, 1903. She died
              very suddenly, having been sick only seven days.
              
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