Mary Cecelia Gilmour was born in Kirkwood, Illinois to William Whitley and Mary Robinette Taliaferro Gilmour, the oldest daughter but seventh of nine children of which six survived to adulthood. Her middle name, Cecelia, was that of her maternal grandmother Cecelia Ellett. Her father had come from Kentucky and her mother from Virginia; they met when her father guided the Taliaferro family through the wilderness from Virginia to Illinois. In the early 1870's the railroad had run through to central Kansas, and her parents emigrated to Ottawa County where they homesteaded on land outside of Minneapolis. Mary met her husband when he came to Minneapolis to teach. In 1876 her husband, along with other relatives from Minneapolis, set out to "make their fortunes" when gold was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota. However, they were stopped by news of "Custer's Last Stand" and were encouraged to go to the San Juan Mountains where gold and silver were being discovered around Lake City. The three men (Irve Edgerton, Brooke Taliaferro and Peter Kennedy) staked many claims in the area and worked them long enough that they could leave during the winter. The next spring, in 1877, these families returned to Lake City, traveling in covered wagons. Irve pursued many business endeavors besides mining.
Irve and Mary Edgerton had three children. The first, William Volney ("Willie") was born when they lived in Ottawa county, Kansas but lived only 21 days. He is buried next to his grandfather Whit Gilmour in the Hall Cemetery in Delphos, Ottawa County, Kansas. In Lake City a second son, Whitley F, was born but lived only four years; he is buried in the IOOF Cemetery at Lake City.
Their daughter, Jessie Ruth, was born in Lake City, delievered by Mary's brother-in-law Dr. George Cummings.
The Edgertons were well-known and active members of the Lake City community; the home in which they lived at 503 Gunnison Ave. is preserved as an historic structure. In 1904 they moved to Littleton, Colorado and there spent the remainder of their days.
Irve and Mary Edgerton had three children. The first, William Volney ("Willie") was born when they lived in Ottawa county, Kansas but lived only 21 days. He is buried next to his grandfather Whit Gilmour in the Hall Cemetery in Delphos, Ottawa County, Kansas. In Lake City a second son, Whitley F, was born but lived only four years; he is buried in the IOOF Cemetery at Lake City.
Their daughter, Jessie Ruth, was born in Lake City, delievered by Mary's brother-in-law Dr. George Cummings.
The Edgertons were well-known and active members of the Lake City community; the home in which they lived at 503 Gunnison Ave. is preserved as an historic structure. In 1904 they moved to Littleton, Colorado and there spent the remainder of their days.
Mary Cecelia Gilmour was born in Kirkwood, Illinois to William Whitley and Mary Robinette Taliaferro Gilmour, the oldest daughter but seventh of nine children of which six survived to adulthood. Her middle name, Cecelia, was that of her maternal grandmother Cecelia Ellett. Her father had come from Kentucky and her mother from Virginia; they met when her father guided the Taliaferro family through the wilderness from Virginia to Illinois. In the early 1870's the railroad had run through to central Kansas, and her parents emigrated to Ottawa County where they homesteaded on land outside of Minneapolis. Mary met her husband when he came to Minneapolis to teach. In 1876 her husband, along with other relatives from Minneapolis, set out to "make their fortunes" when gold was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota. However, they were stopped by news of "Custer's Last Stand" and were encouraged to go to the San Juan Mountains where gold and silver were being discovered around Lake City. The three men (Irve Edgerton, Brooke Taliaferro and Peter Kennedy) staked many claims in the area and worked them long enough that they could leave during the winter. The next spring, in 1877, these families returned to Lake City, traveling in covered wagons. Irve pursued many business endeavors besides mining.
Irve and Mary Edgerton had three children. The first, William Volney ("Willie") was born when they lived in Ottawa county, Kansas but lived only 21 days. He is buried next to his grandfather Whit Gilmour in the Hall Cemetery in Delphos, Ottawa County, Kansas. In Lake City a second son, Whitley F, was born but lived only four years; he is buried in the IOOF Cemetery at Lake City.
Their daughter, Jessie Ruth, was born in Lake City, delievered by Mary's brother-in-law Dr. George Cummings.
The Edgertons were well-known and active members of the Lake City community; the home in which they lived at 503 Gunnison Ave. is preserved as an historic structure. In 1904 they moved to Littleton, Colorado and there spent the remainder of their days.
Irve and Mary Edgerton had three children. The first, William Volney ("Willie") was born when they lived in Ottawa county, Kansas but lived only 21 days. He is buried next to his grandfather Whit Gilmour in the Hall Cemetery in Delphos, Ottawa County, Kansas. In Lake City a second son, Whitley F, was born but lived only four years; he is buried in the IOOF Cemetery at Lake City.
Their daughter, Jessie Ruth, was born in Lake City, delievered by Mary's brother-in-law Dr. George Cummings.
The Edgertons were well-known and active members of the Lake City community; the home in which they lived at 503 Gunnison Ave. is preserved as an historic structure. In 1904 they moved to Littleton, Colorado and there spent the remainder of their days.
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