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Bertha Mae Root 1910–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1910

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 22 Mar 1996

Death Location: Gerry, Chautauqua, New York, United States of America

Father: James Root

Mother: Lillian Roof

Spouse(s): Harry Roushey

Children(s): William Roushey

Bertha Mae Root was born in 1910 in Pennsylvania, the child of James A Garfield Root And Lillian Millicent Roof. In 1935, Bertha Mae Root resided in Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania. In 1940, Bertha Mae Root resided in Chili, Monroe, New York, USA. Bertha Mae Root married Harry Earl Roushey, and had children including William Harry Roushey. Bertha Mae Root passed away in 1996 in Gerry, Chautauqua, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bertha Mae Root was born in 1910 in Pennsylvania, the child of James A Garfield Root And Lillian Millicent Roof.
  • In 1935, Bertha Mae Root resided in Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1940, Bertha Mae Root resided in Chili, Monroe, New York, USA.
  • Bertha Mae Root married Harry Earl Roushey, and had children including William Harry Roushey.
  • Bertha Mae Root passed away in 1996 in Gerry, Chautauqua, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bertha Root's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Root
1910–1996
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
James A Garfield Root
1881–1942
Titusville, PA
Lillian (Millicent) Roof
1884–1961
Titusville, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
William (Franklin) Root
1834–1904
Westfield, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Rebecca (Jane) Curry
1839–1924
Hydetown, PA
Austin (Abraham) Roof
1852–1916
Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret (E) Mars
1854–1942
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Immer Root
1806–1879
Nancy
–1840
Peter Curry
1800–1846
Nancy McGinnett
1799–1888
George Roof
1826–1897
Barbara Stuchell
1832–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Asahel Root
1768–1819
Orrell Galpin
1767–1828
James Curry
1775–1863
Ruth Titus
1777–1800
Jacob Roof
1783–1842
Catherine Bothel
1791–1878
Abraham Stuchell
1803–1879
Ann Craig
1810–1885

Bertha Root's Descendants

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Bertha (Mae) Root (21 May 1910–22 Mar 1996) m. Harry (Earl) Roushey (20 Jul 1910–15 Nov 1991)
  1. 1. William (Harry) Roushey 1936–2005 m. Wanda (Jean) Disbrow 1937–2016

Bertha Root's Timeline

4 Records

1910
21 May 1910
Birth of Bertha Mae Root in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1935
1935
Age 25
Bertha Mae Root resided here in Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania
Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 30
Bertha Mae Root resided here in Chili, Monroe, New York, USA
Chili, Monroe, New York, USA
1996
22 Mar 1996
Age 86
Death of Bertha Mae Root in Gerry, Chautauqua, New York, United States of America
Gerry, Chautauqua, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1910
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chili, Monroe, New York; Roll: T627_2678; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 28-11
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 161-50-7579; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: 1973.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chili, Monroe, New York; Roll: T627_2678; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 28-11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Chili, Monroe, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chili, Monroe, New York; Roll: T627_2678; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 28-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gerry, NY
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1996
    Event Place: Gerry, Chautauqua, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 161-50-7579; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: 1973.

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