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Catherine Leola Root 1912–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 January 1912

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 6 November 1993

Death Location: Horse Shoe Run, Preston County, West Virginia, USA

Father: George Root

Mother:

Spouse(s): Junior Knotts

Children(s): Vonda Knotts

The story of Catherine Leola Root began in 1912 in West Virginia. Catherine Leola Root married Junior Brown Knotts, and had children including Robert Gerald Knotts, Vonda Jean Knotts. Catherine Leola Root passed away in 1993 in Horse Shoe Run, Preston County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Leola Root began in 1912 in West Virginia.
  • Catherine Leola Root married Junior Brown Knotts, and had children including Robert Gerald Knotts, Vonda Jean Knotts.
  • Catherine Leola Root passed away in 1993 in Horse Shoe Run, Preston County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Root's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Root
1912–1993
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
George E Root
1874–1953
Tucker County, WV
Grandparents
David (Edmond) Root
1847–1934
West Virginia, USA
Margaret (Blair) Close
1854–1923
Horse Shoe Run, Tucker, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Root
1822–1909
Susannah Rinehart
1829–1864
David Close
1823–1888
Agnes Ferguson
1829–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Root
1793–1828
Eve Rinehart
1793–1882
Jacob Rinehart
1790–1860
Anna Wiles
1800–1860
William Close
1798–1872
Sarah Printer
1803–1860
Daniel Ferguson
1805–1882
Janet Stewart
1807–1871

Catherine Root's Descendants

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Catherine (Leola) Root (29 January 1912–6 November 1993) m. Junior (Brown) Knotts (2 Dec 1907–24 Dec 1996)
  1. 1. Vonda (Jean) Knotts 1932–2015

Catherine Root's Timeline

4 Records

1912
29 JAN 1912
Birth of Catherine Leola Root in West Virginia
West Virginia
1912
29 January 1912
Birth of Catherine Leola Root in West Virginia
West Virginia
1993
06 NOV 1993
Age 81
Death of Catherine Leola Root in Aurora, Preston, West Virginia
Aurora, Preston, West Virginia
1993
6 November 1993
Age 81
Death of Catherine Leola Root in Aurora, Preston, West Virginia, USA
Aurora, Preston, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1912
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 233-88-3673; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: 1969
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 January 1912
    Event Place: West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 NOV 1993
    Event Place: Aurora, Preston, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 233-88-3673; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: 1969
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 November 1993
    Event Place: Aurora, Preston, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Horse Shoe Run, Preston County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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