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Joan Root 1931–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1931

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 21 Aug 2008

Death Location: Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Willie Root

Mother: Winnie Root

Spouse(s): Robert Duncan

Children(s):

The story of Joan Root began in 1931 in Kentucky, USA. Joan Root married Robert Howard Duncan. Joan Root passed away in 2008 in Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joan Root began in 1931 in Kentucky, USA.
  • Joan Root married Robert Howard Duncan.
  • Joan Root passed away in 2008 in Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willie Root
1911–1967
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
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Winnie Root
1912–1965
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Robert Duncan
1931–1999
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Joan Root's Ancestors

Self
Joan Root
1931–2008
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Willie Root
1911–1967
Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Winnie Root
1912–1965
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Henry Rute
1885–1945
Kentucky, USA
Mittie Root
1888–1952
Clay Co., Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Root
1860–1942
Sarah Swafford
1857–1926
Brandy Asher
1868–1912
Mary Asher
1868–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1816–1880
Martha Cottongim
1817–1880
Isaac Swafford
1825–1904
Julia Siebert
1827–1906
John Asher
1840–1903
Mary Jones
1840–1926
Theophles Smith
1824–1917
Susan Smith
1829–1911

Joan Root's Timeline

7 Records

1931
10 Feb 1931
Birth of Joan Root in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1931
10 Feb 1931
Birth of Joan Root in Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
1931
Abt 1931
Birth of Joan Root in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 4
Joan Root resided here in Corbin, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Corbin, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 9
Joan Root resided here in Corbin, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Corbin, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 9
Joan Root resided here in Corbin, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Corbin, Knox, Kentucky, USA
2008
21 Aug 2008
Age 77
Death of Joan Root in Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1931
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1931
    Event Place: Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1931
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Corbin, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1326; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 61-13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Corbin, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Corbin, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1326; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 61-13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Corbin, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Corbin, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1326; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 61-13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Corbin, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Corbin, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1326; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 61-13

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 2008
    Event Place: Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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