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John Chauncey Root 1874–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 September 1874

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 19 August 1897

Death Location: Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William Root

Mother: Permelia Stevens

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The story of John Chauncey Root began in 1874 in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America. In 1880, John Chauncey Root resided in Grisham, Montgomery, Illinois, USA. John Chauncey Root passed away in 1897 in Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Chauncey Root began in 1874 in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America.
  • In 1880, John Chauncey Root resided in Grisham, Montgomery, Illinois, USA.
  • John Chauncey Root passed away in 1897 in Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America.

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John Root's Ancestors

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John Root
1874–1897
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
William Root
1841–1903
Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, United States of America
Permelia Stevens
1854–1914
Illinois
Grandparents
John (S) Stevens
1829–1911
New York, United States of America
Elizabeth (Ann) Cannon
1834–1921
Near Hillsboro, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Stevens
1794–1870
Phebe Hunt
1802–1893
William Cannon
1809–1878
Catherine Loving
1815–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Stevens
1761–1842
Molly Fancher
1763–1852
( Cannon
1780–1873
Christine Riney
1782–1865
Keziah Morgan
1774–1843
William Loving
1770–1824

John Root's Timeline

3 Records

1874
12 September 1874
Birth of John Chauncey Root in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 6
John Chauncey Root resided here in Grisham, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Grisham, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1897
19 August 1897
Age 23
Death of John Chauncey Root in Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 September 1874
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Grisham, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 August 1897
    Event Place: Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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