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John Otis Root 1935 – 2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 September 1935

Birth Location: Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho, United States of America

Death Date: 28 August 2019

Death Location: Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States of America

Father: Vern Root

Mother: Marie Mercy

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of John Otis Root began in 1935 in Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho, United States of America. In 1940, John Otis Root resided in Dietrich, Lincoln, Idaho, USA. John Otis Root passed away in 2019 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Otis Root began in 1935 in Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho, United States of America.
  • In 1940, John Otis Root resided in Dietrich, Lincoln, Idaho, USA.
  • John Otis Root passed away in 2019 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Vern Root
1903 – 1987
Birth Location: Hughes, South Dakota
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Marie Mercy
1910 – 1953
Birth Location: South Dakota, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Root's Ancestors

Self
John Root
1935 – 2019
Birth Place: Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho, United States of America
Parents
Vern Root
1903 – 1987
Hughes, South Dakota
Marie (Margaret Louise) Mercy
1910 – 1953
South Dakota, USA
Grandparents
Otis (William) Root
1884 – 1940
Grant Co. South Dakota
Mary (S) Bruce
1884 – 1980
South Dakota
Elias (Karel) Mercy
1878 – 1927
Sint-Jan-in-Eremo, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Auntoinette (Von) Hom
1875 – 1915
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Great-Grandparents
Mortimer Root
1848 – 1906
Emeline Bentley
1865 – 1942
William Bruce
1824 – 1884
Emma Painter
1849 – 1910
Karel Mercy
1847 – 1923
Rosalia Janssens
1848 – 1927
Arie Ham
1849 – 1921
Teuntje Jong
1851 – 1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Root
1822 – 1898
Dorcas Root
1825 – 1872
Edward Bentley
– 1865
Angeline McIntire
1830 – 1907
Thomas Bruce
1800 –
MARY KUHN
1800 –
John Painter
1809 – 1860
Phebe DePoy
1810 – 1857
Petrus Mercy
1814 – 1869
Joanna Meyere
1818 – 1866
Cornelis Ham
1814 – 1894
Trijntje HOF
1814 – 1897
Willem Jong
1821 – 1887
Teuntje Brand
1820 –

John Root's Timeline

3 Records

1935
13 September 1935
Birth of John Otis Root in Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho, United States of America
Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho, United States of America
1940
1940
Age 5
John Otis Root resided here in Dietrich, Lincoln, Idaho, USA
Dietrich, Lincoln, Idaho, USA
2019
28 August 2019
Age 84
Death of John Otis Root in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States of America
Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 September 1935
    Event Place: Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dietrich, Lincoln, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August 2019
    Event Place: Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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