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Julia Ann Root 1880–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1880

Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 13 Jul 1929

Death Location: Clay Co.Kentucky

Father: William Root

Mother: Sarah Swafford

Spouse(s): Alvis Smith

Children(s): Leonard Smith, William Smith, Lizzie Smith, Effie Smith, Eller Smith, Sarah Smith, James Smith, Eda Smith, Charlie Smith

Julia Ann Root was born in 1880 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Root And Sarah Sallie Swafford. In 1880, Julia Ann Root resided in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA. Julia Ann Root married Alvis Smith, and had children including Charlie Alvis Smith, Eda Smith, Effie Smith, Eller Smith, James Robert Smith, Leonard Smith, Lizzie Smith, Sarah Smith, William Smith. Julia Ann Root passed away in 1929 in Clay Co.Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Julia Ann Root was born in 1880 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Root And Sarah Sallie Swafford.
  • In 1880, Julia Ann Root resided in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA.
  • Julia Ann Root married Alvis Smith, and had children including Charlie Alvis Smith, Eda Smith, Effie Smith, Eller Smith, James Robert Smith, Leonard Smith, Lizzie Smith, Sarah Smith, William Smith.
  • Julia Ann Root passed away in 1929 in Clay Co.Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Julia Root's Ancestors

Self
Julia Root
1880–1929
Birth Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Root
1860–1942
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Sarah ("Sallie") Swafford
1857–1926
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (Root) Sr.
1816–1880
Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Martha (Ann) Cottongim
1817–1880
Knox, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Isaac Swafford
1825–1904
Tennessee, USA
Julia (Ann) Siebert
1827–1906
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Root
1783–1850
Nancy Cox
1784–
Daniel Cottongim
1792–1862
Madison Champlin
1795–1853
William Swafford
1802–1870
Elizabeth Hyles
1803–1881
Daniel Siebert
1794–1881
Sally Cottingim
1795–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Root
1761–1804
Mary Umstatt
1761–1818
William Cox
1740–1820
Jemima Turner
1746–1830
Dillon Cottingham
1756–1806
Juliana Pierce
1765–1820
Joseph Champlin
1754–1827
Harriet Spelman
1760–1842
Isaac Swarford
1774–1864
Margaret Smith
1790–1874
Sarah Larkin
1774–1868
George Sibert
1757–1845
Susanna Smith
1775–1838
Dillon Cottingham
1756–1806
Juliana Pierce
1765–1820

Julia Root's Descendants

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Julia (Ann) Root (Feb 1880–13 Jul 1929) m. Alvis Smith (17 Nov 1874–27 Oct 1955)
  1. 1. Leonard Smith 1909–1986 m. Addie (Mae) Smith 1912–1993 m. Myrtle Henson 1934–2005
    1. 1. Larry (Tipton) Smith 1934–1993
    2. 2. Herbert Smith 1938–1938
    3. 3. Leonard (Smith) Jr 1935–1936
    4. 4. Herman Smith 1938–1938
  2. 2. William Smith 1903–1992
  3. 3. Lizzie Smith 1905–1966
  4. 4. Effie Smith 1911–1994 m. McKinley Edwards 1914–1995
    1. 1. A. (C.) Edwards 1935–2009
    2. 2. Naedean Edwards 1938–2014
    3. 3. Verna (Jane) Edwards 1942–2008
    4. 4. David (Charles Edwards) Sr 1944–2020 m. Carolyn Goins 1949–2005
    5. 5. B (C) Edwards 1934–2020
  5. 5. Eller Smith 1914–1999
  6. 6. Sarah Smith 1916–2014
  7. 7. James (Robert) Smith 1908–1994 m. Della Howard 1914–2008
  8. 8. Eda Smith 1921–1996
  9. 9. Charlie (Alvis) Smith 1919–1998

Julia Root's Timeline

8 Records

1880
09 Jan 1880
Birth of Julia Ann Root in Clay Co.Kentucky
Clay Co.Kentucky
1880
Feb 1880
Birth of Julia Ann Root in Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Julia Ann Root resided here in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 20
Julia Ann Root resided here in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 30
Julia Ann Root resided here in Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky
Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky
1920
1920
Age 40
Julia Ann Root resided here in Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky
Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky
1920
1920
Age 40
Julia Ann Root resided here in Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1929
13 Jul 1929
Age 49
Death of Julia Ann Root in Clay Co.Kentucky
Clay Co.Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jan 1880
    Event Place: Clay Co.Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1880
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1929
    Event Place: Clay Co.Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

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