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Justus Lyons Root 1818–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1818

Birth Location: Chemung, Chemung, New York, United States

Death Date: 4 Oct 1897

Death Location: Alamo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA

Father: William Root

Mother: Martha Lyons

Spouse(s): Lucy Hardy, Dexey Root

Children(s): Henry Root, Henrietta Forbes, Susan Bourner, Nancy Lamphere, Harriet Root, Horace Root, Levis Root, Amos Root, Amy Brewster, Martha Evans

In 1818, Justus Lyons Root entered the world in Chemung, Chemung, New York, United States, born to William Root And Martha Lyons. In 1850, Justus Lyons Root resided in Yankee Springs, Barry, Michigan. Justus Lyons Root married Dexey Mae Root, Lucy Heneretta Hardy, and had children including Amos C Root, Amy Brewster, Harriet Root, Henrietta A Forbes, Henry Delbert Root, Horace Harvey Root, Levis W Root, Martha Ann Evans, Nancy Jane Lamphere, Susan R Bourner. Justus Lyons Root passed away in 1897 in Alamo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Justus Lyons Root entered the world in Chemung, Chemung, New York, United States, born to William Root And Martha Lyons.
  • In 1850, Justus Lyons Root resided in Yankee Springs, Barry, Michigan.
  • Justus Lyons Root married Dexey Mae Root, Lucy Heneretta Hardy, and had children including Amos C Root, Amy Brewster, Harriet Root, Henrietta A Forbes, Henry Delbert Root, Horace Harvey Root, Levis W Root, Martha Ann Evans, Nancy Jane Lamphere, Susan R Bourner.
  • Justus Lyons Root passed away in 1897 in Alamo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Root
1792–1875
Birth Location: Greenville, Greene, New York, United States
WR
Martha Lyons
1795–1849
Birth Location: Tioga, Tioga, New York, United States
ML

Spouses(s)

Lucy Hardy
1811–1892
Birth Location: Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
LH
Dexey Root
1825–1858
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
DR

Children(s)

Henry Root
1857–1911
Birth Location: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
HR
Henrietta Forbes
1857–1910
Birth Location: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
HF
Susan Bourner
1855–1935
Birth Location: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
SB
Nancy Lamphere
1853–1932
Birth Location: Michigan, United States
NL
Harriet Root
1852–1873
Birth Location: Hastings, Barry County, Michigan
HR
Horace Root
1850–1916
Birth Location: Yankee Springs, Barry, Michigan, United States
HR
Levis Root
1847–1871
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
LR
Amos Root
1846–1865
Birth Location: Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
AR
Amy Brewster
1846–1918
Birth Location: Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
AB
Martha Evans
1844–1909
Birth Location: Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA
ME

Justus Root's Ancestors

Self
Justus Root
1818–1897
Birth Place: Chemung, Chemung, New York, United States
Parents
William Root
1792–1875
Greenville, Greene, New York, United States
Martha Lyons
1795–1849
Tioga, Tioga, New York, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Justus Root's Descendants

1.
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Justus (Lyons) Root (25 Feb 1818–4 Oct 1897) m. Lucy (Heneretta) Hardy (23 Oct 1811–5 Apr 1892) m. Dexey (Mae) Root (14 Feb 1825–20 Oct 1858)
  1. 1. Henry (Delbert) Root 1857–1911
  2. 2. Henrietta (A.) Forbes 1857–1910 m. John (C) Forbes 1850–1931
    1. 1. Francis (Henry) Forbes 1897–1988 m. Florence 1901– m. Myrtle (May) Anderson 1911–2002
      1. 1. Clayton Forbes 1919–
  3. 3. Susan (R) Bourner 1855–1935 m. Louis (Lewis) Bourner 1831–1903 m. Harry Turner 1866–
    1. 1. Esther (Louella) Bourner 1880–1967
    2. 2. Eva (Lucy) Bourner 1882–1963 m. Roy (Henry) Munson 1884–1954
      1. 1. Calvin (C) Munson 1904–1981
      2. 2. Mildred (L) Munson 1907–1954 m. Frank (J) Wilson 1898–1976 m. Frank (J) Wilson 1897–
    3. 3. Hattie Bourner 1889–1890
  4. 4. Nancy (Jane) Lamphere 1853–1932
  5. 5. Harriet Root 1852–1873 m. William Roland 1851–
  6. 6. Horace (Harvey) Root 1850–1916
  7. 7. Levis (W) Root 1847–1871
  8. 8. Amos (C) Root 1846–1865
  9. 9. Amy Brewster 1846–1918
  10. 10. Martha (Ann) Evans 1844–1909

Justus Root's Timeline

8 Records

1818
25 Feb 1818
Birth of Justus Lyons Root in Chemung, Chemung, New York, United States
Chemung, Chemung, New York, United States
1843
1843
Age 25
Justus Lyons Root was married in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1850
1850
Age 32
Justus Lyons Root resided here in Yankee Springs, Barry, Michigan
Yankee Springs, Barry, Michigan
1860
1860
Age 42
Justus Lyons Root resided here in Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
1870
1870
Age 52
Justus Lyons Root resided here in Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
1880
1880
Age 62
Justus Lyons Root resided here in Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
1897
4 Oct 1897
Age 79
Death of Justus Lyons Root in Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
1897
4 Oct 1897
Age 79
Death of Justus Lyons Root in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1818
    Event Place: Chemung, Chemung, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: T9_586; Family History Film: 1254586; Page: 245.1000; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 0490.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Yankee Springs, Barry, Michigan; Roll: M432_346; Page: 93A; Image: .
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Yankee Springs, Barry, Michigan
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Yankee Springs, Barry, Michigan; Roll: M432_346; Page: 93A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: T9_586; Family History Film: 1254586; Page: 245.1000; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 0490.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alamo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012
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