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Lester E. Root 1930–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1930

Birth Location: Mountain Lake Park, Garrett, Maryland

Death Date: 20 May 1992

Death Location: Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, USA

Father: George Root

Mother: Bessie Cosner

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Lester E. Root was born in 1930 in Mountain Lake Park, Garrett, Maryland, the child of George E Root And Bessie Pearl Cosner. In 1930, Lester E. Root resided in Deer Park, Garrett, Maryland, USA. In 1935, Lester E. Root resided in Oakland, Garrett, Maryland. Lester E. Root married Harriet E Butler. Lester E. Root passed away in 1992 in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Lester E. Root was born in 1930 in Mountain Lake Park, Garrett, Maryland, the child of George E Root And Bessie Pearl Cosner.
  • In 1930, Lester E. Root resided in Deer Park, Garrett, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1935, Lester E. Root resided in Oakland, Garrett, Maryland.
  • Lester E. Root married Harriet E Butler.
  • Lester E. Root passed away in 1992 in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Root
1874–1953
Birth Location: Tucker County, WV
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Bessie Cosner
1894–1981
Birth Location: Grant Co., West Virginia
BC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lester Root's Ancestors

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Lester Root
1930–1992
Birth Place: Mountain Lake Park, Garrett, Maryland
Parents
George E Root
1874–1953
Tucker County, WV
Bessie (Pearl) Cosner
1894–1981
Grant Co., West Virginia
Grandparents
David (Edmond) Root
1847–1934
West Virginia, USA
Margaret (Blair) Close
1854–1923
Horse Shoe Run, Tucker, Virginia, United States
Abraham (Lincoln) Cosner
1862–1902
Bismarck, Grant, West Virginia, USA
Mary (Susan) Rinker
1870–1951
Grant, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Root
1822–1909
Susannah Rinehart
1829–1864
David Close
1823–1888
Agnes Ferguson
1829–1905
Charles Cosner
1821–1893
Christina Cosner
1827–1909
Daniel RINKER
1840–1934
Eva Lee
1845–1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Root
1793–1828
Eve Rinehart
1793–1882
Jacob Rinehart
1790–1860
Anna Wiles
1800–1860
William Close
1798–1872
Sarah Printer
1803–1860
Daniel Ferguson
1805–1882
Janet Stewart
1807–1871
Christian Cosner
1797–1874
Elizabeth Hilkey
1806–1880
David Cosner
1794–1863
Catharine Hanlin
1797–1885
Elijah Rinker
1808–1888
Mary Hendrickson
1815–1879
Frederick Lee
1819–
Elizabeth Cosner
1820–1880

Lester Root's Timeline

5 Records

1930
18 Mar 1930
Birth of Lester E. Root in Mountain Lake Park, Garrett, Maryland
Mountain Lake Park, Garrett, Maryland
1930
1930
Lester E. Root resided here in Deer Park, Garrett, Maryland, USA
Deer Park, Garrett, Maryland, USA
1935
1935
Age 5
Lester E. Root resided here in Oakland, Garrett, Maryland
Oakland, Garrett, Maryland
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 10
Lester E. Root resided here in Oakland, Garrett, Maryland, USA
Oakland, Garrett, Maryland, USA
1992
20 May 1992
Age 62
Death of Lester E. Root in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, USA
Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1930
    Event Place: Mountain Lake Park, Garrett, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Garrett, Maryland; Roll: T627_1550; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 12-11
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Deer Park, Garrett, Maryland; Roll: 875; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0018; Image: 310.0; FHL microfilm: 2340610
    [3] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Deer Park, Garrett, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Deer Park, Garrett, Maryland; Roll: 875; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0018; Image: 310.0; FHL microfilm: 2340610

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Oakland, Garrett, Maryland
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Garrett, Maryland; Roll: T627_1550; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 12-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Oakland, Garrett, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Garrett, Maryland; Roll: T627_1550; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 12-11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1992
    Event Place: Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, USA
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