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Oliver Lafayette Root 1849–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1849

Birth Location: Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana

Death Date: 17 Jan 1936

Death Location: San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

Father: Joseph Root

Mother: Hannah Doty

Spouse(s): Margaret Smith

Children(s): Frederick Root

In 1849, Oliver Lafayette Root entered the world in Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, born to Joseph Root And Hannah Elisa Doty. Oliver Lafayette Root married Margaret Smith, and had children including Frederick Newton Root. Oliver Lafayette Root passed away in 1936 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Oliver Lafayette Root entered the world in Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, born to Joseph Root And Hannah Elisa Doty.
  • Oliver Lafayette Root married Margaret Smith, and had children including Frederick Newton Root.
  • Oliver Lafayette Root passed away in 1936 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.

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Oliver Root's Ancestors

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Oliver Root
1849–1936
Birth Place: Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana
Parents
Joseph Root
1822–1892
Franklinville, Cattaraugus, New York
Hannah (Elisa) Doty
1813–1889
Cicero, Onondage, New York, USA
Grandparents
Oliver Root
1793–1872
Whitestown, Oneida, New York
Zulama Merrill
1794–1875
Columbia, Saratoga, New York
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Root
1768–1796
Tenta
1771–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Capt.
1732–1821
Silence Curtis
1730–1821

Oliver Root's Descendants

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Oliver (Lafayette) Root (25 Sep 1849–17 Jan 1936) m. Margaret Smith (30 Nov 1858–29 Dec 1922)
  1. 1. Frederick (Newton) Root 1879–1958 m. Grace (Blanche) Hess 1884–1959
    1. 1. Raymond (Jerry) Root 1913–1996 m. Florence (Genevieve "Flo") Olson 1916–2013

Oliver Root's Timeline

2 Records

1849
25 Sep 1849
Birth of Oliver Lafayette Root in Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana
Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana
1936
17 Jan 1936
Age 87
Death of Oliver Lafayette Root in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1849
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1936
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

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