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Ruth Zilpah Root 1847–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: MAR 1847

Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 4 SEP 1912

Death Location: San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Father: Orville Root

Mother:

Spouse(s): George Gragg

Children(s): Hazzard Gragg, Alden Gragg, George Gragg, Ruth Gragg, Coraline Gragg

Ruth Zilpah Root was born in 1847 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA, the child of Orville Root And Elizabeth D Hurd. Ruth Zilpah Root married George Tichnor Gragg, and had children including Alden Orville Gragg, Coraline Gragg, Frances Alden Gragg, George Root Gragg, Hazzard James Gragg, Ruth Elizabeth Gragg. Ruth Zilpah Root passed away in 1912 in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Zilpah Root was born in 1847 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA, the child of Orville Root And Elizabeth D Hurd.
  • Ruth Zilpah Root married George Tichnor Gragg, and had children including Alden Orville Gragg, Coraline Gragg, Frances Alden Gragg, George Root Gragg, Hazzard James Gragg, Ruth Elizabeth Gragg.
  • Ruth Zilpah Root passed away in 1912 in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Orville Root
1821–
Birth Location: l
OR

Spouses(s)

George Gragg
1829–1918
Birth Location: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
GG

Children(s)

Hazzard Gragg
1869–1939
Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
HG
Alden Gragg
1889–1957
Birth Location: San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
AG
George Gragg
1875–1946
Birth Location: Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
GG
Ruth Gragg
1882–1961
Birth Location: San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
RG
Coraline Gragg
1872–1946
Birth Location: Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
CG

Ruth Root's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Root
1847–1912
Birth Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
Parents
Orville Root
1821–
l
Grandparents
Joseph (Hazzard) Root
1783–1849
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Ruth (Stanley) Taylor
1783–1855
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Root
1786–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Root
1725–1799

Ruth Root's Descendants

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Ruth (Zilpah) Root (MAR 1847–4 SEP 1912) m. George (Tichnor) Gragg (29 APR 1829–14 OCT 1918)
  1. 1. Hazzard (James) Gragg 1869–1939
  2. 2. Alden (Orville) Gragg 1889–1957
  3. 3. George (Root) Gragg 1875–1946
  4. 4. Ruth (Elizabeth) Gragg 1882–1961
  5. 5. Coraline Gragg 1872–1946 m. Edgar Orton 1873–1927

Ruth Root's Timeline

2 Records

1847
MAR 1847
Birth of Ruth Zilpah Root in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
1912
4 SEP 1912
Age 65
Death of Ruth Zilpah Root in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: MAR 1847
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 SEP 1912
    Event Place: San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
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