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Sidney Elmer Root 1852–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 July 1852

Birth Location: Minnesota

Death Date: 12 February 1920

Death Location: Polk County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: William Root

Mother: Hannah Williams

Spouse(s): Lillie McKay

Children(s): Ruth Root

Sidney Elmer Root was born in 1852 in Minnesota, the child of William Sidney Root And Hannah C Williams. Sidney Elmer Root married Lillie Bethia Mckay, and had children including Ruth Demetra Root. Sidney Elmer Root passed away in 1920 in Polk County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sidney Elmer Root was born in 1852 in Minnesota, the child of William Sidney Root And Hannah C Williams.
  • Sidney Elmer Root married Lillie Bethia Mckay, and had children including Ruth Demetra Root.
  • Sidney Elmer Root passed away in 1920 in Polk County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Root
1825–1891
Birth Location: Lorain County, Ohio, USA
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Hannah Williams
1836–
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Lillie McKay
1861–1936
Birth Location: Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
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Children(s)

Ruth Root
1888–1968
Birth Location: Denmark, Lee, Iowa, USA
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Sidney Root's Ancestors

Self
Sidney Root
1852–1920
Birth Place: Minnesota
Parents
William Sidney Root
1825–1891
Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Hannah (C) Williams
1836–
New York
Grandparents
William (Riley) Root
1801–1877
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Nancy (C.) Hitchcock
1807–1878
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sidney Root's Descendants

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Sidney (Elmer) Root (29 July 1852–12 February 1920) m. Lillie (Bethia) McKay (9 Sep 1861–13 Jul 1936)
  1. 1. Ruth (Demetra) Root 1888–1968 m. James (Harry) Collins 1889–1970
    1. 1. Margaret (Catherine) Collins 1916– m. Earl (Thomas) Wessel 1916–1992
      1. 1. Thomas (Arthur) Wessel 1943– m. Mary Salazar 1945–2024 m. Beverly (Jean Snyder) Wessel 1937–2024

Sidney Root's Timeline

2 Records

1852
29 July 1852
Birth of Sidney Elmer Root in Minnesota
Minnesota
1920
12 February 1920
Age 68
Death of Sidney Elmer Root in Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
Polk County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 July 1852
    Event Place: Minnesota

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1920
    Event Place: Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
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