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Vernon Root 1932–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1932

Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 15 Aug 2003

Death Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Theo Smith

Mother: Lula Smith

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The story of Vernon Root began in 1932 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA. In 1951, Vernon Root resided in Kentucky, USA. Vernon Root passed away in 2003 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Vernon Root began in 1932 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1951, Vernon Root resided in Kentucky, USA.
  • Vernon Root passed away in 2003 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

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Vernon Root's Ancestors

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Vernon Root
1932–2003
Birth Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Theo Smith
1905–1979
Kentucky, USA
Lula Smith
1898–1975
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Carter Smith
1870–1940
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (J) Smith
1878–1964
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Farn* Smith
1851–1929
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Leanner Jackson
1857–1908
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elias Smith
1825–1909
Anderson Smallwood
1850–1936
Sarah Jones
1853–1931
James Smith
1835–1910
Sela Smith
1833–1874
Micajah Jackson
1835–1897
Manerva Stewart
1837–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Smith
1780–1860
Kezziah _____
1784–1860
James Jones
1810–1882
Susan Hubbard
1823–
Jabel Smith
1807–1880
Rhody Swafford
1806–1880
Malekiah Smith
1810–1870
Sally Jackson
1815–1870
Mason Jackson
1810–1882
Anna Smith
1806–1877
Thomas Stewart
1805–1888
Perthina Smith
1814–

Vernon Root's Timeline

3 Records

1932
21 Mar 1932
Birth of Vernon Root in Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
1951
1951
Age 19
Vernon Root resided here in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
2003
15 Aug 2003
Age 71
Death of Vernon Root in Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1932
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01296; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 26-13
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 2003
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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