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William Root 1879–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1879/1880

Birth Location: , , WV

Death Date: 15 Feb 1961

Death Location: , Cumberland, , England

Father: David Root

Mother: Margaret Close

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Luke Root

William Root was born in 1879 in , , WV, the child of David Edmond Root And Margaret Blair Close. William Root had children including Luke Charles Root. William Root passed away in 1961 in , Cumberland, , England.

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Biography

  • William Root was born in 1879 in , , WV, the child of David Edmond Root And Margaret Blair Close.
  • William Root had children including Luke Charles Root.
  • William Root passed away in 1961 in , Cumberland, , England.

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Children(s)

William Root's Ancestors

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William Root
1879–1961
Birth Place: , , WV
Parents
David Edmond Root
1847–1934
West Virginia, USA
Margaret (Blair) Close
1854–1923
Horse Shoe Run, Tucker, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George (R.) Root
1822–1909
West Virginia
Susannah Rinehart
1829–1864
Preston County, WV
David (Alexander) Close
1823–1888
Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes (C.) Ferguson
1829–1905
Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Root
1753–1822
Lois Smith
1770–1822
George Rinehart
1769–1840
Susanna Wiles
1772–1834
Thomas Rinehart
1741–1833
Anna WHITEHAIR
1765–1820
Wilhelm Wiles
1779–1886
Sarah Bowman
1783–1850
John Close
1770–
Rebecca Mellon
1760–
Henry Printer
1781–
John Ferguson
1763–1848
Catharine McKay
1762–1813
Archibald Stewart
1778–
Catherine Brown
1776–

William Root's Descendants

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William Root (1879/1880–15 Feb 1961)
  1. 1. Luke (Charles) Root 1902–1969

William Root's Timeline

2 Records

1879
1879/1880
Birth of William Root in , , WV
, , WV
1961
15 Feb 1961
Age 82
Death of William Root in , Cumberland, , England
, Cumberland, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1879/1880
    Event Place: , , WV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1961
    Event Place: , Cumberland, , England

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