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William Weaver Root 1881–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 September 1881

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 13 Jul 1933

Death Location: Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William Root

Mother: Permelia Stevens

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In 1881, William Weaver Root entered the world in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America, born to William Root And Permelia Stevens. In 1917, William Weaver Root resided in Montgomery County, Illinois, USA. William Weaver Root passed away in 1933 in Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1881, William Weaver Root entered the world in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America, born to William Root And Permelia Stevens.
  • In 1917, William Weaver Root resided in Montgomery County, Illinois, USA.
  • William Weaver Root passed away in 1933 in Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America.

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William Root's Ancestors

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William Root
1881–1933
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
William Root
1841–1903
Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, United States of America
Permelia Stevens
1854–1914
Illinois
Grandparents
John (S) Stevens
1829–1911
New York, United States of America
Elizabeth (Ann) Cannon
1834–1921
Near Hillsboro, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Stevens
1794–1870
Phebe Hunt
1802–1893
William Cannon
1809–1878
Catherine Loving
1815–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Stevens
1761–1842
Molly Fancher
1763–1852
( Cannon
1780–1873
Christine Riney
1782–1865
Keziah Morgan
1774–1843
William Loving
1770–1824

William Root's Timeline

4 Records

1881
23 September 1881
Birth of William Weaver Root in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
1917
1917-1918
Age 36
William Weaver Root resided here in Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
1933
9 July 1933
Age 52
Death of William Weaver Root in Madison, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America
Madison, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America
1933
13 Jul 1933
Age 52
Burial of William Weaver Root in Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 September 1881
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 July 1933
    Event Place: Madison, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1933
    Event Place: Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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