John constructed and repaired elevators. On November 9, 1933, while repairing an elevator, he accidentally fell down the shaft, fracturing his skull. He died before reaching Miami Valley Hospital.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDTJ-P1Y : accessed 11 June 2020), John Root in household of Henry Root, Butler, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; citing ED 78, sheet 8B, line 96, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1420; FHL microfilm 1,821,420.
“Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6QJ-2MV : 15 August 2019), John H Rott, 09 Nov 1933; citing Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, reference fn 64172; FHL microfilm 1,992,982.
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