William
C
Root
Born in Michigan, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Adelbert Dallas Root
and Ellen (Cox) Root
Brother of
Almina Arletta (Root) Freer [half], Lorie Root, Effie Lavina (Root) Bakke, Clarence Edward Root, Laura M (Root) Severtson and Dallas Adelbert Root
Husband of
Susie (Thoney) Root
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Jacob Root
Died
at age 23
in Barnes, North Dakota, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Aug 2015
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Biography
William was born in 1880. He was the son of Adelbert Root and Ellen Cox. He passed away in 1903.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9V8-B1M : accessed 9 October 2019), William Root in household of Adel* Root, Uxbridge, Dazey, Edna, Pierce & T.143, R.60 Townships Wimbledon village, Barnes, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 1B, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,226.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 October 2019), memorial page for William C. Root, Jr (27 Jun 1880–27 Oct 1903), Find A Grave Memorial no. 77130918, citing Leal Cemetery, Barnes County, North Dakota, USA ; Maintained by StacieND (contributor 47352985) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Cynthia (Root) Morgan
:
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 46 markers, haplogroup I1 - Howard Root :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #495928
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~3.12%
Sherry (Baxter) Marshall :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FTG6QPM [compare], Ancestry member SherryLuMarshall
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