William
Wallace
Root
Born in Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Root
and Mary Parrish
Brother of
Basha Helen (Root) McAlister, Rodney Henry Root, Lovina Root, Theodore Root, Albert Erskine Root, Milton M Root and Frank Root
Husband of
Betsey L Hempstead
— married
11 Jun 1889 in Angola, Steuben, Indiana, United States
Died
at age 91
in Montpelier, Williams, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jan 2019
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Biography
William was born about 1842. He is the son of Henry Root and Mary Parrish. He passed away in 1930. He was a veteran of the American Civil War and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVW-TNT : 12 April 2016), Rodney Root in household of Henry Root, Jamestown, Steuben, Indiana, United States; citing family 197, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NJ-YD8 : 13 December 2017), Milton Root in entry for Mary Root, 1860. Jamestown, Steuben, Indiana
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF4Z-2GT : accessed 20 January 2019), William W Root in household of Milton E Root, Angola, Steuben, Indiana, United States; citing ED 160, sheet 12A, line 4, family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 461; FHL microfilm 1,820,461.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 January 2019), memorial page for PVT William Wallace Root (9 Jul 1839–5 Nov 1930), Find A Grave Memorial no. 192171878, citing Riverside Cemetery, Montpelier, Williams County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by PLS (contributor 47341148) .
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- Cynthia (Root) Morgan
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AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 46 markers, haplogroup I1 - Howard Root :
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