Clifton F Root (abt. 1906 - 1996)

Born about 24 Jul 1906 in Pittsford, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Alice A McDonald — married 29 Oct 1932 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

Died 16 May 1996 at about age 89 in Auburndale, Polk, Florida, United States

Biography

Clifton was born in 1916. He is the son of Frank Root and Milda Wheeler. He was a US Navy veteran in WWII and became a part-owner of a roofing business in South Bend, Indiana. He passed away in 1996.

Sources

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ37-4MZ : accessed 11 October 2019), Frank I Root, Fayatte, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States; citing ED 122, sheet 16A, line 5, family 352, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 768; FHL microfilm 1,820,768.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQB1-7B3 : accessed 11 October 2019), Frank G Root, Jonesville, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 13B, line 67, family 401, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 993; FHL microfilm 2,340,728.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V115-ZQ6 : 20 August 2019), Clifton Root, Ward 2, South Bend, Portage Township, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 97-17, sheet 62A, line 18, family 426, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1133.

Hillsdale (MI) Daily News: obituary, South Bend (IN) Tribune: obituary.

"Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVJ4-RJT : 25 December 2014), Clifton F Root, 16 May 1996; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 60416, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 October 2019), memorial page for Clifton F Root (24 Jul 1906–16 May 1996), Find A Grave Memorial no. 36700125, citing Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Scabbardfish (contributor 46844274) .