Edward was born about 1856. He is the son of John Root and Harriet Pixley.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSH-K78 : 14 August 2017), Harriet Root, Wright, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 97, sheet 352A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,581.
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