ROOT, George B 1852-1930

ROOT, GOULD, LAWRENCE

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 5/27/2012 at 09:42:26

George B. Root – June 1852 – December 6, 1930

GEORGE ROOT, 78, IS BURIED AT ORCHARD

Charles City –Dec. 12. – Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Root and Mrs. Dale Lawrence attended the funeral of Mr. Root’s brother, George Root, at Orchard Tuesday.

Mr. Root who was 78 years old, lived in Orchard until four years ago when he went to Minneapolis to live. He died in a hospital there of heart trouble. He was born in New York state and came to Iowa with his parents in the fifties.

Mason City Globe Gazette, December 12, 1930

Note* the original article said he was 68, but census records and the last sentence saying he came with his parents in the fifties which puts his age at 78.
All census records have his birth place as Canada and his brothers, except for Rowland, born New York.

Minnesota Death Index: George Root, Death date December 6, 1930, Hennepin Co., Minnesota
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1860 US Census: Floyd, Floyd, Iowa
Horace Root 36 born New York
Maryette 36 born New York
George B 8 born Canada
William G 6 born New York
Charles F 4 born New York
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1870 US Census: Osage, Mitchell, Iowa – Post Office Orchard
Marietta Root 46 born New York
William 15 born New York
Rowland 9 born Iowa
Jacob Gould 69, father born New York
Eliza Gould 70, mother born New York
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1880 US Census: Orchard, Mitchell, Iowa
George Root 27 born Canada
Ida 21, wife born Maine
Fred 9 months born Iowa
Mary Root, mother 58, widow born New York
Jacob Gould, grandfather, widower 79
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1885 Iowa Census: Lincoln, Mitchell, Iowa
Marette Root 61 widow, born New York
George B 32, son widow born Canada
William G., son 30 born New York
Charles F. son 28, born New York
Rowland A. son 24, born Iowa
Martha, 25 daughter-in-law, born Iowa
Mirza Root, granddaughter 1 born Iowa
Fred C. Root, grandson 5 born Iowa
Jacob Gould, father, 83 born New York
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1900 US Census: Lincoln, Mitchell, Iowa
George B. Root 47 born June 1852 Canada, widower
Charles F. Root, brother 43 born September 1856 New York
Mary E Root, mother widower born November 1823 New York