1860 census in Palmyra, Douglas county, Kansas has Lewis Root, 30, wife 31; daughter Caroline, 10 b. VA; daughter Mary A, 6, b. VA; and son James S, 4, b. VA. Same family in 1870 & 1880 census in Fort Scott, Bourbon county, Kansas. In 1870 Lewis, 42, a foreman; Lina, 42; Caroline, 16; Nancy, 15; James,13. In 1880, Fort Scott, KS is Louis Root, 51, Laborer; Paulina, 51; Katie (caroline?), 28 and James, 23, brickmolder. In 1893/1894 GAR list in Bourbon county, Kansas, Lewis Root served in Kansas 12th infantry, company B. 1900 census in Fort Scott, Bourbon county, Kansas has Louis, 73, widowed living with son, James S. Root and family.
1860 census in Palmyra, Douglas county, Kansas has Lewis Root, 30, wife 31; daughter Caroline, 10 b. VA; daughter Mary A, 6, b. VA; and son James S, 4, b. VA. Same family in 1870 & 1880 census in Fort Scott, Bourbon county, Kansas. In 1870 Lewis, 42, a foreman; Lina, 42; Caroline, 16; Nancy, 15; James,13. In 1880, Fort Scott, KS is Louis Root, 51, Laborer; Paulina, 51; Katie (caroline?), 28 and James, 23, brickmolder. In 1893/1894 GAR list in Bourbon county, Kansas, Lewis Root served in Kansas 12th infantry, company B. 1900 census in Fort Scott, Bourbon county, Kansas has Louis, 73, widowed living with son, James S. Root and family.
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