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Lewis Root

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Lewis Root Veteran

Birth
New York, USA
Death
27 Jul 1913 (aged 85)
USA
Burial
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
24, R8 G46
Memorial ID
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Lewis Root,born Sept 1827 in New York. On Jan 17, 1850 in Kanawha, Virginia (now West Virginia), Lewis Root married to Paulina Woods (1827-1892). 1850 census in Kanawha, Kanawha, Virginia has Lewis Root, 22, farmer; wife Paulina 23,and Amon Root, 55, b. CT.

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.
Lewis Root,born Sept 1827 in New York. On Jan 17, 1850 in Kanawha, Virginia (now West Virginia), Lewis Root married to Paulina Woods (1827-1892). 1850 census in Kanawha, Kanawha, Virginia has Lewis Root, 22, farmer; wife Paulina 23,and Amon Root, 55, b. CT.

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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