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     Margaret Root was born in Jan 1769.¹ She died young.¹ She was the daughter of Joshua Root and Abigail Old.¹

     Martha Elizabeth Root was born on 3 Mar 1878 at Girard, Crawford County, Kansas.^3,4 She was the daughter of Tenny Root and Ann Elizabeth Ridgely. Martha Elizabeth Root married Pearl Willard Geer on 12 Jun 1909.⁵ Martha Elizabeth Root died c 1952.
     "Martha Root was born March 3, 1878, in Girard. She married P. W. Geer. They had one son, Ridgely Geer, born some time around 1910. As a young man, Ridgely Geer, who had quarreled with his parents, left home. His parents made a considerable effort to find him, but they never had any success, and nothing is known about him after his disappearance. Martha Root Geer died around 1952, in Boston. Her husband had died some time previously."³
Martha Elizabeth Geer and Pearl Willard Geer appeared on the census of 21 Apr 1910 at Jefferson Avenue, Haworth, Bergen County, New Jersey, as follows:
     43/44 Geer, Perl W., age 36, married twice, 0 yrs this time, b. Oregon, par. b. N.Y., manager, machine house
      , Martha E., age 27, married once, 0 yrs, no childen, b. Kansas, f. b. Vt., mother b. Maryland.⁶
Martha Elizabeth Geer and Pearl Willard Geer appeared on the census of 1930 at Englishtown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, as follows:

     Nathan Root married Amanda C. Olds, daughter of Frederick Olds and Sally Hill.¹ Nathan Root was born on 16 Jan 1823.¹

     Rebecca Root was born on 24 Feb 1765.¹ She was the daughter of Joshua Root and Abigail Old.¹

     Tenny Root was born on 9 Apr 1846.¹ He married Ann Elizabeth Ridgely, daughter of William Simmons Ridgely and Ann Eliza Crowell, c 1874.² Tenny Root died on 26 Jul 1931 at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, at age 85.¹ He was buried at Girard Cemetery, Girard, Crawford County, Kansas.³
     Tenny Root and Ann Elizabeth Root appeared on the census of 1 Jun 1880 at Crawford Township, Crawford County, Kansas. The family is listed as:
     5/5 Root, Tenny, 38, farmer, b. Canada E., father b. France, m. b. Canada
      , Lizzie, 36, wife, housekeeper, b. Ill., father b. Ohio, mother b. Indiana
      , Alice H., 4, dau., b. Kansas, father b. Canada, mother b. Illinois
      , M. M. E., 2, dau., b. Kansas, father b. Canada, mother b. Illinois
The next "family" listed is E. R. Ridgely, age 59, "mother", widow, housekeeper, born in Indiana, father born in New York, and mother born in Mass.
and Henrietta Parish, 26, daughter, widow, 26, boarder, b. Ill., father b. Ohio, mother b. Indiana.⁴
     Tenny Root is listed twice in the 1900 census of Crawford County, Kansas. He is listed as household 140 by census taker Albert Cuthbertson on 12 June 1900 at the bottom of sheet 7B, Supervisors District 3, Enumeration District 76 as:
[There may be more on another sheet somewhere else.]
He is also listed as household 152 (changed to 154) by census taker Lewis Stock on 16 June on the bottom two lines of Sheet 8A, SD 3, ED 75 and the top two lines of Sheet 8B on 18 June as:
Tenny Root appeared on the census of 1905 at Crawford County, Kansas, as follows:
     Root, T., 54
      , Elizabeth, 56
     Bullock, Alice, 24
      , M., 4
      , J., 2.⁵
Tenny Root appeared on the census of 16 Apr 1910 at Crawford Township, Crawford County, Kansas, as follows:      22/22 Root, Teny, head, 55, marr. once for 30 years, b. Vt., father b. France, mother b. French Canada, occupation "own income."⁶
Tenny Root appeared on the census of 1 Mar 1915 at Kansas, as follows:
     1851/85 T. Root, 6-[last digit not clear], b. Vt., came from Ill., farmer
      Elizibeth Root, 65, b. Ill., came from Ill., housewife
[He owned his farm, free of mortgage. The next family is Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Root].⁷
     His obituary states: "ROOT -- Tenny, age 85 years, passed away at the home, 3600 Gladstone blvd., Sunday morning. Survived by 2 daughters, Mrs. W. P. Bullock of the home address; Mrs. P. W. Geer of Boston, Mass; 1 son J. E. Root, Highlands, N. C; 3 grandsons, A. M. Bullock and E. G. Bullock of 3600 Gladstone blvd., and Ridgely Geer of Boston, Mass. Interment in Girard, Kas. Mrs. C. L. Forster in charge."⁸

     Zadoc Root was baptized on 10 Jul 1766.¹ He died young.¹ He was the son of Joshua Root and Abigail Old.¹

     Chloe Ann Rose died b 1999.¹ She was born b 1999.¹

     Deborah Rose was born on 6 Jun 1671 at Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut.² She was the daughter of John Rose and Phebe Ives.¹ Deborah Rose married George Baldwin, son of John Baldwin and Mary Bruen, in 1689 at Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut.³

     Dianthe Rose was born on 31 Jul 1793.¹ She married Thaddeus Lyman Jr., son of Thaddeus Lyman and Apphia Old, on 5 Sep 1820.¹ Dianthe Rose died on 19 Apr 1875 at age 81.² She was buried at West Suffield Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.²

     Everett Wood Rose was born on 7 Nov 1881.^3,4 He married Mira Smith, daughter of William Albert Smith and Nancy Ann Ridgely, on 8 Apr 1903 at Richland County, Illinois.^5,6
     Everett Wood Rose appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died Jun 1976 with the last place of residence listed as Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois. Everett Wood's SSN was issued in Illinois and his birth date is given as 7 Nov 1881.⁷ He died on 15 Jun 1976 at age 94.⁸ He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois.⁹
     He registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 12 Sep 1918 at Olney, Richland County, Illinois. He described himself as living on Route 1, Parkersburg, Illinois, age 36, born 7 Nov 1881, and his occupation was farming for himself at Parkersburg. He was medium in height, medium in build, with brown eyes and had brown hair. His closest relative was Mira Rose, also of Route 1, Parkersburg.¹⁰
     The ages of the children can be estimated from this 1930 census listing.
Rose, Everett W. age 48, first married at age 22, b. Illinois, a farmer
, Myra, wife, age 49, first married at age 23, b. Illinois
, Walton, son, age 24, b. Illinois
, Gilbert, son, age 18, b. Illinois
, Wendell, son, age 13, b. Illinois
, Marjory, dau., age 10, b. Illinois.¹¹
     His obituary states:
Everett Rose, 94, died 13 June, survived by daughter Marjorie Swinson, 2 sons Wendell and Walton, 15 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren.¹²

     Gad Rose Jr. was born on 21 Jul 1780.² He married Experience Lyman, daughter of Thaddeus Lyman and Apphia Old, on 14 Nov 1801.¹ Gad Rose Jr. died on 30 Dec 1806 at age 26.²

     Gilbert Rose was born c 1912.¹ He was the son of Everett Wood Rose and Mira Smith.
     Gilbert Rose of Wilson, NC, is named in his mother's obituary.²

     John Rose was the son of John Rose.¹ John Rose married (2) Phebe Ives, daughter of William Ives and Hannah (?), in Aug 1670.² John Rose married (3) Elizabeth Moss b 1691.³ John Rose died on 27 Dec 1722 at Branford, Town of New Haven, Connecticut.⁴
     He was a Deacon of Branford, CT.⁵

     John Rose married Ellen Nicholl, daughter of Thomas Nicholl and Dorothy George, bet 02 Mar 1662/3 - 5 May 166.¹ John Rose died c 1676.

     John Rose was born. Christine Rose says he is listed as age 15 (so born ca. 1619) on the shiplist for Francis in 1634 (for which she reproduces an image) but suggests he may have been somewhat older.¹ He was the son of Robert Rose.²

     Marjorie Rose was born c 1919.¹ She was the daughter of Everett Wood Rose and Mira Smith.
     From the obituaries of her parents, her married name was either Swinson or Swanson.²

     Nicholas Perry Rose was born on 20 Mar 1999 at Louisville, Kentucky.¹ He died on 10 Sep 1999.¹ He was buried on 13 Sep 1999 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois.¹
     "Nicholas Perry Rose, 5 1/2 month [old] son of Shawn and Rae Rose, of Olney, died at 3:10 p.m. Friday, September 10, 1999, at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
"Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Oak Hill Cemetery in Parkersburg with Dr. Larry Duncan officiating. Private family visitation will be held one hour prior to services at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney.
"Nicholas was born March 20, 1999, in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Shawn and Rae (Smith) Rose. He is survived by his parents, a twin brother, Benjamin Philip Rose, at home; one sister, Tara Rose, at home; maternal grandmother, Mary Ellen Smith of Olney; paternal great-grandmother, Frances Rose, of Olney; and paternal grandparents, Philip and Donna Rose, of Parkersburg.
"He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Ernest Perry and one sister, Chloe Ann Rose.
"Memorials may be made to Ronald McDonald House in Louseville [sic], Kentucky in memory of Nicholas Perry Rose."²

     Paul Joseph Rose was born on 16 Oct 1911 at Grand Forks, North Dakota.¹ He married Myrle Elizabeth Schell, daughter of Charles Schell and Louise Banta, on 18 Jul 1957 at Cook County, Illinois.² Paul Joseph Rose died on 21 Dec 1983 at age 72.³ He was buried on 23 Dec 1983 at National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Arkansas.⁴

     Raymond Ridgely Rose was born on 22 Jun 1914.^4,3 He was the son of Everett Wood Rose and Mira Smith.¹ Raymond Ridgely Rose died on 25 May 1926 at Richland County, Illinois, at age 11.^3,5
     His obituary states:
     "Cross Roads. Ray Ridgley[sic] Rose, age 11 years, 11 months, and 3 days, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rose, died at his home Tuesday. He was afflicted from infancy. Death was caused by measles. Funeral services were held at Parkersburg, Wednesday morning. Burial in Parkersburg cemetery."⁶

     Sarah Ellen Rose was born on 1 Dec 1841.³ She married Russell Harrison, son of John Harrison and Nancy Higgins, on 25 Nov 1868.^1,4 Sarah Ellen Rose died on 12 Apr 1927 at age 85.^3,5 She was buried on 15 Apr 1927 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois.^3,6
     Her obituary states:
"Sarah Ellen Rose Harrison, daughter of Curtis and Irene Rose, was born near Parkersburg, Ill., December 1, 1841; departed this life April 12, 1927, aged 85 years, 4 months and 11 days.
"She was converted early in life, became a charter member of the United Brethren church, and lived a consistent christian life until death.
"Aunt Sarah loved her church and her greatest regrets [sic] in recent years was that she could not attend its services.
"On November 25, 1868, she was united in marriage to Russell Harrison. To this union were born three children, two sons and one daughter, namely, Delbert, who preceded her in death; Alva, of Winter Haven, Florida, (who has cared for his mother in her last sickness), and Edith Smith of Brazil, Ind.
"Some fifteen months ago Aunt Sarah suffered a stroke of paralysis which rendered her helpless. Her illness was of long duration and no doubt her suffering was great, yet she bore it all with the greatest patience and christian fortitude. She was very appreciative to those who ministered to her.
"Her prospects for eternity were bright. Her testimony was an inspiration to all who came in contact with her. She leaves to mourn her going one son, one daughter, one brother, one sister and a number of other relatives and a host of friends."²
     Her obituary states:
"Mrs. Sarah Harrison Dies
"Mrs. Sarah Harrison died Wednesday night at her home in Parkersburg after an illness of many years.
"She is survived by one son, Alva Harrison, of Florida, who has been with her for the past several months.
"Mrs. Harrison is a sister to Mr. N. B. Rose of this city.
"Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock."
This implies her death was Wednesday, 13 Apr 1927.⁷

     Walton Rose was born c 1906.¹ He was the son of Everett Wood Rose and Mira Smith.
     He is named in the obituaries of both parents. He was of Atlanta, GA, at the time of his mother's death.²

     Wendell Rose was born on 28 Aug 1916 at Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois.¹ He was the son of Everett Wood Rose and Mira Smith. Wendell Rose died on 28 Nov 1997 at his home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois, at age 81.² He appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died 28 Nov 1997 with the last place of residence listed as Olney, Richland County, Illinois. Wendell's SSN was issued in Illinois. Also, his birth date is given as 28 Aug 1916.³ He was buried on 1 Dec 1997 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois.^1,4
     His obituary states:
     "Wendell Rose, 82, of Olney, died at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28, 1997, at his home.
"Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Ingram Funeral Home in West Salem. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Parkersburg. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
"In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Wendell M. Rose Memorial Fund at the Moravian Church of Southeastern Illinois Hospice.
"Rose was born Aug. 8, 1916 in Parkersburg, the son of Everett and Mira (Smith) Rose. He married Frances Voight Aug. 13, 1938, in Henderson, Ky.
"He was a farmer and member of the Moravian Church in West Salem.
"He is survived by his wife, of Olney; two sons, Phillip Rose and his wife, Donna, of Parkersburg, and John R. Rose, of Dallas, Texas; three daughters, Sue Cox and her husband, Glen, of Cisne, and Peggy Clark and Sherry Rose, both of Indianapolis, Ind; one sister, Marjorie Swinson and her husband, Glenn, of Tuscon, Ariz; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
"He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Walton, Gilbert and Raymond Rose."⁵

     Anthony Rosenbaum married an unknown person. He died at Washington County, Virginia.

     Ann Rosenbaum? married Jacob Rudy. Ann Rosenbaum? was born c 1801. She was the daughter of Anthony Rosenbaum.

     George Ross died on 6 Jul 1859 at Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Hazel Ross married Glenn Alvero Olds, son of Fred Alverso Olds and Sarah J. Sheridan, in 1918.¹ Hazel Ross died in 1983.²
     Her obituary states: "Olds -- Hazel M., of Sherwood, age 83; mother of Ross Olds; Glenn Olds, Jr., Jack Olds, 4 sisters; 8 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren. Services 10 am Thursday Jan 13, Attrell's Sherwood Funeral Chapel. Interment Riverview Cemetery, Portland."²

     James Ross married Thankful Barns, daughter of Aaron Barns and Deborah Old, on 23 Oct 1788.^1,2

     Persis Ross married Asa Barns, son of Aaron Barns and Deborah Old, in Jun 1772.¹ Persis Ross died on 24 Sep 1777.¹

     Phebe Ross married Kingsley Olds, son of Daniel Olds and Lois Stanley, on 5 May 1831 at Trumbull County, Ohio.¹