2. Clarissa Root (Jeriel ) was
born on 23 Jun 1802 in Dutchess Co, New York. She died on 17 May 1866. She was buried in Blairstown, Benton Co,
Iowa.
Clarissa married Thomas Miner on 2 Dec 1821 in Ross Co, Ohio. Thomas was born on 25 Jun 1798 in Greene Co, New York. He died on 19 Apr 1878 in Leroy Twp, Benton Co, Iowa. He was buried in Pleasant Hill Cem, Blairstown, Benton Co, Iowa. Thomas was employed as Farmer.
Thomas and Clarissa had the following children:
+ 13 F i
Sarah Ann Miner 14 M ii
Thomas "Marcus" Miner was born on 15 Feb 1824. He died on 25 Aug 1824. + 15 F iii
Eliza Miner + 16 F iv
Lucia Miner + 17 F v
Emily Jones Miner + 18 M vi
Alfred Miner 19 F vii
Caroline Miner was born on 2 Aug 1835. She died on 2 Jun 1857. Caroline married Charles Frazier. + 20 M viii
Hiram Miner + 21 F ix
Isabella M. Miner + 22 F x
Clarissa Miner 23 F xi
Jane Miner was born on 18 Feb 1847. She died on 29 Feb 1848.
4. Erastus Coleman Root (Jeriel
) was born on 26 Jul 1805 in Roxbury, Delaware Co, New York. He died on 22 Jan 1896. He was buried in Blue Ridge
Cem, Hallock Twp, Peoria, IL.
Erastus married Barbara A. Reed on 16 Dec 1830 in Peoria Co, Illinois. Barbara was
born on 15 Sep 1811 in Middletown, Delaware Co, New York. She died on 6 Oct 1881. She was buried in Blue Ridge
Cem, Hallock Twp, Peoria, IL.
They had the following children:
24 M i
Jeriel Perry Root was born on 12 Apr 1832 in Illinois. He died on 15 Oct 1916 in Chillicothe, Peoria Co, Illinois. He was buried in Blue Ridge Cem, Hallock Twp, Peoria, IL. Jeriel married Nancy M. Booth in 1854/1855. Nancy was born in Jul 1832 in New York. She died on 27 Apr 1918 in Limestone Twp, Peoria Co, Illiniois. She was buried in Blue Ridge Cem, Hallock Twp, Peoria, IL. 25 F ii
Caroline Root was born on 23 May 1834. She died on 16 Jun 1835. + 26 M iii
James Lucas Root + 27 M iv
Cyrus Root 28 M v
Erastus Root was born on 29 Jan 1841 in Illinois. He died on 7 Mar 1917 in La Prairie Twp, Marshall Co, IL. He was buried in Blue Ridge Cem, Hallock Twp, Peoria, IL. [Notes] + 29 M vi
William Root + 30 F vii
Sarah Lovina Root + 31 F viii
Ann Eliza Root + 32 M ix
Alonzo M. Root + 33 M x
Charles Barker Root
5. Emily Root (Jeriel ) was born on 10 May 1807 in Roxbury, Delaware Co, New York. She died on 3 Aug 1890 in Chillicothe, Peoria Co, Illinois. She was buried in La Prairie Cem., Sparland, Illinois.
Emily married Edwin Squire Jones on 7 Dec 1827 in Ross Co, Ohio. Edwin was born in 1804/1805 in Pennsylvania. Edwin was employed as Farmer.
Edwin and Emily had the following children:
34 F i
Clarissa M. Jones was born on 1 Nov 1829. She died on 22 Jul 1830. 35 F ii
Isabella Minerva Jones was born on 30 Jun 1832 in Ohio. Isabella married William Easton on 14 May 1874 in La Prairie Twp, Marshall Co, IL. William was born in 1807 in New Jersey. He died in 1891. 36 F iii
Angeline Coleman Jones was born on 3 Feb 1834 in Illinois. + 37 M iv
Albert Wren Jones 38 M v
William Henry Jones was born on 24 Jan 1840. He died on 6 Aug 1840. 39 F vi
Harriet Augusta Jones was born on 17 Sep 1843 in Illinois. 40 M vii
Julius Evan Jones was born on 9 Oct 1846 in Illinois. He died on 27 Feb 1872 in La Prairie Twp, Marshall Co, IL. + 41 F viii
Juliet (Julia) S. Jones
6. Lucas Root (Jeriel ) was
born on 6 Feb 1810 in Roxbury, Delaware Co, New York. He died on 25 Jan 1888. He was buried in Blue Ridge Cem,
Hallock Twp, Peoria, IL. Lucas was employed as Farmer.
Lucas married Annie Sprague on 7 Feb 1833 in Northampton, Peoria Co, Illinois. Annie
was born on 4 Aug 1818 in New York. She died on 13 Dec 1888. She was buried in Blue Ridge Cem, Hallock Twp, Peoria,
IL.
They had the following children:
42 F i
Phebe Emerit Root was born on 15 Apr 1835. She died on 22 Feb 1849. She was buried in Blue Ridge Cem, Hallock Twp, Peoria, IL. + 43 F ii
Sarah Root + 44 M iii
Amos Root 45 M iv
Mary Root was born on 13 Dec 1840. He died on 24/09 Mar 1853. He was buried in Blue Ridge Cem, Hallock Twp, Peoria, IL. + 46 M v
Jeriel Root 47 M vi
Joseph Warren Root was born on 12 Mar 1848. He died on 24 Jun 1853. He was buried in Blue Ridge Cem, Hallock Twp, Peoria, IL. + 48 F vii
Clarissa Ellen Root 49 F viii
Emily Root was born in 1859/1860 in Illinois.
7. Phebe Emerit Root (Jeriel ) was born on 6 Feb 1812. She died on 31 Jul 1847 in Smith's Fork, Wyoming.
Phebe married George Siglar on 19 Nov 1829 in Ross Co, Ohio.
They had the following children:
50 F i
Anna Louisa Siglar was born on 15 Jan 1833. She died on 11 Oct 1838. 51 M ii
Jeriel Root Siglar was born on 30 Jan 1835. He died on 23 Sep 1838. 52 M iii
John Church Siglar was born on 16 Dec 1836. 53 M iv
William Siglar was born on 20 Aug 1839. 54 F v
Hannah Augusta Siglar was born on 1 Aug 1841. 55 vi
Juliather Siglar was born on 22 Mar 1843. + 56 M vii
Alonzo Siglar
8. Anna Root (Jeriel ) was born on 11 Dec 1813. She died on 19 Sep 1838. She was buried in Root Cemetary, Chillicothe, Illinois.
Anna married John Clifton on 26 Nov 1833 in Peoria Co, Illinois.
They had the following children:
11. Alfred Root (Jeriel )
was born on 7 Aug 1820 in Ross City, Ohio. He died on 8 Jan 1908 in Chenoa, Illinois. Alfred was employed as Farmer.
Alfred married Nancy W. Bliss on 11 Nov 1843 in Peoria Co, Illinois. Nancy was born in 1828/1829 in New York. She died on 19 Nov 1919.
They had the following children:
60 F i
Anna Louisa Root was born on 28 Aug 1845 in Illinois. + 61 M ii
Lucas Morris Root 62 F iii
Hentrietta Root was born on 31 Dec 1854 in Illinois. 63 F iv
Alma Root was born in 1859/1860 in Illinois. 64 M v
Harry B. Root was born in 1869/1870 in Illinois.
12. Alma Root (Jeriel ) was born on 7 Aug 1820 in Ohio. She died in 1903 in Galva, Illinois.
Alma married Timothy Atwood on 30 Aug 1837 in Peoria Co, Illinois. Timothy was born on 4 May 1815 in Dansville, Steuben Co, New York. He died in Nov 1902 in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Timothy was born in Galva, Illinois.
Timothy and Alma had the following children:
65 i
child Atwood was born on 1 Dec 1838. child was stillborn. + 66 M ii
Hiram Timothy Atwood 67 F iii
Clarissa Atwood was born on 7 Jan 1843 in Illinois. She died on 17 Mar 1879. Clarissa married William Snell. 68 F iv
Electa Atwood was born on 20 Aug 1845 in Illinois. She died on 27 Aug 1892. She was buried in Whitefield Cem, Marchall Co, Illinois. Electa married Spencer Ketchum on 15 Jan 1864. Spencer was born on 15 Nov 1841 in Richland Co, Ohio. He died on 25 Oct 1923 in Birmingham, Alabama. + 69 M v
Jeriel Atwood 70 M vi
William H. Atwood was born on 12 Mar 1851. William married Alice Russel on 11 Oct 1877. 71 F vii
Emily Atwood was born on 12 Sep 1854. She died on 12 Apr 1855. 72 M viii
Ira Atwood was born on 30 Jul 1856. He died on 23 Aug 1856. 73 M ix
Alfred Lucas Atwood was born on 5 Jan 1859. Alfred married Emma B. Hunter on 21 Dec 1880.
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