William L. ROOT ²

  General Notes:

1880 IA CENSUS, Page Co, Washington Twp:
Amos Root, 41, farmer, b. IL, parents b. NY;
Alphonsene, wife, 42, b. NY, parents b. NY;
William L., son, 18, single, at home, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. NY:
Mary, dau, 15, single, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. NY;
Sarah, dau, 13, at home, attended school, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. NY;
Elias W., son, 9, attended school, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. NY;
Fred, son, 7, attended school, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. NY;
Stephen Halstead, boarder, 37, single, farm laborer, b. NY, parents b. NY.

1900 IL CENSUS, Peoria, Hallock Twp:
William Root, Mar 1862, 38, married 13 yrs, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. NY, day laborer;
Mary, wife, Nov 1864, 35, married 13 yrs, 6 children, 5 living, b. IL, father b. NY, mother b. IN;
Roy, son, Oct 1886, 13, at school, b. IL, parents b. IL;
Raymond, son, Nov 1888, 11, at school, b. IL, parents b. IL;
Merle, son, Feb 1892, 8, b. IL, parents b. IL;
Earl, son, June 1896, 3, b. IL, parents b. IL;
Clyde, son, Jul 1899, 10/12, b. IL, parents b. IL;

1910 IL CENSUS, Peoria Co, Peoria city:
William Root, 48, 1st marriage, married 25 yrs, b. IL, parents b. US, laborer, odd jobs;
Mary J., wife, 1st marriage, married 25 yrs., 8 children, 6 living, b. IL, father b. PA, mother b. IN;
Maud, 5, dau, b. IL, parents b. IL;
Earl, son, 13, b. IL, parents b. IL;
Clyde, son, 11, b. IL, parents b. IL;
"Wilbar", son, 2, b. IL, parents b. IL.

William married Mary J. CLAWSON about 1886 in probably IL.¹ (Mary J. CLAWSON was born in Nov 1864 in IL ¹ and died after 1930 in probably Peoria Co, IL ⁵.)