Isaac ROOT ⁷⁵⁴

  Death Notes:

The Gospel Messenger, November 6, 1915

Root, Bro Isaac, born July 31, 1844, in Carroll County, Ind., died Sept. 6, 1915 at Lomita, Cal., aged 71 years, 2 months and 26 days. His wife, four daughters, two sons and one sister survive him. One son and two daughters preceded him. He united with the church at an early age and continued faithful until death suddenly overtook him at his work in his lot, where his granddaughter found him lifeless. Services by the writer, assisted by Eld. D. W. Crist. Text 1 Cor 15:55. -- B. F. Masterson, Long Beach, Cal.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census, 1850, District 9, Carroll, Indiana. ⁷⁹⁷

2. Census, 1860, Washington Twp., Tippecanoe, Indiana. ⁷⁹⁸

3. Census, 1870, Ozawkie Twp., Jefferson, Kansas, USA. ⁷⁵³ Hard to read, but he worked on Wells. Living 2 houses from his parents.

4. Census, 1880, Mound City, Holt, Missouri, USA. ⁷⁵⁴ He was a farm hand. His cousin George Root was living with him who was a carpenter.

5. Census, 1900, Cimarron Twp, Woods, Oklahoma, USA. ⁷⁶⁵ He was a laborer, living on a farm he owned.

6. Moved, Abt 1906, Lomita, Los Angeles, California. ⁷⁶⁴

Isaac married Malissa Lee Ann HIGDON on 24 Dec 1863 in , Jefferson, Kansas, USA.⁷⁶² (Malissa Lee Ann HIGDON was born on 16 Mar 1845 in , , Missouri, USA,⁷⁶³ died on 11 Nov 1924 in Wilmington, Los Angeles, California, USA ⁷⁶⁴ and was buried in Inglewood Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California ⁷⁶⁴.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Alt. Marriage, 25 Dec 1863, , Jefferson, Kansas, USA. ⁷⁶²

  Marriage Notes:

Root Higdon
December 24th 1868
I William Gish hereby certify that I jioned by marriage Isaac Root and Malissa Higdon both of Jefferson County Kansas the date above stated.

Filed Jan 12/1864 William Gish (the rest I can't make out) ⁷⁶⁷