Gazlay Family History
Samuel Root
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 1 January 2013; Last Edited: 1 January 2013 |
| Person ID | 4673 |
| Name | Samuel Root |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 1820 in Ohio1, 2, 3 |
| Married | to Harriet Furman4 |
| Died | 11 March 18895 |
| Buried | in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York5 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Harriet Furman (daughter of Rev. Charles Edwin Furman and Harriet Emiline Johnson) |
| Born | ca. 1833 in New York |
| Married | to Samuel Root |
| Died | 14 January 1882 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Iowa, Dubuque County, Dubuque, Page No. 88, family of Saml Root (38, Ohio, artist); Harriet Root (25, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Iowa, Dubuque County, Dubuque, Page No. 15, family of Samuel Root (50, Ohio, photographer); Harriet Root (37, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Iowa, Dubuque County, Dubuque, Enumeration District 178, Page No. 12D; family of Samuel Root (59, Ohio, photograper); wife Hariet Root (46, New York).
- Obituary, Union and Advertiser, Rochester, New York; 18 January 1882, Harriet F. Root, age 48, died 14 January 1882 in Dubuque, Iowa. The article provides the names of her father, husband, sisters and brothers.
- Find a Grave (website). Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York; Samuel Root / Died / Mar. 11, 1889 / Aged 70 Y’rs [from headstone]; section K, Lot 78.