This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Root, Dickinson, Wood, McDaniel Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AQB.2ACI/144 Message Board Post: Plattsmouth Journal, Thursday, April 20, 1916 DEATH OF JAMES ROOT, PIONEER CITIZEN OF CASS COUNTY >From Wednesday’s Daily. Sunday, April 16, at his home in Lincoln, occurred the death of James Root, for many years a resident of Cass county and a member of the Root family, one of the pioneer families of the state. For a great many years Mr. Root resided at Murray, where he was engaged in the lumber and hardware business, and was very strongly identified with the life of the community and was a gentleman who made many friends by his pleasant manner of dealing with his fellow men, and his death will be greatly regretted by his old friends in this county as well as in Lincoln. Nine years ago he went to Lincoln from Murray and established his home there and had resided since at 2010 Vine street. Mr. Root was married in 186[?] to Miss Harriett Dickinson at Waco, Michigan, who, with two daughters, Mrs. G.W. WOOD of Lincoln and Mrs. W.H. MC DANIEL of Nebraska City, and one son, C.F. ROOT, of Lincoln, are left to mourn the loss of this good man. Mr. Root, on going to Lincoln, united with the East Lincol! n Christian church, and was a deacon and trustee of this church at the time of his death. [Same page, date, different column for local news] J.W. EDMUNDS, B.A. ROOT, Dr. and Mrs. B.F. BRENDEL and Mrs. William SPORER went to Lincoln Tuesday to attend the funeral of Uncle James Root. The Journal will be provided with an obituary notice of Mr. Root in time for the next issue.