There is a Thomas Root still living in Plymouth, OH who, I believe, is a grandson. You might want to contact him. He's in the phone book but I do not have access to one here at work. Terry === Terry Wilson 40 S. Gamble Street Shelby, OH 44875 Researching: ALLEN, COLTMAN, EDMAN, FERRIS, HARLAN/HARLAND,HOLLENBAUGH, HORNER, JANNY/JANNEY/JENNING, KELLER, KLINKLE, KRUNK/CRUNK/CRONK,MARING/MEARING, MAY, McCORMIC/McCORMICK, SEAMAN, SHOMO, SIFFERLIN, TOUSLEY/TOSELEY, & WILSON ---Susan Rhodes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Carol, > > Thanks for the suggestion. I've checked that and they are related --but not very > closely. I know quite a bit about the ancestors of William Root--going back to > the first immigrant to the U.S. what I don't know are the names of his children, > etc. > > Susan > > [email protected] wrote: > > > In a message dated 9/4/99 10:05:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > << I am interested ingetting information on the descendants of William Root, > > who died in Ravenna in 1895. He was married to Almira Silverthorne and had 7 > > sons and one daughter. He was the son of Sally Ann Tousley and Edwin Root. > > >> > > > > Have you checked to see if they may be in the ROOT family for whom Rootstown > > , Portage Co. was named? <A > > HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohportag/hist015.htm">Rootstown</A> > > > > Carol in FL. > > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com