Samuel Fasnacht and Daniel Showalter were the preachers.
[Death certificate shows he was born Feb 2 and grave stone shows Feb 6.]
THE EPHRATA REVIEW;
January 28, 1921 (p 3):
"Jacob Root Dies at Shoeneck:
Jacob Root, 75, a resident of Lincoln, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs Adam Eberly of Schoeneck following a paralytic stroke sustained about two weeks prior to his death.
Mr Root and his wife were visiting their daughter when he was taken ill.
The deceased is survived by his wife, Rebecca (nee Edwards) and the following children: Mrs. Harry Gerhart, Reinholds Station; Henry, Mt. Airy; Mrs. Adam Eberly, Mrs. Adam Goshert, Schoeneck; Emanuel Root, Ephrata; Mrs. Joseph Phillips and John, of Lincoln. Three sisters, Mrs. Jonas Seachrist, Mrs. Thomas Spangler and Mrs. Samuel Seachrist all of Richland, Lebanon Co., also survive, as do four[sic] grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Monday morning at 10 o'clock from the home of Joseph Phillips, Lincoln, with whom Mrs. Root resided, followed by services in Mellinger's Church, near Schoeneck, at 10:30 o'clock. Interment in the adjoining cemetery."
Samuel Fasnacht and Daniel Showalter were the preachers.
[Death certificate shows he was born Feb 2 and grave stone shows Feb 6.]
THE EPHRATA REVIEW;
January 28, 1921 (p 3):
"Jacob Root Dies at Shoeneck:
Jacob Root, 75, a resident of Lincoln, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs Adam Eberly of Schoeneck following a paralytic stroke sustained about two weeks prior to his death.
Mr Root and his wife were visiting their daughter when he was taken ill.
The deceased is survived by his wife, Rebecca (nee Edwards) and the following children: Mrs. Harry Gerhart, Reinholds Station; Henry, Mt. Airy; Mrs. Adam Eberly, Mrs. Adam Goshert, Schoeneck; Emanuel Root, Ephrata; Mrs. Joseph Phillips and John, of Lincoln. Three sisters, Mrs. Jonas Seachrist, Mrs. Thomas Spangler and Mrs. Samuel Seachrist all of Richland, Lebanon Co., also survive, as do four[sic] grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Monday morning at 10 o'clock from the home of Joseph Phillips, Lincoln, with whom Mrs. Root resided, followed by services in Mellinger's Church, near Schoeneck, at 10:30 o'clock. Interment in the adjoining cemetery."
Gravesite Details
Husband of Rebecca Edwards Root
Family Members
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Adeline Root Ditzler
1865–1906
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Rebecca Edwards Root Wenrich
1867–1941
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Henry Edwards Root
1869–1938
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Nancy Root
1870–1871
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Caroline Edwards Root Eberly
1871–1961
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MaryAnne E. Root
1873–1877
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Emanuel Edwards Root
1879–1935
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Susan Ada Root Phillips
1881–1928
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Lizzie E Root Goshert
1886–1950
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John Edwards Root
1887–1957
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