Jennie Root was the daughter of Arizona pioneers and Civil War veteran Anderson and Margaret Louise Snodgrass Root. She married Delmont D. Crabb and was the mother of a daughter, Zelda. She was the sister of Robert Snodgrass Root, Charles Thompson Root and Ralph Roy Root. ~~ Bio provided by: relative
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"Arizona Republican", November 9, 1900, pg 8. ~~ FUNERAL OF MRS. CRABB. The Lofty Estimation in Which This Dead Woman Was Held.

The funeral of Mrs. Jennie Root Crabb, wife of Mr. Delmore D. Crabb, took place yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock, interment being made in the Phoenix cemetery. The funeral services were held from the home of Mrs. Davis, sister-in-law of the deceased, in the Isaacs district, three miles west of the city, where death so suddenly overtook the fair young mother at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning. Rev. C. V. Cowan of the First M. E. church preached a tender, sympathetic funeral oration, and music was furnished by Mr. O. H. Christy, Mrs. Rogers and Miss Christy. Fifty vehicles formed the funeral cortege that followed the remains to their last resting place.

The deceased was the daughter of the late Mr. Anderson Root, of the Cartwright district. She was born April 4, 1875 in Lincoln, Neb., and spent the days of her young girlhood principally in Cass county, Neb. In the fall of 1892 she accompanied her father’s family to Arizona, and lived here ever since. December 22, 1897, she was united in marriage to Mr. Delmore D. Crabb. A little over a year later a daughter was born to the young couple and was named Zelda. On the morning of her death a young son was born and was named Anderson, in memory of her father, by the young mother. The young infant survives and promises to grow up into a healthy boyhood. Mrs. Crabb realized that her vitality was ebbing and told those around her that she could not live. Everything possible was done to stay the fast expiring life, but without avail. Mrs. Davis, a sister of Mr. Crabb, will take the two little motherless children and raise them as her own.

The deceased was a most exemplary young woman, of a lovely disposition, and sprang from Scotch ancestors of sterling worth. Some years since she joined the Presbyterian church of this city and lived a most consistent Christian life. In addition to her little ones and husband she leaves a widowed mother and three brothers to mourn their loss. Her presence will be sadly missed from the family circle.
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