Fourth Generation

79. Charles Melroy ROOT⁸⁸ was born in 1865 in Siskiyou County, CA.^168,175,272 He appeared in the census in 1870 in Scott Valley Township, Siskiyou County, CA.¹⁶⁷ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Etna Township, Siskiyou County, CA.^168,174

(The 1930 Census of Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA contains the household of Charles A. Root, age 65, born in CA, and his wife Hattie (name not clear). That may have been him.)

, Charles appeared in the census in 1900 in Forest township, Sierra County, CA.²⁷² He was Married, but living alone, and his occupation was "Mining Engineer."

. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Table Rock Township, Sierra County, CA.²⁷³ He was Married (for 20 years), a Boarder in the household of Dave and Lizzie Corbett, and his occupation was "Engineer, Mining Engineer." His wife was not with him.

(He cannot be located in the 1920 Census.)

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Charles Melroy ROOT and Ada HIGGINS were married about 1890 in California.²⁷³ Ada HIGGINS¹²¹ was born (date unknown).