Bertha Elizabeth Holcomb

1858 - 1939  (81 years)

• Name	Bertha Elizabeth Holcomb  [1]
  Birth	20 May 1858	, , New York, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	563B383C7BD7461EB92E2CE4F580053D69DD
  Death	12 Nov 1939	Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, USA   [2]
  Burial	Wilder, Canyon County, Idaho, USA, Fargo Cemetery   [2]
  Person ID	I1567	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	Martin B. Holcomb,   b. Abt 1840, Isle La Motte, Grand Isle County, Vermont, USA d. 7 Jul 1864, Petersburg, Petersburg (city), Virginia, USA (Age ~ 24 years)
  Mother	Maryette Wilson,   b. 8 Nov 1834, Plattsburg, Clinton County, New York, USA d. 9 Jun 1906, Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1860	Altona, Clinton County, New York, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Israel Sherman Root,   b. 1 May 1853, Delhi, Delaware County, Iowa, USA d. 19 Oct 1911, Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	16 Jul 1875	Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  		Isreal and Bertha (Holcomb) Root and Family The little "girl" in the front is son, Henry Franklin Root. Left to right in back are Isreal Root, Sr., Isreal Root, Jr., Bertha (Holcomb) Root. Standing in back is Lella Achsa Root.
  		Isreal and Bertha Root with Four Sons Picture taken in Mankato, MN
  Children	1. Lella "Lillie" Achsa Root,   b. 8 Aug 1876, Shelby Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA d. 25 Dec 1956, , Stevens County, Minnesota, USA (Age 80 years)   2. Mary Genette Root,   b. 10 Jul 1878, Shelby Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA d. 24 Aug 1890, Shelby Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA (Age 12 years)   3. Noble Root,   b. 22 Mar 1880, Shelby Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA d. 5 Jun 1880, Shelby Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA (Age 0 years)   4. Israel Sherman Root, Jr.,   b. 8 Apr 1882, Shelby Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA d. 2 Apr 1935, Corning, Tehama County, California, USA (Age 52 years)   5. Henry Franklin Root,   b. 10 May 1889, Vernon Center, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA d. 30 Jul 1952, Bliss, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA (Age 63 years)   6. Harry Edgar Root,   b. 24 Aug 1893, Shelby Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA d. 23 Jan 1972, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA (Age 78 years)   7. Dallas Charles Root,   b. 4 Apr 1897, Shelby Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA d. 21 Jun 1971, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 May 1858 - , , New York, USA Marriage - 16 Jul 1875 - Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Bertha (Holcomb) Root
  		Jennie Holcomb Felton Heggerness and Bertha Elizabeth Holcomb Root

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Teena Smith, Smith, Teena, 28 Jun 2011, Contact E-mail from Larry Wilson's genealogy web site on 28 Jun 2011 (Reliability: 3). [S94] Teena Smith, Smith, Teena, 31 Jul 2011, E-mail attachment to Larry Wilson on 31 Jul 2011 (Reliability: 3). [S93] Maryette Wilson Holcomb Pension Records, 12 Aug 2011 (Reliability: 3). [S12] 1900 Federal Census, 18 Jul 2011 (Reliability: 3). [S96] Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950, 18 Jul 2011 (Reliability: 3).