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9. Elvira CARPENTER
and
Nehemiah W. ROOT

Elvira was born About 1837 in Lockport, Niagara, New York, and married 1 January 1862 in Oakland county, Michigan, Nehemiah W. ROOT, the son of Ashley and Hannah ROOT. He was born about 1835, in Salem Twp., Oakland, Michigan.

Census Records

1840 Census Index CARPENTER WILLIAM Novi, Oakland County, MI 028
             Under 5; 5 to 10; 10 to 15; 15 to 20; 20 to 30; 40 to 50
     Male:   -------    2         1         1         1         1
     Female:    1     ---------   1         1      --------     1

1850 Census Index CARPENTER WILLIAM Lyon Township Oakland County MI 582
                                         R Estate Where
Name                 Age  Sex Occupation Value    Born
William   Carpenter  53  M    Farmer   $  -,--- N. Y.
Mary          "      51  F  ---------- -------- N. Y.
Olive         "      34  F  ---------- -------- N. Y.
Ruth          "      26  F  ---------- -------- N. Y. 
Uriah         "      17  M  ---------- -------- N. Y.
Samuel        "      14  M  ---------- -------- N. Y. 
Alvira        "      13  F  ---------- -------- N. Y. 
Charlotte     "      10  F  ---------- -------- N. Y.  

1860 Census Index CARPENTER WILLIAM Lyon Oakland County MI 050
                                         R Estate Personal Where
Name                 Age  Sex Occupation Value    Value    Born
William   Carpenter  66  M    Farmer   $  3,000 $  0,600 Conn.
Mary          "      60  F  Keep House -------- -------- N. Y.
Uriah         "      17  M    Farmer   $  0,000 $  0,700 N. Y.
Elvira        "      22  F  At Home    -------- -------- Mich.
Charlotte     "      18  F  At Home    -------- -------- Mich 

1870 Census Commerce, Oakland, Michigan, Page 200R
                                        R Estate Personal Where
Name            Age Sex Race Occupation Value    Value    Born
ROOT    Nehmiah  35  M   W   Farmer     $  9,000 $  2,500 Mich.
  "     Elvira   22  F   W   Keep House -------- -------- Mich
  "     William   6  M   W   ---------- -------- -------- Mich
  "     Ella      4  F   W   ---------- -------- -------- Mich
SMITH   Henry    21  M   W   Farm Labor -------- -------- Mich
JACKWAY Ann E    20  F   W   House Keep -------- -------- Mich

1880 Census Commerce, Oakland, Michigan, Page 72D
                                   Marr |   Place of  Birth   |
Name         Relation Sex Race Age Stat |Self   Father Mother| Occupation
Nemiah  ROOT Head      M   W    44  M    Mich.  N. Y.  N. Y.   Farmer
Elvira    "  Wife      F   W    43  M    Mich.  N. Y.  N. Y.   Keeping House
William   "  Son       M   W    16  S    Mich.  Mich.  Mich.   ----------
Ella      "  Daughter  F   W    14  S    Mich.  Mich.  Mich.   At School
Claud     "  Son       M   W     8  S    Mich.  Mich.  Mich.   ----------
Floyed    "  Son       M   W     3  S    Mich.  Mich.  Mich.   ----------

1872
Oakland County MI
Plat Atlas
All Name Index

SURNAME FIRST TOWNSHIP   SEC. COMMENTS BY ROB
Root    A. W. Waterford   22 
Root    N.    White Lake  32 This property in White Lake Twp. is contigous  
Root    N. W. Commerce     5 with that of N. W. ROOT in Commerce Twp.

Note go to the Oakland County GENWEB page to see the maps the link is here

CHILDREN of Alvira CARPENTER and Nehemiah W. ROOT:

 
   91. 1. WILLIAM  b:    Abt 1864; Commerce, Oakland, Michigan.
   92. 2. ELLA     b:    Abt 1866; Commerce, Oakland, Michigan.
 + 93. 3. CLAUDE E. b: 23 Feb 1872; Commerce, Oakland, Michigan.
                  md:  4 Nov 1896; Rescue, Huron, Michigan.
                                   Mina WHITE
                  md: 13 May 1908; Caro, Tuscola, Michigan.
                                   Olive Anna WRIGHT
                   d: 18 Mar 1937; Oakland Twp., Tuscola, Michigan.
                 bur: 21 Mar 1937; Elkland Cem., Oakland Twp.,
                                   Tuscola, Michigan.
   94. 4. FLOYD    b:    Abt 1877; Commerce, Oakland, Michigan.

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