Cecil Marion Root

Brief Life History of Cecil Marion

When Cecil Marion Root was born on 22 December 1901, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, her father, Charles Arthur Root, was 26 and her mother, Lulu Doris Lawrence, was 20. She married Carl Lee Whitlock on 20 December 1920, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930. She died on 29 June 1936, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 34.

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Family Time Line

Carl Lee Whitlock
1900–1958
Cecil Marion Root
1901–1936
Marriage: 20 December 1920
Charles Lawrence Whitlock
1921–
Whitlock
1927–1927

Sources (22)

  • Cecile Root in household of Chas A Root, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Cecil Emery, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Marion Whitlock, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"

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World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1903 · Ford Motor Company

"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."

1911 · The Salt Lake International Airport

The Salt Lake International Airport starts its history as a small airfield. It slowly grew until Charles Lindbergh visited that area. After his visit, the airfield changed into a Municipal Airport and started being a hub for most flights from New York to California. After World War II, the airport turned into an international hub for most flights in the Mountain West. In recent history, It sees around 30 million travelers each year and continues to grow in popularity by the local residents.

Name Meaning

English: perhaps a nickname for a cheerful person, from an unrecorded Middle English rote (Old English rōt) ‘glad, cheerful’.

English: from Middle English rote, route, rotte ‘rote’ (of uncertain origin but apparently ultimately akin to Welsh crwth), perhaps used for a player of the medieval stringed instrument, a kind of harp or fiddle. Compare Rutter .

English: perhaps a habitational name from Wroot (Lincolnshire), from Old English wrōt ‘snout, spur of land’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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