San Benito-Placer County CA Archives Biographies.....Root, John Foster 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

JOHN FOSTER ROOT, Mulberry, San Benito county, California, is ranked with the
pioneers of this State. Of his life and parentage we make the following brief
record:

  Mr. Root is a son of Jeremiah and Emeline (Davis) Root, whose family in 1849,
the time they came to California, was composed of the following members: Alroy,
now deceased; Almiran, of Parrot City, Colorado; George, of Gilroy; Spencer, of
Lompoc; Ann, wife of Jacob Roberts; and John F., the subject of our sketch. They
entered California via Placerville, and immediately went to Greenwood valley,
Placer county, where they built the first hotel in that vicinity. In 1851 the
entire family returned to Iowa, where they had lived from 1843 until they came
to the far West. After going back to Iowa the mother died and the father married
Sophrona (Culp) Near, widow of Christ Near. In 1853, just after this second
marriage, he again started with his family for California, coming across the
plains with ox teams. Arriving here, they located at the village of Haywards,
Alameda county, California, and some years later moved to Santa Rosa. At this
writing, 1892, the father is still living, having reached the advanced age of
ninety-two years, and is hale and hearty.

  John Foster Root was engaged in mining until 1866. That year he settled in
Monterey county. In 1868 he took up his abode in the beautiful Long valley,
being the first settler of that valley. He was instrumental in locating thirteen
thrifty families therein. In 1874 he came to his present place at Elvina
station, where he has 274 acres of tillable land, adapted to farming and fruit
culture.

  Mr. Root was married in 1856 to Miss Annie Culp, a native of Pennsylvania, and
a daughter of Daniel Culp, deceased. They have two sons, George W. and John B.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California.

Illustrated.

Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the
Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of
its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent
Citizens of To-day.



HENRY D. BARROWS,
Editor of the Historical Department.

LUTHER A. INGERSOLL,
Editor of the Biographical Department.

"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendants."-Macaulay.


CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1893.


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