Fourth Generation

13. Helen "Nellie" ROOT was born on 13 November 1889 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^{24,37,42,58,59} (She was listed as "Nellie" in the 1910 Census.)

(Her parents were William H. "Will" Root and Dora Vandervort. She is separated from them in this database because her Johnson/Kraushaar descendants do not want their information included in the Descendants of Artus Paulus Van der Voort reports on LutheransOnLine.) She appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹² She appeared in the census in 1905 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴¹ Helen appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹¹ She lived at her home in Grundy Center, Grundy County, IA in 1912.²⁰ She appeared in the census in 1920 in Shiloh Township, Grundy County, IA.⁴⁹ Helen died on 2 February 1974 at the age of 84 in Urbana, Polk County, IA.^24,42,59

Helen "Nellie" ROOT and Daniel Rufus RICHMOND were married in 1913.^20,59 Daniel Rufus RICHMOND, son of John Francis RICHMOND and Hattie Ann MUNN, was born on 18 August 1884 in Iowa.^49,60 He appeared in the census in 1920 in Shiloh Township, Grundy County, IA.⁴⁹ He died on 10 February 1954 at the age of 69 in Des Moines, Polk County, IA.⁵⁹ Daniel was buried on 13 February 1954 in Des Moines, Polk County, IA.⁵⁹

Helen "Nellie" ROOT and Daniel Rufus RICHMOND had the following children:

19	i.	John William RICHMOND was born on 23 June 1913 in Morrison, Grundy County, IA.^24,49,60 He appeared in the census in 1920 in Shiloh Township, Grundy County, IA.⁴⁹ He died on 4 July 1950 at the age of 37 in Des Moines, Polk County, IA.^59,60
20	ii.	Daniel Munn RICHMOND was born about 1917 in Morrison, Grundy County, IA.^24,49,59 He appeared in the census in 1920 in Shiloh Township, Grundy County, IA.⁴⁹ He died about 1969 at the age of 52 in Des Moines, Polk County, IA.⁵⁹