Third Generation

26. Charles A. ROOT was born on 16 April 1837 in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.^{3,49,50,55,70,105} (Puzzilla.org lists his birth place as Chautauqua County, NY.)

It is possible that Charles was the subject of an article in the Tomah Journal in July, 1885: "Mr. Charles Root, from New York, arrived in Tomah Tuesday and is visiting his brother J. R. Root and other relatives. It has been 20 years since Mr. Root was here and he finds but little that is ... to/in the appearance of the country."

It is not known who "J. R." Root would have been. Charles A. Root's only brothers in the Tomah area in 1885 were Thomas Arthur, William and Ephraim O. Root. The article may have been about the Charles that was the brother of Ira R. Root, Thomas Arthur's father.
He appeared in the census in 1840 in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.⁵⁷ He appeared in the census in 1850 in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.⁵⁸ Charles appeared in the census in 1855 in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.⁵⁹ He was living with his parents and his occupation was "Farmer." He appeared in the census in 1860 in Cattaraugus County, NY.⁶⁰ He and wife, Armetta, and daughter Alice were living with his parents. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.⁶¹ Charles appeared in the census in 1875 in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.⁶³ He and his family lived three households from his parents and his occupation was "Farmer." He appeared in the census in 1880 in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.⁶⁷
He died on 7 June 1908 at the age of 71 in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.^141,174 Charles was buried in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.¹⁴¹ in the North Otto Cemetery.

Charles A. ROOT and Araminta LAMB were married about 1860.^51,60 Araminta LAMB, daughter of Norman LAMB and Almedia BABCOCK, was born in June 1840 in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.^{60,61,110,174} She appeared in the census in 1860 in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.⁶⁰ She appeared in the census in 1870 in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.⁶¹ Araminta appeared in the census in 1875 in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.⁶³ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.⁶⁷ She died on 9 April 1914 at the age of 73 in North Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.^51,110,141 Obituary Notes: "Mrs. Arminta Root died at her home at North Otto, april 9th, at the age of 73 years, 9 months and 24 days. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. John Ford of North Girard, Pa.; Mrs. L. E. Morey of Little Valley; and one brother Camplin Lamb, North Hill; and four children, Mrs. Henry Phillips, Mrs. Emery Higbee, Mrs. Clayton Moore, and one son, Adrian Root, all of that place; 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She will be missed by her many friends.

She was laid at rest in the North Otto Cemetery, beside her husband." Araminta was buried in Otto Township, Cattaraugus County, NY.¹⁴¹ in the North Otto Cemetery.

Charles A. ROOT and Araminta LAMB had the following children: