WI BIO - Dodge Co - ROOT, John E.

History of Dodge County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1880, p 694

John E. ROOT, Deputy Postmaster, and one of the leading citizens of Randolph 
[a village on the border between Westford Township, Dodge County, and 
Courtland Township, Columbia County, Wisconsin], was born in 1830 in Utica 
[Oneida County], New York, son of Charles and Miranda ROOT, and made that his 
home until he was twelve years of age. He thence removed to Westfield, 
Chautauqua County, New York, where he entered upon an apprenticeship at the 
trade of harness maker. Here he continued his trade until the fall of 1856, 
when he emigrated to Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin, where he was the 
proprietor of a harness shop for three years.

In the spring of 1861 he [John E. ROOT] removed to the village of Randolph 
[Westford Township, Dodge County], and there opened the first harness shop of 
that place, of which he continued as the proprietor until 1876. In the 
spring of 1863 he was appointed Postmaster at Randolph [Westford Township, 
Dodge County], and has since been more or less connected with the office, 
either in the capacity of Postmaster or Deputy. Mr. ROOT has been elected 
Village [of Randolph] Supervisor for nine terms, and has been a member of the 
Masonic Fraternity since 1865.

In March 1856 he [John E. ROOT] married Miss Louisa M. [MORTON], daughter of 
Fairfield and Margaret MORTON, of Canada West, she being a native of Buffalo 
[Erie County], New York, and her parents of Nova Scotia. They [John E. and 
Louisa M. (MORTON) ROOT] have three children, two sons and one daughter: (1) 
William F., of Randolph [Westford Township, Dodge County]; (2) John E., of 
Milwaukee [Milwaukee County]; and (3) Nellie L. Mrs. [John E.] ROOT [Louisa 
M. (MORTON) ROOT] is a member of the Methodist Church.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly