Abraham W. Root

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Abraham W. Root

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Death: May 1963 (91)
of, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Immediate Family:

Son of Abraham F. Root and Sarah Ann Root
Husband of Ella B Shenk and Emma Herr
Father of Susan S Root; Ira S Root; Mary Shenk Herr; Edith Longenecker; Abraham S Root and 7 others
Brother of Jacob Witmer Root; Sarah Emma Shenk and Anna Laura Root
Half brother of John F Root; Samuel Nissley Root and Mary E. Root (Ruth)

Managed by: William Martin Spaetzel
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Immediate Family

About Abraham W. Root

Founded in 1925 by A.W. Root and presently managed by 3rd & the 4th generations of his family. Root's Country Market & Auction will celebrate its 85th Anniversary on May 11, 2010.

Started as a poultry auction, Root's has grown over the years to include over 250 country market standholders, several auctions, and numerous special events held inside and outside the eight buildings on the market grounds. In 2005, Root's purchased a neighboring business and now includes 175 antiques and flea market vendors at the OLD MILL FLEA MARKET in the weekly market activity here at Root's.

Root's Country Market & Auction is open EVERY TUESDAY. 

A Lancaster County Tradition Since 1925.

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Abraham W. Root's Timeline

1872
March 7, 1872
Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
1897
1897
1897
1899
May 17, 1899
1908
1908
1910
1910
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
1913
March 18, 1913
1963
May 1963
Age 91
of, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania