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Frederic W. Root

Short Name: Frederic W. Root
Full Name: Root, Frederic W. (Frederic Woodman), 1846-1916
Birth Year: 1846
Death Year: 1916

Frederic Woodman Root was the son of George F. Root and Mary Woodman, born 13 June 1846 in Boston, died 8 November 1916 in Chicago.


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