Lydia M. Root

   Cause of her death was Inquest pending.

  General Notes:

The 1870 Federal Census for Philadelphia, PA, Ward 20, ED# 64, page 328A, dated June 1, 1870 records Lydia M. Root (12 - PA) living with her parents Wm H. Root (38 - NJ) and Mary Root (31 - PA) and siblings Onslow H. Root (14 - PA), Mary L. Root (9 - PA), and Sarah A. Root (7 - PA). Wm appears to be employed as an Overseer for Permiterting (sic).

The 1880 Federal Census for Philadelphia, PA, ED# 636, page 333B, dated June 2, 1880 records Wm H. Root (47 - NJ/Conn/NJ) and his wife Mary Root (40 - PA/PA/PA) and children Orlow H. Root (24), Mary L. Root (19 - PA), and Laura A. Root (17 - PA) living on North 24th Street. Also in the household is Orlow's wife Emma Root (24 - PA) [listed as a daughter-in-law] and a stepson, W. Ackerman (4 - PA) living at 210 North 24th Street. William is a Prison Overseer and Orlow is employed at what looks to be "Cupalo Fender".
Note: From wikipedia: A cupola or cupola furnace is a melting device used in foundries that can be used to melt cast iron and some bronzes.
From an Old Occupations Web site: A Fender Smith made and maintained fenders surrounding fires ... a person employed to clean and repair the metal fenders before fireplaces.

See general notes on her husband, John G. Troup, for 1880 census facts.

See general notes on her son, Ulysses, for 1900 census facts.

The 1910 Federal Census for Philadelphia, PA, Ward 15 (ED# 1803, page 213B), dated January 19, 1910 records the widow Lydia M. Troup (50 - PA/Connecticut/PA) rooming at the home of William and Elizabeth Farrell at 1421 Fairmount Avenue.

See general notes on her daughter, Viola, for 1920 census facts.

See general notes on her son, Ulysses Troup, for WWII Draft Registration Record and the 1940 census where she is living with him.


From www.ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
Mt. Peace Cemetery - 1856 - 1978
Philadelphia, PA - 62nd and Kingsessing Streets
image 5776 of 6261
Perpetual Care # 22 - Deed 1856 on Feb 4, 1878 to Wm H. Root
Harry S. Root, age 14 months, date of interment: May 19, 1883 cause of death: membraneous [croup?]
William H. Root, age 56 years, date of interment: March 16, 1889 cause of death: Heart Trouble
Micall D. Root, age 8 months, date of interment: Nov 18, 1898 cause of death: Enteritis
Emma M. Root, age 59 years, date of interment: Sept 17, 1914 cause of death: Paraplegia [Emma is the wife of Orlow H. Root, Wm & Mary's son]
Mary L. Street, age 54 years, date of interment: Oct 11, 1914 cause of death: acute appendicitis
Mary M. Root, age 84 years, date of interment: Dec 17, 1923 cause of death: Carcinoma of the liver
Lydia M. Troup, age 91 years, date of interment: Oct 31, 1947 cause of death: inquest pending

  Medical Notes:

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: Lydia M Troup (widow)
Residence: 2261 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia
Occupation: Housewife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 91
Birth Date: abt 1856
Death Date: 27 Oct 1947
Death Place: Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Burial: Oct 31, 1947 at Mt. Peace Cemetery
Spouse Name: John B Troup
Certificate Number: 93684
Informant: Walter Troup [grandson] of 161 W. Grange Avenue, Philadelphia

Lydia married John G. Troup circa 1878 in Pennsylvania. (John G. Troup was born in Aug 1844 in Pennsylvania, died on 18 Nov 1907 in Philadelphia, PA and was buried on 22 Nov 1907 in Riverside Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery Co., PA.) The cause of his death was Paralysis of the heart due to excessive use of alcohol. Dies at West Penn Hotel, Norristown.