Background
Root, Walter Harold was born on December 8, 1888 in Bradford, Illinois, United States. Son of Edwin Simonson and Maria Miriam (Stephenson) Root.
Root, Walter Harold was born on December 8, 1888 in Bradford, Illinois, United States. Son of Edwin Simonson and Maria Miriam (Stephenson) Root.
Bachelor of Science in сivil engineering, Iowa State College, 1911, Civil Engineer, 1920.
Inspector Des Moines Union Railway, 1911-1912. Inspector Iowa State Highway Commission, 1912-1913, district engineer, 1913-1919, maintenance engineer 1919-1954, deputy chief engineer since 1954.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Iowa Engineering Society, National Methodist. Mason (Shriner).; Club: Rotary (Ames, Iowa).
Married Gladys Ura Mauller, September 2, 1913. Children: Robert Walter, Marguerite Gladys (Mistress Earl West. Cryer), Dorothy May (Mistress Paul Doctorate. Metzler).