Roots, P. K. (Philander Keep), 1838-1921

found: NUCMC data from Arkansas History Commission for Logan H. Roots collection, 1842-1907(P.K. Roots; brother of Logan H. Roots (1841-1893))

found: www.eroots.net, June 25, 2008(Philander Keep "P.K." Roots (b. 4 June 1838 at Willington, Conn.; d. 16 Oct. 1921) m. Frances Maria Blakeslee (1843 - 1905) of Du Quoin, IL on 23 May 1866 in San Francisco, Calif.; he was a student at the Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Ill.; at age 14, he began practice as a civil engineer in a corps under the direction of his father; at age 20, he became engineer of the New Orleans and Ohio Railroad, the Kentucky portion of which was constructed and put in operation under his supervision; he was in the employment of the U.S. as civil engineer during the latter part of the war of the rebellion; he received his A.M. degree from the University of Kentucky in 1862; he resided in Oreana, Nev., and in 1870 was living in Humboldt City, Nev.; after that he lived in Ft. Smith, Ark., from 1873 to 1880; from 1880 he lived in Little Rock, Ark., where he helped found Ft. Logan Roots)