Cleiland Milnor ROOD^[1]

1877 - 1921  (44 years)

• Name	Cleiland Milnor ROOD
  	Middle name came from book published in 1926 by C. A. Reed, "Catalog of the Rood Nut Collection".
  Birth	Jul 1877	New York   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900, 1920  [2, 3]
  	Cleiland was working as a bookkeeper in June 1900. The 1920 census notes Cleiland as a pecan grower in Dougherty County, Georgia.
  Death	14 Oct 1921	Manhattan Borough, New York City, NY
  	Cleiland died in Manhattan, New York on 14 October 1921. He was 43 years old. DEATH CERT ORDERED.
  Burial	Augusta, Richmond Co, GA   [4]
  	His remains were interred at Magnolia Cemetery in Augusta, Georgia.
  Person ID	I64267	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry P. ROOD,   b. 24 Sep 1852, Florence, Stewart Co, GA d. 20 Jan 1881, Augusta, Richmond Co, GA (Age 28 years)
  Mother	Catherine CLANTON,   b. Feb 1855, Georgia d. 28 Jul 1928, Richmond Co, GA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1875	Richmond Co, GA   [5]
  	The couple was married later the same day in Richmond County, Georgia by L.T. Sweeny.
  Notes	The 1900 census notes that Kate had given birth to 3 children, all of whom were living on 5 June 1900.
  Family ID	F1170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie H. (UNKNOWN),   b. c. 1885, North Carolina
  Marriage	Before 2 Jan 1920  [3]
  	The couple was enumerated as "married" in the 2 January 1920 census.
  Family ID	F7694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: June 1880, Augusta, Richmond County, GA Resided: June 1900, Augusta, Richmond County, GA Resided: April 1910, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

  
  

• Sources

  [S3779] 1880 US Census / Clanton, Mary. [S5086] 1900 US Census / Weisiger, Kate C. [S5037] 1920 US Census / Rood, Cleiland M. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). Cleiland M. Rood interment, Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, GA; downloaded 31 May 2014. [S3777] Henry P. Read - Kate Clanton, Richmond Co, GA marriage license & minister's return (1875). .