Robert Walton ROOD^[1]

1880 - 1961  (81 years)

• Name	Robert Walton ROOD
  Birth	10 Jun 1880	Georgia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900, 1918, 1920, 1930, 1940	Richmond Co, GA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Robert was working as a cotton checker in June 1900. Robert's 1918 World War I draft registration card notes that he was working as a "cotton weigher". According to the January 1920 and the August 1930 censuses, he continued in this line of work for, at least, 12 years. By April 1940, Robert was employed as a salesman of auto accessories.
  Death	29 Sep 1961	Richmond Co, GA   [5]
  	Robert died in Richmond County, Georgia on 29 September 1961. He was 81 years old.
  Burial	Augusta, Richmond Co, GA   [6]
  	His remains were interred at Magnolia Cemetery in Augusta, Georgia.
  Person ID	I64332	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   [7]
  	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	Madge HOUSTON,   b. c. 1886, Georgia d. 20 Aug 1988, Richmond Co, GA (Age 102 years)
  Marriage	c. 1911  [8]
  	According to the 1930 census, the couple was married about 1911.
  Children	1. Robert Walton ROOD, Jr.,   b. 12 Sep 1912, Georgia d. 12 Apr 1984, Richmond Co, GA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F7695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: June 1900, Augusta, Richmond County, GA Resided: April 1910, Augusta, Richmond County, GA Resided: September 1918, Augusta, Richmond County, GA Resided: January 1920, Augusta, Richmond County, GA Resided: August 1930, Augusta, Richmond County, GA Resided: April 1940, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

  
  

• Sources

  [S5086] 1900 US Census / Weisiger, Kate C. [S5127] Robert Walton Rood. WWI draft registration card (1918). [S5145] 1920 US Census / Rood, Robt. W. [S5154] 1940 US Census / Rood, Robert W. [S3872] Georgia Deaths, 1919 - 98. Robert W. Rood entry (certificate no. 27641). [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). Robert Walton 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). . [S5146] 1930 US Census / Rood, R.W.