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Male Oliver Root Click to view Oliver Root in the family tree

Oliver was born after 1774.1   Oliver's father was Zur Root and his mother was Mercy Loomis.  His paternal grandparents were Elisha Root and Mary Scott; his maternal grandparents were Noah Loomis and Rhoda L Clark. He had five brothers and a sister, named Noah, Clark, Elisha, Lester, Ezra and Mercy.  He was the fourth oldest of the seven children.1 

1 phelps.FTW @ Tree #0105
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1 @ Tree #3669, 3669.ftw