John
Sowards
Born about in Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Sowards I
and Melesent (Mills) Sowards
Brother of
Thomas Sowards II, Isaac Sowards, George Washington Soward, Mary Soward, Sarah Soward, Charles Soward, Elizabeth Soward, William Mills Soward and Charles Sowards [half]
Husband of
Esther (Unknown) Sowards
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Malinda (Sowards) Myrick
Died about
at about age 75
in Windsor, Lawrence, Ohio, USA [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 19 Mar 2011
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Biography
A John Sowards b 1785 in Virginia (age 65) was living in Windsor Township, Lawrence, Ohio in 1850. His wife Esther Sowards was age 74 b VA. They were living with Abel Sowards age 7 b Ohio.[1]
In the 1850 census John (age 65), Laborer, was in Windsor, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.[2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| John Sowards | M | 65 | Laborer | Virginia |
| Esther Sowards | F | 74 | Virginia | |
| Abel Sowards | M | 7 | Ohio |
In the 1860 census John (age 78) was in Windsor, Lawrence, Ohio.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| John Sowards | M | 78 | Virginia |
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQJ-WGJ : 21 December 2020), John Sowards, Windsor Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑
1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1850; Census Place: Windsor, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: 701; Page: 397b; Line Number: 35
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #14044980 (accessed 18 October 2022)
John Sowards (65), Laborer, in Windsor, Lawrence, Ohio, USA. Born in Virginia. - ↑
1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1860; Census Place: Windsor, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M653_997; Page: 158; Family History Library Film: 803997
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #43197697 (accessed 18 October 2022)
John Sowards (78) in Windsor, Lawrence, Ohio. Born in Virginia.
- Source Citation
Year: 1840; Census Place: Windsor, Lawrence, Ohio; Page: 36; Family History Library Film: 0020170 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
This person was created through the import of KRH Family Tree_2010-12-30.ged on 19 March 2011.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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Margaret (Robe) Summitt
Margaret (Robe) Summitt
Sowards-210 and Sowards-18 appear to represent the same person because: Not a perfect match, but the birth places and death places (Virginia and Ohio) are the same. If not the identical person, they are probably related.
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