Born in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Thomas Boss
and Anna Catherine (Oehler) Boss
Sister of
Christopher Boss, George Boss, Henry Thomas Boss, Barbara Ann (Boss) Livesay, John Boss, Lena Margaret (Boss) Bentley and Phillip Boss
Wife of
Henry Mercer Shank
— married
22 Sep 1808 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 31
in Wilkes, Georgia, United States
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Biography
Susannah was born in 1787, the oldest daughter and third of ten children to Henry Thomas Boss and Anna Catherine Oehler. Her siblings were: Christopher, George, Liza, Henry Thomas, Barbara Ann, Mary Ann, John, Lena Margaret, and Phillip.
She married Henry Mercer Shank, son of John Schenk and Anna Aldaffer, on 22 Sep 1808 in Wilkes County, Georgia. She was about 21 years old and was his first of three wives. They had 5 children together:
- Delilah Washington Shank
- Elizabeth Shank
- Mary Shank
- John Alexander Shank
- Savannah Shank
She passed away in 1818 at the age of 31.
No sources could be found to verify this information.
Sources
See Also
"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 Sep 2022, 00:11), entry for Susannah Boss (PID FamilySearch Person: KNXD-KHD ); contributed by various users.
Acknowledgement
Boss-340 was created on 24 Jul 2014 by Wade Jester through the import of jester.GED on 21 Jul 2014. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Wade and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susannah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susannah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susannah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susannah:
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~1.56%
Sandra (Bentley) Dillard
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
J (Henderson) Taylor :
23andMe, GEDmatch M893277 [compare]
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~1.56%
Paula Underwood :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Stan Bentley :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
William Fortenberry :
23andMe, GEDmatch QS7332580 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A205686 [compare], Ancestry member georgiaboy29
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~0.78%
Candice Carter :
23andMe, GEDmatch GC2303743 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A602956 [compare], Ancestry member CANDICEMILES
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~0.78%
Micah Fortenberry :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mlfort81
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~0.78%
Lisa (Athas) Gancel :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PM1361425 [compare], Ancestry member itsgantzfam
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~0.78%
Jane (Tucker) Clark :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T326371 [compare], FTDNA kit #627703
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Rejected matches › Anna Maria Bous (1785-)
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