Sophia was born in 1853. She was the daughter of Julius Hacker and Easter Burns. She passed away in 1932.
Sources
"Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWKW-K3J : 22 July 2021), Sophiah Hacker, 1853. Record can be found on image 15, line 27.
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-GJRL : 22 July 2021), Jas Bowlin and Sopha Hacker, 17 Mar 1870; citing Marriage, Clay, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 986,256.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCC8-W1H : 14 January 2022), Sophia Bowlin in household of James Bowlin, Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M28P-FMB : accessed 17 February 2023), Sophia Bowling in household of John B Bowling, Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 54, sheet 4B, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 471; FHL microfilm 1,374,484.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM6C-7TT : accessed 17 February 2023), Sophia Bowling in household of Buck Bowling, District 7, Clay, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 6A, line 39, family 98, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 741; FHL microfilm 2,340,476.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45320904/sophia-bowling: accessed 16 February 2023), memorial page for Sophia Hacker Bowling (12 Oct 1853–17 Jun 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45320904, citing Arnetts Cemetery, Peabody, Clay County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Mangarae (contributor 47165126).
Maternity of Lucy Bowling and Ballard Bowling is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Waxford Bowling and his 2nd cousin. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 2nd - 3rd Cousin based on sharing 208 cM (3%) across 11 segments. Ancestry data estimates a 68% probability for 2nd cousins to share 208 cM. MRCA's are James Buchanan Bowling and Sophia Hacker.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sophia by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Sophia:
~1.56% ~2.34%Gerri Eversole :
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