John
Henry
"Curly John"
Sheets
Sr.
Born in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of George Ludwig Sheets
and [mother unknown]
Husband of
Susannah (Henry) Sheets
— married
17 Nov 1820 in Gallia County, Ohio, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Samuel H Sheets, Brice Henry Sheets, Elizabeth Betsy (Sheets) Beaver, Anna (Sheets) Halley, John H. Sheets Junior, William Preston Sheets, Nancy Susan (Sheets) Saunders, George Waugh Alexander Sheets and Emily Sheets
Died
at about age 63
in Guyan Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Oct 2013
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Biography
John Henry “Curly John” Sheets was born in 1799. He was the son of George Ludwig Sheets and Rosa (Orzech) Sheets. He married Susannah "Susan" (Henry) Sheets on September 7, 1820 in Gallia County, Ohio. The marriage was performed by Elijah Fowler, J.P. He served in the War of 1812. He passed away in 1862. He was buried either in the Old Mercerville Cemetery in Mercerville, Gallia, Ohio, United States or in the Johnson Cemetery in Guyan, Gallia, Ohio, United States.
Sources
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75742606/john-henry-sheets
- Ohio Marriage Record Gallia County Courthouse pg 96
- War of 1812 Pension app Soldier John Sheets Widow Susan Sheets Military Service Location Virginia Pension Number - #1 WO 10208 Pension Number - #2 WC 6002 Roll number 84 Archive Publication Number M313
- Proven son of George Sheets Revolutionary War Veteran SAR P-288324
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Rob Bates for creating WikiTree profile Sheets-334 through the import of Bates II Family Tree.ged on Oct 26, 2013.
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DNA Connections
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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~3.12%
Rick Lear
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TH7769962 [compare]
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~1.56%
Jeffrey Lear :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A774096 [compare], Ancestry member jeffrey_r_lear
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