Susanah (Sink) Sowers (1819 - 1863)

Born 20 Jan 1819 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Lewis Sowers — married 5 Jul 1848 in Davidson, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1863 at age 44 in Page County, Iowa, USA

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Biography

Susanah (Sink) Sowers was born on the 20th of January 1819 in Rowan County (currently in Davidson County), North Carolina.^[1] in Rowan County (currently Davidson County), North Carolina, USA. There she married Lewis Sowers on the 5th of July, 1848.^[2]

Susanah was enumerated (as "Susan") with her husband and children in the 1850 US Federal Census in Jackson Township, Fountain County, Indiana.^[3]

She died on the 10th of February, 1863 and is buried in Braddyville, Iowa, USA.^[1]

Research Notes

Davidson County was formed from Rowan County in 1822.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Findagrave.com
2. ↑ Original marriage record - Sink Sowers.
3. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2009. Census Place: Jackson, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: M432_145; Page: 9B; Image: 384

DNA Confirmations

all matches weaker than 7 cM and further than 3rd cousin are to be considered as supporting evidence, not proof of relationship

Further segment details at Kent Creamer, bottom of page

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by:
  • a 6.96201 cM match between Kent Creamer GEDmatch M521133 and his 6th cousin Scott Starkey GEDmatch A813096 (Total of 1 matching segment > 5, Largest segment = 6.96201 cM). Common ancestors: Adam Heydrich & Maria Barbara Hege.