Born in Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ephraim Smith
and Charity Ann (Farnsworth) Smith
Sister of
Peter Elmore Smith, John E. W. Smith, Lawrence Smith, Margaret (Smith) Dewey, James Emmet Smith, Charity Ann (Smith) Canine, William Baker Smith, Enoch B Smith and Jackson Enoch Smith
Wife of
Abraham Young Bowen Sr.
— married
6 Aug 1817 in Ross, Ohio, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 87
in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
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| Created 27 Apr 2012
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Biography
Ruth Smith was born on July 16, 1799.[1]
Abraham Bowen and Ruth Smith were married on August 7, 1817, in Ross County, Ohio.[2]
She died on April 9, 1887.[1] She is buried in Union Chapel Cemetery in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ruth's tombstone is on findagrave.com
- ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDGM-RD7 : 8 December 2014), Abraham Bowen and Ruth Smith, 07 Aug 1817; citing Ross, Ohio, United States, reference Vol B p287; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 281,649.
- FindAGrave memorial #11669883 in Union Chapel Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
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~6.25%
Stephen Wood
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #294553
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~1.56%
Kristina (Voorhees) Adams :
23andMe, GEDmatch M781316 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Mark Voorhees :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Steven Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A280322 [compare], Ancestry member sdswriter1962
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~1.56%
~6.25%
P. Varner :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jason Puckett :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dbax_fan
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Sherry Porter :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member amheli1
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