Jacob
Bonser
Born about in Berkeley County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Margaret (Ponser) Beydler [half], John Ponser [half], Henry Ponser [half], Catherine Bonser, John Bonser Jr., Henry Bonser and William H Bonser
Husband of
Mary R (Anderson) Bonser
— married
31 Dec 1817 in Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States
Descendants 
Died
at about age 58
in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jan 2022
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Biography
Jacob Bonser was born in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia) about 1795, son of John Bantzer and Elisabeth Bentzel. He married Mary Anderson in 1817 and lived in Chillicothe, Ohio, where he operated a lumber yard and was considered as "an influential citizen and prominent businessman." He was identified as a "merchant" in the 1850 census. Jacob died at Chillicothe in 1853.
Sources
- Ross County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1803-1825, p. 338. Digital image at FamilySearch.org: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-916H?i=227&cc=1614804&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AZZ5X-HJN2
- United States Census, 1850, Ohio, Ross County, Chillicothe, p. 136, family #1043. Digital image at FamilySearch.org: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6863-T2S?i=135&cc=1401638&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMX7S-2YK
- Will of Jacob Bonser, Ross County, Ohio, Will Book "E," (1853), pp. 252-5. Digital copy at "Ohio US Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998" at Ancestry.com.
- Tombstone inscription, Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio. Find A Grave: Memorial #134150507. There is a photograph of the stone.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob 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 Jacob:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob 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 Jacob:
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~0.78%
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