Born about in Söhnstetten, Heidenheim, Württemberg, Heiliges Römisches Reich
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Johannes Oswald
— married
24 Apr 1725 in Söhnstetten, Heidenheim, Württemberg, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Descendants 
Died after
after about age 77
in America
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Biography
Gretha (Clauss) Oswald has German Roots.
Marriage
24 Apr 1725 in Söhnstetten. Hans Oswald (son of Hans Oswald) with Gretha (daughter of the deceased daylabourer Hans Clausen from Öhnstetten).[1]
Arrival
Arrival year: 1752
Arrival Place: South Carolina
Primary Immigrant: Oaltwalt, John
Family Members: Wife; Relative Christopher 26; Relative John George 22; Relative Mathias 20; Relative Michael 17
Source Publication Code: 3689.17
Annotation: Date and port of arrival of German immigrants on the ship Elizabeth who petitioned for bounty grants as listed in Journal of Minutes of Colonial Council, South Carolina, Council Journal No. 21.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Church book Söhnstetten, Württemberg: Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart > Dekanat Heidenheim an der Brenz > Söhnstetten > Eheregister 1601-1808 Band 6 Archion
- ↑ KAISER, HORACE. "Immigrant List." In Lexington Genealogical Exchange (Lexington County, SC), vol. 2:1 (1983), pp. 21-23.
See also:
- Ancestry.com. Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1985. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
- Dutch Fork Digest, 2004, 3rd Quarter. Stub Entries to Indents for Revolutionary War Claims, pg. 26, No. 147, Lib. L. "Issued the 30th day of September 1784 to Mrs. Margaret Oswald for one hundred and ten pounds, nine shillings and three pence half penny Sterling, for provisions and forage for Continental and Militia use in 1779, 81 and 82."
- Early German Settlers of South Carolina.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gretha 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 Gretha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gretha 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 Gretha:
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~0.78%
Jill (Oswalt) Goodwin
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Dianne (Snyder) Dodson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Wanda (McDonald) Wirthlin :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Mary Thomas :
23andMe, GEDmatch M071009 [compare]
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~0.39%
Hunter Wilsford :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member hunterwilsford
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~0.39%
George Franklin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch DG097120 [compare], FTDNA kit #466782
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~0.39%
Jim Cogswell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T670915 [compare], FTDNA kit #92655
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Dave Rutherford
Dave Rutherford
Unknown-409307 and Clauss-57 appear to represent the same person because: All evidence points to Margretha Clauss as wife of Johannes.
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Featured National Park champion connections: Gretha is 17 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 20 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 17 degrees from George Catlin, 16 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 23 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 14 degrees from George Grinnell, 27 degrees from Anton Kröller, 19 degrees from Stephen Mather, 24 degrees from Kara McKean, 16 degrees from John Muir, 19 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 26 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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