Susan Cox was born April 22, 1843, in Kentucky. She was the daughter of Allen Cox and Hannah (Neal) Cox.
Timeline
1850 Census: Susan Cox, age 6, lived in Pulaski, Kentucky, with her parents Allen J., 41,and Hannah, 38, and her siblings, John, 18; Margret, 16; Charles P., 14; William, 12; Elizabeth, 8; Christopher, 5; Nancy, 3; and Marcellus, 1. Allen;s occupation was farmer, and he owned real estate valued at $600. All family members were born in Kentucky. Charles, William, and Elizabeth attended school. [1]
1918 Death: Susan C. Sheppard died, age 74 years, 9 months, 19 days, on February 21, 1918, in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois. [2]
↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3DH-17K : 8 March 2018), Allen Cox in entry for Susan C. Shepperd, 21 Feb 1918; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,544,384.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susan by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Susan: