John
A.
Decker
Born about in Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Barnett Decker
and Dorcas (Smith) Decker
Brother of
Eda (Decker) Patterson and Solomon Decker
Husband of
Edna Jane (Hopper) Decker
— married
31 Jan 1844 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Watkins Decker and Samuel Hill Decker
Died
at about age 40
in Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Aug 2017
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Biography
This profile is part of the Decker Name Study.
- John was born about 1823 to Barnett Decker and Dorcas Smith, and passed away in 1863.
- Husband of Edna J. Hopper
- John died during the Civil War as a Confederate prisoner in Richmond, Virginia.
Sources
- 1850 US Census (at FamilySearch), John Decker, Grayson County, Kentucky; Family 939, NARA microfilm M432
- 1860 US Census (at FamilySearch), John A Decker, 1860.
- US General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 (at FamilySearch), John A Decker, 1865.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Wayne Decker
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269
- Michele (Riley) Hevingham :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup U5a2a, FTDNA kit #84234
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~1.56%
Len Saltsman :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~1.56%
~12.50%
Mary (Shuffler) Goodwin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T774661 [compare], FTDNA kit #180945
-
~0.78%
Sara (Duvall) Cummings :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Joyce (Amberson) Rogers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A657147 [compare], Ancestry member Jrogers843
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A096622 [compare], FTDNA kit #B24716
-
~0.78%
~12.50%
David Goodwin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A595118 [compare], Ancestry member littledavid196
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A595118 [compare], FTDNA kit #42199
-
~0.78%
Valtas Hockenbury :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member valtas_hockenbury
-
~0.78%
Norma (Smythe) Cole :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Betty (Miller) Franks :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T349586 [compare], FTDNA kit #63667
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