John
Jacob
Oberkirsh
aka Oberkirch, Oberkirsh, Overcash
Born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Brother of
Barbara (Overkirsh) Rudy, Magdelena Oberkirch, Michael (Oberkirsh) Oberkirch II, Baltzer Oberkirch, Philip (Oberkirch) Overcash, George Overcash I and Peter (Oberkirsh) Overcash
Husband of
Susannah (Schlauchin) Schlauch
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Jacob Overcash, Francis Overcash, Daniel A. Overcash, Philip Emanuel Overcash, Absalom Overcash, Catherine Overcash, John Jacob Overcash and William John Overcast
Died
at about age 83
in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Aug 2011
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Biography
John Oberkirsh was born in Pennsylvania.
This profile is part of the Overcast Name Study.
John Jacob Oberkirsh/Overcash was born to Michael Oberkirsh and Barbara Anna Maria Karcher in about 1750 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Marriage
John Jacob Oberkirsh married Susannah Schlauchin about 1770. [1] [2]
Children [3]
- Jacob Overcash Jr 1771-1851 (?)
- Francis Overcash 1796-1860
- Daniel A. Overcash 1799-1866
- Philip Overcash 1801 -1873
- Absalom Overcash 1802-AFT 1880
- Catherine "Caty" Overcash 1807-1868
*John Jacob Overcash 1808- 1839
- William John Overcast 1809 -1880
Sources
- ↑ Year: 1790; Census Place: Rowan, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 340; Image: 528; Family History Library Film: 0568147
- ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
- ↑ Wills, 1757-1959; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Rowan County); Probate Place: Rowan, North Carolina
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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. 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 John:
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. 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 John:
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~1.56%
De Anna Overcast
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A163097 [compare], Ancestry member dgover52
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~1.56%
Michael Riddle :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch m5030 [compare], FTDNA kit #131381
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Lee Poplin :
23andMe, GEDmatch M519365 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch leepoplin [compare], Ancestry member lee_poplin
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~0.78%
Chrystal Fischer :
23andMe, GEDmatch AE1192229 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jeffrey Maxwell :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lmaxwell_home
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~0.78%
Shawnee Overcast :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A487052 [compare], Ancestry member dgover52
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~0.39%
Jacob Fischer :
23andMe, GEDmatch DD2035863 [compare]
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Categories: Somerset, Pennsylvania | Overcast Name Study
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