Born in Warren Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jacob Shotwell
and Dorcas (Drake) Shotwell
Sister of
Margaret D. (Shotwell) Runyon, Elizabeth Shotwell, Ralph Shotwell, Andrew D. Shotwell, Mary Ann (Shotwell) Kinman, Jonathan Drake Shotwell, Julia Ett (Shotwell) Watts and Daniel Webster Shotwell
Wife of
Jonathan Cole Drake
— married
27 Jun 1857 in Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Charles M Drake
Died
at age 74
in Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Apr 2016
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Biography
Sarah was born in 1834. She was the daughter of Jacob Shotwell and Dorcas Drake.
She was married in 1857 to Jonathan Drake and they had 11 children. She passed away in 1901.
Children
Wilbert Drake 1858–1935
Corra C. Drake 1859–1934
Addie Clara Drake 1862–1952
Judson A. Drake 1864–1932
Delia Drake 1866–1946
Charles M. Drake 1868–1948
Sallie Frazee Drake 1869–1947
Humphrey Martin Drake 1872–1897
Arthur Shotwell Drake 1874–1919
Lucie Mae Drake 1876–1963
Jonathan Maxwell Drake 1878–1964
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6MR-PLC : 9 November 2014), Sarah Shotwell in household of Jacob Shotwell, Warren, Somerset, New Jersey, United States; citing family 279, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3QVX-YTH : accessed 5 January 2019), entry for Sarah M. /Shotwell/; "Humphrey Morehead Family Tree" file (2:2:2:MMD8-5C1), submitted 25 July 2014 by Melissa Humphrey [identity withheld for privacy].
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah 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 Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah 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 Sarah:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Kristi Zilch 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EX4425833 [compare], yourDNAportal KRIb1f71ef4, Ancestry member Kristi_Zilch
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch EX4425833 [compare], yourDNAportal KRIb1f71ef4
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~3.12%
Kenneth Kinman :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T566328 [compare], FTDNA kit #380315
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~1.56%
Kim (Gerriets) Campbell :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Celia Marsh :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UE1297260 [compare], FTDNA kit #B261537
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MyHeritage DNA
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