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Mary Catherine Sowers 1804–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1804

Birth Location: , Rowan, North Carolina

Death Date: 17 Jul 1838

Death Location: Wallace, Fountain, Indiana

Father: John Sowers

Mother: Elizabeth Hedrick

Spouse(s): David Shoaf

Children(s): William Shoaf

The story of Mary Catherine Sowers began in 1804 in , Rowan, North Carolina. Mary Catherine Sowers married David Shoaf, and had children including William Shoaf. Mary Catherine Sowers passed away in 1838 in Wallace, Fountain, Indiana.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Catherine Sowers began in 1804 in , Rowan, North Carolina.
  • Mary Catherine Sowers married David Shoaf, and had children including William Shoaf.
  • Mary Catherine Sowers passed away in 1838 in Wallace, Fountain, Indiana.

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Children(s)

Mary Sowers's Ancestors

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Mary Sowers
1804–1838
Birth Place: , Rowan, North Carolina
Parents
John George Sowers
1779–1858
Rowan, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Hedrick
1786–1859
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Christianna Faust
1735–1825
Katzenbach, Altenkirchen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Captain (Johann Peter Heydrich) Jr.
1732–1798
Ulmet, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Faust
1703–1789
Anna Braun
1711–1785
Col Hedrick
1710–1789
Anna Blum
1710–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Catharina Korell
1666–1760
Johann Heydrich
1654–1730
Anna Thies
1669–1758

Mary Sowers's Descendants

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Mary (Catherine) Sowers (4 Feb 1804–17 Jul 1838) m. David Shoaf (02 Oct 1801–04 Mar 1880)
  1. 1. William Shoaf 1821–1898 m. Anna (Emmaline) Sowers 1829–1896
    1. 1. Alfred (Francis) Shoaf 1855–1910 m. Dorothea (Anna) Clore 1867–1934
      1. 1. Grace Shoaf 1891–1963 m. Reason Crowder 1888–1966
        1. 1. Geraldine (Francis) Crowder 1918–1982 m. Leonard (V) Francisco 1916–1987

Mary Sowers's Timeline

2 Records

1804
4 Feb 1804
Birth of Mary Catherine Sowers in , Rowan, North Carolina
, Rowan, North Carolina
1838
17 Jul 1838
Age 34
Death of Mary Catherine Sowers in Wallace, Fountain, Indiana
Wallace, Fountain, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1804
    Event Place: , Rowan, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1838
    Event Place: Wallace, Fountain, Indiana

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